A Study on Reduction of Health Damage caused by Microplastics (III)
- Author Park, Jeonggue
- Researchers Suh, Yang-won; Ju, Munsol; Park, Ha-neul; Han, Sunyoung
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Date
2021-12-31
Ⅰ. Background and Objectives
o [Background] Since the 1970s, humans have been struggling to solve the problem of marine pollution caused by plastic waste, but no clear solution has been reached. While this journey is still ongoing, microplastics have been identified worldwide, and it is difficult to accurately estimate the number of existing and potential microplastics (waste plastics); as such, policy management is required evidently.
o [Purpose] Policy research has been conducted for three years from 2019 to 2021 to respond to environmental problems caused by microplastics and identify the pending domestic policy issues based on relevant scientific knowledge and issues.
o [Definition of health damage] The purpose of this study is to define ‘health damage’ regarding the wide range of microplastic problems affecting the health of living organisms and environmental systems, and to prepare policies to reduce the impact on ecosystems, species, and human health resulting from such problems.
Ⅱ. Research and Analysis of Environmental Pollution by Medium
o If all of the studies conducted on microplastics related to environmental pollution are integrated, we can deduce that microplastics have become pollutants distributed across the Earth. Although nearly 50 years of research have been conducted, it is still difficult to predict how concentrations change in different regions, countries, seasons, and years, and how the distribution characteristics differ.
o Although the number of individual research cases in specific locations, ecosystems, regions, or countries is gradually incr
o [Background] Since the 1970s, humans have been struggling to solve the problem of marine pollution caused by plastic waste, but no clear solution has been reached. While this journey is still ongoing, microplastics have been identified worldwide, and it is difficult to accurately estimate the number of existing and potential microplastics (waste plastics); as such, policy management is required evidently.
o [Purpose] Policy research has been conducted for three years from 2019 to 2021 to respond to environmental problems caused by microplastics and identify the pending domestic policy issues based on relevant scientific knowledge and issues.
o [Definition of health damage] The purpose of this study is to define ‘health damage’ regarding the wide range of microplastic problems affecting the health of living organisms and environmental systems, and to prepare policies to reduce the impact on ecosystems, species, and human health resulting from such problems.
Ⅱ. Research and Analysis of Environmental Pollution by Medium
o If all of the studies conducted on microplastics related to environmental pollution are integrated, we can deduce that microplastics have become pollutants distributed across the Earth. Although nearly 50 years of research have been conducted, it is still difficult to predict how concentrations change in different regions, countries, seasons, and years, and how the distribution characteristics differ.
o Although the number of individual research cases in specific locations, ecosystems, regions, or countries is gradually incr