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.

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. .

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.