In the fiscal year 2021, it was estimated that around 40 percent of all releases of chemical substances were reported releases by industry. In contrast, around 10 percent of releases were supposedly from households.
Distribution of reported and estimated releases of chemical substances in Japan in fiscal year 2021, by source
fiscal year 2021; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
According to the source, the reported releases are from the business entities categorized as subjected to reporting. Releases are estimated for businesses that do not meet the reporting requirements, such as number of employees, annual handling quantity, etc., and are exempted from reporting.
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