1. Dr. David wants the entire incinerator to move because the prevailing winds blow its dioxin emissions right over the town. 2. Some environmentalists also raised concerns about dioxin emissions from the Times Beach incinerator, but EPA officials say there is no risk. 3. Steve Taylor of the Times Beach Action Group, which opposed incineration at Times Beach, also worried about the dioxin emissions from the incinerator. 4. The dioxin emissions had to be estimated using data from government environmental organizations. 5. Japan lags far behind other industrialized nations in curbing dioxin emissions. 6. Many protesters feel that government intervention can go only so far in reducing the danger of dioxin emissions. 7. The government plans to implement measures against dioxin emissions in December. 8. Accordingly, the agency is expected to set limits in the middle of this year for dioxin emissions and their density in the air, the officials said. 9. But local administrations are authorized to urge incinerator operators to reduce any excessive dioxin emissions. |