Vol.13 No.5 September, 2002

Contents

Preface

Role of Waste Management Field towards the Sustainable Society
......Yasuhiko Wada 237

Special Issues: Persistent Toxic Substances

Persistent Chemicals and Ecosystem Preservation
......Yuko Sasaki 239 abst

Dioxin Impurity in Agrochemicals
......Shigeki Masunaga 247 abst

Fate of Persistent Organic Pollutants----From Atmosphere to Water, Sediments and Organisms----
......Takehiko Fukushima, Noriatsu Ozaki, Toshiko Komatsu and Haruki Shimazu 255 abst

Emission of Heavy Metals from Anthropogenic and Natural Sources into the Environment and How to Control them
......Akiko Kida and Shin-ichi Sakai 264 abst

Review

Utilization of Biomass Energy
......Makoto Ikegami 278 abst

Report

The Philosophy and Reality of Responsible Care----The Case of Chemical Factories in Yamaguchi Prefecture----
......Rie Nomiyama and Ken'ichi Togawa 288 abst