• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제34권
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• pp.16.1-16.11
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• 2022

Background: Antimony is used in catalysts, pesticides, brake systems, pharmaceuticals, and synthetic fire retardants in the plastic, paint, and rubber industries. Accumulation of trivalent antimony compounds in the body can cause cardiotoxic effects and increase the risk of electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities and sudden death. Antimony exposure can result in action potential prolongation, causing a cardiac repolarization delay, which appears as QTc prolongation and T-wave abnormalities on the ECG. There are no studies on antimony-associated cardiac toxicity in Korea. Case presentation: Accordingly, the present study reports cases of ECG abnormalities in workers handling antimony trisulfide at a company located in the Gyeongsangbuk-do region. Nineteen workers employed at an automobile brake lining manufacturer were exposed to antimony trisulfide dust through thermoforming, grinding, and drilling processes. In 2020, the workers were reported to work 12-hour shifts, 5 days a week. The time-weighted average (TWA) of antimony trisulfide exposure measured in workers was 0.0028 mg/m³. Two workers were excluded from the analysis due to pre-existing medical conditions (cardiovascular disease). Of the remaining 17 workers, ECG abnormalities were found in 41% (seven out of 17: four with QTc prolongation and T-wave abnormalities; two with only T-wave abnormalities; and one with only QTc prolongation). Conclusions: This case report outlines the first few cases in Korea in which potential cardiac toxicity caused by occupational exposure to antimony was identified. However, data regarding cardiac toxicity caused by antimony exposure are still lacking in Korea; thus, additional studies are needed to identify causal relationships.

• 한국철도학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국철도학회 2011년도 정기총회 및 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.374-374
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• 2011

최근 철도의 도심통과구간이나 선하역사 건설이 증가하고 있어 철도 진동과 이로 인한 2차 소음을 효과적으로 차단할 수 있는 대책이 시급히 필요하다. 지금까지 개발된 기술 가운데 가장 효과적으로 진동을 차단할 수 있는 대책은 스프링을 이용하여 궤도 전체를 하부구조와 분리시키는 플로팅 슬래브궤도 공법으로 이미 국외에서는 플로팅 슬래브궤도의 방진설계와 핵심 구성요소인 방진장치에 대한 원천기술이 확보되어 많은 부설실적을 확보하고 있으나 국내에서는 아직 시스템 설계기술과 관련 구성품 설계기술이 확보되어 있지 못하기 때문에 대부분 국외에서 개발된 시스템을 그대로 도입하고, 핵심 구성품인 방진재료는 모두 수입에 의존하는 등 관련 기술의 자립도가 매우 낮은 실정이다. 그러므로 국내외 시장에서의 기술 경쟁력을 확보하기 위해서는 플로팅 슬래브궤도 시스템 및 구성품의 설계기술을 비롯한 핵심기술의 개발이 시급하다. 본 연구에서는 기존의 연구결과를 바탕으로 시공 중 방진장치를 이용하여 슬래브를 리프팅할 때 인상 시기의 차이나 거치 후의 단차에 의해 발생되는 단면력에 대해 슬래브와 전단연결재의 구조적 안전성을 검토하였다.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제24권6_2호
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• pp.899-908
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• 2021

It is expected that the global market for vessel repair and remodeling will grow up to the scale of about 25 billion dollars by 2023. Korea's shipbuilding industry is leading the world with its international competitiveness in design and production technology. The actual status of vessel repair industry, however, is poor as there are only two or three companies for vessel repair that can deal with large vessels in the area of Gyeongnam. The reason is that civil complaints are filed severely about environmental problems and environment-related regulations are so strict that it is fairly hard to get governmental approval for the operation of a vessel repair workplace. Domestic vessel repair companies mainly target small- and medium-sized vessels. There are only few workplaces that can carry out regular examination or repair work on large vessels such as LNG vessels, and due to the high price of vessel repair, most of the domestic repair work on large vessels including LNG vessels tends to be snatched by markets in Southeast Asia or China. Despite the tremendous domestic demand of Korea that has established the world's first shipbuilding industry and world's sixth biggest harbor infrastructure, its vessel repair industry can be said to be in very poor condition. In order to vitalize vessel repair industry, this study is aimed to analyze the environmental influence of vessel repair workplaces in Gyeongnam where vessel repair companies are concentrated and suggest standard processes by analyzing vessel repair processes precisely.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.131-138
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• 2000

