Japan sets water quality safety guidelines for banned pollutants found near US bases
(WorldNews Japan)

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa - Japan plans to join other nations in officially setting its own water quality safety guidelines for banned pollutants that have been found around U.S. military bases near Tokyo and on Okinawa. The country´s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare announced Feb. 19 a combined safety threshold of 0.05 micrograms per liter for synthetic, fully fluorinated organic acids commonly known as PFOS and PFOA, a ministry spokesman said last week. They are typically found in cleaning products, firefighting foam, aircraft grease,...