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 [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment plans to introduce an unmanned airship to effectively monitor fine dust emitted at construction sites. The airship will be 11 meters in length and carry a hyperspectral imaging camera, while being powered by helium to save energy. With a single electric charge, it can fly [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has found that fetuses exposed to ultrafine dust (PM2.5) air pollutants, are more likely to have disabilities after birth. PM2.5 — particles in the air smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter — are Group 1 carcinogens that penetrate into peripheral blood and affect all organs in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will issue penalties to drivers of cars that emit large volumes of carbon dioxide in central Seoul starting next month as part of its ongoing efforts to curb air pollution. Owners of vehicles that are categorized as Grade 5 in terms of emission will be [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea said Thursday it will suspend the operation of coal-powered plants over the winter to reduce fine dust emissions. Eight to 15 coal power plants will suspend operations from Sunday to Feb. 29, according to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy. Other plants will be instructed to [...]