This experiment was carried out during the period from September, 1997 to October, 1998 to determine the effect of fermented saw-dust pig manure (FSP) application on the herbage production on a mixed pasture in the Cheju brown volcanic ash soil. Split plot design (main plot: 3 nitrogen application levels of 0, 150 and 300 kgiha; sub plot: 4 pig sawdust manure levels of 0, 3, 6 and 12 tonha) was used. Plant height and dry matter yield increased significantly with an increase of nitrogen and FSP level. There was no difference in the botanical composition of grasses as affected by FSP application level, but herbage yields of grass species were increased by nitrogen application compared to that without nitrogen application. Botanical composition of white clover decreased with an increase of nitrogen application, but increased with an increase of FSP application level. Percentages of weeds were not affected by application rates of chemical nitrogen fertilizer and swine manure in the mixed species pasture. Nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium contents of species in the pasture significantly increased with increasing application rates of nitrogen fertilizer. In conclusion, it would be an optimum to apply 150 kgha of inorganic chemical fertilizer and plus either 3 or 6 toniha of fermented swine manure with sawdust for optimum production of mixed pasture on Cheju Island. (Key words : Herbage production, Botanical composition, Morphology, Plant mineral contents)

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.229-237
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• 2014

Objectives: This study intends to determine the current status of management of personal protective equipment fume hoods in university laboratories. Methods: A walk-through survey of 402 labs in Gyeongbuk Province and Daegu Metropolitan City were carried out between May 2009 and July 2010. Respectively, 348 and 54 laboratories were examined in Gyeongbuk Province and Daegu. Results: In size, labs serving over 15,000 student made up the majority with 276(66.4%). In terms of major, engineering labs were the highest in number with 100(24.9%). As to personal protective equipment, a gas mask and a dust mask were available in 17.8% and 14.3% of the labs, respectively, but 68.9% of labs were equipped with protective goggles. Meanwhile, only 12.7% of labs had separate protective equipment storage boxes. About 60% of the labs had installed a fume hood, of which the average capture velocity was 0.37 m/sec. Conclusions: For toxic substances, the labs are obliged to provide personal protective equipment in in accordance with the Occupational Safety and Health Act. In addition, the capture velocity of fume hoods must be in strict compliance in order to prevent occupational diseases due to toxic chemicals.

• 천문학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.7-20
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• 2017

We carry out the study of $850{\mu}m$ sources in a part of the XMM-LSS field. The $850{\mu}m$ imaging data were obtained by the SCUBA-2 on the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) for three days in July 2015 with an integration time of 6.1 hours, covering a circular area with a radius of 15'. We choose the central area up to a radius of 9'.15 for the study, where the noise distribution is relatively uniform. The root mean square (rms) noise at the center is 2.7 mJy. We identify 17 sources with S/N > 3.5. Differential number count is estimated in flux range between 3.5 and 9.0 mJy after applying various corrections derived by imaging simulations, which is consistent with previous studies. For detailed study on the individual sources, we select three sources with more reliable measurements (S/N > 4.5), and construct their spectral energy distributions (SEDs) from optical to far-infrared band. Redshift distribution of the sources ranges from 0.36 to 3.28, and their physical parameters are extracted using MAGPHYS model, which yield infrared luminosity $L_{IR}=10^{11.3}-10^{13.4}L_{\odot}$, star formation rate $SFR=10^{1.3}-10^{3.2}M_{\odot}yr^{-1}$ and dust temperature $T_D=30-53K$. We investigate the correlation between $L_{IR}$ and $T_D$, which appears to be consistent with previous studies.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.350-354
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• 1994

