Publications

continuous surveillance of organochlorine compounds in human breast milk from 1972 to 1998 in osaka, japan.	the presence of chlorinated organic compounds in breast milk of lactating women living in osaka prefecture, japan, has been followed since 1972. following the highest concentration found at the start of the measurements, contamination by polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) and organochlorine pesticides, such as beta-hch and ddt declined to about 3-13% of the peak levels by the mid-1970s and continued to decrease to low-level equilibrium states. this decline varies greatly with the chemical compound ...	2001	11525502
limited acceptance of globalization in food habits among middle-aged women in osaka, japan.	the study was initiated to identify the effects of recent changes in dietary pattern in japan on nutrient intake. in the large city of osaka, japan, 24-h food duplicate samples were collected from 26 middle-aged women, and nutrients in the duplicates were estimated in reference to standard tables of food composition. the subjects took 1844 kcal (7.72 mj) energy, 67.5 g protein, and 54.5 g lipid (37% from plants) per day. micro-nutrient intakes were generally sufficient, but nacl intake tended to ...	2006	17162322
biogenic volatile organic compound emission potential of forests and paddy fields in the kinki region of japan.	the standard biogenic volatile organic compound (bvoc) emissions from 10 japanese plant species (quercus serrata, quercus crispula, fagus crenata, quercus acutissima carruthers, quercus glauca, quercus myrsinaefolia, cryptomeria japonica, chamaecyparis obtusa, pinus densiflora, and rice [oryza sativa]) were measured. these species were selected due to their abundance in the estimated domain (47,000 km(2)) of the kinki region. bvoc emission experiments were conducted in a growth chamber where tem ...	2008	18023428