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Environmental Control Regulations in Japan, Health Damaged Problems Caused by Environmental Pollution, and the Response of the Steel Industry
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Various industrial pollution control laws and regulations were established in Japan to reduce health problems caused by pollution. Japan steel industry has been setting up regulations on pollution control since 1950s,followed by the government in late 1960s. The industry's self regulation started with the establishment of Water Pollution Committee in JISF and followed by numerous movements by both the JISF and the Government. The factors behind the deterioration of the environment pollution in Japan in 1960s until 1970s are high economic growth, regional concentration of production activities and delay in creation of social capital and changes in values due to the emphasis on industrial development. Polluted air and water had caused severe diseases in many areas in Japan. Eventually environmental control countermeasures emerged due to dramatic changes in social attitudes toward environmental deterioration followed by changes in political moves. In 1971, Environment Agency was created with jurisdiction over environmentalpolicy. Strict environmental quality and emission standards have been established to prevent pollution related health problems. To comply with the laws and regulations, the Japanese steel industry had spent an enormous investment in pollution control in a short period of 1973 - 1987. Furthermore, the JISF created various committees on pollution prevention started with Works Waste water Committee and Dust Prevention Countermeasures Committee. Finally, Japan has been enjoying improvement in air and water quality as a result of the stringent pollution countermeasures.
Japan steel industrypollution controlenvironmentenvironmental policy and regulationemission standard
HIROFUMI TAKETOMI
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Technology Planning Dept., JFE Steel Corporation, Tokyo, Japan
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