50 Million KRW Project Cost, 18,818 Trees Planted on 0.5 Hectares
The ‘Dust Reduction Forest Creation Project’ that blocks fine dust in the Ulsan Industrial Complex will continue following last year.
Ulsan City announced that it will carry out the ‘2023 Fine Dust Reduction Forest Creation Project’ from June to November.
The fine dust reduction forest refers to a forest created around the source area to block the spread of fine dust from the emission source to residential areas.
This year’s fine dust reduction forest project will be implemented on a 0.5-hectare buffer green space site around the Maegok 2nd and 3rd General Industrial Complexes, with a budget of 500 million KRW including national funds.
The main tree species include 23 types and 18,818 trees such as Strobe pine, Japanese black pine, Ippanamu (Styrax japonicus), and Metasequoia, which are highly effective in reducing fine dust.
In the first year of the project last year, Ulsan City planted 18,244 trees over an area of 1.1 hectares around the Jungsan 1st and 2nd General Industrial Complexes with a project cost of 1.2 billion KRW.
An official from Ulsan City said, “We expect that the fine dust reduction forest creation project within the industrial complex, which has been promoted since last year, will alleviate air pollutants generated in the industrial complex.”
According to research by the National Institute of Forest Science, urban forests have an average fine dust (PM10) concentration 25.6% lower and ultrafine dust (PM2.5) concentration 40.9% lower compared to general urban areas, and one hectare of forest can reduce 168 kg of pollutants such as fine dust in the atmosphere annually.
Additionally, urban forests lower the average temperature by about 3 to 7℃ in midsummer and increase humidity by 9 to 23%, thereby mitigating the urban heat island effect.
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