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Promotion of natural gas vehicle in Korea
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Promotion of natural gas vehicle in Korea
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| Material Type | Reports |
| Author(English) |
Kim, Yong Gu; Park, Jun Hyun |
| Publisher |
[Seoul] : Korea Environment Institute |
| Date | 2011 |
| Series Title; No | Project Report / 2011-03-05 |
| Pages | 71 |
| Subject Country | South Korea(Asia and Pacific) |
| Language | English |
| File Type | Documents |
| Original Format | |
| Subject | Territorial Development < Transport/Logistics Territorial Development < Environment |
| Holding | Korea Environment Institute |
| License |  |
Abstract
In the beginning of year 2000, the quality of air in the metropolitan area including Seoul was in seriously bad condition. The concentration of fine particles exceeded the national environmental standard of sharp increase in the concentration of ozone. The situation at that time was the worst among the major cities of OECD countries. The causes for the drastic worsening of air quality in the metropolitan area was mainly due to increased numbers of automobiles, i.e. heavy-duty vehicles, recreational vehicles, diesel passenger cars, etc. The increase of the number of overall vehicles on the road in Korea has become a significant source of air pollution and in particular, diesel vehicles emit large amount of particulate matter (PM10) and nitrogen oxide (NOx). (The rest omitted)
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