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What is the impact of fine dust on health?

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Every spring, yellow dust from China blows in, making the air murky, and these days, warnings are even issued in the winter. In particular, since the fine dust emergency reduction measures were issued early this year, interest in air quality has been growing, with many people purchasing air purifiers. Fine dust causes enormous damage to health and the environment, and we will learn about its causes, effects, reduction measures, and ways to protect the environment and health. 1. Effects 1). Smog is really famous in countries such as India and Bangladesh due to air pollution caused by vehicle exhaust fumes, and in the UK, along with London fog. 2). In Korea, we are also making efforts such as mandatory installation of urea water and subsidies for early scrapping of old vehicles along with reduction devices for diesel vehicles. 3). It is thought that active climate change in Europe will not have a significant impact, but in the future, it will affect not only human health, but also the ri...

Are GMO materials safe for humans?

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1. GMO(Genetically Modified Organism) Genetically modified foods GMO is a genetic recombination technology that combines useful genes from the genes (genome) of a living organism with other genes. Agricultural products, livestock products, and marine products that have been cultivated and raised for a specific purpose using modern biotechnology, and food or food additives (including health functional foods) manufactured or processed using these as raw materials are called genetically modified foods, and they began to be mentioned in earnest in the early 1990s. This GMO is mainly used to secure food resources to solve the food shortage problem, which is why there is a shortage compared to demand, such as soybeans or corn. 2. What are the types of GMOs? GMOs are classified into genetically modified microorganisms (GM microorganisms), genetically modified animals (GM animals), and genetically modified agricultural products (GM agricultural products), but this time we will only look at GM ...

What will be Korea's future food supply?

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 If we look back at human life, it has evolved from an agricultural society to an industrial society and an information society, and no one knows how it will change after that, and it only exists in the minds of some intellectuals. In Korea, there have been many challenges to change since the Frankfurt Declaration of 1993 by Chairman Lee Kun-hee of Samsung Group, a representative leading company, but there have been few cases where visible results regarding future food have been actively announced. If we look at the New Year's speeches or annual business plan announcements of the heads of the four economic organizations, most of them are about squeezing the current situation, except for things that are difficult to say openly. Of course, the next food is not something that suddenly shouts Eureka one day, but is the result of conducting a lot of research and meeting people. However, only a very small number of these will be adopted, and only a small number of them will succeed. In t...

Samcheok Port in GangWon-Do

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1 Introduction to Samcheok Port. It is a trading port located in Samcheok-si, Gangwon-do, Republic of Korea. It is also called Jeongra Port (汀羅港) in the region. It is one of the largest ports on the East Coast, and the bottom is a rocky, shallow terrain, and the water depth is deep. Some points have irregular water depths due to the shallow terrain, so various rockfish (rockfish, rockfish, and rockfish) come in all year round, making it very popular as a sea fishing point in Samcheok-si. It is easy to access from the city, and the currents are smooth, so migratory fish (mackerel, flatfish, etc.) are caught in large numbers. In particular, various fish species are caught throughout the year due to the discharge of waste from fish by-product processing plants, making it very popular as a daily fishing point. When it opened in 1976, it was an exclusive port for a cement company, but on October 14, 1991, it was designated as a trading port and made public. Samcheok Port's Samcheok Port...