[Home]
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[Introduction]
[Background]
EPA. (n.d.). Particulate Matter (PM) Basics. EPA. Retrieved November 18, 2021, from https://www.epa.gov/pm-pollution/particulate-matter-pm-basics.
Kim, J., Yoo, J., & Park, C. (2018). Recent Status and Policy of Fine Dust in the Metropolitan Area of Korea. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 9. http://www.ijesd.org/vol9/1097-A0014.pdf
[PM and Health]
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[PM and Atmosphere]
Choi, W.-ri. (2021, February 11). Particulate matter in S. Korea and China drops by a quarter over five years. Hankyoreh. Retrieved November 16, 2021, from https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/PRINT/982745.html.
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Wang, Minrui & Kai, Kenji & Sugimoto, Nobuo & Enkhmaa, Sarangerel. (2018). Meteorological Factors Affecting Winter Particulate Air Pollution in Ulaanbaatar from 2008 to 2016. Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment. 12. 244-254. 10.5572/ajae.2018.12.3.244.
Won, W.-S., Oh, R., Lee, W., Kim, K.-Y., Ku, S., Su, P.-C., & Yoon, Y.-J. (2020, April 24). Impact of fine particulate matter on visibility at Incheon International Airport, South Korea. Aerosol and Air Quality Research. Retrieved November 18, 2021, from https://aaqr.org/articles/aaqr-19-03-oa-0106.
Yang, W. (2019). Changes in Air Pollutant Concentrations Due to Climate Change and the Health Effect of Exposure to Particulate Matter. http://repository.kihasa.re.kr/bitstream/201002/31750/1/2019.3%20No.269.03.pdf
[Ways to reduce PM]
Qiu, L., Liu, F., Zhang, X., & Gao, T. (2018, August 22). The reducing effect of green spaces with different vegetation structure on atmospheric particulate matter concentration in Baoji City, China. MDPI. Retrieved November 16, 2021, from https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/9/9/332/htm.