Environmental Restoration and Conservation Agency, ERCA works on various activities; compensation for sufferers of health hazards caused by pollution; promotion of the activities for prevention of health hazards caused by pollution; support to private organizations which work on environmental conservation in the developing areas of the world nations and in Japan through a grant, development of human resources, and provision of information; support of smooth implementation of polychlorinated biphenyl waste disposal; management of funds for the administration and maintenance of final waste disposal sites; provision of medical expenses and other relief benefits to sufferers of asbestos-related disease such as mesothelioma, and lung cancer; and funding operations of the Environment Research and Technology Development Fund (ERDF) which contribute environmental policies.