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RESEARCH AND APPLICATION
CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROBLEMS

GENERAL INFORMATION
Erciyes University Center of Research and Application for Envi-
ronmental Problems was established according to the 4th and
5th articles of 2547 numbered law of higher education coun-
cil. Directive of our center published in the Official Gazette
RESEARCH CENTERS With the faster urbanization and improved industrial technol-
and entered into force on Jan 16, 1991 (Gazette no: 20757).
OBJECTIVES

ogies, environmental problems in water, air, and soil emerged
especially after industrial revolution. Water pollution has killed
many people as it was infectious. Environmental problems like
air pollution changed even our climate. Natural resources de-
creased when the wastes were not recycled. Therefore, the
problems for both the local and the global scale have to be
solved by some authorities.
Main objective of our establishment is to solve environmen-
tal problems firstly in local scale. We also want to raise public
awareness about environmental issues.
FIELDS OF STUDY

Amongst the various fields; there are lots of interests of our
center which are;
• • To carry out scientific researches about environmental
problems and to develop techniques for minimizing re-
lated problems.
• • To provide technical consultancy to industrial companies
about clean products, treatment options, waste manage-
ment, and pollution control.
• • To support and contribute studies (project, thesis, etc.)
which are carried out at different departments of the uni-
versity aiming to solve environmental problems.
• • To carry out cooperative studies to prevent environmental
pollution and to share knowledge with related institutions
and centers both in local and global scale.
• • To inform the public about environmental studies by edu-
cational programs, seminars, courses, and conferences.
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