S. Korean chemical firms suspected of manipulating fine dust emission data
- 5 years ago
LG화학•한화케미칼 등 미세먼지 배출조작…기준치 173배 초과도
South Korean chemical companies are being accused of colluding with the firms that measure pollution at their factories... to fake the data on fine dust emissions.
According to the environment ministry on Wednesday,... 2-hundred-35 chemical factories at the industrial complex in Yeosu had asked four measurement agencies... to fabricate records on air pollutant emissions over the past four years.
Those companies include LG Chem and Hanwha Chemical, whose emissions of vinyl chloride were 1-hundred-73 times higher than the standard.
The ministry has reported six firms to the police... and plans to expand the investigation.
South Korean chemical companies are being accused of colluding with the firms that measure pollution at their factories... to fake the data on fine dust emissions.
According to the environment ministry on Wednesday,... 2-hundred-35 chemical factories at the industrial complex in Yeosu had asked four measurement agencies... to fabricate records on air pollutant emissions over the past four years.
Those companies include LG Chem and Hanwha Chemical, whose emissions of vinyl chloride were 1-hundred-73 times higher than the standard.
The ministry has reported six firms to the police... and plans to expand the investigation.