The government is poised to toughen regulations to ensure safer drinking water in Japan, after a recent survey showed that organic fluorine compounds in tap water exceeded guidelines for the third consecutive year.
A sign warns against the danger of drinking spring water where alarming levels of PFAS were detected in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. The image was taken in March 2021. (Asahi Shimbun file photo) The health concerns of residents living close to U.S. military facilities in Japan continue increas...
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PFAS have been so widely used in the world, however, that they are still found in soil and underground water. In 2021, the Japanese government banned the manufacturing and use of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA), which are typical PFAS and are often found in produ...
The intelligence agency, known under its acronym GUR, said Ukrainian strikes near Novoivanovka inflicted heavy casualties on North Korean units. It said North Korean troops also faced supply issues and even shortages of drinking water. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said earlier this week tha...