Pollution prevention industry

Japanese: 公害防止産業 - こうがいぼうしさんぎょう

An industry that manufactures equipment to prevent pollution such as air pollution and water pollution. Japan's rapid economic growth from the 1960s to the 1970s intensified pollution, and public awareness of environmental conservation increased, leading to the strengthening of various pollution regulations, including the Basic Law for Pollution Control that came into effect in 1967. As a result, the demand for pollution prevention equipment increased sharply. In other words, the pollution prevention industry can be said to be a new industry that was born in the late 1960s. Pollution prevention equipment can be broadly divided into (1) air pollution prevention equipment, (2) water pollution prevention equipment, (3) waste (garbage) treatment equipment, and (4) noise and vibration prevention equipment.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大気汚染，水質汚濁などの公害を防止するための装置を製造する産業。1960年代から70年代にかけての日本の経済の高度成長は公害を激化させ，国民の環境保全への意識が高まり，1967年に施行された公害対策基本法をはじめ各種公害の規制が強化された。その結果，公害防止装置への需要は急増した。つまり公害防止産業は，1960年代後半に誕生した新しい産業ということができる。　公害防止装置は大きく分けると，(1)大気汚染防止装置，(2)水質汚濁防止装置，(3)廃棄物(ごみ)処理装置，(4)騒音･振動防止装置となる。

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