Biography:
Akio Tateya graduated from Agriculture Master course of Kyoto University and employed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). I have been stationed at the office of Chemistry section of Research Division of Yokohama Plant Protection Station in 1966. Since then, I have been engaged in the research on fumigation treatment. From 1992 to 2013, I have participated to the Meeting of the Parties on the Montreal Protocol on the substances that deplete ozone layer as a member of the Japan government delegation. MAFF also agreed with me to be nominated as the member of Methyl Bromide Technical Options Committee (MBTOC) in 1993. I have participated the activity as a member of MBTOC since then. I retired from MAFF in 1998 and have worked for Japan Fumigation Technology Association as the technical adviser. From 2005 to 2014, I have worked for Syngenta Japan of agricultural pesticide manufacturing company as the technical adviser. In 2014 I have come back to work for Japan Fumigation Technology Association up to now.
Title : Alternatives used in plant quarantine treatment and appropriate use of methyl bromide in Japan