• 분석과학
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.441-446
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 안동호 퇴적물 중의 총 수은, 메틸수은, 중금속 농도를 조사하고 퇴적물과 수체간의 수은 이동량을 산정하였다. 안동호 퇴적물 중 수은 농도는 2009~2011 년에 각각 $155.0{\pm}71.9$ ng/g, $211{\pm}62$ ng/g 및 $198{\pm}6.88$ ng/g이었으며, 메틸수은은 2009 년 및 2011 년에 각각 $1.85{\pm}1.09$ ng/g, $3.49{\pm}1.79$ ng/g이었고, 총수은에 대한 메틸수은의 분율인 %메틸수은은 $1.17{\pm}0.39%$ 및 $1.77{\pm}0.94%$로 나타났다. 퇴적물 중 아연, 카드뮴, 납, 구리의 농도는 644 mg/kg, 7.3 mg/kg, 67 mg/kg, 42 mg/kg 으로 모두 미국 국립해양대기청(NOAA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)에서 제시한 퇴적물 기준(SQGs, Sediment Quality Guidelines)중의 최소 무영향 농도(ERL, Effect Range Low) 수준을 초과하는 수준이었다. 안동호에서 퇴적물로의 수은 이동량은 83.7 $ng/cm^2{\cdot}$년, 퇴적물에서부터 수체로의 수은 확산속도는 1.24 $ng/cm^2{\cdot}$년으로 추정되었다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.266-272
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• 2011

The safety of liquid-type herbal preparations (47 samples) and beverages containing herbal medicines (18 samples), which are distributed in Gyeonggi province was studied by analyzing heavy metals, benzo(a)pyrene, preservatives and sugar content and to explain the differences between medicine and food based on the labeling standards. The herbal preparation is regarded as medicine and can be differentiated from the beverages containing herbal medicine, which is food, based on the fact that the herbal preparation should be labeled with usage, dosage, efficiency and effect. The mean concentrations of Pb, As, Cd, Hg were found to be 0.014 mg/kg, 0.113 mg/kg, 0.004 mg/kg and 0.003 mg/kg in herbal preparation and 0.009 mg/kg, 0.122 mg/kg, 0.003 mg/kg and 0.002 mg/kg in beverages containing herbal medicines, respectively. In 10 cases of herbal preparations and 6 cases of beverages containing Rehmanniae Radix Preparata (Sukjihwang), benzo(a)pyrene was not found. According to preservative test on herbal medicine, dehydroacetic acid was found less than the indicated content in 6 cases out of 37 cases, which labeled with preservatives, and benzoic acid, dehydroacetic acid and methylparaben were contained with 164.0~198.0 mg/kg, 149.8~272.5 mg/kg and 88.4 mg/kg, respectively, in 3 cases out of 10 cases, which was not labeled with preservatives. Among 16 cases of beverages containing herbal medicines, 3 cases of preservative-labeled beverages had the preservatives, and the rest of all, which was not labeled with preservatives, did not show that they contain any preservative, therefore, it was suitable for the labeling standards. As a result of sugar content test, preservative-labeled products were not appreciably different from the others.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.543-553
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• 2010

Almost five million citizens a day are using subways as a means of traffic communication in the Seoul metropolitan. As the subway system is typically a closed environment, indoor air pollution problems frequently occurs and passengers complain of mal-health impact. Especially $PM_{10}$ is well known as one of the major pollutants in subway indoor environments. The purpose of this study was to compare the indoor air quality in terms of $PM_{10}$ and to quantitatively compare its source contributions in a Seoul subway platform before and after installing platform screen doors (PSD). $PM_{10}$ samples were collected on the J station platform of Subway Line 7 in Seoul metropolitan area from Jun. 12, 2008 to Jan. 12, 2009. The samples collected on membrane filters using $PM_{10}$ mini-volume portable samplers were then analyzed for trace metals and soluble ions. A total of 18 chemical species (Ba, Mn, Cr, Cd, Si, Fe, Ni, Al, Cu, Pb, Ti, $Na^+$, $NH_4^+$, $K^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, $Ca^{2+}$, $Cl^-$, and ${SO_4}^{2-}$) were analyzed by using an ICP-AES and an IC after performing proper pre-treatments of each sample filter. Based on the chemical information, positive matrix factorization (PMF) model was applied to identify the source of particulate matters. $PM_{10}$ for the station was characterized by three sources such as ferrous related source, soil and road dust related source, and fine secondary aerosol source. After installing PSD, the average $PM_{10}$ concentration was decreased by 20.5% during the study periods. Especially the contribution of the ferrous related source emitted during train service in a tunnel route was decreased from 59.1% to 43.8% since both platform and tunnel areas were completely blocked by screen doors. However, the contribution of the fine secondary aerosol source emitted from various outside combustion activities was increased from 14.8% to 29.9% presumably due to ill-managed ventilation system and confined platform space.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.644-649
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• 2010

