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PCB Symposium 2003 in Malaysia |
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Is there
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Canada |
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| Australia |
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| Taiwan |
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| Malaysia |
No official data,
but according to our national power supplier there
are still1200 kg of PCBs in the form of capacitors
banks are awaiting to be destroyed. |
| Japan |
YES. The law for
PCB in 2001 obliges PCB owners to report the situation
of storage and usage of PCB.
By the report in 2002,
*Transformers and capacitors (High voltage): 236,841
*Transformers and capacitors (Low voltage): 1,176,795
*Capacitors such as fluorescent lights: 4,170,839
*Carbonless duplicating paper: 679 tons |
| Korea |
The amount of PCB
waste is confirmed:
1999 - 1ton (exported to Netherlands)
2000 - 167.4tons(exported to Netherlands) |
| Hong Kong |
According to the
WDO, PCB waste producers are required to register
with the EPD. |
| China |
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| Indonesia |
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