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Development of future environmental technologies

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KEITI supports development of environmental technologies to convert the environmental industry into the new growth engine and an export industry and to solve urgent issues so as to prepare for the future.

'Global Top' Environmental Technology Development

Global Top Environmental Technology Development
  • A total solution based on ET, IT and NT convergence technology so that domestic companies can operate and manage the entire life cycle of a water supply system, from water source to consumers
  • An optimal treatment system for pollution sources, a technology to efficiently secure and utilize water resources, and an advanced energy-independent treatment technology
  • A green car technology that meets the GHG reduction demand and vehicle emission standards
  • The latest recycling technology for unused waste resources to increase circulation of resources, commercialize resource circulation technologies and to promote export/overseas expansion
  • A key technology and system to reduce non-CO2 GHG in order to achieve Korea’s GHG reduction goal (below 30% compared to 2005 by 2020)
  • An environmental measurement system and equipment to be used for domestic and international environmental policies and for demand-based integrated U-green environment management

Advanced Technology Development for Environmental Industry

  • Technologies to improve air quality, such as technologies to treat VOCs, PM 10 and PM 2.5, and to comprehensively treat complex air pollutants and harmful substances
  • Technologies to improve the quality of the living environment, such as sound absorbing materials and noise and vibration reduction technologies; technologies to reduce harmful substances in living environments; and indoor air purifying technologies
  • Ecosystem restoration technologies, such as technologies to build an ecological path and such network; multidimensional green space construction technologies; technologies to prevent emergence of plants that disrupt the ecosystem; and ecosystem restoration technology using indigenous species.
  • Ecoprocess technologies, such as harmful substances and waste reduction technologies; phosphorus recovery and resourcification technologies; technologies that use low-energy membranes; and technologies to make eco-friendly recycled synthetic resins
  • Technologies used in reducing environmental risks, such as a non-chemical disinfection technology, a biotoxic pollutant controlling technology, a harmful virus reduction technology and a technology to reduce naturally-occurring indoor radon

Technology Development for Public Policy

Technologies to solve atmospheric environment issues, such as a comprehensive system to manage a number of harmful air pollutants
Technologies to supply safe and clean water using technologies to monitor and evaluate nonpoint sources of pollution and by advancing water pollution prevention technologies
Efficient technologies to manage sewer in order to solve pending sewer-related issues, such as operation of public sewage treatment facilities, sinkholes and sewage odor
Technologies to solve atmospheric environment issues, such as a comprehensive system to manage a number of harmful air pollutants
Technologies to supply safe and clean water using technologies to monitor and evaluate nonpoint sources of pollution and by advancing water pollution prevention technologies
Efficient technologies to manage sewer in order to solve pending sewer-related issues, such as operation of public sewage treatment facilities, sinkholes and sewage odor
  • Technologies to improve public welfare by supporting government-led environmental policies, such as management and restoration of natural and environmental resources
  • Waste-to-resource technologies, including disposal and management of construction wastes
  • Technologies to support environmental health policies, such as green chemicals management technologies and light pollution reduction technologies

R&D on Disaster Prevention of Environmental Facilities

  • A technology to predict damage and give early warnings to main environmental facilities in case of natural disasters, such as a storm, flood, earthquakes and a large-scale fire, as well as the best technology to ensure safety in case of disasters
  • An emergency repair technology and disaster site-focused emergency response technology in order to minimize secondary damage to environmental facilities in case of disasters
  • A technology to strengthen disaster recovery to be able to diagnose damage to environmental facilities caused by disasters and support early recovery of their functions

Fine Dust Blind Spots Reduction Program

The Reduction Management Program of Fine Dust Blind Spot
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  • A technology customized for non-road, mobile sources of pollution and a technology to reduce fine dust blind spots in our living environment
  • A customized technology to measure and analyze fixed sources of pollution and a technology to diagnose and monitor diesel-powered vehicles in order to continually and efficiently manage fine dust blind spots

Measurement and Risk Assessment of Microplastics

  • Produce reliable data on microplastics, develop a measurement and analytic technologies to identify and take action against general environmental pollution, and develop a behavior evaluation and prediction technology
  • A risk assessment technology to understand the impact that microplastics have on human health