Soil contamination of agricultural land, 7145 hectares in total 1999.12.15

The environmental agency reports on the soil contamination status of agricultural land to the medium-ring audit soil Pesticide Subcommittee. According to this, a total of 7145 hectares (129 regions) are accumulated in regions where cadmium, arsenic, and copper specific hazardous substances have been detected above the reference value. A total of 6174 hectares (67 regions) have been formulated to plan pollution countermeasures based on the Soil Contamination Prevention Act of agricultural land. The completion area of the countermeasure business is 5631 hectares.