Seongnam City to Operate Road 'Dust and Suction Cleaning Vehicles' Regularly

[Asia Economy (Seongnam) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Seongnam City in Gyeonggi Province will operate water spraying and dust suction cleaning vehicles on a regular basis starting from the 11th to reduce 'road-generated dust' (road dust emissions), which accounts for 34% of fine dust emissions in the region.

Seongnam City announced on the 8th that it recently purchased eight compressed natural gas (CNG) water spraying vehicles and one dust suction cleaning vehicle, spending 1.8 billion KRW (including 900 million KRW in national funds).

These vehicles will be deployed daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. along 1,331 km of 20 roads including Seongnam-daero, Sujeong-ro, Seohyeon-ro, and Daewang Pangyo-ro to perform water spraying and dust suction operations.

The city has designated roads near schools, kindergartens, and daycare centers such as Wonteo-ro and Nonggol-ro as fine dust concentration reduction zones, and plans to increase the operation frequency of water spraying and dust suction cleaning vehicles when fine dust warnings are issued.

Additionally, for efficient operations, the city will actively utilize data from IoT-based fine dust measuring devices installed at 75 bus stops throughout the area.

Based on data such as fine dust (PM10), ultrafine dust (PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) transmitted from each measuring device to vehicle terminals, the amount of water sprayed on each road will be determined.

A city official stated, "Of the annual fine dust emissions of 1,013 tons in the Seongnam area, 34% is road dust generated by vehicles on the road," emphasizing, "Operating water spraying and dust suction cleaning vehicles regularly will have a visible effect on reducing fine dust."

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