• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.674-682
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• 2020

최근 산업화 및 인구과밀화로 인해 대기오염에 대한 문제가 세계적 관심사로 대두되고 있다. 대기 오염은 인간의 건강에 다양한 악영향을 초래할 수 있는데, 그 중 본 연구에서 관심을 둔 천식과 같은 호흡계 질환은 직접적 영향을 받을 수 있다. 기존의 연구에서는 임상 데이터를 활용하여 상대적으로 적은 표본을 기반으로 천식과 같은 질환에 대기 오염 인자가 어떠한 영향을 미치는지를 파악하였다. 이는 수집 표본 별 일관성이 없는 결과를 초래할 소지가 다분하며, 의료계 종사자 이외에는 연구의 시도가 어렵다는 점에서 큰 한계를 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 정부에서 공개하는 대기 환경 데이터와 천식 발병 빈도 수에 대한 데이터를 기반으로, 실제 천식 발병 빈도를 예측하는 것에 연구의 주안점을 두었다. 본 연구는 시차를 적용한 피어슨 상관계수를 통해 각 대기오염 인자가 천식 발병에 어느 정도의 시차를 가지고 유의한 영향을 주는지를 검증하였다. 검증결과를 기반으로 구축된 학습데이터는 딥러닝 알고리즘에 활용되며, 천식 발병 빈도의 예측에 최적화 된 모델을 설계하였다. 모델의 평균 대비 오차율은 약 11.86%로 타 머신러닝 기반의 알고리즘 대비 우수한 성능을 나타냄을 확인하였다. 제안한 모델은 국가 보험 체계 및 보건 예산 관리에서의 효율화 및 병원에서의 의료 인력 배치 및 수급에의 효율성 또한 제공할 수 있다. 또한 만성 천식 질환자에 대한 대기 환경별 발병 위험에 대한 조기 경보를 통해 국민 건강 증진에 기여할 수 있다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.475-485
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• 2001

The presence of airborne particles in the earth atmosphere expert important controls on the global climate because of their effects on the radiative balance. However, there are major uncertainties associated with the direct and indirect radiative effects of aerosols. In addition, their physicochemical properties cannot only the decline of air quality but also damage human health. Airborne particles were collected by two different commercial air samples, high volume sampler(for TSP) and low volume sampler(for P $M_{10}$ ) at the campus of Kunsan National University during February to September, 2000. In most cases, TSP and P $M_{10}$ were sampled once a week for the duration of 24 hours from 9:00 a.m. In addition samples were collected more intenisve, when the yellow dust was expected. Each sample was analyzed for pH and major ions concentration (C $l^{[-10]}$ , S $O_4$$^{2-}$, N $O_3$$^{[-10]}$ , N $a^{+}$, N $H_4$$^{+}$, $K^{+}$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$) by ion chromatography and atomic absorption spectrophotometry. Acidity (pH) of TSP and P $M_{10}$ ranged from 5.09 to 8.51 and from 6.22 to 7.54, respectively. The concentrations of airborne particles were found to satisfy both the short and long-term air quality standards during the sampling period. If the ratio of ionic concentrations originating from None sea salt(Nss) to sea salt(ss) in aerosol samples was concerned, it was found that the ionic concentrations from marine environment contributed dominantly in total mass concentration in the airborne particles. When seasonal trends were examined, the TSP concentrations in spring were higher than those of other seasons. It may result form frequent occurrences of yellow dust and during the spring season. The concentration ratio of P $M_{10}$ to TSP ranged from 0.78 to 1 during the sampling period. pH in the airborne particle was highest during spring, but the other seasons maintained almost same level. These results suggest that alkaline species in yellow dust can directly neutralize aerosol acidity. During spring season, yellow dust could be a positive factor that can defer the acidification of surface soil and water by neutralizing acidic aerosols in the atmosphere.osphere.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.554-563
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• 2006

