Daejeon Institute of Health and Environment to Operate Mobile Air Pollution Monitoring System from 11th

Thirteen Monitoring Points Selected Based on Applications...Same Performance as Fixed Air Quality Monitoring Stations

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The Daejeon Institute of Health and Environment will begin full-scale operation of its mobile air quality monitoring system from February 11, focusing this year on 13 monitoring points near industrial complexes and in areas where civil complaints have been reported, which were selected based on applications from the city and district offices.

The mobile monitoring system, which can identify real-time air quality in areas within the jurisdiction where air pollution is a concern and where no fixed air quality monitoring stations are installed, is a vehicle-mounted unit equipped with measuring instruments that have the same performance as fixed air quality monitoring stations. It can automatically and continuously measure seven types of air pollutants, including fine dust and ozone, 24 hours a day.

This year, the institute selected 13 monitoring points near industrial complexes and in areas where civil complaints have been reported, based on applications from the city and district offices, and plans to conduct on-site air quality surveys for more than 150 days by December.

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Jung Taeyoung, Director of the Daejeon Institute of Health and Environment, said, "The mobile monitoring system has the great advantage of being able to visit locations where it is needed and check air quality in real time," adding, "We will work to more accurately identify air pollution levels in residential environments, prevent air pollution in advance, and alleviate public anxiety."

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