Incinerator pumps out dioxins 44 times over legal standard

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken June 30 shows an industrial-waste incinerator in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, whose dioxin emissions were found to exceed the legal standard by 44 times. The city has ordered the incinerator's operations to be suspended until its owner improves the facility's operations. City officials say the emissions have not caused any reported damage to people's health.

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