Yeongsangang Regional Environmental Office Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Fine Dust Emissions at Business Sites

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] The Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office announced on the 4th that it will intensify monitoring of illegal fine dust emissions using advanced monitoring equipment such as mobile measurement vehicles as part of a full-scale response to high-concentration fine dust occurrences in spring.

This intensive inspection is conducted jointly by the Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office, Jeonnam Health and Environment Research Institute, Yeosu City Hall, Gwangyang City Hall, and the Private Drone Association, focusing on major industrial complexes such as Yeosu Industrial Complex, Gwangyang Industrial Complex, and Haeryong Industrial Complex until the 6th.

The monitoring activities utilize four mobile measurement vehicles and eight drones. The mobile measurement vehicles are equipped with internal analysis devices that can operate over wide areas and measure about 60 types of VOCs in real-time without preprocessing. Drones are used for measuring pollutants and remote monitoring of facilities that are difficult to access directly from above the workplaces.

In particular, this inspection method allows for rapid checks around multiple emission workplaces in industrial complexes with minimal personnel, enabling efficient monitoring of companies illegally emitting high concentrations of fine dust.

The Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office plans to mobilize all available personnel and monitoring equipment to intensively crack down on suspected illegal emission workplaces until the end of March, taking strict actions such as prosecution, fines, and administrative measures against violating businesses.

Kim Seung-hee, head of the Yeongsangang River Basin Environmental Office, said, “This intensive inspection is conducted during March, the period when ultrafine dust concentrations are the highest throughout the year due to spring weather conditions.” He added, “We will actively promote continuous non-face-to-face inspections of illegal emission workplaces using advanced monitoring equipment and do our best to reduce emissions from workplaces to protect the health of local residents and provide a pleasant living environment from fine dust.”

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