TOKYO: Tokyo officials said Friday they had found levels of benzene 130 times above the recommended amount in groundwater at the new site for the country's famed Tsukiji fish market. "Air quality data taken above ground, where businesses will operate, show that, scientifically, it is safe," Yasuma told AFP. "What needs to be monitored is the trend of groundwater samples — whether it is going up or down or staying the same. The world-famous Tsukiji market is due to close in October to make way for a transport hub for use during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The well containing the extremely contaminated groundwater samples was located in a paved parking lot of the market, official documents show.—AFP

Source: New Strait Times April 07, 2018 01:41 UTC