9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
[HTT16-01] The current state of interdisciplinary research using the environmental traceability methodology at RIHN
Keywords:Stable isotopes, Multi-isoscapes, Environmental traceability
Stable isotope ratios of elements, together with the concentrations of elements, can trace a matter flow, the environmental condition of sites, ecosystem structure, and food origins. Spatio-temporal variation of isotope ratios of multiple elements (multi-isoscapes) can be used to study the earth systems from local to global points of view. Using the traceability function of the multi-isotopes, we can conduct research that contributes to solving global environmental problems covering various regions and time scales. Spatio-temporal variation of multi-isotopes can be used for studying earth systems, ranging from local to global scales. The information may serve as a key decision-making factor for local people to consider water, food, and environmental security, all of which are fundamental for the sustainability of human society.
The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU), is conducting collaborative research named “Environmental Isotope Study” that researchers from various universities and research institutes can use facilities of mass spectrometers for multiple elements. We have conducted research to establish a methodology for how to use the concept of environmental traceability, “Proposal and verification of the validity of isotope environmental traceability methodology in environmental studies”, and applied the methodology in the studies of “Applied research platform based on environmental traceability”. We established an internet website, “The world on the view of Environmental Isotope Study (https://www.environmentalisotope.jp),” to serve as a platform that shares and develops the environmental traceability methodology. The website aims to connect providers of the environmental traceability methodology with potential users. We are conducting one of NIHU Research Projects, “Object-based research of nature-human interactions up to the Anthropocene (ORNHIA)” from FY2022 to FY2027. The goal of this project is to research the relationship between nature and people along temporal and spatial axes by analyzing the concentrations and isotope ratios of elements contained in the human body and substances, and to clarify the changes in human resource usage that lead to modern global environmental problems from the perspective of material culture.
In this presentation, we will introduce the progress of interdisciplinary research based on multi-elemental isotope analysis, and we would like to discuss what kind of joint research we will promote with users through this session.
The Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN), National Institutes for the Humanities (NIHU), is conducting collaborative research named “Environmental Isotope Study” that researchers from various universities and research institutes can use facilities of mass spectrometers for multiple elements. We have conducted research to establish a methodology for how to use the concept of environmental traceability, “Proposal and verification of the validity of isotope environmental traceability methodology in environmental studies”, and applied the methodology in the studies of “Applied research platform based on environmental traceability”. We established an internet website, “The world on the view of Environmental Isotope Study (https://www.environmentalisotope.jp),” to serve as a platform that shares and develops the environmental traceability methodology. The website aims to connect providers of the environmental traceability methodology with potential users. We are conducting one of NIHU Research Projects, “Object-based research of nature-human interactions up to the Anthropocene (ORNHIA)” from FY2022 to FY2027. The goal of this project is to research the relationship between nature and people along temporal and spatial axes by analyzing the concentrations and isotope ratios of elements contained in the human body and substances, and to clarify the changes in human resource usage that lead to modern global environmental problems from the perspective of material culture.
In this presentation, we will introduce the progress of interdisciplinary research based on multi-elemental isotope analysis, and we would like to discuss what kind of joint research we will promote with users through this session.