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Japan to make tougher standard permanent for PFAS in tap water
U.S. Forces Japan did not respond to an email or phone calls on Thursday seeking comment. The Department of Defense currently requires corrective action to be taken if levels of PFOS and PFOA ...
朝日新聞社4d
EDITORIAL: Japan must set PFAS levels to ensure safe drinking water
In principle, Japan bans the manufacture and import of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), two of the more prominent PFAS. The World Health Organization's ...
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Japanese officials inspect Yokota fire training area months after suspected PFAS leak
Japanese officials visited a training facility at Yokota Air Base, where firefighting foam likely overflowed into stormwater ...
朝日新聞社5mon
Japan eyes tougher stance on PFAS and water suppliers
In June, the Japanese Cabinet Office’s Food Safety Commission compiled what it said is a permissible daily intake of PFOS and PFOA. It stated that consuming up to 20 nanograms per kilogram of ...
NHK23d
Japan to set legal standard for possibly harmful PFAS chemicals in tap water
Japan's Environment Ministry has decided to require ... PFAS include PFOS and PFOA, which are considered potentially harmful. The government set a provisional target in 2020 for the two chemicals ...
NHK22d
Japan to ease PFAS test burden for small water suppliers that clear standard
Japan's Environment Ministry plans to legally ... They include PFOS and PFOA, which are considered potentially harmful. The ministry decided on Tuesday to establish a legal standard for the ...
Anadolu Ajansi26d
US military base in Japan undergoes inspection over leak of harmful chemicals
Officials have conducted inspection of a US air force base in Japan over alleged leak of harmful ... or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, and PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid. Exposure to certain ...
Japan Today21d
High levels of PFAS chemicals found at Japan defense force facilities
Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in tap water at the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' facilities ... or perfluorooctanesulfonic acid, and PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic ...
China Internet Information Center23d
Excessive levels of PFAS chemicals found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
TOKYO, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at excessive levels in tap water from 44 private suppliers across Japan ... and PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid ...
ジャパンタイムズ27d
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
Japanese authorities ... and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), are carcinogenic and carry other health risks. In a time of both misinformation and too much information, quality journalism is more ...
毎日新聞23d
High levels of PFAS chemicals found at Japan defense force facilities
(Mainichi/Kazuo Motohashi) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Potentially harmful PFAS chemicals have been detected at high levels in tap water at the Japanese Self ... acid, and PFOA, or perfluorooctanoic acid.