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Fine dust particles, yellow dust... outdoor air pollution has always been a hot issue.
But with people spending more time indoors including inside their cars... there's growing concern over air quality within such space.
For our news Features tonight, Cha Sang-mi shows how Korea is taking steps to eliminate harmful compound in vehicles.
Worsening air pollution has been a growing issue around the world, forcing people to seek spending more time indoors.
That, of course, includes vehicles.

As such, the so-called 'sick car syndrome' is gaining more attention these days.
Nausea or headaches,... these are some of the symptoms that can be triggered by a variety of materials present in brand-new cars.
The World Health Organization has recognized interior air pollution of cars is, in fact, a major threat to human health.

To tackle this issue, Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has been conducting research on the matter since 2003 to limit the amount of possible air pollutants in new automobile upholstery and interiors.

As of last year, data show that the amount of toluene, one of the most harmful industrial chemicals, found in three major Korean car manufacturers, has decreased exponentially since 2011, when vehicle air quality tests were first implemented domestically.

Based on statistics, Korea's transport ministry came forth with an initiative to regulate auto air quality measurement globally.
And on November 15, Korea's proposal was selected as the new international standard by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe.

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