*********** 041294B.BIO *********** Contributory Categories: GEO, ENG, ENV Country: Japan From: Science and Technology Today January 1994 KEYWORDS: Japan, Government Reports, Ecosystems, Global Change, Marine Environment, Mid-Ocean Rifts +++++ GOVERNMENT REPORT UPDATE -ECOSYSTEM AND BIOTA- Information on these reports are available from: The Japan Information Center of Science and Technology JICST Overseas Service Division 5-2 Nagatacho 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan Tel: +81-3-3581-6448 Fax: +81-3-3581-6446 Washington, DC office: JICST Suite 1050 1550 M Street Washington, District of Columbia 20005 USA Tel: +1-202-872-1196 Fax: +1-202-872-6372 +++++ 93AO178701 Research on hydrothermal activity of a rift sysytem and surrounding environment. Research on biological chemical synthesis of microorganisms livng around hydrothermal vents. (Sponsor: Research and Development Bureau, Science and Technology Agency). SEKI BUN'L, OKADA NORIHIKO, KOJIMA SHIGEKI (Univ. of Tsukuba, Inst. of Biological Sciences) N930110 PAGE128-137 1992 (JA) Pacific plate; ocean trench; submarine volcano; submarine exhalative sedimentary deposit; hydrothermal eruption; ecosystem; marine microorganism; chemical synthesis 93AO178702 Research on hydrothermal activity of a rift system and surrounding environment. Ecological research on large-size organism communities living in the centerline section of a rift system. (Sponsor: Research and Development Bureau, Science and Technology Agency). OTA SHO (Univ. of Tokyo, Ocean Res. Inst.) N930110 PAGE138-145 1992 (JA) South Pacific Ocean; Pacific plate; ocean trough; hydrothermal eruption; marine microorganism; ecosystem; habitat environment; biological community 93AO419520 Asia Pacific Seminar on Global Change Research Cooperation. December 4-5, 1992. (Science and Technology Agency, Research Development Corp. Japan) N930850 270p 1992 (EN) science and technology; research; inter- national cooperation; Asia; Pacific Ocean; global environment; climatic variation; ecosystem; conference 93AO419522 Report from the Workshop on Global Change Research. Japan-United States Science and Technology Agreement (Japan International Science and Technology Exchange Center) N930849 229p 1991 (EN) science and technology; Japan; USA; global environment; climatic variation; ecosystem; international cooperation; research; conference 93AO121813 Survey report on the effect of hot waste water around Tomari Nuclear Power Plant. In fiscal 1992. Second quarter. (Sponsor: Hokkaido Prefect. Gov., Dep. of Health and Environment). (Hokkaido genshi ryokukan kyosenta, Hokkaido Electric Power Co., Inc.) N930048 139p 1992 (JA) water quality management; marine pollution; thermal pollution; thermal discharge; unclear power generation; Hokkaido; environmental monitoring; environmental impact assessment; ecosystem; pollution monitoring; temperature distribution; water quality test 93AO178799 Report of the research results supported by grants-in-aid for promoting global environmental research. 2. Fiscal 1991. (Sponsor: Environment Agency, Planning and Coordination Bureau). (Environment Agency, Planning and Coordination Bureau) N930185 330p 1992 (JA) global environment; research and development; report; acid rain; marine pollution; tropical rain forest; wildlife; ecosystem; remote sensing; plant damage; animal damage 93AO279277 Water purification technology symposium in farming villages. Water purification and creation of comfortable space in waterfront. (Sponsor: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Agricultural Structure Improvement Bureau). (Nihondojokyo) N930359 117p 1991 (JA) rural village; rural planning; water pollution; cleaning(purification); amenity; environmental conservation; lake pollution; conference; space; biota; Shiga; environmental improvement; drainage (water) 93AO450559 Ecotechnology research report. (Sponsor: Kansai Univ., Res. Inst. of Industrial Technology). (Kansai Univ., Res. Inst. of Technology) N931005. 194p 1993 (JA) environmental impact assessment; water quality management; littoral nourishment; fauna; self purification; river water; lacustrine sediment; sedimentary environment; regional develop- ment; traffic planning; Japan; Indonesia; recreation; coral reef; marine pollution; amenity; sedimentation (accumulate) ************** END Msg. B.BIO **************