우리나라 퇴비생산시설에서 생산되는 퇴비 약 1,900점을 분석한 자료를 바탕으로 퇴비 원료의 종류에 따라 유통제품의 성분에 어떤 영향이 있는지를 비교 평가하였다. 유기물함량은 돈분퇴비 40.78%, 혼합퇴비 39.97%, 우분퇴비 39.68%, 계분퇴비 39.11%로 원료의 종류에 따른 차이가 거의 없었다. 이는 수분조절제로 사용되는 톱밥의 혼합이 원인으로 판단된다. 유기물대질소비의 경우에는 돈분퇴비가 31.22로 가장 높게 분석되었고 우분퇴비는 27.60, 혼합퇴비는 27.4로 거의 유사한 수준을 보였으며, 계분퇴비는 25.13으로 가장 낮은 결과를 보였다. 이 같은 결과는 부재료인 톱밥의 혼합량과 원료자체에 함유된 질소의 함량 차이에 기인한 것으로 판단된다. 염분의 경우 우분퇴비가 0.61%로 가장 높고 계분퇴비가 0.52%, 혼합퇴비가 0.51로 비슷한 수준이었고, 돈분의 경우는 0.45%로서 가장 적었다. 중금속의 경우 비소, 카드뮴, 수은, 납, 크롬, 니켈의 함량은 통계처리시 유의성 있는 차이가 발견되지 않았다. 구리함량은 돈분퇴비 117.00 mg $kg^{-1}$, 혼합퇴비 77.74 mg $kg^{-1}$, 계분퇴비 57.39 mg $kg^{-1}$, 우분퇴비 55.35 mg $kg^{-1}$으로서 돈분에 가장 많은 양이 함유된것으로 분석되었다. 아연은 돈분퇴비 346.34 mg $kg^{-1}$, 혼합퇴비 234.43 mg$kg^{-1}$, 계분퇴비 217.44 mg $kg^{-1}$, 우분퇴비 209.91 mg $kg^{-1}$으로서 비교적 구리의 함량 분포와 같은 경향을 보였다. 우리나라에서 유통되는 퇴비 품질현황에 대한 연구 자료의 축적은 퇴비의 품질관리 방향을 설정하는데 중요한 자료가 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.197-203
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• 2001

담수식물의 근계(根界) 부착하는 미생물 군집에서 중금속 제거능이 있는 균주인 Pseudomonas. cepacia KH410 을 분리하여 이 균주의 납과 카드윰, 구리에 대한 생흡착 특성을 조사하였다. 최적 흠착조건은 1.0 g-biomass, pH 4, 그리고 온도는 $40^{\circ}C$일 때이었다. 흡착평형은 120분에서, 1000 mg/1농도에서 이루어 졌다. 흡착용량(K)은 납이 카드뮴에 비해 5.6배, 구리에 비해서는 4.0배 높았으며 흡착강도(1/n)는 납>구리>카드뮴의 순이었다. 흠작강도에 따른 등온식 적용은 납은 Langmuir등온식, 그리고 구리와 카드뮴은 Freundlich 등온식 적용이 오차가 적었다. 건조 균체를 이용한 최대 흡착은 납과 카드뮴, 구리에 대하여 각각 83.2, 42.0, 65.2 mg/g-biomass 이었다. 중금속 회수를 위한 탈착 실험에서는 납은 0.1 M HCl에서 그리고 카드뮴과 구리는 0.1 M $HNO_3$에 의하여 높은 탈착율을 나타내었다. 고정화 균체의 강도를 높이기 위한 전처리는 각각의 세 가지 중금속에 대하여 0.1 M KOH가 가장 효율적이었다. 고정화 균체에 의한 최대 흡착은 납, 카드뮴, 구리가 각각 77.8, 58.5, 71.2 mg/g-biomass 이었으며 경금속 혼재시에도 비교적 안정한 상태를 나타내었으며 중금속 제거효율을 비교한 결과 고정화 균체가 이온교환수지에 의한 제거보다 높았다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.274-279
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• 1985

