Japan ENVIRONMENTAL PANEL RECOMMENDS 0.6 PICOGRAM OF DIOXIN

[John Visher <visherjc@crisscross.com>]

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1999

KANAGAWA (FRONT PAGE) AND TOKYO (POLITICS PAGE)

 ENVIRONMENTAL PANEL RECOMMENDS 0.6 PICOGRAM OF DIOXIN
 TOKYO – The central environmental panel submitted on December 10 a
package of recommendations to the Environmental Agency regarding
discharge standards of dioxin in the air, water, and soil.  The panel
set the following standards:  0.6 picogram for one cubic meter of air,
1,000 picogram for one gram of soil, and 1 picogram for one liter of
water.  The agency’s goal is to reduce the dioxin discharge by 90% of
the 1997 levels by year 2002.