Staff writer
The recent commotion touched off by a TV report on dioxin in produce from Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, has served as another reminder of how vulnerable society has become to hazardous chemicals.
With both authorities and industry lagging in pollution control, public confidence in the state of the living environment is steadily eroding.
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