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| On the afternoon of the afternoon of the 12th, when the’emergency reduction measures’ of high concentration fine dust in the metropolitan area was issued, the city center viewed from the Nuedari Bridge in Seocho-gu, Seoul was hazy. 2021.3.12/News1 © News1 Reporter Lee Jae-myeong |
In the metropolitan area, the concentration of fine dust and ultrafine dust is showing’bad’ levels throughout the country.
According to the Korea Environment Corporation on the 14th, fine dust flows in most of the morning to the midwest and some southern regions, and the concentration of fine dust is increasing due to the accumulation of domestic and foreign fine dust due to atmospheric stagnation.
The metropolitan area, Gangwon Yeongseo, Chungcheong area, Gwangju, Jeonbuk, Daegu, Ulsan, and Jeju are expected to be’bad’, and other areas are expected to be’normal’. However, the metropolitan area seems to be at a’very bad’ level temporarily in the morning.
The concentration of fine dust nationwide is 85㎍/㎥ in Seoul, 76㎍/㎥ in Gyeonggi, 58㎍/㎥ in Gangwon, 62㎍/㎥ in Chungnam, 44㎍/㎥ in Daejeon, 62㎍/㎥ in Sejong, and 55 in Chungbuk as of 8 am on the same day. ㎍/㎥, Gyeongbuk 49㎍/㎥, Gwangju 39㎍/㎥, Jeonnam 34㎍/㎥, Jeju 50㎍/㎥, Incheon 74㎍/㎥, Jeonbuk 43㎍/㎥, Daegu 53㎍/㎥, Gyeongnam 37㎍/ ㎥, Ulsan 49㎍/㎥, and Busan 53㎍/㎥.
The concentration of ultrafine dust is 61㎍/㎥ in Seoul, 54㎍/㎥ in Gyeonggi, 41㎍/㎥ in Gangwon, 41㎍/㎥ in Chungnam, 28㎍/㎥ in Daejeon, 45㎍/㎥ in Sejong, 41㎍/㎥ in Chungbuk, and 33㎍ in Gyeongbuk. /㎥, Gwangju 32㎍/㎥, Jeonnam 22㎍/㎥, Jeju 36㎍/㎥, Incheon 48㎍/㎥, Jeonbuk 32㎍/㎥, Daegu 36㎍/㎥, Gyeongnam 23㎍/㎥, Ulsan 34㎍/㎥ , Busan 33㎍/㎥.
The Ministry of Environment issued preliminary measures to reduce fine dust in metropolitan areas such as Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Incheon from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. This refers to preemptive fine dust reduction measures targeted at the public sector one day in advance when the possibility of implementing emergency reduction measures is high.
If preliminary measures to reduce fine dust are issued, the two-part system for administrative and public vehicles, shortening and adjusting the operation of public worksites and construction sites, and reinforcing road cleaning such as high-pressure sprinklers and vacuum cleaners will be implemented.