Domestic environmental management in Korea has been focusing on manufacturing sectors to date, with most research in the environmental industries centering on manufacturing rather than service sectors. However, as the growth rate of the service industry is steadily increasing, there is a special need for environmental pollution management of the service sector.
The common perception, that the service industry has little effect on environment, stems from a basic misunderstanding of the environmental pollution problem. Consequent to the increasing growth rate of service industry, there is a special need for stronger measures to prevent pollution of the environment.
Input-Output Analysis was used as the primary method for investigation in this study. The analysis demonstrates that it is necessary to regulate the service industry. In assessing the environmental impact of the service industrys growth, the study shows that effluent amounts of air pollutant, waste and wastewater in other industries have been affected. The results of the study are as follows:
When analyzing the volume of generated air pollutants by increasing consumption expenditure, it was found that each generated volume of NOx and SOx were respectively 204,412 ton/year and 88,027ton/year in electricity, gas and water, and respectively 132,457 ton/year and 52,078 ton/year in transport and storage. TSP amounts were found to be 82,494 ton/year in construction and 15,237 ton/year in basic metal. HC among service industries were found to be 7,930 ton/year in transport and storage.
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