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http://dx.doi.org/10.11629/jpaar.2021.17.4.133

Estimation of air pollutant emissions from heavy industry sector in North Korea  

Lee, Young Won (Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Ewha Womans University)
Kim, Yong Pyo (Department of Chemical Engineering & Materials Science, Ewha Womans University)
Yeo, Min Ju (Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University)
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Particle and aerosol research / v.17, no.4, 2021 , pp. 133-148 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to estimate the amount of air pollutants emitted from heavy industry facilities in North Korea. To compare the emission in 2017 from the heavy industry sector in North Korea with South Korea, the heavy industry sector was classified with the South Korean classification (Matching Heavy Industry sector) and air pollutant emissions by Matching Heavy Industry sector in North Korea were estimated. The CO, NOx and SOx emissions of Matching Heavy Industry sector in North Korea are 22%, 73%, and 31% of the emission in South Korea, respectively. The air pollutant emissions in the Matching Heavy Industry sector in North Korea for CO, NOx and SOx were 0.6%, 124%, and 24% of the total air pollutant emission in North Korea estimated from EDGAR, respectively. As for the distribution of emissions by administrative district of the Matching Heavy Industry sector in North Korea, NOx was concentrated in the western part of North Korea, and CO and SOx emissions were concentrated in Hamgyong-bukto.
Keywords
North Korea; heavy industry; air pollutant emissions;
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