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Asbestos Trend in Korea from 1918 to 2027 Using Text Mining Techniques in a Big Data Environment

빅데이터환경에서 텍스트마이닝 기법을 활용한 한국의 석면 트렌드 (1918년~2027년)

  • Yul Roh (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Hyeonyi Jeong (National Center for Asbestos and Environment, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Byungno Park (National Center for Asbestos and Environment, Industry-University Cooperation Foundation, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Chaewon Kim (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Yumi Kim (Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chonnam National University) ;
  • Mina Seo (Environmental Damage Relief Division, Ministry of Environment) ;
  • Haengsoo Shin (Environmental Damage Relief Division, Ministry of Environment) ;
  • Hyunwook Kim (College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Yeji Sung (College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea)
  • 노열 (전남대학교 지구환경과학과) ;
  • 정현이 (전남대학교 산학협력단 석면환경센터) ;
  • 박병노 (전남대학교 산학협력단 석면환경센터) ;
  • 김채원 (전남대학교 지구환경과학과) ;
  • 김유미 (전남대학교 지구환경과학과) ;
  • 서민아 (환경부 피해구제과 ) ;
  • 신행수 (환경부 피해구제과) ;
  • 김현욱 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학) ;
  • 성예지 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학)
  • Received : 2023.05.26
  • Accepted : 2023.07.04
  • Published : 2023.08.30
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Abstract

Asbestos has been produced, imported and used in various industries in Korea over the past decades. Since asbestos causes fatal diseases such as malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer, the use of asbestos has been generally banned in Korea since 2009. However, there are still many asbestos-containing materials around us, and safe management is urgently needed. This study aims to examine asbestos-related trend changes using major asbestos-related keywords based on the asbestos trend analysis using big data for the past 32 years (1991 to 2022) in Korea. In addition, we reviewed both domestic trends related to the production, import, and use of asbestos before 1990 and asbestos-related policies from 2023 to 2027. From 1991 to 2000, main keywords related to asbestos were research, workers, carcinogens, and the environment because the carcinogenicity of asbestos was highlighted due to domestic production, import, and use of asbestos. From 2001 to 2010, the main keywords related to asbestos were lung cancer, litigation, carcinogens, exposure, and companies because lawsuits were initiated in the US and Japan in relation to carcinogenicity due to asbestos. From 2011 to 2020, the high ranking keywords related to asbestos were carcinogen, baseball field, school, slate, building, and abandoned asbestos mine due to the seriousness of the asbestos problem in Korea. From 2021 to present (2023), the main search keywords related to asbestos such as school, slate (asbestos cement), buildings, landscape stone, environmental impact assessment, apartment, and cement appeared.

석면은 악성중피종과 폐암 등 치명적인 질병을 유발하기 때문에 국내에서 2009년부터 그 사용이 전반적으로 금지되었다. 그러나 국내에서 지난 수십년 간 석면이 생산 및 수입되어 다양한 산업에서 사용되어 왔기 때문에 우리 주변에는 여전히 석면함유물질이 많이 존재하고 있어 안전한 관리가 절실하다. 이 연구는 지난 32년(1991년 ~ 2022년)동안의 빅데이터를 바탕으로 석면관련 주요키워드를 이용하여 석면관련 트렌드 변화를 살펴보고자 한다. 또한 국내 과거(1990년 이전)의 석면의 생산, 수입, 사용 실태와 더불어 현재(2023년~2027년)의 석면관련 정책 동향을 살펴보고자 하였다. 1991~2000년에는 국내 석면의 생산과 수입 그리고 이용으로 인하여 석면에 대한 발암성이 부각되는 시기로 연구, 근로자, 발암물질, 환경등과 관련된 키워드가 주를 이루었다. 2001~2010년에는 석면의 발암성과 관련하여 미국, 일본 등에서 소송이 시작되었던 시기로 폐암, 소송, 발암물질, 노출, 기업 등의 키워드가 주를 이루었다. 2011~2020년에는 국내에서도 석면문제의 심각성을 인지하는 키워드인 발암물질, 야구장, 학교, 슬레이트, 건축물, 폐석면광산 등이 지속적으로 상위권 키워드로 검색되었다. 2021년부터는 주로 검색되는 키워드는 학교, 슬레이트, 건축물 등과 조경석, 환경영향평가, 아파트, 시멘트 등의 키워드가 나타났다.

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Acknowledgement

본 연구는 환경부 제3차 석면관리 기본계획 수립을 위한 연구과제의 일환으로 수행되었습니다. 논문 심사와 더불어 완성도를 높이기 위하여 심사의견을 주신 익명의 심사위원께 감사를 드립니다.

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