Launch of Southeast Mega City... Joint Research on Air Quality Improvement in Bu-Ul-Gyeong Begins

Joint Research Promotion for Air Quality Improvement by the Southeast Regional Institute of Health and Environment.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Ahead of the launch of the Southeast Region Metropolitan Special Union in January next year, the Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam Health and Environment Research Institutes will jointly conduct research to improve air quality in the Southeast region.

The Gyeongnam Health and Environment Research Institute announced on the 10th that it will collaborate with the Busan and Ulsan institutes on joint research in the field of air quality in the Southeast region to identify causes of high-concentration fine dust.

Since air pollutants cross regional boundaries and affect each other, cooperation between cities, provinces, and countries is important for efficient and sustainable solutions. To this end, the three research institutes in the Southeast region formed a working-level team at the end of last month.

This year, they will jointly research two projects: investigating the impact of logistics movement and industrial complex air pollution on surrounding areas, and analyzing the causes and contribution assessment of high-concentration fine dust and ozone occurrences.

The investigation of logistics movement and industrial complex air pollution and its impact on surrounding areas will target the Shinhang Logistics Hinterland Complex, Noksan Industrial Complex, and Yongwon Residential Complex, which are located on the border between Gyeongnam and Busan.

Between March and October, the three Southeast region Health and Environment Research Institutes will conduct simultaneous investigations in the target areas using real-time hazardous air pollutant measurement systems that all three institutes possess.

The analysis of causes and contribution assessment of high-concentration air pollutants will involve sharing information such as airflow analysis during high-concentration air pollution events, prediction of fine dust components, sources of air pollution emissions, and emission volumes. This shared data will be used for joint evaluation to identify causes and develop reduction measures.

An interim review of the joint research results and progress will be held in June, and a final report meeting along with a forum to share diverse opinions from air quality experts for improving air quality in the Southeast region is planned for October.

Choi Hyungseop, director of the Gyeongnam Health and Environment Research Institute, said, “Joint research in the air quality field can play an important role in building the Southeast Region Mega City. We will do our best to faithfully carry out the two joint research projects this year to become a model case for metropolitan air quality improvement.”

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