SEOUL, South Korea — The toxic smog that’s enveloped China in the past week has drifted over to South Korea, increasing air pollution to double the government’s acceptable level in some cities and provinces, the Financial Times reported.
South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental research said the concentration of dust in the air was measured at 218 micrograms per cubic meter in Seoul, 247 micrograms per cubic meter in Gwangju and 272 micrograms per cubic meter in Busan, AsiaOne reported. The acceptable level for microparticles is 100 micrograms per cubic meter of air.