Environmental Risk Management - Initiatives to Address PCB Pollution

At the aforementioned five factories, we have completed measures to prevent the spread of soil contamination. Regarding the excavation of buried PCB waste, we have completed the necessary measures at four of the factories. At the remaining factory, Panasonic Electronic Devices Matsue, we are continuing efforts to complete the excavation work by the end of fiscal 2009.

Excavation of buried PCB-filled devices at Panasonic Electronic Devices Matsue

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• Properly managing PCB waste and purifying contaminated soil
• Treatment of PCB-filled capacitors
• Towards the early decontamination of PCB waste