Busan City Hall

City Government

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City Commitments on Fine Dust Reduction Measures

ico clean image01Reduce fine dust emissions by 30 percent
  • Designate and manage Emission Control Areas (ECA) along the city’s coast
  • Convert fuel for yard tractors and government vessels from diesel to LNG by 2022
  • Expand the use of environmentally-friendly vehicles
  • Introduce remote sensing of motor vehicle exhaust emissions
  • Pilot project regarding the establishment of an air pollution prevention facility for 25 small businesses, and the strengthening of air pollution inspections of businesses
  • Strengthen management oversight within construction sites
  • Operate street sweepers to reduce re-suspended road dust
  • Expand urban forests
ico clean image02 Designate safe fine dust-free zones for children
  • Establish a pilot project in two locations to create a standardized model for fine dust-free school zones
  • Install air purifiers in 1,897 daycare centers and 366 kindergartens in 2018
  • Install air purifiers in all 628 elementary, middle and high schools.
  • Create school forests in 30 locations by 2022
  • Eliminate street parking spaces within school zones
ico clean image03Ensure underground shopping centers have cleaner air and more pleasant environments
  • Establish air quality measurements on a regular basis and alert systems in 6 underground areas by 2022
  • Purchase special cleaning equipment for public pedestrian walkways
  • Create green resting places in 8 locations
ico clean image04Implement emergency countermeasures against high fine dust levels
  • When elevated fine dust levels are expected, enforce emergency dust reduction measures - driving restrictions, change in operating hours at emission facilities and construction sites
  • When issuing a fine dust warning, reduce government vehicle operations by half and enforce a mandatory ‘alternate no-driving day’ policy for all city workers
  • Emergency operation of road cleaning, water wagon de-dusting vehicles
  • Reduce incineration by 20 percent at large-scale incineration plants and cut fuel usage at air pollution discharge facilities.
ico clean image05Improve public confidence through precise air quality management and the prompt sharing of situational information
  • Utilize a one-click disaster propagation system and display the information at approximately 450 metro platforms
  • Add an additional seven air pollution monitoring stations
  • Offer high density fine dust alert monitors to 5,188 agencies, including daycare centers, schools and facilities for the elderly