• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.120-126
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• 2004

Kenaf plants were hydroponically grown in reactor containing toxic metals as Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni and Zn to examine the ability to take up heavy metal. The plants were fertilized using a nutrient solution, which was appropriately adjusted to optimum pH, DO and conductivity. For n hydraulic retention time of 8 days, Cr, Cd, Cu, Ni and Zn were removed up to 90.5, 80.5, 66.1%, 71.1% and 79.4%, and reduced from 2.34 to 0.54 mg $L^{-1}$, 3.37 to 1.07 mg $L^{-1}$, 4.92 to 3.19 mg $L^{-1}$, 6.31 to 4.41 mg $L^{-1}$ and 6.27 to 2.09 mg $L^{-1}$. Especially, accumulation rate of Cr, Cd, Cu, Ni and Zn in the plant were measured up to 347.32, 275.39, 157.52, 50.48 and 211.01 mg DW kg $L^{-1}d^{-1}$, respectively. We considered that Kenaf plants removed Cr, Cd and Zn more effectively than other toxic metals applied.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.39-43
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• 1999

Serratia marcescens, an enterobacterium of gram-negative bacteria, is characterized by resistance of the admium. Cadmium sensitive PM strain did not grow in the medium at cadmium concentration of 50 ppm. PA strain was induced to accommodate to cadmium by cultivating the mother strain (PC strain) in the medium with 50 ppm cadmium. As compared with PC and PM strains, PA strain revealed the excellent growth in cadmium media and accumulated four to five times higher cadmium concentration in cell than other strains. PA strain accumulated 23% of cadmium in cells when cultured in medium treated with 100 ppm cadmium and this cadmium was more accumulated in cytosol fractions than membrane fractions. Analysis by TEM indicated that cadmium was concentrated as a form of granule in cytosol. In protein patterns of cell after the treatment of cadmium, two inducible proteins (28 KDa and 64 KDa) and one reducible protein (45 KDa) were detected by SDS-PAGE. By Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, the amounts of cadmium attached to inducible proteins of 28 KDa and 64 KDa were 318.28 ㎍ and 325.37 ㎍ per gram of protein, respectively. It is assumed that these inducible proteins play an important role in the mechanism of cadmium accumulation in cells. A plasmid of 23Kbp was found in S. marcescens. The ability of resistance to cadmium in plasmid was confirmed by curing experiments.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.5-12
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• 2003

Seed germination rate and seedling growth were measured on 6 different species(Phytolacca americana, Eupatorium rugosum, Rumex acetocella, Echinochloa crusgalli, Cassia mimosoides var. nomame, Setaria viridis) treated with leaf extract of E. rugosum. Total phenolic compound and heavy metal were analyzed on leaf and soil with and without E. rugosum. The growth of P. americana seedlings were stimulated by 10% and 25% of E. rugosum water extract treatment. The content of total phenolic compounds in soil was lower than that of leaf extract, and 25% was confirmed as threshold concentration in natural systems because the total phenolic compounds were not significantly different between the control soils and the soil treated with 10%, and 25% extract. Total phenolic compound concentrations of the leaf extracts were highest (1.66 mg/l) with E. rugosum grown under the Quercus forest canopy and lowest (1.09 mg/l) for the plant grown in the mixed forest edge. Leaf extracts of plants selected in different sampling sites (Forest interior, Forest edge, under Pinus Canopy and Quercus Canopy) were significant, while soil extracts were not. Seed germination of R. acetocella and S. viridis were significantly inhibited at over 50% concentrations of E. rugosum, but C. mimosoides var. nomame was not affected at any concentration. The radicle and shoot growth of the native species group were reduced two times more than those of the exotic species group by the treatment of extracts. Especially, the seed germination percentage and dry weight of E. rugosum were greater than those of the control group by treatments with extracts of 10% and 25%. Analysis of aqueous extracts from E. rugosum by HPLC identified 6 phenolic compounds: caffeic acid (460.9 mg/l), benzoic acid (109.7 mg/l), protocatechuic acid (7.3 mg/l), ρ-hydroquinone (6.0 mg/l), cinnamic acid (2.7 mg/l) and hydroquinone (0.23 mg/l). The seed germination of P. americana was also inhibited dramatically by protocatechuic acid and cinnamic acid even though the content of caffeic acid (460.9 mg/l) was the highest among analyzed phenolic compounds. The heavy metal content of soil without A. altissima was higher than that of soil with E. rugosum. Particularly, Al, Fe and Mn was considerably high and most of the heavy metal were accumulated in leaves where a high level of total phenolic compounds was found.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Biology
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.303-310
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• 2008

Heavy metal concentration of Fe, Zn, Cu, Cd and Pb were analysed from seaweeds (Ulva pertusa, Sargassum thunbergii, Caulacanthus okamurae), sediments and seawater at the two experimental sites of Daebul and Sabjin industrial complex in Mokpo coastal area with a control site (Heugsando). Highest values of heavy metals were found at two experimental sites influencing by various pollution sources such as industrial drains, sewage and harbours. In contrast, the lowest concentrations was observed at the control site without any pollution source. The concentration levels of accumulated heavy metals were in the following order: seaweeds > sediments > seawater. Similar spatial distribution patterns were observed at the seaweeds, sediments and seawater for the highest mean values of the different heavy metals. This result show that seaweeds could be used as a biomonitors of heavy metals at coastal region.

