SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on Monday that it will include additional fine dust reduction measures in the 9th Basic Plan on Electricity Demand and Supply, which is to be established this year. The government plans to expand its policy to limit coal power plant output [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Fine dust is increasingly becoming a major issue in the daily lives of South Koreans, while also beginning to force them to change the way they live, as well as where they spend most of their time. “I usually bring my kids with me to the Han River park [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A variety of innovative items are being released to tackle fine dust, with consumers looking beyond the typical masks or air purifiers. Mobile oxygen cans and wearable air purifiers have recently been gaining popularity. Gmarket, a major South Korean online shopping mall, said sales of mobile oxygen cans in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Severe fine dust is critical to eye health. In particular, recent recipients of LASIK, LASEK, or lens implant surgery should be careful to limit exposure to fine dust, which can result in inflammation and infections on the surgery wound. Fine dust increases the danger of a dry eye syndrome, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Opinions are divided over whether the meteorological phenomenon of fine dust that hits the country from winter to spring every year is getting worse or not. Most people surveyed believe the fine dust problem is deteriorating, but some insist it has improved, citing statistical data. According to data from [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Six out of ten South Koreans believe that the current policy of restricting the use of vehicles owned by public institutions during periods of severe fine dust is ineffective, arguing that the policy should be expanded to private cars as well. The Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and Health [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — With South Korea announcing its first emergency alert for the Greater Seoul Metropolitan Area amid a severe fine dust storm that has blanketed the country, many outdoor workers had to face the fine dust without proper protective gear. Some did not even wear masks, because they were “no help [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Exposure to ultrafine dust, known as a class one carcinogen, worsens symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, a study showed Tuesday. The disease, rare in the general population with an occurrence rate of 2 cases per 100,000 people, causes paralysis and respiratory distress, [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul was hit by a record-high level of ultrafine dust, known as a class one carcinogen, on Monday, as most of South Korea was blanketed by extraordinarily heavy levels of choking dust particles for the fourth consecutive day. The Ministry of Environment has decided to extend a set of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Fine dust particles covered South Korea’s sky Sunday, prompting authorities to take countermeasures and issue advisories. The fine dust level stood at 79 micrograms per cubic meter (㎍/㎥) for Seoul as of 10 a.m., with the level in the western Yangcheong district soaring to 109 ㎍/㎥, according to Air [...]