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This study has intended to analyze relationship between the characteristics of both chemical materials' emissions and socio-economic situation in 353 administrative units (Dong) of Korea, and to assess environmental justice (EJ) level in accordance with chemical materials' emissions. To reach this goal, this study has developed two types of environmental justice index formulas composed of the multiplication of exposure risk index and vulnerability index, and used the formulas as EJ assessment frames. The exposure risk index is the multiplication of total amount grade and density weight of chemical materials' emissions. Vulnerability index consists two types such as vulnerability 1 (V1) and vulnerability 2 (V2). While V1 consists of both the ratio of the recipients of basic living subsidies and the weight, V2 is composed of both the grade of number of the socio-economically weak and the weight. Thus, whereas formula 1 is composed of the exposure index and the V1, formula 2 consists of the exposure index and V2. The smaller the results of calculation, the stronger the environmental injustice level. Final results are as follows: 1) From Formula 1, Hakjang-Dong (Sasang-Gu, Busan), Indong-Dong (Gumi City), Gamjeondong (Sasang-Gu, Busan), Bubal-Eup (Yicheon City) were identified as highly environmentally injust. 2) From formula 2, Indong-Dong (Gumi City), Bubal-Eup (Yicheon City), and NonhyunGozan-Dong (Namdong-Gu, Incheon) were shown highly environmentally injust.