Gumi-si Operates 'Air Purifier Bus' Moving on Roads

Pilot Project for Installing Fine Dust Adsorption Filters on City Buses to Begin on the 2nd

Gumi City in Gyeongbuk will attach 'fine dust adsorption filters' to 12 city buses operating within the area and conduct a one-year pilot operation starting from the 2nd.

As city buses equipped with fine dust adsorption filters run on the roads, fine dust is trapped by the filters, and clean air is emitted.

The adsorption filter consists of three layers and applies Carbon Fabric Mesh technology to absorb, store, and decompose major fine dust generating substances such as nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and volatile organic compounds.

According to the Korea Testing & Research Institute's report, one bus equipped with the fine dust adsorption filter removes 2,064g of fine dust, which is equivalent to the amount of fine dust absorbed by 58 trees annually.

The city expects the pilot project to have the effect of planting 696 trees and plans to analyze the filters during the project and expand the implementation based on the results.

Kwon Mi-young, head of the Environmental Policy Division, said, "We hope this fine dust adsorption filter attachment project will be effective in reducing fine dust on the roads," adding, "We will strive to promote proactive administration that citizens can feel through various life-centered fine dust reduction measures."