• Advances in environmental research
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.9-17
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• 2013

Urine is a widely used matrix in biomonitoring studies on the assessment of human exposure to environmental chemicals such as phthalate esters and bisphenol A (BPA). In addition to the need to apply valid analytical techniques, assurance of specimen integrity during collection and storage is an important prerequisite for the presentation of accurate and precise analytical data. One of the common issues encountered in the analysis of non-persistent contaminants is whether shipping and storage temperature and time since collection have an effect on sample integrity. In this study, we investigated the stability of phthalate metabolites and BPA in spiked and unspiked urine samples stored at room temperature ($20^{\circ}C$) or at $-80^{\circ}C$ for up to 8 weeks. Concentrations of phthalate metabolites declined, on average, by 3% to 15%, depending on the compounds, and BPA declined by ~30% after 4 weeks of storage of spiked urine samples at $20^{\circ}C$. In a test of 30 unspiked urine samples stored at $20^{\circ}C$ and at $-80^{\circ}C$ for 8 weeks, the concentrations of phthalate metabolites and BPA decreased by up to 15% to 44%, depending on the compound and on the samples. It was found that the small reduction in phthalate concentrations observed in urine, varied depending on the samples. In a few urine samples, concentrations of phthalate metabolites and BPA did not decline even after storage at $20^{\circ}C$ for 8 weeks. We found a significant relationship between concentrations of target analytes in urine stored at $20^{\circ}C$ and at $-80^{\circ}C$ for 8 weeks. We estimated the half-lives of phthalate metabolites and BPA in urine stored at $20^{\circ}C$. The estimated half-life of monoethyl phthalate (mEP) and mono (2-ethyl-5-carboxyphentyl) phthalate (mECPP) in urine stored at $20^{\circ}C$ was over two years, of mono (2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate (mEOHP) and monobenzyl phthalate (mBzP) was approximately one year, and of other phthalate metabolites was approximately 6 months. The estimated half-life of BPA in urine stored at $20^{\circ}C$ was approximately 3 months, which is much longer than that reported for aquatic ecosystems.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.14-34
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• 1985

본(本) 연구(硏究)에서는 국내산(國內産) 미이용(未利用) 활엽수재(闊葉樹材)인 현사시나무의 재질개량(材質改良)을 위한 방안(方案)으로 비닐계 단량체(單量體)인 methylmethacrylate (MMA) 용액(溶液)을 목재내(木材內)로 주입(注入)한 후(後) 가압(加壓) 가열(加熱) 촉매중합법(觸媒重合法)에 의하여 제조(製造)한 목재(木材)-고분자(高分子) 복합체(複合體)(WPC ; wood-polymer composites)와 열압축목재(熱壓縮木材) (Staypak ; heat-stabilized compressed wood)의 물리적(物理的), 기계적(機械的) 성질(性質)과 치수 안정성(安定性)을 조사(調査)하였다. WPC 제조시(製造時) 단량체(單量體)의 주입량(注入量)을 비교(比較)하기 위하여 침지법(浸漬法)과 진공감압법(眞空減壓法)을 실시(實施)하였다. 본(本) 연구(硏究)에서 얻어진 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 1. 목재내(木材內) 단량체(單量體)의 주입량(注入量)은 진공감압법(眞空減壓法)이 침지법(浸漬法)에 비(比)해 약(約) 2배(培)의 효과(效果)가 있었다. 2. 목재내(木材內)로 주입(注入)된 단량체(單量體)는 WPC 제조시(製造時) 약(約) 절반가량 중합(重合)되었다. 3. 제조(製造)된 WPC의 치수 안정효과(安定效果)의 측정결과(測定結果), 반경방향(半徑方向)에서의 항수축율(抗收縮率) 12.5~13.6%, 접선방향(接線方向)에서의 항수축율(抗收縮率)은 12.5~13.6%, 접선방향(接線方向)이 17.18~40.14%였다. 흡수감소율(吸收減少率)은 8.19~15.5%로 진공감압법(眞空減壓法)이 침지법(浸漬法)에 의(依)한 WPC보다 효과(效果)가 좋았다. 4. 휨강도(强度) 시험시(試險時) 하중(荷重)을 가(加)하는 방향(方向)을 달리하였을 때 반경방향(半徑方向)으로 하중(荷重)을 가(加)한 경우(境遇)가 접선방향(接線方向)에 비(比)해 높은 강도치(强度値)를 나타내었다. 5. Staypak 및 WPC는 소재(素材)에 비(比)해 횡압축강도(橫壓縮强度)가 70~90% 향상(向上)되었으며, 종압축강도(從壓縮强度)는 10~30% 증가(增加)되었다. 6. Staypak의 비중(比重)은 0.66, 침지법(浸漬法)에 의(依)한 WPC는 0.61, 진공감압법(眞空減壓法)에 의(依)한 WPC의 비중(比重)은 0.62, 소재(素材)는 0.44였다.