년근별(年根別)에 따른 더덕의 일반성분(一般成分), 무기질(無機質) 및 단백질(蛋白質) 성분(成分)을 atomic absorption spectro-photometer, spectrophotometer 및 disc gel electrophoresis에 의한 분석(分析) 결과(結果)는 다음과 같았다. 일반성분(一般成分)은 재배더덕이나 야생더덕에 관계없이 총당(건물중)이 가장 많이 함유된 성분이고 1년근이 68.76%, 5년근이 66.54%로써 재배 년령이 높아짐에 따라 다소 함량이 감소되는 경향이었다. 그 다음 조단백질, 조섬유, 조지방, 회분의 순으로 함유되었고 조섬유를 재외하고는 재배더덕이 야생더덕 보다 그 성분함량이 다소 높았고 재배 년령이 높아짐에 따라 함량이 높아졌으나 조섬유는 별로 증가가 없었다. 무기성분은 K의 함량이 $208.7{\sim}327.9ppm$으로 가장 높았고 Mg, Ca가 그 다음으로 비슷한 함량을 보여 주었고 전반적으로 재배더덕이 야생더덕보다 무기질 함량이 높았으며 Fe를 제외하고는 대체적으로 재배 년근(年根)의 년령이 높아짐에 따라 무기성분 함량이 높아졌다. 그리고 중금속(重金屬)인 Pb와 Cd의 함량은 허용기준량보다 낮게 함유되어 있었다. P는 재배더덕이 야생더덕보다 함량이 3배 정도 높았다. 더덕의 단백질 분획중 가장 많이 함유된 것은 재배와 야생더덕에 상관없이 albumin이 었고 재배년령이 높아질수록 다소 함량이 감소되는 경향이었다. 그 다음 globulin, prolamin 및 glutelin의 순서로 함유되었고 대체로 년근(年根)의 년령이 높아감에 따라 그 함량이 증가되는 경향을 보여주었고 prolamin함량이 $19.74{\sim}22.90%$로 비교적 함량이 높았다. 더덕 단백질의 용해도는 pH 4에서 최소, pH 10에서 최대를 나타냈으며 disc gel 전기영동 패턴은 재배년령이나 재배와 야생더덕에 관계 없이 band의 형태와 수에 별 차이를 인지할 수 없었고 7개의 band로 나타났으며 이들의 주단백질(主蛋白質)의 분자량(分子量)은 약 90,000이었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.456-464
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• 2010

Recently, heavy metals contamination of the agricultural soil and crops surrounding mining areas has been identified as one of the most serious environmental problems in South Korea. The Ministry of the Environment in Korea conducted a Preliminary National Environmental Health Survey (PNEHS) in abandoned metal mines in 2007. The priority for a subsequent detailed examination was ranked from the results of PNEHS. The studied mine which was ranked as being of the highest priority is located in the midwestern part of Korea and was operated from 1911 to 1985. In this study, the contamination levels of the heavy metals in the abandoned metal mine were investigated. From the results, the average daily dose (ADD), target hazard quotient (THQ) and target cancer risk of the heavy metals were evaluated. The concentration of arsenic (As) in all of the tailings from the mine was higher than its countermeasure standard of Korea. In particular, the highest concentration of As, 330 mg/kg, was up to 15 times higher than its countermeasure standard. The average concentration of As in agricultural soils was higher than the warning standard of Korea, and higher than its countermeasure standard at six sites. The average concentrations of the analyzed heavy metals in agricultural soil were below the warning standard, but concentrations of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) at 4 sites were higher than its warning standard. The average concentration of As in surface water exceeded the warning standard of Korea. The value of the THQ of As for the tailings was higher than the health protection standard 1. The value of THQ of As for the farmlands was lower than the standard, while the hazard index (HI) of As was higher than the standard. The value of target cancer risk (TCR) of As, $6.44{\times}10^{-4}$, were higher than the health protection standard of a lifetime risk for TCR at $1{\times}10^{-6}$. This suggests that the residents around the metal mines are exposed to As pollution with a carcinogenic risk.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.171-184
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• 2016

