Environmental Monitoring and Intervention Hub
CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), a leader in translational research has been providing S&T interventions for environmental sustainability for more than five decades. The institute is establishing "Environmental Intervention Hub" supported by DSIR-Common Research and Technology Development Hubs (CRTDHs) in 2019.
Motto: Environmental sustainability and clean/green technological solutions to industry
Vision: Supporting industries on reducing pollution burden for safeguarding public health and environment
Mission : Provide solutions to MSEs for water and effluent treatment as well as air pollution abatement
Objectives
The Environmental Monitoring and Intervention Hub will promote and mentor R&D startups/MSEs as well as develop trained human resource with the following objectives:
- Drinking water disinfection and water quality assessment technologies
- Technologies for treatment of industrial effluent from Pulp & Paper industries.
- Build predictive models including source apportionment for air quality as well as pollution abatement
- Develop customized training programmes / workshops for specific cluster to generate trained human resource
Deliverables
- Developing indigenous and effective scientific solutions for environmental monitoring, water treatment and effluent management
- Serve MSEs on the air/water and effluent management sector
- Developing trained human resource thorough various skill development and workshop programmes
