Gyeonggi-do Strengthens Odor Situation Investigation

Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province is strengthening its odor status investigation.

The Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment announced on the 28th that it will change the investigation method for odor management areas in the province, which has been conducted since 2005, and apply it from this year after 15 years.

This is due to the newly established "Notice on Detailed Procedures and Methods of Odor Status Investigation," which has been in effect since January this year.

According to this revision, the air quality survey, which was previously conducted once quarterly, will now be conducted for more than two days during both day and night in the first and second halves of the year when odor complaints are concentrated, and an investigation of odor-emitting businesses will be added.

The investigation points will be changed from the existing points to reflect complaints arising from large-scale land use such as new town development around odor management areas, and investigations will be conducted at newly selected points from the first half of this year.

The Institute of Health and Environment will use a newly introduced odor mobile measurement vehicle for areas that habitually exceed the odor emission allowance standards based on the investigation results.

This year, the Institute will conduct status investigations on two odor management areas in the province. The target areas are Siheung Smart Hub and Osan Nueup-dong general industrial area. The investigation items include composite odor and 22 designated odor substances, totaling 23 items.

Yoon Mi-hye, director of the Gyeonggi-do Institute of Health and Environment, said, "Odor pollution occurs instantaneously and locally, and to prevent this, rapid response and the establishment and implementation of effective measures to reduce odor are required. We will strive harder to improve the environment in the province with the new odor status investigation method."

Last year, the Institute conducted status investigations on four odor management areas in the province and notified the results to the respective local governments.

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