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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012 Location: South Korea
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 5:41 am Post subject: Gray smog blows in from China |
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http://nwww.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20130116000769
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Gray pollutants that have turned China�s Beijing into �Gray-jing� appear to be affecting Korea as well, government researchers said Wednesday.
The level of particulate matter and air pollutants including sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide in major cities surpassed two times the standard in recent days, prompting authorities to issue health advisories and environmentalists to take to streets.
�The recent smog in Korea is a mixture of air pollutants coming from China, water vapor and polluting substances (mixed into the snowmelt),� said Kim Jong-choon, a director at the National Institute of Environmental Research.
Beijing has recently been suffocated by gray smog. The Chinese capital on Sunday issued its first-ever orange alert, indicating visibility was less than 200 meters.
The concentration of PM 10 (particulate matter smaller than 10 micrograms per cubic meter) in the air marked well above the standard in major cities and provinces, including the capital Seoul with 218 and Gangwon Province with 276.
The standard is 100 micrograms per cubic meter in the air. Busan was found with 272, Incheon with 244, Daegu with 235 and Gwangju with 247.
�The particulates may cause respiratory diseases. Further examinations for secondary pollution of soil and water are needed,� the researcher said.
The Ministry of Environment promised to closely monitor the pollutants by conducting checks on a regular basis.
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T-J
Joined: 10 Oct 2008 Location: Seoul EunpyungGu Yeonsinnae
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Realy, there ought to be a TOS rule about simply copy pasting news articles. Most people get their news from news sites. We are aware of current events. If you have an opinion to state or want to start a discussion then do so, if not then don't waste our time with your need to post for the sake of posting.
/rant
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012 Location: South Korea
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:19 am Post subject: |
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Just informing everyone about dangerously bad air blowing in from China. It could be seen as a warning for those who may have problems breathing. That certainly applies to living in Korea and I haven't seen anyone else bringing up the issue. |
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dairyairy
Joined: 17 May 2012 Location: South Korea
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orosee
Joined: 07 Mar 2008 Location: Hannam-dong, Seoul
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, "nice" to see that China has added a new colour to their annual dust contribution in Korea. |
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Captain Corea
Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: Seoul
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 4:43 pm Post subject: |
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dairyairy wrote: |
Just informing everyone about dangerously bad air blowing in from China. It could be seen as a warning for those who may have problems breathing. That certainly applies to living in Korea and I haven't seen anyone else bringing up the issue. |
Yeah, I'm cool with this being posted.
I didn't see it in the paper(s) I usually read, so it's good to see/know about this stuff - especially stuff that's related to Korea (the purpose of this forum).
No worries, dairy airy, ya did fine in posting this up, IMO. |
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sublunari
Joined: 11 Jun 2009
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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I've been coughing for the last few days, I'm not sick, and, curiously enough, I can't see the mountains at the edge of the city anymore. Is there a website that provides realtime updates for pollution levels in the country? |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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sublunari wrote: |
I've been coughing for the last few days, I'm not sick, and, curiously enough, I can't see the mountains at the edge of the city anymore. Is there a website that provides realtime updates for pollution levels in the country? |
I know of this one.
And yes, it is registering the crap I see outside as pretty heavy pollution. Thanks, China! |
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s.tickbeat
Joined: 21 Feb 2010 Location: Gimhae
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Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:18 pm Post subject: |
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Same here, not sick - but coughing and wheezing. I feel totally fine, except for that part of things. How long is it expected to continue? |
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lemak
Joined: 02 Jan 2011
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:52 am Post subject: |
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Crystal clear skies over Shanghai today - the likes of which I never once saw in Korea. I guess a lot of the crud tends to blow eastward.
I can tell you one thing, In China I use my asthma sprays about 10% that the amount I used them in Korea. Not sure what that means, but I'll take it as a positive. |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003 Location: who, what, where, when, why, how?
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:54 pm Post subject: |
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lemak wrote: |
Crystal clear skies over Shanghai today - the likes of which I never once saw in Korea. I guess a lot of the crud tends to blow eastward.
I can tell you one thing, In China I use my asthma sprays about 10% that the amount I used them in Korea. Not sure what that means, but I'll take it as a positive. |
I don't really think that Shanghai has anything whatsoever to do with the crap blowing into Korea but okay. |
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