An Environment Agency advisory panel wants the government to revise legislation controlling nitrogen oxide emissions to include diesel exhaust particulate matter, according to a copy of a report obtained by Kyodo News on Saturday.
The Central Environment Council urges in its report that the suspected carcinogen be controlled along with nitrogen oxide, which is regulated by the Automobile Nitrogen Oxide Reduction Law.
Based on the panel's report, the agency is expected to submit a bill to revise the law to the next ordinary Diet session, which starts in January.