Vol.11 No.4 July, 2000
Contents
Preface
Chemicals in the Hospital----Shiro Shirato 249

Special Issues: Application of PRTR
Influences of the Pollution Release and Transfer Register System on Waste Management----Kohei Urano 251 abst
Concerning Target Chemical Substances, Criteria for Products, and Businesses subject to PRTR Reporting, as covered by the "Law Concerning Reporting, etc. of Releases to the Environment of Specific Chemical Substances and Promoting Improvements in Their Management." ----Yuichi Nagasaka 257 abst
MSDS and Guidelines on Management of Chemical Substances----Masami Nishimura and Takashi Koyari 264 abst
Toward a Better Application of PRTR Data in Local Governments----Kazunori Watanabe 270 abst
Toshiba's Control of Chemical Substances and Waste----Kiyoshi Sanehira 275 abst
NGOs' activities and PRTR System----Kimie Tsunoda 281 abst

Review
Input-Output Analysis of Waste Management----Shinichiro Nakamura 289 abst

Assertion
How to Solve Social Problems Concerning Landfill----Yasuhiko Kobayashi 301 abst

Report
The Occurrence and Intermediate Disposal of Earthquake Waste--A Report on the Waste Disposal Project in Koshien-Hama------Hayao Noami, Shinji Yoshida, and Mamoru Kamada 305 abst