2020 ~
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September, 2020Transferred of Bio-safety team to the National Institute of Wildlife Disease Control and Prevention
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February, 2020The Nakdong River Research Center relocated to Daegu
2000 ~ 2019
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May, 2019Transferred the National Wetland Center
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February, 2019Humidifier Disinfectant Health Center was newly created
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March, 2018Established the Environmental Satellite Center
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May, 2014Founded the Air Quality Forecasting Center
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January, 2012Launched the National Wetland Center
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September, 2011Reorganized into 5 Research Departments including 18 Research Divisions, with 5 Research Centers
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July, 2010Reorganized into 5 Research Departments including 17 Research Divisions, with 2 Research Centers and 2 Centers
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February, 2009Established the National Environmental Specimen Bank
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July, 2005Renamed the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER)
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July, 2000Relocated to new premises at the Environmental Research Complex in Incheon
1978 ~ 1999
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January, 1978Established as the National Environmental Protection Institute (NEPI) under the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs in Seoul