Environmental Measures of Kraft Pulp Production

In 1990, mass media released the news saying the dioxins were found from the paper mill sewage water. Since then, for these 10 years, many laws and regulations which affect the environmental measures of the pulp and paper industries especially regarding their bleached kraft pulp production are introduced. These laws and regulations include Offensive Odor Control Law, Law Concerning Area Wide Total Pollutant Load Control of COD. Self-management of Hazardous Air Pollutants and recently introduced Law Concerning Special Measures against Dioxins. This report summarizes the measures taken by pulp and paper industries to deal with those laws and regulations and also suggests the future measures to be taken by pulp and paper industries.