The Ecological Risk Analysis Team (ERAT) was
newly established within CRM in April 2004. ERAT consists
of ten staff members (seven researchers and three technical
staffs) with Dr. Bin-Le Lin as the team leader. Several research
topics categorized as Longitudinal Research or Latitudinal
Research under ERAT are described below. Among these research
topics, some of them are performed in cooperation with Hydrosphere
Environment Assessment Team.