South Korea shares environmental analysis expertise with Asia-Pacific nations
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National Institute of Environmental Research in South Korea hosted officials and experts from six Asia-Pacific countries, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, and Thailand, for a training program on persistent organic pollutant (POP) analysis.
From September 14 to 16, the institute ran the 15th East Asia POPs Analysis Education program in Seoul and surrounding areas. South Korea has been working since 2011 to support the implementation of the Stockholm Convention, an international environmental treaty.
As part of this effort, the country shares information about managing POPs and provides advanced analysis technologies to developing nations in East Asia. The recent training focused on polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), chemicals widely used as flame retardants in plastics and electronics, which are strictly regulated under the Stockholm Convention. The program combined classroom lectures on POPs management policies and monitoring results with hands-on training.
Participants visited the National Institute of Environmental Research’s 수도권대기환경연구소 (Sudogwon Atmospheric Environment Research Institute) and 본원 (main institute) to learn about air sample collection and PBDE analysis techniques. Fifty people attended, including experts in measurement and analysis and government officials. Kim Su-jin, head of the Environmental Health Research Division at the National Institute of Environmental Research, stated the institute intends to continue building effective international cooperation to address global micro-pollutant issues.
The training aimed to improve monitoring and reduction capabilities for POPs across East Asia by sharing South Korea’s advanced environmental analysis technologies.
