ISSN 2671-9274    Vol.7 No.2 / july 31 2019    Research Briefs    KEI    a study on the linked management of environmental media in contaminated sites    writing. san il hwang, kyung yang, yong ha park, ah young jung    The management of contaminated sites in Korea has mainly been carried out on the basis of soil contamination and some groundwater contamination.    However, given the pollutant spread between adjacent environmental media and the    receptors affected by pollutants, the management of contaminated sites should be    conducted in a linked management instead of individual medium management. Therefore,    it is necessary to adopt a system that can integrate and manage the media such as soil, groundwater, surface water, and atmosphere of contaminated sites escaping from the existing contaminated soil and groundwater management in accordance with the individual medium law. Although many stakeholders are aware of the need for this, there is little detailed research on the specific situation    regarding relevant policies under the existing media laws and future direction. In this study, we reviewed the management status of contaminated sites in accordance with the laws of each environmental medium in Korea and    suggested ways to improve the system to solve the problems.    ◆ We analyzed the current status of contamination control procedures such as    investigation and remediation of contamination through the analysis of laws and cases by relevant environmental media that can be affected by contaminated soil. Although soil and groundwater are closely intertwined the most, contamination management is carried out under individual laws. Also, there is a lack     01 KEI Research Briefs