Tomorrow 'Fine Dust Emergency'... Daejeon, Chungnam, Honam Crackdown on Grade 5 Diesel Vehicles

Fine dust warnings have been issued for the Daejeon, Chungnam, and Honam regions. Accordingly, operating hours at public workplaces and construction sites will be shortened, and the operation of Grade 5 diesel vehicles will be restricted.

From 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the 7th, high-concentration fine dust emergency reduction measures will be implemented in Daejeon, Chungnam, Gwangju, Jeonbuk, and Jeonnam. Measures such as shortening the operating hours of workplaces that emit a large amount of fine dust, especially public workplaces and construction sites, will be enforced.

On the 6th, when the emergency fine dust reduction measures were implemented in the Seoul metropolitan area, the city viewed from the 63 Square Observatory in Yeouido, Seoul, was shrouded in fine dust. Photo by Jin-Hyung Kang aymsdream@

In addition, according to ordinances of each city and province, the operation of Grade 5 diesel vehicles will be restricted. Enforcement will be carried out using unmanned cameras, and a fine of 100,000 KRW per day will be imposed if caught.

Due to the influx of foreign fine dust, the western regions experienced high levels of fine dust. As of 5 p.m. on this day, the ultrafine dust (PM2.5) levels in Incheon, Sejong, Chungnam, Daejeon, and Honam are classified as 'Very Bad.' Seoul, Gyeonggi, and Chungbuk are at 'Bad' levels.

In Jeonbuk and Jeonnam on this day, the 1-hour average ultrafine dust concentration soared to a maximum of 268㎍/㎥ (1 p.m. at Simwon-myeon) and 234㎍/㎥ (2 p.m. at Yeonggwang-eup), respectively. Chungnam recorded a peak of 232㎍/㎥ (Seocheon-eup) until 5 p.m. on this day.

On the 7th, fine dust levels are expected to be 'Bad' in the metropolitan area, Gangwon Yeongseo, Chungcheong, Honam, Busan, Ulsan, and Gyeongnam, while other areas are expected to be at 'Normal' levels.

In particular, Incheon, southern Gyeonggi, Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Honam may experience 'Very Bad' fine dust levels during the morning.

Among regions forecasted to have normal fine dust levels, Daegu and Gyeongbuk will experience 'Bad' levels in the morning, and Jeju will have 'Bad' levels in the afternoon.

This is because existing fine dust cannot disperse, and yellow dust is also being introduced.

Yellow dust is weakly originating from the Inner Mongolian Plateau and the Gobi Desert on this day, and this yellow dust may affect the country from the afternoon to night of the 7th.

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