Back to 2006 listResults of soil survey on land owned by Chubu Electric Power and related responses
January 20, 2006
Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Quantities of lead and compounds thereof exceeding environmental standards were discovered on the former site of the Yada-Minami warehouse (Yada-Minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya), which is owned by Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. This discovery was made in a soil survey pursuant to a Nagoya city environmental health and safety ordinance (Ordinance 15, dated March 25, 2003), conducted in connection with Chubu Electric Power's demolition of the structures on the site. This discovery was reported on November 10, 2005.
In response, Chubu Electric Power has proceeded with a detailed survey to ascertain the scope of contamination on the site and taken the following measures.
1. Overview of this site:
Address: 101-1, 103, and 106 1-chome, Yada-Minami, Higashi-ku, Nagoya
Surface area: 2,445.93 square meters
2. Measures taken
Soil affected by the contamination has been excavated and removed from the site, then suitably processed.
- • Depth of excavation: to a depth of 1.5 meters below the surface of the ground
- • Volume of soil processed: approximately 340 cubic meters
Chubu Electric Power consulted with the city of Nagoya regarding these measures before implementation, and the measures were approved by the city.
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