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 PPTox V
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Member
Director and Professor :
Toshihiro Kawamoto (MD, Ph.D.)
Associate Professor :
Mayumi Tsuji (MD,Ph.D.)
Assistant Professor :
Takuo Tsuchiya (MD,Ph.D.)
Mailing address:
Iseigaoka 1-1, Yahatansihi
Kitakyushu, Fukuoka 807-8555
JAPAN
Telephone:
Office: :81-(0)93-691-7429
Fax: 81-(0)93-691-9341
Focus of Research
Education
Environmental Health
The aim of this course is to give the students an ability
to understand the relationship between humans and their environment and the
basic knowledge needed for the prevention of diseases and the promotion of
health. The contents of this course are itemized by environmental factors as
follows: 1) atmospheric environment (air constituents, air pollution, smoking
and health, etc.), 2) meteorology and hygiene (atmospheric pressure,
temperature, radiation etc.), 3) water and waste (water supply and water examination,
sewage, waste, etc.), 4) residence,. 5) food hygiene (food poisoning, contamination of food by
pesticides and heavy metals etc.), 6) industrial hygiene (general remarks,
evaluation of working environment, industrial health etc.). In order that
students may obtain a deeper understanding of the relationship between
environment and health, laboratory practices, field survey and factory
visiting are also carried out under the direction of the department staff.
Occupational Toxicology
With the development of an industrialized society, the
health effects caused by industrial toxicants, including raw materials,
products and chemicals, are increasing and becoming major problems. In this
course, the basic principles of toxicology, mechanisms, and prevention of
intoxication are given to the students. The contents of lectures are, 1)
basic principles of toxicology { a) introduction : history and review, b)
evaluation of industrial safety, c) absorption, distribution and excretion,
d) metabolism and modification of toxicants, e) carcinogenicity, mutagenicity and teratogenicity
}, 2) particulates, metals, insecticides, organic solvents, gases, plastics,
ionizing radiation etc., 3) environmental toxicology, 4) practical problems
in clinical medicine, legal medicine and industrial hygiene.
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