Practical engineering approaches and infrastructure to address the problem of marine debris in Korea.
As a solution to the problem of persistent solid marine debris, a nationwide project began in Korea in 1999 to develop and popularize fundamental changes to the infrastructure. The ten year project, called "A Practical Integrated System for Marine Debris," consists of four linked types of technology: prevention, deep-water survey, removal and treatment (recycling). These reflect the characteristics of marine debris, which though widespread, vary by location and time of generation. Each technical component has each representative outcome that has been outreached the local governments and marine debris-related associations. The in situ infrastructures lead to enhance the retrieval of the marine debris and create direct and indirect benefits to industry. Both end-of-pipe technology improvement and the introduction of front-of-pipe technology should be considered as we strive to reduce the generation of marine debris in Korean coastal areas.
Jung
Rho-Taek
RT
School of Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering, University of Ulsan, Republic of Korea. rtjung@ulsan.ac.kr
Sung
Hong Gun
HG
Chun
Tae-Byong
TB
Keel
Sang-In
SI
D004738:Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D007723:Korea; D012037:Refuse Disposal / Q000191:economics / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*