SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced Thursday that ‘Green Healing Offices’ have been set up using air-purifying plants at five locations including district offices and community centers. Green Healing Offices include bio-walls and flowerpot cubicles that make use of air-purifying plants. They contribute to improved air quality in the office [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s ultrafine dust emissions fell 8.5 percent on-year in 2017 as manufacturers cut back coal usage and old vehicles were replaced, government data showed Tuesday. The country’s ultrafine dust emissions totaled 91,731 tons in 2017, down by 8,516 tons from the previous year, according to the National Center [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The government’s seasonal management system for air pollution has substantially contributed to reducing the volume of ultrafine dust particles in South Korea during this winter, the Ministry of Environment said Tuesday. The ministry said the contribution rate of the seasonal management system to the reduction of ultrafine dust pollution [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The share of domestic factors in Seoul’s ultrafine dust particles has increased over the past five years, while the ratio of China’s contribution to the local particulate pollution has been stagnant, a report showed Saturday. According to the report issued by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, homegrown pollutants were responsible [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s ultrafine dust particles decreased 20 percent this winter, thanks to the new seasonal management system and decreased industrial activities due to the new coronavirus outbreak, the municipal government said Wednesday. According to the Seoul government, the capital’s density of ultrafine dust particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, [...]
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, Dec. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Ultrafine dust concentrations surged to “very bad” levels in the Seoul metropolitan area Tuesday, due largely to a steady influx of Chinese smog into the stagnant air over the Korean Peninsula, forcing local governments to issue a fine dust advisory. According to the Air Quality Forecasting Center affiliated with [...]
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. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Around 32 percent of ultrafine dust in South Korea can be attributed to China, a piece of joint research by South Korea, China and Japan showed Wednesday, as fine dust pollution continues to be a regional environmental headache. An average of 51.2 percent of ultrafine dust in South Korea [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean and Chinese researchers will conduct a joint study on harmful effects of ultrafine dust particles on the human body, officials said Tuesday. The Ministry of Education and the National Research Foundation of Korea said they have selected a Korea-China joint research study on the health effects of [...]