Toxic chemical 79 times safe limit detected at new fish market site

Toxic chemical 79 times safe limit detected at new fish market site

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike meets with reporters in Tokyo on Jan. 14, 2017, following the revelation that benzene at 79 times the government-set allowable limit was detected among other toxic chemicals in groundwater samples from a site in Tokyo's Toyosu area where the famous Tsukiji fish market is planned to be relocated. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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