Numerous epidemiological studies have shown stronger associations between $PM_{2.5}$ and both mortality and morbidity than $PM_{10}$. The association of $PM_{2.5}$ with respiratory mortality was examined in Seoul, during the period of $1996{\sim}2002$. Because $PM_{2.5}$ data were available for only 10% of this time period, a prediction regression model was developed to estimate $PM_{2.5}$ concentration. Death count due to respiratory-related diseases(total respiratory mortality; ICD-10, J00-J98) and death counts(cause-specific mortality) due to pneumonia(ICD-10, J12-J18), COPD(ICD-10, J40-J44) and asthma(ICD-10, J45-J46) were considered in this study. Averaged daily mortality was 5.6 for total respiratory mortality and 1.1 to 1.6 for cause-specific mortality. Generalized additive Poisson models controlling for confounders were used to evaluate the acute effects of particle exposures on total respiratory mortality and cause-specific mortality. An IQR increase in 5-day moving average of $PM_{2.5}(22.6{\mu}g/m^3)$ was associated with an 8.2%(95% CI: 4.5 to 12.1%) increase in total respiratory mortality The association of $PM_{2.5}$ was stronger for the elderly ($\geq$65 years old, 10.1%, 95% CI: 5.8 to 14.5%) and for males(8.9%, 95% CI: 2.1 to 11.3%). A $10{\mu}g/m^3$ increase in 5-day moving average of $PM_{2.5}$ was strongly associated with total respiratory mortality in winter(9.5%, 95% CI: 6.6 to 12.4%), followed by spring(3.1%, 95% CI: -1.2 to 7.5%), which was a different pattern with the finding in North American cities. However, our results are generally consistent with those observed in recent epidemiological studies, and suggest that $PM_{2.5}$ has a stronger effect on respiratory mortality in Seoul.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.208-213
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• 2013

원전의 안전성분석보고서에는 운영기간중 만일의 사고에 따른 방사선안전성 확보를 위해 부지의 적합성 평가가 요구된다. 부지 적합성은 극히 보수적인 가정을 적용하여 제한구역경계에서 방사선 피폭영향을 평가하여 판단하게 된다. 이들 평가는 방사선영향평가 모델을 보수적인 기상조건 등에 적용하여 수행된다. 본 연구에서는 보수적인 평가 결과의 타당성 검증을 목적으로 확산에 양호하지 못한 악기상 조건에서 추적자확산실험을 실시하였다. 원전부지 실험에 앞서 대전시 인근 유성구 학하리 평지에서 추적자 확산실험을 실시하였다. 확산실험의 분석결과 기존의 확산조건이 좋은 경우의 실험결과와 비교할 때 크게 두 가지 큰 차이를 발견할 수 있었다. 하나는 풍속이 매우 낮고 풍향의 변화가 심해 주 풍하 방향에서 나타나는 최대 농도를 찾기 어렵다는 것이고, 다른 하나는 대기가 매우 안정하여 지상 10 m 낮은 높이에서의 방출임에도 불구하고 방출점에서 수 백 m 떨어진 지점에서 처음으로 상대적으로 높은 농도 분포가 나타나는 경우가 있다는 것이다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.429-439
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• 1996

A comprehensive air quality monitoring was carried out in this study to investigate the concentrations of criteria air pollutants in indoor and outdoor air of public facilities in Taegu area. Four different kinds of public facilities were seleced as sampling sites, which are underground stores, stations & terminals, general hospitals, and department stores. Each group of the public facilities was consisted of three different sampling sites. As a consequence, a total of 12 different sampling sites were surveyed throughout this study. Sampling was conducted simultaneously indoors, three times per day (in the morning, afternoon, and evening) and four times per year (spring, summer, fall, and winter) at each sampling site during the period of October 1994 to July 1995. A range of criteria pollutants were measured in order to obtain a broad profile of indoor and ambient air quality, including total suspended particles (TSP), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide ($CO_2$), formaldehyde (HCHO), sulfur dioxide ($SO_2$), and nitrogen dioxide ($NO_2$). In addition, temperature, relative humidity, and air current were measured on site together with those air pollutants. Results of this study indicated that the indoor levels of TSP, CO, $SO_2, and NO_2$ appeared to be generally higher in stations/terminals and underground stores than those in department stores and hospitals. However, HCHO and $CO_2$ were found to have higher levels in the department stores and hospitals than other places, indicating that the effects of indoor sources for these pollutants are significantly different from other combustion related pollutants such as TSP, CO, and $SO_2$. It was also found that there are marked seasonal and daily variations both in indoor and outdoor air quality. In general, combustion related pollutants such as CO, $SO_2$ and $NO_2$ showed a typical pattern of higher levels in winter than insummer, and also higher in the morning and/or in the evening than in the afternoon. However, the seasonal and daily patterns of HCHO appeared to be opposite to the combustion related pollutants, i.e., higher both in summer and in the afternoon, implying the effect of temperature on the volatilization from indoor sources of HCHO. Results of correlation analyses between indoor and outdoor air quality also indicated that the effects of outdoor sources on the indoor levels of TSP, $SO_2$, CO, and $NO_2$ and much significant, whilst no significant correlations between indoor and outdoor levels were found for HCHO and $CO_2$.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.21-35
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• 2009

