Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years - Lannemezan

Mobilization For The Liberation Of Georges Abdallah, In Prison For 40 Years - Lannemezan

A Lebanese flag on the railings surrounding the prison, with a PCB activist with a flag in the foreground. Over 130 organizations and personalities from France and around the world have signed the appeal launched by the Campagne Unitaire for an international month of action, and for a massive demonstration on October 26 outside Lannemezan prison to demand the release of Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, who has been in prison for 40 years. France, Lannemezan, October 26, 2024. Photo by Patricia Huchot-Boissier/ABACAPRESS.COM

An Automotive Electronics Company in Qingdao

An Automotive Electronics Company in Qingdao

QINGDAO, CHINA - FEBRUARY 18, 2024 - A worker performs PCB dust removal at a workshop of an automotive electronics company in Qingdao, East China's Shandong province, Feb 18, 2024.

U.S. to remove PCB-containing equipment from Japan bases

U.S. to remove PCB-containing equipment from Japan bases

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 28 shows cans of equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) stored at a U.S. military base in Okinawa. The U.S. military will transfer about 3,000 tons of equipment containing PCB from 13 of its locations in Japan back to the United States.

U.S. freighter with PCB-contaminated waste leaves Yokohama

U.S. freighter with PCB-contaminated waste leaves Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The U.S. cargo ship Greenwave leaves Yokohama port May 13 carrying some 100 tons of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated waste from U.S. forces in Japan. The freighter is believed to be heading for Wake Island, some 3,700 kilometers west of Hawaii, for unloading.

Environmentalists protest shipment of PCB-contaminated waste

Environmentalists protest shipment of PCB-contaminated waste

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Activists from the Greenpeace Japan environmentalist group stage a protest May 13 in front of a U.S. Army facility at Yokohama port, protesting against the shipment of some 100 tons of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated waste. The U.S. cargo ship Greenwave left Yokohama the same day carrying the waste probably to Wake Island.

Containers of PCB-contaminated waste to be removed from Yokohama

Containers of PCB-contaminated waste to be removed from Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Shown here are 14 containers holding PCB-contaminated waste to be transported to Hawaii's Wake Island by U.S. cargo ship Greenwave, which arrived May 13 at a Yokohama dock maintained by the U.S. forces in Japan. The waste, believed to contain carcinogenic compounds, was transported by cargo ship on March 23 to ports in Vancouver and Seattle but returned to Yokohama on April 18 after being turned away.

U.S. to remove PCB-containing equipment from Japan bases

U.S. to remove PCB-containing equipment from Japan bases

NAHA, Japan - Photo taken on Aug. 28 shows cans of equipment containing polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) stored at a U.S. military base in Okinawa. The U.S. military will transfer about 3,000 tons of equipment containing PCB from 13 of its locations in Japan back to the United States. (Kyodo)

PCB Contamination

Since the production of PCBs in 1954, 57,000 tons of PCBs have been produced, and Dr. Isono of Tokyo Metropolitan University has warned that it will affect the next generation. The cause was PCB (polychlorinated biphenyls) used in the deodorization process of rice bran oil. Later, it was discovered that the real cause was dioxin, which was mixed in with PCBs to a very small extent. Until now, PCBs were said to be the cause of Kanemi's oil disease, but in fact, dibenzofuran, which is formed when PCBs are heated, is the real cause. 　 An interview with a patient on PCB testing An interview with Dr. Isono of Tokyo Metropolitan University on an experiment with chicks at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Hygiene Testing Department Footage of environmental destruction, *Filming date unknown, release date: June 16, 1972. .

1972 Japan

Various news in 1972 (Sapporo Olympics, United Red Army Asama Villa Incident, Osaka Cabaret Fire kills 118 people, 30 people die in train fire, etc.) Sapporo Olympics, Asama Villa Incident, Return of Okinawa to Japan, Birth of new Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka, Pollution (PCB, Minamata disease, etc.), People being torn apart at a demonstration, Date of shooting unknown, Release date: December 22, 1972.

U.S. freighter with PCB-contaminated waste leaves Yokohama

U.S. freighter with PCB-contaminated waste leaves Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - The U.S. cargo ship Greenwave leaves Yokohama port May 13 carrying some 100 tons of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated waste from U.S. forces in Japan. The freighter is believed to be heading for Wake Island, some 3,700 kilometers west of Hawaii, for unloading.

Environmentalists protest shipment of PCB-contaminated waste

Environmentalists protest shipment of PCB-contaminated waste

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Activists from the Greenpeace Japan environmentalist group stage a protest May 13 in front of a U.S. Army facility at Yokohama port, protesting against the shipment of some 100 tons of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB)-contaminated waste. The U.S. cargo ship Greenwave left Yokohama the same day carrying the waste probably to Wake Island.

Containers of PCB-contaminated waste to be removed from Yokohama

Containers of PCB-contaminated waste to be removed from Yokohama

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Shown here are 14 containers holding PCB-contaminated waste to be transported to Hawaii's Wake Island by U.S. cargo ship Greenwave, which arrived May 13 at a Yokohama dock maintained by the U.S. forces in Japan. The waste, believed to contain carcinogenic compounds, was transported by cargo ship on March 23 to ports in Vancouver and Seattle but returned to Yokohama on April 18 after being turned away.