The Mitsui & Co. Environment Fund
Introduction to Grant Projects
INDEX="447"
NAME="Assessment and remediation of carcinogenicity of drinking water contaminated with multiple heavy metals"
TYPE="研究助成,"
YEAR="2008年度,"
AREA="日本全国,アジア,"
KIND="大学,"
ORG="Unit of Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life and Health Sciences, Chubu University Professor Masashi KATO"
Unit of Environmental Health Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Life and Health Sciences, Chubu University Professor Masashi KATO
Assessment and remediation of carcinogenicity of drinking water contaminated with multiple heavy metals
Research grant
- Project Description
In this research, we identify heavy metals that, in collaboration with iodine, act to enhance carcinogenicity in drinking water. We then reassess environmental standards for same. We also seek a method of safely removing heavy metals relating to carcinogenicity. International researchers have measured concentrations of 38 types of heavy metals within drinking water samples and patient specimens. Working with these findings, we seek to establish a method of remediation to enable continual purification into the future.
- Fields
- Preservation of biodiversity and ecosystem
- Grant year
- FY2008 Research Grants
- Grant term
- 3 years
April 2009 - March 2012
- Grant amount
- 14,056,980 yen
- Activity region
- Bangladesh, Japan, etc.

Overview of the Organization

- Representative
- Professor Masashi Kato
- Profile
- Specialist fields
Environmental preventive medicine; sanitation/hygiene; molecular biology; oncology
Affiliated research societies
The Japanese Society for Hygiene; Japanese Cancer Association; Japanese Society of Public Health; Japanese Society for Pigment Cell Research
Background
In March 1988 graduated from the Fukui Medical School in the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui. In May 1988 obtained medical license, and completed a Doctorate in Medicine in March 1995 from Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine. In April 2000 became an Assistant Professor at Nagoya University School of Medicine. In October 2004 was appointed Professor at Nagoya University, and in April 2006 was made Director (joint appointment) at Chubu University International Health Volunteers Recognitions 1. 2002 Award, Kao Foundation for Arts and Sciences (medicine, biology) 2. 2005 Encouragement award, Japanese Society for Hygiene 3. 2008 Award, Japanese Association of Geriatric Dermatology Research - Collaborating researchers
- Syoko ONUMA, Visiting Professor, Chubu University; Hossain U. Shekhar, Visiting Professor, Chubu University; Osamu YAMANOSHITA, Lecturer, Chubu University; Nguyen Dinh Thang, Visiting Research Scholar, Chubu University
- Research record
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- (1) Lakshmikanth T, Kato M, et al. J Clin Invest, 119:1251-63, 2009.
- (2) Zhao F, Kato M, et al. Clin Cancer Res 15:4382-90, 2009.
- (3) Umansky V, Kato M, et al. Cancer Res 68:9451-8, 2008.
- (4) Kato M, et al. J Toxicol Environ Health A 71:1053-5, 2008.
- (5) Lengagne R, Kato M, et al. J Immunol, 180:130-7, 2008.
- (6) Kato M, et al. Cancer Res 64:801-6, 2004.
- (7) Kato M, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A. 100:6398-403, 2003.
- (8) Kato M, et al. Cancer Res 62:2414-22, 2002.
- (9) Kato M, et al. EMBO J 20: 4035-40, 2001.