• The Korean Journal of Malacology
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.15-21
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• 2002

The kidney of bivalve mollusks often contains remarkably high concentrations of both essential and non-essential metals and perform regulating and detoxicating activities. The kidney has also been proposed as a biological indicator for radioactive as well as for stable metals in the sea. The present study of the Antarctic clam, Laternula elliptica, concerns the functional morphology of the kidney epithelium, which contains highly accumulated heavy metals. The immunohistochemical and ultrastructural study was undertaken in order to find out the localization of metallothionein and heavy metals accumulated in the kidney of Laternula elliptica. In the immunohistochemical investigation, an intense metallothionein immunostaining reaction was found in the epithelial cells of the kidney of Laternula elliptica. Transmission electron microscopy showed that the epithelial cells contained numerous electron-dense inclusion bodies which were considered to be accumulated heavy metals.

• Polymer Science and Technology
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• v.15 no.2
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• pp.158-172
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• 2004

인류는 급격한 산업화가 몰고 온 부작용으로 물, 공기, 토양 오염을 통한 생태계 파괴라는 엄청난 환경재앙을 맞고 있다. 물에는 각종 화학물질이 흘러들고, 공기에는 유해한 기체가 과도하게 함유되며, 토양에는 중금속이 축적됨으로 인해 인간을 비롯한 모든 동식물에게 있어 생명의 원천이며 삶의 터전인 지구의 생태계 균형이 파괴되고 있다. 최근 이런 환경문제를 해결하기 위해 환경기술 (environmental technology, ET)과 다양한 기술을 융합해 상승효과를 얻고자 하는 융합기술 (fusion technology, FT)에 대한 시도와 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 그중에서도 나노기술 (nanotechnology, NT)을 접목한 나노(NT)/환경 (ET) 융합형 기술이 실적용에 따른 획기적인 환경 개선효과와 가능성으로 인해 최근 가장 큰 주목을 받고 있다.(중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2001.10a
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• pp.333-334
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• 2001

미량금속은 구리 (Cu), 아연 (Zn), 철 (Fe), 망간 (Mn) 등 정상적인 생화학적 반응과정에 필수적인 것과 카드뮴 (Cd), 수은 (Hg), 크롬(Cr), 납(Pb) 등 어떤 확실한 생화학적 기능을 가지지 않는 종류로 나누어지는데, 특히 후자의 경우는 수서환경에서 중요한 오염원으로 작용하고 있다 (Viarengo, 1985). 수은은 우리 생활과 매우 밀접하여 건전지, 온도계, 압력계, 의약품 등의 재료로 사용상 주의가 필요한 중금속이다. 수은은 알킬 형태로 체내에 축적되며, 아주 강한 독성을 나타낸다. (중략)

• Prospectives of Industrial Chemistry
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.20-29
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• 2020

최근 미세먼지가 사회적 이슈가 됨에 따라 지하철 시스템의 공기 질에도 많은 관심이 쏠리고 있다. 지하철 미세먼지는 지상과 달리 폐쇄적인 환경이라는 특징이 있는데, 이로 인해 발생 및 유입된 미세먼지는 지하철 시스템에 축적된다. 지하철 미세먼지의 대부분을 차지하는 미세마모입자들은 철 성분을 주축으로 다양한 중금속 성분을 포함하므로 인체에 해롭다. 본 기고문에서는 이러한 지하철 미세먼지 및 미세마모입자에 대한 기본 지식과 미세마모입자의 주된 발생원인 휠-레일 접촉 미세먼지발생 연구에 대해 소개하고자 한다. 연구 결과들은 지하철 공기 질 향상을 위해 미세마모입자 발생 저감에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Korean earth science society
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• v.24 no.7
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• pp.635-649
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• 2003

Heavy metal concentrations and benthic foraminiferal distributions were investigated in three short sediment cores in order to understand the pollution history in Masan Bay. Sedimentation rates were 0.33 cm/yr, 0.20 cm/yr and 0.33 cm/yr in the inner bay, the out fall of Dugdong sewage disposal plant, and bay mouth, respectively. The rapid increases of copper, zinc and lead concentrations at the core depth of 10 cm the upper part indicated that Masan Bay has been polluted with industrial wastes since the 1940s. Benthic foraminifera in core sediments show that the variations in their distribution were followed by industrial pollution in the bay. The number of individuals and species diversity decreased, whereas agglutinated tests increased upward in the cores with increased heavy metal pollution. These shifts effectd the abundance of few tolerant forms and consequently decreased the species diversity. The opportunistic species Eggerella advena and Trochammina pacifica increased in polluted sediments. These species can be used as an indicator for assessments of environmental quality in Masan Bay.

• Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.223-227
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• 2000

Absorption of Cadmium(Cd) and Arsenic(As) by lettuce following to the change of polyamine content in lettuce were examined to find the effect of these elements on lettuce growth and on the basic resistance mechanism. As the contents of Cd and As were increased in soil, the contents of these elements were significantly increased in lettuce but lettuce growth was decreased. Sequential fractionation experiment of the Cd and As treated soil was shown that exchangeable, dilute acid extractable, and organically bound form, which were more mobile and phyto-available, of Cd were increased by 5.6, 42.9, and 56.7% during a growing season whereas 17.6, 25.0, and 24.1% were increased in case of As, respectively. Specially, the Cd content of leaves and roots in lettuce was positively correlated with exchangeable, dilute acid extractable, and residual form of Cd in the treated soil. However, the As content of roots in lettuce was positively correlated with all chemical forms of As in the treated soil. The contents of putrescine and cadaverine, a kind of polyamine, were also increased in lettuce as both elements were increased in soil.