Abstract:
The legal system, quality standards and management methods for the fugitive dust control in China mainland and Korea were systematically analyzed. The result shows that Korea has introduced relevant laws on air pollution control much earlier compared with China, and specific limits of air quality standards are more stringent in Korea. In China, regulations and policies on fugitive dust pollution are developed and implemented by local governments, while in Korea, local governments conduct supervisory work in complete compliance with the policies formulated by the Ministry of Environment of Korea. Therefore, fugitive dust policies in China are relatively flexible, and in some key areas in China, prevention programs or policies are able to be issued at appropriate time. Beijing and Liaoning Province in China were chosen as examples to perform comparative analysis between China and Korea. Compared with Korean policies, fugitive dust pollution management measures in China lack detailed quantitative provisions, which still need to be further improved. However, some advanced control measures released by Chinese government are worth to be popularized.