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MARCO-FFTC Joint International Seminar on Management and Remediation Technologies of Rural Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals and Radioactive Materials

Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Council of Agriculture, Taiwan

Sep 22-26, 2014

Tentative Program
September 22 (Monday)
All invited speakers will arrive in Taipei (Taoyuan) international airport and will be driven to Taichung city using FFTC arranged Shuttle Services.
September 23 (Tuesday)
Registration
  • Master of Ceremonies: Mr. Ronald MANGUBAT (FFTC)
Opening Ceremony
Opening Address
  • Mr. Wen-Deh CHEN
    Deputy Minister
    Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, R.O.C.(Taiwan)
  • Dr. Yu-Tsai HUANG
    Director
    Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC) for the Asian and Pacific Region
Welcome Remarks
  • Dr. Tomohito ARAO (荒尾 知人)
    Principal Research Coordinator
    National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan
  • Dr. Hung-Teh TSAI
    Executive Secretary
    Soil and Groundwater Remediation Fund Management Board, EPA, Taiwan
  • Dr. Junne-Jih CHEN
    Director General
    Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Council of Agriculture, Taiwan
Session 1  Keynote Speech

Cd and As Contamination of Agricultural Products and Countermeasures in Japan
Dr. Tomohito ARAO (荒尾 知人)
Principal Research Coordinator
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan

Session 2  The Relationships Between Heavy Metals in Crops and their Contents in Contaminated Soils

The Relationships of Cd Concentration in Arable Soil and Different Rice Varieties and the Food Safety Evaluation of Different Brown Rice Varieties in Taiwan
Mr. Horng-Yu GUO (郭鴻裕)
Division Chief, Division of Agricultural Chemistry
Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Taiwan

The Relationships of Heavy Metals Concentration in Arable Soil, Rice Varieties and Vegetables and the Food Safety Evaluation of Agricultural Crop Production in Thailand
Dr. Orathai SUKREEYAPONGSE
Director, Office of Science for Land Development
Land Development Department, Thailand

The Relationships of Cd Concentration in Arable Soils and Different Vegetables and the Food Safety Evaluation of Vegetables in Taiwan
Ms. Yu-Wen LIN (林毓雯)
Assistant Researcher, Agricultural Information Service Lab., Division of Agricultural Chemistry, Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute (TARI), Taiwan

Session 3  Soil Remediation Technologies for Heavy Metals Contaminated Soils

Advanced Physico-chemical Method to Restore Agricultural Soils Contaminated with Cd and Radioactive Cesium
Dr. Tomoyuki MAKINO (牧野 知之)
Senior Reseracher, Soil Environmental Division
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan

Smart Biochar Technology for Management of Toxic Metals in Contaminated Agricultural Soils
Prof. Yong Sik OK
Director, Korea Biochar Research Center
Department of Biological Environment, Kangwon National University, Korea

Session 4  Soil Remediation Technologies for Radioactive Materials-Contaminated Soils

Monitoring of Radio-cesium Contamination in Farmland Soil in Eastern Japan
Dr. Kazunori KOHYAMA
Senior Researcher, Natural Resources Inventory Center
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan

Mitigation of Radioactive Contamination from Farmland Environment and Agricultural Products
Dr. Takuro SHINANO
Tohoku Agricultural Research Center (TARC)
National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), Japan

September 24 (Wednesday)
Session 5  New Developed Strategies and Remediation Technologies for Food Safety of Crops Grown in Contaminated Soils

Development of Low-Cd Rice by Mutation with Ion-beam
Dr. Satoru ISHIKAWA (石川 覺)
Senior Researcher, Soil Environmental Division
National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, Japan

Effect of Soil As Concentrations, Iron Plaque, and Rice Genotypes on As Accumulation in Rice Plants Grown in As-contaminated Paddy Soils
Prof. Dr. Dar-Yuan LEE (李達源)
Distinguished Professor of Soil Chemistry, Department of Agricultural Chemistry
National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Recent Development of Techniques for the Prevention and Reduction of Arsenic Contamination of Rice in Korea
Dr. Won-Il KIM (金源益)
Research Scientist, Chemical Safety Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science (NAAS), Rural Development Administration (RDA), Korea

The New Regulations Development for Soil Remediation of Heavy Metals Contaminated Sites and Health Risk-based Approaches in Taiwan
Prof. Dr. Zueng-Sang CHEN (陳尊賢)
Distinguished Professor of Pedology and Soil Environmental Quality, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Session 6  The Status of Rural Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals and Management Strategies

In-situ Immobilization of Selected Heavy Metals Using Industrial Byproducts and Agricu ltural Wastes
Prof. Dr. Che Fauziah ISHAK
Deputy Dean, Faculty of Agriculture
Department of Land, University of Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia

Heavy Metal Contamination and Remediation Practices of Soils in the Philippines
Dr. Rodolfo O. ILAO
Supervising Science Research Specialist, Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), Philippines

Level of Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soil and Water After Sinabung Mountain Eruption in Medan, North Sumatera, Indonesia
Dr. Asep NUGRAHA
Agrochemical Residue Laboratory, Indonesian Agricultural Environment Research Institute Indonesia

Session 7  The Status of Rural Soils Contaminated by Heavy Metals and Management Strategies

Heavy Metals in Agricultural Soil and Using Plants to Clean Up Contaminated Soils (Phytoremediation) in Vietnam
Dr. Tran Minh TIEN
Head, Soil Genesis and Classification Research Department
Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute (SFRI), Vietnam

Arsenic and Other Heavy Metal Status in Soils and Crops in Bangladesh
Dr. Baktear HOSSAIN
Principal Scientific Officer, Soils Unit, Natural Resources Management Division
Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council, Bangladesh

Outlines of Agriculture, Land-use, and Land Degradation Situation Including Heavy Metals in Waste and Ground Water and their Possible Solutions in Cambodia
Dr. Sovuthy PHEAV
Director, Department of Agricultural Land Resources Management, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Cambodia

Session 8  General Discussion of Seminar and Closing Ceremony

 

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