• 농약과학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.210-215
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• 2007

본 연구는 강원도내의 4개시 8개군에 거주하는 271명의 인삼 재배자들을 대상으로 36문항의 설문지를 이용하여 강원도 인삼 재배지의 농약사용 실태를 조사하였으며, 얻어진 결과는 빈도 및 교차 통계분석을 하였다. 설문조사 대상자들은 강원도 인삼 재배지에 문제가 되는 식물병으로 점무늬병, 탄저병, 잿빛곰팡이병, 뿌리썩음병, 균핵병, 해충은 달팽이, 줄기 굴파리, 굼벵이, 선충, 거세미나방, 잡초는 망추 바랭이, 명아주, 피, 쑥 등을 선정하였다. 이를 방제하기 위하여 응답자의 35%는 농약에 의존한다고 하였으며, 31.5%는 농약사용뿐만 아니라 해충의 천적과 미생물 이용 및 친환경자재 등을 혼용하는 것으로 조사되었다. 전체 응답자의 78.8%가 본인의 경험, 농약상 및 이웃의 추천 등으로 농약을 선정하고 있었으며, 이의 결과로 강원도 인삼 재배지에서 미적용 약제를 사용하는 문제점을 안고 있었다. 농약 살포 시 기준량을 준수하는 것으로 조사되었으며(96.3%), 이것은 낮은 비율의 인삼약해(30.1%)와 살포자 중독 경험(38.8%)을 초래하는 것으로 판단되었다. 그러나 사용 농약을 2년에서 5년간 연용하고 있어(44.1%) 이 지역 병해충 및 잡초의 약제 저항성 유발가능성이 높아 이에 대한 연구가 요구되고 있으며, 올바른 농약 선정 및 사용법에 대한 교육프로그램이 개발되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.199-206
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• 2016

Pesticides are widely used to prevent loss of agricultural production but extensive exposure can induce health problems to pesticide operators. This study was performed to evaluate the health risk of highly produced pesticides used in fruit growing farm land by comparison of estimated exposure level with AOEL using KO-POEM program. AOEL was driven based on NOAEL of each pesticide evaluated by JMPR, EFSA or KRDA. In calculation of exposure level, types of formulation, dilution factors, spraying duration and motor type and exposure protection device were allocated according to actual condition of use. Dermal absorption rate was differently applied among EFSA default values (25% or 75%), general default value (10%) or real test result values to know the plausibility of default values and safety of pesticide to operators in outline. Twenty pesticide ingredients (fungicides and insecticides) were produced more than 30 tons per year, which were mancozeb, chlorothalonil, imidaclopirid and etc in order. Dermal absorption rates obtained from studies were various from 0.07 to 81% but mostly under 10%. The estimated exposure levels showed big differences more than 10 times higher when using EFSA default rate and up to 5 times higher when using general rate of 10% comparing using rates of test results. Mancozeb, chlorthalonil, diazinon and chlorpyrifos presented still higher exposure level than AOEL even when using test absorption rate from study, which suggests that re-evaluation of AOEL or dermal exposure absorption rate or strict management are required for health protection of operators who use those four pesticides in farm land.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2002

Pest control is required for protecting the food supply and for controlling disease vectors. Unfortunately, there is no perfectly safe form of pest control. Pesticides are commonly used for pest control. Pesticides are defined under the US Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act(FIFRA) as any substance or mixture of substances intended to prevent, destroy, repel, or mitigate pests, and any substance or mixture of substances intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or dessicant(40 CFR Part 152). Currently in the United States, there are 890 active ingredients registered as pesticides. Approximately one billion pounds of active ingredient are used in the US per year. Unlike most chemicals(anti-neoplastic and anti-micobial medications are the principal exceptions), pesticides are specifically designed to kill and cause harm. Because society allows these chemicals to be disseminated into the environment, it is important to monitor the health effects associated with these releases. This represents an important justification for establishing and maintaining surveillance systems for acute pesticide-related illness and injury. A comprehensive, national surveillance system for acute pesticide-related illness and injury does not currently exist in the US. Although the United States has several surveillance systems for this condition, none provide a complete understanding of the problem of acute pesticide-related illness and injury. The Toxic Exposure Surveillance System(TESS) and Bureau of Labor Statisitics(BLS) are useful for assessing magnitude and trends. The state-based surveillance systems are more useful for timely identification of outbreaks and emerging problems. Efforts are underway to increase the number of states that conduct surveillance, and to broaden the use of the standardized case definition to facilitate aggregation of data across states. Through such efforts, a comprehensive, national surveillance system may be attainable.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.214-220
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• 2005

초기위해성평가는 신물질 개발시 급성자료와 물리화학적 특성자료를 이용하여 위해성평가를 수행하고 정책결정자들에게 위해성에 관한 정보를 제공하여 의사결정 수단으로 활용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 초기위해성평가 체계의 틀을 구축하고 구축된 위해성평가 체계를 검증하기 위하여 captan, glyphosate, paraquat dichloride의 세 가지 농약을 대상물질로 하여 인체 및 생태의 초기위해성을 평가하였다. 이때 두 종류의 수계 예측 모형인 GENEEC (GENeric Estimated Environmental Concentration)과 FOCUS (FOrum for the Co-ordination of pesticide models and their USe)가 농약의 노출평가를 위하여 사용되었으며 glyphosate와 paraquat dichloride는 인체 및 생태에 위해성이 낮은 것으로 나타났으나 captan의 어류 위해성은 급성독성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 이 결과는 U.S. EPA RED (Reregistration Eligibility Decision) 결과와 유사한 경향성을 보여 본 연구체계의 신뢰성을 검증할 수 있었다.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.116-122
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• 2010

