By KAI ICHINO/ Staff Writer
October 22, 2024 at 15:45 JST
Alarming levels of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and other substances are detected in spring water in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture. The photo was taken on March 25, 2021. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The government is poised to toughen regulations to ensure safer drinking water in Japan, after a recent survey showed that organic fluorine compounds in tap water exceeded guidelines for the third consecutive year. [Read More]
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