Advertisement
Published in:
2007 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
The Management of Industrial Chemicals in Japan
Activate our intelligent search to find suitable subject content or patents.
Select sections of text to find matching patents with Artificial Intelligence. powered by
Select sections of text to find additional relevant content using AI-assisted search. powered by
Like many other countries, Japan has developed a number of systems for the assessment and management of different types of chemicals. While pharmaceuticals, food additives, pesticides, acutely toxic substances and other specific types of chemicals have a longer history of regulation, the general regulation on industrial chemicals started in the 1970’s. It was in the 1970’s that industrialized countries were confronted with severe pollution affecting human health and the environment (see also Chapter 1), and Japan was no exception. As a result of pollution caused by PCBs the first regulations in Japan focused on persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic substances.