Environ Health Toxicol.  2018 Dec;33(4):e2018020. 10.5620/eht.e2018020.

Directions for and prospects of the Environmental Health Study in Korean National Industrial Complexes (EHSNIC): A proposal for the third phase of the EHSNIC

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Environmental Health, Korea National Open University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Preventive Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. minaha@dku.edu
  • 3Department of Preventive Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
  • 4Department of Social Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.

Abstract

The Environmental Health Study in the Korean National Industrial Complexes (EHSNIC) is a project that aims to monitor the exposure and health effects of environmental pollution among residents of national industrial complexes, as well as propose appropriate environmental health measures. Since its launch in 2003, this project has been initiated in eight national industrial complexes. Currently, it is necessary to review the accomplishments and limitations of the phases 1 and 2 of this project, and establish the direction of the upcoming the phase 3. Thus, the present study has developed principles and goals for the phase 3, considering the rationale and justification of the EHSNIC, and presented specific research contents accordingly. In the phase 3, it is important to improve the methods for exposure assessment and evaluation of health effects, in order to identify clearly the association between the pollutants released from industrial complexes and their health impacts, to develop and to reinforce communication strategies to promote participation of residents of communities near industrial complexes. Nonetheless, it is also important to maintain the basic goal of continuously monitoring the level of exposure to and health effects of environmental pollutants.

Keyword

Industrial complexes; Environmental health; Exposure; Health effect; Monitoring

MeSH Terms

Environmental Health*
Environmental Pollutants
Environmental Pollution
Environmental Pollutants
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