Canadian Research and Development Classification (CRDC) 2020 Version 1.0 - Socioeconomic Objective (SEO)

RDS102 - Environmental protection

This division is a socioeconomic objective which covers research and experimental development (R&D) activities with objectives related to improving the control of pollution, including the identification and analysis of the sources of pollution and their causes, and all pollutants, including their dispersal in the environment and the effects on humans, species (fauna, flora, micro-organisms) and the biosphere. The development of monitoring facilities for the measurement of all kinds of pollution is included, as are R&D activities for the elimination and prevention of all forms of pollution in all types of environment.