Soil Pollution in Asia

Soil Pollution in Asia
Akio Hata and Naohiko Takura (eds.)

186 mm x 130 mm
272 pages 
JPY 2,000
ISBN 9784790713562
Pub date: September 2008

The report presents the status of the soil contamination problem in Asia and proposes solutions. The report captures the reality of serious water and soil pollution caused by wastewater from metal mine smelters and chemical plants in China and its Guangdong and Hunan Provinces, as well as the occurrence of “cancer villages,” and also analyzes examples from field studies in Korea, Taiwan, and other countries and areas.

Points of Appeal

1. Reportage that captures the real words of the residents
2. A sharp look at the harsh reality

Table of Contents
Preface

Chapter 1: Soil contamination in China
Chapter 2: Soil contamination in Guangdong Province, China
Chapter 3: Liangqiao Village, a “cancer village” in Guangdong Province, China
Chapter 4: Shangqiao Village, a “cancer village” in Guangdong Province, China
Chapter 5: Soil pollution in Hunan Province, China
Chapter 6: Water pollution in Dongting Lake, Hunan Province, China
Chapter 7: Comparison of soil contamination countermeasures in China and Japan
Chapter 8: Recommendations for soil pollution countermeasures in China
Chapter 9: Soil pollution in South Korea
Chapter 10: Soil pollution in Taiwan — Soil and water pollution at the Anshun plant in Tainan City
Chapter 11: Soil pollution in Japan
Chapter 12: Soil contamination at the former site of the Tokyo Gas Toyosu plant, where the Tsukiji market is to be relocated
Chapter 13: Waste problems and soil contamination in Yokkaichi

Afterword: Passing on Japan’s pollution lessons to Asia

Reviews
“Asia is being hit by the same pollution that once hit Japan. Researchers from Japan and China, as well as reporters from this newspaper, report on the current situation in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan, in addition to China. The social structure that produces pollution is common.” ―Mainichi Shimbun

“The argument that ‘Japan’s lessons for Asia’ is persuasive.” ―Asahi Shimbun

Author Information
Akio Hata
Born in 1946. Ph. D. in Commerce from Kyoto University. Professor, Graduate School of Business Administration, Osaka City University. Specializes in environmental policy theory.

Naohiko Takura
Born in 1968. Graduated from Wakayama University, Faculty of Economics. Reporter for the Mainichi Newspapers.