Following the rapid economic growth after World War II, diseases associated with environmental pollution frequently occurred due to delayed implementation
of countermeasures against environmental pollution. These diseases are exemplified by Minamata disease, Itai-itai disease, chronic
arsenic poisoning, and Yokkaichi asthma. After multiple episodes of these pollution-related diseases were experienced, the government and the private
sector made joint efforts to reduce environmental pollution. As a result of these efforts and because of changes in the industrial structure, pollution-
related diseases have declined. Instead, however, air pollution from automobile exhaust and the health effects of automobile exhaust on people
living along roads with heavy traffic began to attract the public's attention after an increase in the use of automobiles. The epidemiological surveys
carried out by the Environmental Agency and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government also have suggested unfavorable effects of automobile-caused air
pollution on people living in large cities or along major roads. To solve this problem, it seems imperative to promote the reasonable use of automobiles
and to work toward more efficient transportation of goods based on analyses of city structure, the life-styles of city dwellers, and the socioeconomic
composition of cities. In addition, the discharge of pollutants from automobiles could be controlled.
Following the rapid economic growth after World War II, diseases associated with environmental pollution frequently occurred due to delayed implementationof countermeasures against environmental pollution. These diseases are exemplified by Minamata disease, Itai-itai disease, chronicarsenic poisoning, and Yokkaichi asthma. After multiple episodes of these pollution-related diseases were experienced, the government and the privatesector made joint efforts to reduce environmental pollution. As a result of these efforts and because of changes in the industrial structure, pollution-related diseases have declined. Instead, however, air pollution from automobile exhaust and the health effects of automobile exhaust on peopleliving along roads with heavy traffic began to attract the public's attention after an increase in the use of automobiles. The epidemiological surveyscarried out by the Environmental Agency and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government also have suggested unfavorable effects of automobile-caused airpollution on people living in large cities or along major roads. To solve this problem, it seems imperative to promote the reasonable use of automobilesand to work toward more efficient transportation of goods based on analyses of city structure, the life-styles of city dwellers, and the socioeconomiccomposition of cities. In addition, the discharge of pollutants from automobiles could be controlled.
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