Water / Soil / Ground Environment

Marine Litter

• G20 portal site for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter
• Results of G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue 2019 and follow up of the G20 Implementation Framework for Actions on Marine Plastic Litter
• Harmonized monitoring and data compilation of marine plastic litter
• Collection of Good Practices for Reducing Microplastics
• "2016 New Year Symposium on Marine Litter" was held at Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology on January 23 & 24, 2016.
• Guidelines for River Microplastic Monitoring Methods
• Guidelines for Harmonizing Marine Litter Monitoring Methods Using Remote Sensing Technology
• Estimation of the leakage amount of Plastic Litter into the Environment

Water Quality

• Water Environment Partnership in Asia (pamphlet)
• Environmental Quality Standards for Water Pollution
• Water Quality Criteria for Bathing Beaches
• Water and Soil Environmental Management in Japan (pamphlet)
• State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Water Pollution
• State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Japanese Lake Environment (1996)
• 05.10.12 The 1st International Workshop of the Water Environmental Partnership in Asia (WEPA) Held
• National Effluent Standards
• Overseas Development Based on Japanese Model of Environmental Technologies

Enclosed Coastal Seas

• Support Project for Introducing Total Pollutant Load Control System (TPLCS) in East Asian Countries
• Guidance for Introducing the Total Pollutant Load Control System (TPLCS) ~Summary~
• Sato-umi Net
• Link: Enclosed Coastal Seas Database(International EMECS Center)

Groundwater & Ground

• 05.12.20 Overview of Ground Subsidence in Japan in FY 2004
• 05.12.20 Monitoring Results of Groundwater Quality in FY 2004
• 04.12.16 Overview of Ground Subsidence in Japan in FY 2003
• 04.12.16 Monitoring Results of Groundwater Quality in FY 2003
• 03.11.27 Overview of Ground Subsidence in Japan in FY 2002
• 03.11.27 Monitoring Results of Groundwater Quality in FY 2002
• Conservation of Ground Environment
• Environmental Quality Standards for Groundwater Pollution
• State of Japan’s Environment at a Glance: Ground Subsidence

Soil

• Structure of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act_2021.4[PDF 1.5MB]
• Current status of the Brownfields Issue in Japan Interim Report
• The results of the survey on Enforcement Status of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act & Numbers and trends of soil contamination investigations and countermeasures in the fiscal year 2004　full text
• The results of the survey on Enforcement Status of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act & Numbers and trends of soil contamination investigations and countermeasures in the fiscal year 2004　summary
• Soil Contamination Countermeasures
• Conservation of Soil Environment
• Environmental Quality Standards for Soil Pollution

Agricultural Chemicals

Radioactive Material Monitoring Surveys of the Water Environment

Laws

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