Pollution in Korea

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Pollution in Korea has become diversified and serious due to rapid industrialization and urbanization since the 1960s.^[1] The causes of environmental pollution, both in South and North Korea, can be found in population growth, urban concentration, and industrial structure, similar to the rest of the world.^{[2][page needed]}