SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The government and academia will jointly conduct a three-dimensional observation of pollutants such as yellow dust and fine dust flowing into South Korea. The Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said Thursday it will conduct a three-dimensional observation of air quality in the West Sea to analyze incoming air pollutants to [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s fine dust emissions from coal-fired power plants fell 40 percent on-year over the winter season, data showed Tuesday, after the country scaled down the operations of such plants. Emissions of fine dust from local coal plants reached 3,212 tons over the December-February period, down from 5,320 tons [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – In Seoul, the concentration of PM-10 (fine dust particles smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter) typically reaches its highest level shortly after commuting hours in the morning, a recent study showed. A report by Prof. Heo Chang-hoe from Seoul National University published on Saturday showed that fine dust in [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) plans to set up miniature fine dust monitoring devices at baseball stadiums in 10 locations to monitor fine dust in real time. A company selected to carry out the project will be responsible for installing fine dust monitoring devices, certified as grade 1 devices [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will push for a project to improve public transportation air quality by disclosing the concentration of PM 2.5, or fine dust particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter in real time at subway stations nationwide. The Ministry of Environment said Tuesday that it has established a basic [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gyeongui Line and Gyeongchun Line Forest Parks built on top of old railways are making a significant contribution to the reduction of fine dust. The Seoul Metropolitan Government reported that the Gyeongui Line and Gyeongchun Line Forest Parks are visited by 25,000 people and 8,000 people, respectively, every [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Ultrafine dust in the capitals of South Korea and China is made up of similar components, most coming from automotive emissions and coal power plants, joint research by the two countries showed Wednesday. According to the research released by the Korea-China Air Quality Joint Research Team, ultrafine dust collected [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Seocho District announced on Wednesday that 149 eco-friendly buses equipped with fine dust filters began operation this month. The buses are equipped with fine dust filters that reduce the amount of emissions consisting of fine dust. The district reported that the filters led to the reduction of 2,721.6 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s fine dust emissions from coal-based power plants moved down 36 percent in the first three weeks of December from a year earlier, data showed Monday, after the country scaled down the operations of such plants for winter. Emissions of fine dust from local coal plants reached 828 [...]
SEJONG, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The government on Tuesday announced a plan to lower the level of the country’s toxic fine dust to that recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) by 2040. The plan is part of the 5th National Environment Comprehensive Plan (NECP), which was resolved for a “green society” at a [...]