Air pollution in the Republic of Korea

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00022470.1984.10465820· OSTI ID:6049732

Kim, Y S

A brief description is presented of the air quality, structure of current air pollution programs and future developments in air pollution control in the Republic of Korea. With the rapid increase of industrialization and urbanization during the 1970s, air pollution problems have become a primary social and public health concern. The major pollution sources are: increasing emissions for industrial processes; automobile exhaust emissions; and the combustion of coal briquettes, a domestic fuel which is used in more than 70% of the households. A summary is presented of air pollution measurement methods and ambient standards in Korea. Included are data for sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, total suspended particulates, ozone, and hydrocarbons.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Texas School of Public Health, Houston
• OSTI ID: 6049732
• Journal Information: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Vol. 34:8; ISSN JPCAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
ASIA
AUTOMOBILES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COAL
COMBUSTION
CONTROL
DATA
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
ENERGY SOURCES
EXHAUST GASES
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HYDROCARBONS
INDUSTRIAL WASTES
INFORMATION
MANAGEMENT
MATERIALS
MEASURING METHODS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
NITROGEN OXIDES
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
OZONE
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION REGULATIONS
POLLUTION SOURCES
PUBLIC HEALTH
REGULATIONS
REPUBLIC OF KOREA
STACK DISPOSAL
STANDARDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR DIOXIDE
SULFUR OXIDES
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES
VEHICLES
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE MANAGEMENT
WASTES