In order to assess the level of contamination and identify the priority contaminants in the Busan coast, intensive sediment sampling was conducted and persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals were analyzed. The Sediment Quality Index (SQI) was derived based on the contaminant data by comparing with Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) established in Korea, Canada, and Australia/New Zealand. Toxic contaminants were found to be widely distributed across the coast. Among organic contaminants, PAHs showed the highest concentration, followed by butyltins, nonylphenols, PBDEs, DDTs, PCBs, HCHs and CHLs. Heavy metals were also abundantly detected with the highest concentration of Zn followed by Cu > Cr > Pb > Ni > As > Cd > Hg. Compared to organic contaminants, most heavy metals, except for Cu and Hg, were homogeneously distributed along the coast in a good relationship with total organic carbon of sediment particles. In general, the concentrations of organic compounds and heavy metals were highest at the inner part of harbor areas with a tendency to decline from inside areas to the outside, indicating the high loading of pollutants from harbors. A high exceedance for low-SQGs and high-SQGs was found for TBT, p'-DDT, p,p'-DDD, Cu and Zn. The SQI scores calculated from low-SQGs and high-SQGs were in the range of 18-100 and 54-100, respectively. The inner part of Busan Harbor, Dadaepo Harbor, and Gamcheon Harbor were observed as being regions of concern. Overall, TBT, Cu, and p,p'-DDT were the chemicals most frequently exceeding SQGs and influencing SQI scores.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.56-66
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• 2016

Generally, the contribution of crop-intake pathway (CIP) is remarkable in human health assessment (HHA) of heavy metal contamination. Although the crop exposure concentrations (Cp) should directly be used for calculating the average daily dose (ADD) of CIP, the soil exposure concentration (Cs) multiplied by soil-crop bio-concentration factor (BCF) has frequently been used instead of using Cp values. Thus, the BCF values are significant in the HHA, and care should be taken to ensure the reasonable acquisition of BCF values. Meanwhile, the BCF values are known to be significantly affected by analytical methods. Nevertheless, they have been calculated from the concentrations of soil and crop analyzed by only one method: total digestion (aqua regia extraction). For this reason, this study was initiated to seek appropriate soil analysis methods for effective computation of the ADD of CIP. The concentrations of 5 metal contaminants (As, Cd, Cu, Pb, and Zn) in 127 soil samples obtained from 4 abandoned metal mine areas were analyzed by several methods including total digestion and partial digestions using 0.1/1 N HCl, 1M $NH_4NO_3$, 0.1 M $NaNO_3$, and 0.01M $CaCl_2$. The heavy metal concentrations in 127 crop samples (rice grains) were analyzed by total digestion as well. Using the concentrations of soils and crops, the BCF values of each contaminant were calculated according to the kind of soil extraction methods applied. Finally, the errors between Cp and $C_s{\times}BCF$ were computed to evaluate the relevance of each method. The results indicate that the partial extraction using 0.1 N and 1 N HCl was superior or equivalent to total digestion. In addition, the 0.1M $NaNO_3$ method combined with total digestion is recommended for improving the reliability of BCF values.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.318-324
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• 2017

Lime bordeaux mixture (LBM) and lime sulfur mixture (LSM) are representative environmental friendly organic materials for prevention of insect pests in South Korea. Recently, those have been widely used as an alternative for chemical pesticides in eco-friendly farms. However, South Korea has not established even recommendation of LBM and LSM considering the stability of heavy metals in soil. The aim of this study was to evaluate the accumulation of hazardous heavy metals in soil and plant with long-term application of LBM and LSM. Firstly, we investigated the amount of LBM and LSM used per year in several eco-friendly farms to determine a standard application rate of both materials. The pepper plant was grown on the pot in greenhouse for 14 weeks. Both materials were applied at 0, 1, 3, and 9 times of standard application rates (2.56 and $1.28L\;ha^{-1}$ of LBM and LSM per year, respectively). Dry matter yield of pepper and heavy metals (As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn) concentration in soil and pepper plant were measured after 14 weeks. Yield of pepper plant did not significantly chang with up to application rate of 1 times, thereafter it markedly decreased with more than 3 times. With increasing LBM and LSM application, the concentration of Cu and Zn in soil significantly increased. Especially, Zn concentration in pepper significantly increased with increasing application rates of both materials. This might resulted in significant decrease in dry matter yield of pepper. The concentrations of those heavy metals in soil did not exceed safety levels ($150mg\;kg^{-1}$ for Cu and $300mg\;kg^{-1}$ for Zn) established by the Korean Soil Environmental Conservation Act as well as concentration of heavy metals in pepper plant by Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. However, particular attention should be paid for heavy metal safety and crop productivity when using LBM and LSM in the organic farm.