Gyeonggi-do Launches 'Campaign and Joint Inspection' to Reduce Fine Dust Around Pyeongtaek Port

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will launch a campaign to promote and inspect fine dust emissions targeting the Pyeongtaek Port area.

The province announced on the 14th that from the 15th to the 16th of this month, it will conduct a fine dust seasonal management system promotion campaign at Pyeongtaek Port, provide free inspections of vehicles equipped with Diesel Particulate Filters (DPF), and carry out non-face-to-face workplace inspections through air pollution monitoring in the surrounding areas.

This campaign will be jointly conducted at the East Pier of Pyeongtaek Port by the province, the Seoul Metropolitan Air Quality Management Office, the Pyeongtaek Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs).

However, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, inspections will be conducted non-face-to-face using mobile measurement vehicles and drones. Measurement vehicles will move around industrial complex workplaces to check real-time air pollution, and drones will be used to inspect workplace facilities.

Additionally, for comprehensive management of fine dust in port areas, a joint campaign and vehicle emission inspections will be simultaneously promoted at Dangjin Port by Chungcheongnam-do Province and the Geum River Basin Environmental Office.

A provincial official stated, "Continuous cooperation among the five institutions is important to reduce fine dust in the Pyeongtaek and Dangjin port areas, which are logistics hubs in the Yellow Sea region," and urged, "During the seasonal management period, please actively participate in daily practices with the mindset that each citizen is a fine dust resolver, such as refraining from driving Grade 5 vehicles."

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