고미도가 높은 영지버섯 균주를 선발하기 위하여 농업기술연구소 균이과에 보존 중인 11개 균주의 특성을 조사하여 본 결과는 다음과 같다. 고미도는 편각지 중에서 ASI 7071, 7091 균주, 분지형에서는 ASI 7074, 7094 균주가 높았다. 균사생장은 GCM 배지에서는 ASI 7091, 참나무톱밥 배지에서는 ASI 7010, 7048, 7075 균주가 양호하였다. 자실체의 개체중은 ASI 7004가 가장 무겁고 ASI 7075 균주가 가벼웠으며, 자실체 두께는 ASI 7071, 크기는 ASI 7094 균주가 양호하였다. 그리고 전기영동에 의한 동위효소 밴드의 양상은 esterase에서 분지형은 거의 비슷하였으나 편각지는 여러 형태로 나타났으며, leucine aminopeptidase에서는 편각지만 밴드를 나타내었다.

• 한국철도학회논문집
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.578-585
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• 2015

궤도의 탄성 구성요소는 기술적 및 경제적으로 효율적인 철도 네트워크를 위해 궤도상부구조로 잘 통합될 수 있다. 탄성 레일패드는 곡선반경이 800m보다 큰 경우 부드러운 레일지점과 고속(160km/h 이상)을 제공한다. 높은 궤도저항성은 눈에 띄게 다짐주기를 연장시킨다. 침목패드의 꾸준히 증가된 점유율은 향상된 다짐주기와 연마주기를 제공하고, 좁은 곡선반경에서도 기술적인 철도구조물 그리고 고체음의 감소에 대한 대책을 제공하기 때문이다. 밸러스트 매트의 설치는 신설선 건설 또는 광범위한 혁신 조치의 차원에서 특히 방진 및 구조물 보호와 같은 좋은 효과를 준다. 다만, 적절한 설치에는 세심한 주의가 필요하다.

• 화약ㆍ발파
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.108-118
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• 2010

숭의종합운동장은 철근콘크리트 라멘조의 구조물로서 기둥과 슬래브, 보로 구성된 특수구조물이며, 최근까지 국내에서 발파해체를 실시한 구조물과는 달리, 구조물 내부에 슬래브가 존재하며 전광판이 있는 특수한 구조의 형태를 가지고 있다. 발파해체는 외야석 좌측구간부터 실시하고 관중석의 붕괴는 좌측부터 2열의 기둥을 1개의 블록으로 선정하여 우측으로 연속적으로 붕괴되는 공법을 적용하였고, 높이가 높은 전광판은 전도공법을 적용하였다. 뿐만 아니라 다목적 방호재인 물주머니(water bag)를 적용하여 분진제어를 실시하였다. 그 결과 숭의종합운동장 특수구조물해체는 성공적인 것으로 평가되고 있다.

• 대기
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.175-185
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• 2018

Characteristics of precipitation response to enhanced aerosols have been investigated during the severe haze events observed in Korea for 2011 to 2016. All 6-years haze events are classified into long-range transported haze (LH: 31%), urban haze (UH: 28%), and yellow sand (YS: 18%) in order. Long-range transported one is mainly discussed in this study. Interestingly, both LH (68%) and YS (87%) appear to be more frequently accompanied with precipitation than UH (48%). We also found out the different timing of precipitation for LH and YS, respectively. The variations of precipitation frequency for the LH event tend to coincide with aerosol variations specifically in terms of temporal covariation, which is in contrast with YS. Increased aerosol loadings following precipitation for the YS event seems to be primarily controlled by large scale synoptic forcing. Meanwhile, aerosols for the LH event may be closely associated with precipitation longevity through changes in cloud microphysics such that enhanced aerosols can increase smaller cloud droplets and further extend light precipitation at weaker rate. Notably, precipitation persisted longer than operational weather forecast not considering detailed aerosol-cloud interactions, but the timescale was limited within a day. This result demonstrates active interactions between aerosols and meteorology such as probable modifications of cloud microphysics and precipitation, synoptic-induced dust transport, and precipitation-scavenging in Korea. Understanding of aerosol potential effect on precipitation will contribute to improving the performance of numerical weather model especially in terms of precipitation timing and location.