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| Report on visit to India |
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This trip was planned for attending the 2nd international
GCOE symposium held at Kalasalingam University, India and to collect urine samples
from the coastal people of Kanyakumari district for the measurement of urinary
iodine concentration.
The 2nd GCOE symposium entitled “Seminar on Current and Future Radiation
research between India and Japan” was organized jointly by Nagasaki University
and Department of Physics of Kalasalingam University of India within the frame
work of GCOE. The symposium was held at Kalasalingam University, Srivilliputur,
Tamilnadu, India on 5th February, 2009. Totally there were seven invited talks
out of which 3 was delivered by the Professors of Nagasaki University (Dr. Noboru
Takamura, Prof. Naoki Matsuda and Dr.Akihiko Suyama) and four was delivered from
the Tamilnadu prefecture scientist. All the seven talks are very interesting
and potentially very important for young researchers. About 100 participants
from the various colleges of Tamilnadu prefecture attended and they interacted
with the seven invited speakers.
After the seminar, I visited the Kanyakumari district of Tamilnadu for collecting
Urine samples for the measurement of urinary iodine. A team consisting of me
and two more researchers from the Prof. S. Selvasekarapandian’s laboratory
went to village namely Kadiyapattinam, which is mining area of the Indian Rare
Earth limited and also natural high background radiation area having indoor gamma
doses not less than 3mSv/year. From 9the February to 14th February, we visited
the village and had discussion with the people and we convinced them for giving
urine samples and finally they agreed for sample collection on 15th February,
2009. With the help of M/s Vivek blood testing institute, 99 person’s urine
samples were collected. The blood samples were also collected for complete hemogram
testing (ESR, hemoglobin level, RBC count, glucose level, total leucocytes count
etc) and the results were given to the people on the next day. Then on 17th February
another camp was organized in the same village and 120 urine samples and 20 blood
samples have been collected. Upon two days of sampling totally 220 urine samples
and 65 blood samples have been collected and carried to Nagasaki for further
measurements. I am really grateful to the GCOE program for the financial support
to go to India for participating in the symposium and to carry out the sample
collection.
| G M Brahmanandhan, Department of Radiation Epidemiology |
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GCOE Symposium at Kalasalingam University |
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Blood Sampling at Kadiyapattinam village |
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Urine sampling at Kadiyapattinam Village |
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