Overseas Training > 2009 > Yin Ma
Yin Ma
Internship Title
Environmental Risk Analysis Laboratory, Division of Environmental Systems Engineering, Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineeringg
Place of stay: Inner Mongolia University and Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China
Term: November 26, 2009 – March 10, 2010
I visited Inner Mongolia University and Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, and examined environmental problems in Inner Mongolia. These days, natural environment of Inner Mongolia is deteriorating because of remarkable economic development. Especially, the water quality of the Yellow River and pollution by mining have worsened.
A research team at Inner Mongolia Agricultural University focuses on the improvement of the water quality of the Yellow River by using constructed wetlands. There is, however, a threat of arsenic elution when creating a wetland because of the high arsenic concentration of the region. Countermeasures for the problem have not been developed.
A research team at Inner Mongolia University studies the soil contamination caused by mining ventures of copper and iron. It is difficult to pinpoint the source of the contamination around the mines.
During the internship, I participated in field explorations and had discussions on solutions to the problems with the members of each research team. I introduced my research results concerning the measuring method for identifying the origin of the soil contamination. It was insufficient in content, but it gave them a new aspect of the soil pollution problem of Inner Mongolia.
I would like to apply what I have learned from the internship to my studies, and continue my effort to conduct research that contributes greatly to society.