The Asian dust storms which originated in the deserts of Mongolia and China transported particles to Korea and led to a high concentration of atmospheric particulate matters (PM) of more than $1000{\mu}g/m^3$ throughout the country in the spring, of 2007. Public concern, in Korea, about the possible adverse effects of these dust events has increased, as these dust storms can contain various air pollutants emitted from heavily industrialized eastern China. The objectives of this study were to understand the concentration characteristics of PM as a function of particle size between the Asian dust storm episodes and non-Asian dust period and to consider the mass size distribution of PM in the Asian dust storms and their water soluble ion species on the potential, possible effects on deposition levels in the three regions (nasopharyngeal, tracheobronchial, and alveolar) of the human respiratory system. The size distribution of PM mass concentration during the Asian dust storms showed a peak in the coarse particle region due to the long-range transport of soil particles from the deserts of Mongolia and China, which was identified by HYSPLIT-4 model for backward trajectory analysis of air arriving in the sampling site of Iksan. During the non-Asian dust period, there were two different types in PM size distribution: bimodal distribution when low concentrations of $PM_{2.5}$ were observed, while unimodal distribution having a peak in fine particle region when high concentrations of $PM_{2.5}$ were showed. This unimodal distribution with high concentrations of fine particulate and secondary air pollutants such as ${SO_4}^{2-}$, ${NO_3}^-$, ${NH_4}^+$ was found to be due to the long-range transport of air pollutants from industrialized eastern China. During the Asian dust storms, the mean concentrations of PM that can be deposited in the nasopharyngeal, tracheobronchial, and alveolar region were $128.8{\mu}g/m^3$, $216.5{\mu}g/m^3$, and $89.6{\mu}g/m^3$, respectively. During the non-Asian dust period, the mean concentrations of PM that can be deposited in the nasopharyngeal, tracheobronchial, and alveolar region were $8.4{\mu}g/m^3$, $9.5{\mu}g/m^3$ and $38.5{\mu}g/m^3$, respectively.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.301-311
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• 2017

에어로솔의 광학특성과 연직고도는 태양 복사의 반사와 흡수과정을 통하여 지구복사수지에 영향을 미치게 된다. 본 연구에서는 복사전달모델과 위성관측자료를 이용하여 동북아시아 지역에서 구름의 존재 시 에어로솔 층에 의한 복사특성을 분석하였다. 복사전달 모의 결과는 구름이 하부에 존재하는 경우에 에어로솔 층의 고도가 높아짐에 따라 대기 온난화 효과가 증가하였다. 이러한 관계는 에어로솔의 광 흡수성이 커질수록, 지표 반사도가 증가할수록 비례하는 경향을 나타내었다. 그리고 연구대상지역 ($20-50^{\circ}N$, $110-140^{\circ}E$)에서 주요 에어로솔 이벤트 사례에 대하여, UV Absorbing Aerosol Index (AAI) derived from Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer (TOMS), cloud parameters derived from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS), with Upward Shortwave Flux (USF) Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) 위성관측자료를 이용하여 광 흡수성 에어로솔에 의한 영향을 정량적으로 분석하였다. 각 사례에 대한 평균적인 복사효과는 약 6 - 26 %에 해당하는 상향 단파 복사량의 감쇄효과가 나타났다. 이러한 결과는 에어로솔에 의한 직접효과와 간접효과를 정량화 하기 위한 중요성을 설명해 준다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.263-271
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• 2003

$CO_2$ 가스 존재여부와 pH가 Pb(II)와 sodium dodecyl sulfonate(SDS, $C_{12}H_{25}SO_3Na$) 흡착에 따른 silca 표면의 특성 변화에 미치는 영향을 contact angle 과 AFM을 이용한 힘 측정을 통하여 살펴보았다. 대기와 접촉하여 $CO_2$가 용해되는 조건에서 Pb와 SDS가 $10^{-4}M$ 씩 들어 있는 혼합용액을 처리하였을 때, fused silica 표면의 contact angle은 $PbCO_3$의 침전 때문에 최대 $46^{\circ}$로 낮았다. 반면에 $N_2$ 개스를 불어넣는 $CO_2$ 부재조건에서는 $PbCO_3$의 침전이 없었기 때문에 contact angle이 최대 $90^{\circ}$로 크게 증가되었다. $CO_2$ 부재조건에서 pH에 따른 contact angle과 AFM에서 측정한 점착력($F_{ad}$) 변화 양상은 $PbOH^+$ 화학종 분포와 유사하였으므로, Pb(II)의 silica 표면 흡착형태는 $PbOH^+$ 로 판단되었다. 한편 contact angle 과 AFM 측정결과 모두 Pb 단독처리에서 소수성을 발현하였다. 이 결과는 현재까지의 알려진 이론으로 설명할 수 없었으며 이를 위하여 원자수준에서의 심도 깊은 연구가 필요하다고 판단되었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.44-45
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• 2010

