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Environmental Specimen Bank and Ecosystem Assessment  

Kim, Myungjin (Ecosystem Assessment Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Kim, Jiyeon (Ecosystem Assessment Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Cho, Yongjoo (Ecosystem Assessment Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
Yoo, Byungho (Ecosystem Assessment Division, National Institute of Environmental Research)
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Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment / v.18, no.6, 2009 , pp. 429-434 More about this Journal
Abstract
Environmental specimen bank (ESB) is a new tool to assess ecosystem in environmental impact assessment (EIA). ESB looks at changes in the concentration of pollutants in human and environmental specimens over long periods of time through retrospective analysis of archived samples. Korea started to design its National Environmental Specimen Bank (NESB) in 2007 and planned to launch an operational pilot project by 2010. NESB prepares five Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of shoots of Red and Korean pine, leaves of Mongolian oak, Pigeon's egg, and Common carp's muscle out of 14 planned specimens in 2009. ESB contributes to monitoring the effectiveness of EIA projects and policies by providing a time capsule through ecosystem assessment of representative species. This study reviews ecosystem assessment in EIA and the ESB establishment in Korea and probes NESB applications in ecosystem assessment.
Keywords
Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental Specimen Bank; Ecosystem Assessment;
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