Quality of the Environment in Japan 1992
contents
- Part I
- Chapter1. State of the Environment
- 1-1 Pollution and Other Environmental Problems
- 1-1-1 The Atmosphere
- 1-1-2 Water quality
- 1-1-3 Soil, ground
- 1-1-4 Noise and Vibration
- 1-1-5 Offensive Odors
- 1-1-6 Pollutant Residues in Organisms
- 1-1-7 Solid Waste
- 1-1-8 Pollution in the developing countries
- 1-1-9 Pollution in Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
- 1-1-10 Pollution resulting from the Persian Gulf Crisis
- 1-2 State of the Natural Environment
- 1-1 Pollution and Other Environmental Problems
- Chapter2. Our Experiences Toward a Sustainable Society
- Chapter3. Recent Socioeconomic Trends and Sustainability
- Chapter4. New Approaches for Increased Sustainability
- CONCLUSION
- Chapter1. State of the Environment
- Part II
- Chapter5. Comprehensive Promotion of Environmental Administration
- 5-1 Conceptual Framework of Environmental Conservation Related Budgets, Etc.
- 5-1-1 Outline of Budget and Financial Loans and Investment
- 5-1-2 Environmental Conservation-Related Budgets
- 5-1-3 Financial Loans and Investments
- 5-1-4 Tax Measures on Loans and Subsidies for Environmental Pollution, Etc.
- 5-1-5 Sharing by Entrepreneurs of Environmental Pollution Prevention Project Outlays
- 5-2 Environmental Impacts Assessment
- 5-3 Community-Oriented Environmental Conservation
- 5-4 Pollution Prevention Programs
- 5-5 Environmental Conservation Measures for High Technology Industries
- 5-6 Chemical Substances
- 5-6-1 Measures on Chemical Substances
- 5-6-2 General Inspections and Surveys on Safety of Chemical substances
- 5-6-3 Outline of Studies and Surveys on the Possibility of Specified Chemical Substances Remaining in the Environment
- 5-6-4 Outline of Environmental Surveys on Unintentionally Created Chemical Pollutants
- 5-7 Environmental Conservation Measures in Land Utilization
- 5-8 Public Information on, and Education in, Environmental Conservation
- 5-9 Understanding Conditions at Local Environment
- 5-1 Conceptual Framework of Environmental Conservation Related Budgets, Etc.
- Chapter6. Air Pollution, Noise, Vibration and Offensive Odors--Present State and Measures
- 6-1 Present State of Air Pollution
- 6-2 Measures Against Air Pollutants
- 6-3 Redevelopment of Surveillance and Monitoring System
- 6-4 Transportation Pollution--Present State and Measures
- 6-5 Noise--Present State and Measures
- 6-6 Vibration--Present State and Measures
- 6-7 Offensive Odors--Present State and Meaures
- Chapter7. Water Pollution--Present Situation and Measures
- 7-1 Water Pollution--Present Situations and Factors
- 7-2 Damage by Water Pollution
- 7-3 Measures for Prevention of Water Pollution
- 7-3-1 Establishment of Environmental Quality Standards
- 7-3-2 Strengthening of Effluent Controls
- 7-3-3 Measures Against Household Effluents
- 7-3-4 Development of Sewage Systems
- 7-3-5 Development of Surveillance an Monitoring
- 7-3-6 Purification Measures
- 7-3-7 Water Pollution Control Measures Associated with Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
- 7-4 Water Conservation Measures for Closed Waters
- 7-5 Groundwater Pollution--Present State and Countermeasures
- 7-6 Marine Pollution--Present State and Countermeasures
- Chapter8. Other Pollution--Present State and Measures
- Chapter9. Promotion of Environmental Health Measures
- Chapter10. Settlement of Pollution Disputes and Handling of Pollution Offences
- Chapter11. Conservation of Natural Environment
- 11-1 Comprehensive Promotion of Measures for Conservation of Natural Environment
- 11-2 Conservation of Natural Parks
- 11-3 Conservation of Forests
- 11-4 Protection of Wildlife
- 11-5 Provision of Facilities for Communing with Nature
- 11-6 Conservation and Development of the Natural Environment in Urban Areas
- 11-7 Maintenance of the Environment for Rivers, Ports and Harbors, Fishing Ports and Seacoasts
- 11-8 Greening Promotion Campaigns
- Chapter12. Global Environment and International Environmental Cooperation
- 12-1 Global Environment issues
- 12-1-1 Measures to arrest Global Warming
- 12-1-2 Ozone Layer Protection
- 12-1-3 Acid Rain
- 12-1-4 Conservation of Forests, Particularly Tropical Forests
- 12-1-5 Protection of Wildlife
- 12-1-6 Measures for Conservation of Marine Environment
- 12-1-7 Trans Boundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes
- 12-1-8 Prevention of Desertification
- 12-1-9 Monitoring and Surveillance of Global Environment
- 12-2 Multilateral Cooperation
- 12-2-1 Activities at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), Etc.
- 12-2-2 Efforts Looking Toward the Earth Summit
- 12-2-3 Activities at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
- 12-2-4 Environmental Issues at Economic Summits
- 12-2-5 Main Multilateral Conventions Related to Environment Conservation
- 12-3 Bilateral Cooperation Under Conventions
- 12-4 Environmental Cooperation with Developing Countries
- 12-5 Overseas Public Information
- 12-1 Global Environment issues
- Chapter13. Surveys and Research on Environment protection
- 13-1 Research by National Institute for Environmental
- 13-2 Surveys and Research on Environment Conservation
- 13-2-1 Surveys and Research at Present
- 13-2-2 Environmental Research and Studies by National Institutions
- 13-2-3 survey and Research with Budget for Promotion and Coordination of Comprehensive Surveys and Research for Environment Conservation
- 13-2-4 Surveys and Research with Budget for Surveys and Research on Prevention of Environment Pollution
- 13-2-5 Other Research and Research Subsidization
- 13-2-6 Surveys and Research on Global Environment
- 13-2-7 Experiments and Research by Local Governments
- Chapter14. Other Environmental Administration
- 14-1 Upgrading Precision of Environmental Monitoring and Analysis
- 14-2 Training of Staff Officials in Charge of Environmental Administration
- 14-3 Health Measures, Etc. at Schools
- 14-4 Environment Conservation by Local Governments
- 14-4-1 Organizations and Officials in Charge of Environmental Administration
- 14-4-1 Organizations and Staff Officials in Charge of Environmental Administration
- 14-4-2 Enactment of Decrees
- 14-4-3 Conclusion of Environmental Pollution Prevention Agreements
- 14-4-4 Subsidization of Installation of Environmental Pollution Prevention Facilities
- 14-4-5 Outlays for Environmental Pollution Measures
- 14-5 Environmental Pollution Prevention Systems in the Private Sector
- Chapter5. Comprehensive Promotion of Environmental Administration