This pictures are taken in this office.

The capacitors in our office are made in 1970. These contains PCBs. Owner of this building didn't know about the fact, before our research. The owner may be disposed it without knowing it.

We are surprised that the eqipments containing PCBs are used near at hand. We think in there will be the same case all parts of Japan. So we started to take actions for PCBs issue.

Place: The office of Japan Offspring Fund

Why capacitor is an issues?
The amount of lost capacitors are large
The accident that the capacitors containing PCBs burst on students. So the life span of capacitor will finish soon.
The public awareness is necessary for collection of PCBs product.

I introduce our action to PCBs issue.

Proposal to the government

• We proposed that equipments containing PCBs should be collected

Participation to POPs treaty convention

• We appealed the necessity of PCBs treatment strategies

Raise public awareness

• We researched PCBs leakage from capacitors
• We hold a PCBs symposium

Information showing with Asian countries

• Working Group

I talk about our future works

We will research the current use of capacitors containing PCBs by questionnaires to the citizen

We will attend CODEX committee on food additives and contaminants (CCFAC) (Tanzania, March). At CCFAC, will be discussed maximum limits etc. of PCBs and dioxins in food. We will make a poster to eliminate the source of PCBs after lunch. We will appeal to the government delegations and NGOs by distributing the poster.