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The Environmental Biology and Chemistry Department was the first environmental sciences department in Japan to be established in a Faculty of Science. Our philosophy is to teach environmental science through a variety of classes forming the foundational knowledge of chemistry: biology, earth science, and analytical chemistry. Many high schools have begun to change their curricula and class content, with more and more students entering universities with insufficient knowledge of chemistry and biology. Thus, we offer a detailed class plan featuring not just basic classes common to the Faculty of Science, but specialized classes that teach foundational biology, chemistry, and earth sciences. Each professor also maintains office hours to answer student questions and provide consultation as needed.

Class List:1st year:　Introduction to Environmental Science, Environmental Basic Biology A, Environmental Basic Chemistry, Physical Geology, Fundamentals of Environmental Science2nd year:　Environmental Basic Biology B, Ecology, Bioenergetics, Plant Ecology, Laboratory Works for Basic Environmental Science, Environmental Chemistry, Aquatic Chemistry, Basic Organic Chemistry, Chemical Measurement for the Environment, Basic Organic Chemistry, Field Trip3rd year:　Physical Chemistry for the Life Sciences, Environmental Plant Physiology, Environmental Microbiology, General and Comparative Physiology, Biological Chemistry, Environmental Biology, Conservation Biology, Laboratory Works for Basic Environmental Science, Marine Chemistry, Environmental Geochemistry, Chemistry for Prevention of Environmental Pollution, Environmental Isotope Geochemistry, Environmental Geochemistry, English for Science4th year:　Graduation Thesis, Scientific Communication

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Class times: 1st Per. (8:45 - 10:15), 2nd Per. (10:30 - 12:00), 3rd Per. (13:00 - 14:30), 4th Per. (14:45 - 16:15), 5th Per. (16:30 - 18:00)XXX denotes specialized Environmental Biology and Chemistry courses.

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Everlasting matter in the biosphere flows and

circulates, while humans and other diverse living

things live in nominal harmony with the environ-

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We want to educate students to become skilled

personnel who can understand the inestimable

importance of the global environment through the

eyes of science, and send them out into the world.

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You'll spend your 1st year in basic environmental studies, while in your 2nd and 3rd years you'll begin serious lab work and go on field trips, such as to investigate vegetation on Mt. Tateyama and analyze components in the water of Toyama Bay. You're sure to find an area you're interested in through these, and in your 4th year you'll dig deeper into your specialization through research.Depending on the class, some assignments and reports can be difficult, but through them you'll gain confidence. Some of the research the teachers are conducting is based on the special natural environment of Toyama, which makes their research quite unique. You'll find their classes exciting, and you'll find new areas of interest and broaden your horizons.If you have the drive to succeed, you'll find this is a rich environment in which to study. I hope to see you in class!

3rd year Environmental Biology and Chemistry student

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4th year Environmental Biology and Chemistry student

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What do you first think of when you hear "Environmental Biology and Chemistry Department"? Math, physics, chemistry, biology, and the like? Sure, research in those fields is important; however, the environment - which is to say the life and nature around us - overlaps with these fields and intermingles in complex ways. We need to understand their mutual relationships and have the knowledge and understanding to go beyond these fields to shed more light on these subjects. Mt. Tateyama, standing 3000 meters above Toyama, looks completely different depending on the elevation;. And you can find a mysterious deep sea world, the so called "last frontier" of mankind, in the 1000 meter-deep Toyama Bay. Toyama is a place teeming with rarely seen diversity. Come learn about this new field with us, and take what you learn from Toyama's diverse environment and use it in other fields.

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River Flow Measurement

As human activity continues to expand and diversify, the chemical substances from such activities have caused various environmental problems such as global warming, water and air pollutions which require urgent attention.The Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Group takes a chemical approach in order to clarify and solve environmental problems. For example, we are developing simple and rapid analytical methods to measure harmful components relating to environmental pollution in biosphere and using these methods to survey the environmental water collected from rivers, lakes, sea (Toyama Bay) and also ground water, as well as bottom sediment, soil and air. The dynamics of these components are studied and based on this findings we perform basic research into removal and degradation of high toxic components in waste water.Further, we are researching ways to illuminate the origins

of and changes in substances deeply connected to the global environment, the distribution and cycling of these substances in the Earth's surface, and the mechanisms behind the two. Our indices are rainwater, river water, groundwater, seawater, gasses, and other components / trace components and isotopes.

Environmental and Analytical Chemistry Group

Collecting Water from Toyama Bay

Dissection of Wild Animal (Raccoon Dog)

It is believed that the first life appeared over a geologically brief period some 3.5 billion years ago. Since then, organisms have had an enormous effect on the formation of the Earth's environment, but more to the point the organisms themselves have adapted to their environment and evolved an exquisite system for living.The Environmental Biology Group is conducting a broad range of research on the mechanisms underlying biofunctions, from the cellular level to the ecosystem level, to deepen our understanding of interactions between organisms and the environment. Here are just a few examples of our research:1. Elucidation of tolerance mechanisms to environmental stress in higher plants2. The reaction and behavior mechanisms of protists to environmental stimulation, and ways to evaluate and reclaim polluted water in the environment using microorganisms

3. The relationship between plants and insect pollinators4. The effects of global environmental changes on alpine vegetation of Tateyama Mountains5. The research on conserving wild organisms, such as for mammals and parasites.

Plant Survey on Satoyama

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Field Trip on Tateyama Mountains

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Determination of Anionic Surfactants