Chemicals

December 14, 2005

 

Dioxin Emissions from Incinerators Declining throughout Japan

Keywords: Chemicals Government Non-manufacturing industry 

The levels of dioxins found in emissions from waste incinerators across Japan have been on the decline, according to a release by the Japanese Ministry of the Environment on August 11, 2005. The relevant study was conducted during the period from December 1, 2003 through November 30, 2004.

According to this research, waste incinerators across the nation emitted a total of about 133 grams of dioxins during this period, with a breakdown of about 64 grams from non-industrial waste incinerators and about 69 grams from industrial waste incinerators. This means a yearly reduction of about eight percent compared to the same period the previous year, when about 145 grams of dioxin emissions from waste incinerators were estimated.

As for total emissions of dioxins from the business sector, a previous survey showed that a target set in 2000 to reduce emissions about 92 percent from 1997 levels by 2003 was achieved. The ministry announced a new reduction plan on June 24, 2005 to reduce emissions about 15 percent from 2003 levels by 2010.

The new reduction plan sets target levels of emissions for every type of business sector. For the waste incinerator sector, it sets a reduction target as high as about 30 percent lower than 2003 levels by 2010, in the expectation that old incinerators will be replaced with new ones.

http://www.env.go.jp/en/

Posted: 2005/12/14 10:33:12 AM
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