Investigation on Odor Management Areas in Industrial Complexes of Seosan and Dangjin, Chungnam
[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Chungnam Provincial Institute of Health and Environment announced on the 18th that it will conduct a survey on odor management areas in industrial complexes where odor occurrences are frequent.
The survey targets are the Daesan Industrial Complex in Seosan City, the Bugok National Industrial Complex in Dangjin City, and the Songsan General Industrial Complex, all designated as odor management areas under the "Odor Prevention Act."
Among these, Seosan had previously surveyed 10 points in the Daesan and Daejuk petrochemical complexes, but since the Daesan Industrial Complex was expanded and designated as an odor management area last year, a total of 12 points will be surveyed this year.
The survey will be conducted eight times annually, twice quarterly from February to October, during both day and night. The survey items include a total of 16 types, such as composite odors, sulfur compounds, and volatile organic compounds, which are designated odor substances. If composite odors exceed the standard, additional tests for designated odor substances will be conducted.
The Provincial Institute of Health and Environment plans to promptly respond to odor-related complaints within odor management areas by conducting accurate odor inspections in cooperation with city and county authorities when severe odor occurrences arise, even outside the survey periods.
Additionally, the survey results will be reported to the environmental departments of Seosan and Dangjin cities and immediately disclosed on the Provincial Institute of Health and Environment’s website.
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An official from the Provincial Institute of Health and Environment stated, “We will conduct an accurate odor survey and disclose the results immediately. Through the survey, we aim to fulfill the residents’ right to know and enable odor management policies based on data.”
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