We are currently conducting studies on culturing and biocompatibility assessment of various cells such as neural stem cells and induced pluripotent stem cells(IPS cells) on carbon nanotube (CNT), on nerve regeneration electrodes, and on silicon wafers with a focus on developing nerve integrated CNT based bio devices for interfacing with living organisms, in order to develop brain-machine interfaces (BMI). In addition, we are carried out the chemical modification of carbon nanotube (mainly SWCNTs)-based bio-nanosensors by the plasma ion irradiation (plasma activation) method, and provide a characteristic evaluation of a bio-nanosensor using bovine serum albumin (BSA)/anti-BSA binding and oligonucleotide hybridization. On the other hand, the researches in the case of "novel plasma" have been widely conducted in the fields of chemistry, solid physics, and nanomaterial science. From the above-mentioned background, we are conducting basic experiments on direct irradiation of body tissues and cells using a micro-spot atmospheric pressure plasma source. The device is a coaxial structure having a tungsten wire installed inside a glass capillary, and a grounded ring electrode wrapped on the outside. The conditions of plasma generation are as follows: applied voltage: 5-9 kV, frequency: 1-3 kHz, helium (He) gas flow: 1-1.5 L/min, and plasma irradiation time: 1-300 sec. The experiment was conducted by preparing a culture medium containing mouse fibroblasts (NIH3T3) on a culture dish. A culture dish irradiated with plasma was introduced into a $CO_2$-incubator. The small animals used in the experiment involving plasma irradiation into living tissue were rat, rabbit, and pick and are deeply anesthetized with the gas anesthesia. According to the dependency of cell numbers against the plasma irradiation time, when only He gas was flowed, the growth of cells was inhibited as the floatation of cells caused by gas agitation inside the culture was promoted. On the other hand, there was no floatation of cells and healthy growth was observed when plasma was irradiated. Furthermore, in an experiment testing the effects of plasma irradiation on rats that were artificially given burn wounds, no evidence of electric shock injuries was found in the irradiated areas. In fact, the observed evidence of healing and improvements of the burn wounds suggested the presence of healing effects due to the growth factors in the tissues. Therefore, it appears that the interaction due to ion/radicalcollisions causes a substantial effect on the proliferation of growth factors such as epidermal growth factor (EGF), nerve growth factor (NGF), and transforming growth factor (TGF) that are present in the cells.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.319-341
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• 2024

The utilization of multispectral imaging systems (MIS) in remote sensing has become crucial for large-scale agricultural operations, particularly for diagnosing plant health, monitoring crop growth, and estimating plant phenotypic traits through vegetation indices (VIs). However, environmental factors can significantly affect the accuracy of multispectral reflectance data, leading to potential errors in VIs and crop status assessments. This paper reviewed the complex interactions between environmental conditions and multispectral sensors emphasizing the importance of accounting for these factors to enhance the reliability of reflectance data in agricultural applications.An overview of the fundamentals of multispectral sensors and the operational principles behind vegetation index (VI) computation was reviewed. The review highlights the impact of environmental conditions, particularly solar zenith angle (SZA), on reflectance data quality. Higher SZA values increase cloud optical thickness and droplet concentration by 40-70%, affecting reflectance in the red (-0.01 to 0.02) and near-infrared (NIR) bands (-0.03 to 0.06), crucial for VI accuracy. An SZA of 45° is optimal for data collection, while atmospheric conditions, such as water vapor and aerosols, greatly influence reflectance data, affecting forest biomass estimates and agricultural assessments. During the COVID-19 lockdown,reduced atmospheric interference improved the accuracy of satellite image reflectance consistency. The NIR/Red edge ratio and water index emerged as the most stable indices, providing consistent measurements across different lighting conditions. Additionally, a simulated environment demonstrated that MIS surface reflectance can vary 10-20% with changes in aerosol optical thickness, 15-30% with water vapor levels, and up to 25% in NIR reflectance due to high wind speeds. Seasonal factors like temperature and humidity can cause up to a 15% change, highlighting the complexity of environmental impacts on remote sensing data. This review indicated the importance of precisely managing environmental factors to maintain the integrity of VIs calculations. Explaining the relationship between environmental variables and multispectral sensors offers valuable insights for optimizing the accuracy and reliability of remote sensing data in various agricultural applications.