Gwangju City, Special Inspection of Fine Dust Emission Sites Finds 13 Violations

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City announced on the 28th that it detected 13 businesses violating environmental laws after conducting special inspections on 65 sources of environmental pollutant emissions inside and outside industrial complexes from the 18th to the 25th to reduce high concentrations of fine dust in spring.

This inspection was carried out to strengthen on-site management of businesses emitting large amounts of air pollutants, as air quality deterioration has continued this year, including the recent issuance of emergency fine dust reduction measures in the metropolitan area.

The inspection team consisted of 44 members in 19 teams, including the city, autonomous districts, and Yeongsan River Basin Environmental Office, and conducted intensive inspections over two weeks while touring five autonomous districts inside and outside the industrial complexes.

Strict administrative actions will be taken against the 13 violating businesses according to environmental laws based on the inspection results.

Among the violating businesses, Company A located in Gwangsan-gu installed and operated emission facilities outdoors without any pollution prevention facilities to reduce air pollutants, and seven companies operated while neglecting malfunctions in their prevention facilities.

In particular, Companies B and C have violated the same issues in the past two years and are expected to face stricter administrative measures (operation suspension orders).

Song Yong-su, Director of the Climate and Environment Policy Division of the city, said, “Acts that harm citizens' health and the natural environment will be thoroughly tracked and strictly dealt with according to the law,” and added, “We hope businesses emitting environmental pollutants will manage their operations thoroughly.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.