본 연구는 고독성 농약의 농약살포작업자에 대한 위해성을 알아보기 위하여 수행되었다. 국내에서 등록되어 사용되고 있는 고독성 농약 중 분무의 형태로 과수에 살포되는 11품목의 농약에 대한 일반적인 사용정보와 우리나라의 농약사용실태 조사를 통하여 습득한 데이터를 노출량산정 프로그램인 UK-POEM에 적용하여 농약살포자의 농약노출량을 산정하고, 산정된 노출량을 국제기구에서 발표한 농약에 대한 독성기준치와 비교하여 위해성 지표를 산출하였다. 개인보호장비를 착용한 경우 오메토에이트 유제의 위해성 지수는 SS기를 이용하여 농약을 살포할 때와 MS기를 이용하여 농약을 살포할 때 각각 338과 75로 가장 높았으며, 모든 고독성 농약에 대한 위해성 지수가 1이상으로 평가되었다. 이는 고독성 농약의 농약살포자에 대한 위해가능성이 매우 높다는 것을 의미한다.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.144-153
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• 2007

Groundwater ubiquity score(GUS)를 이용하여 제주도 농가에서 많이 사용되고 있는 농약에 대한 지하수 오염가능성을 평가하고 등급화 하였다. 살충제 12종, 제초제 6종, 살균제 3종을 선정하여 제주도 20개 토양통에 대한 흡착특성과 농약의 이화학적 특성을 이용하여 GUS를 구하였다. 제주도 토양에서 조사된 각종 농약의 전반적인 지하수 오염가능성은 제초제 > 살균제 > 살충제 순서이었다. 제초제의 지하수 오염가능성의 크기는 bromacil > metolachlor > alachlor > linuron pretilachlor > butachlor 순서로 나타났다. 살충제의 지하수 오염가능성의 크기는 carbofuran > ethoprophos > diazinone > dimethoate > penthoate > mecarbam > methidathion > endosulfan > fenitrothion > parathion > chlorpyrifos > terbufos 순서로 나타났다. 살균제의 지하수 오염가능성의 크기는 metalaxyl > chlorothalonil > triadimefon 순서로 나타났다. 이들 농약 중에서 특히 지하수 오염가능성이 높은 것으로 분류된 것은 제초제 alachlor, metolachlor, bromacil, 살충제 ethorophos와 carbofuran 그리고 살균제 metalaxyl이었다. 농약에 의한 지하수 오염을 방지하기 위해서는 농약의 절대 사용을 줄일 수 있는 방안을 마련함과 동시에 지하수 오염가능성이 낮고 오염시킨 예가 적은 약제의 선별적 사용이 바람직할 것이다. 그리고 특히 오염가능성이 매우 높은 것으로 평가되고 오염의 예가 많은 약제에 대해서는 적극적인 사용제한 방안을 마련할 필요도 있을 것이다.

• 대한지역사회영양학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.324-332
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to investigate middle school students' perception of environment-friendly agricultural products (EAPs) and the degree of confidence about the certification mark. Questionnaires were distributed to 444 students of 6 middle schools located in Daegu, and a total of 416 responses were used for analysis. 28.6% of the respondents were using EAPs at home, and 62.0% of respondents didn't know whether to use EAPs at home. The 6 items representing the perception of EAPs were analyzed, resulting in 2 distinct dimensions-'benefits of EAPs' and 'attitude toward EAPs'. Regarding Benefits of EAPs, the score of 'EAPs better for health' was the highest, followed by 'EAPs have higher quality', 'EAPs were better for environmental protection', respectively. The proportion of students responded that 'the amount of pesticides should be reduced gradually' was 65.5% and only 3.4% for 'current level of pesticide use is not a problem'. There were significant differences between male and female students with regard to an interest in EAPs (p < 0.05) and opinion on the use of pesticides (p < 0.05), while no significant difference was found between groups with different education level of mothers. The respondents who use EAPs at home showed significantly higher scores with attitude toward EAPs (p < 0.001), and higher response rate for 'pesticides should not be used even if the price increases' (p < 0.05). Degree of confidence about the EAPs certification mark also affected students' perception of EAPs (p < 0.001). Our results indicate the importance of education for students on EAPs to enhance students' attitude towards EAPs and improve school meal satisfaction.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.95-106
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of coniferous essential oils (EOs) blended films on insect repellence and crop productivity. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) film is widely used, especially in agriculture and for food packaging. Ethylene vinyl acetate was blended with LDPE to reduce volatilization of EOs. An EO from Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) was incorporated into the blend film to conduct field research on antimicrobial and insect repellent properties. Among the various concentrations of EO, the highest concentration (2.5%) showed the highest efficiency in terms of pesticidal activity. The ability to inhibit microbial growth can be explained by the lipophilic properties of the EO component, and many studies have already demonstrated this. Agricultural films containing all types of EO have been tested on various crops such as chili, cucumber, Korean melon and have been able to verify their effectiveness in avoiding pests and increasing yields. From these results, it was found that it is reasonable to use a modified film such as a composite film containing an EO for agriculture. Thus, the modified film containing EO has undoubtedly shown impressive potential for reducing the use of pesticides in a variety of ways, not only for agricultural mulching film but also for food and agricultural product packaging. This product is an environmentally friendly chemical and is safe for agricultural and industrial and food packaging applications, among others. In particular, the use of agricultural films significantly reduces the use of pesticides, suggesting that farmers can increase their incomes by reducing working hours and costs, and increasing production.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.223-233
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• 2016

BACKGROUND: This study was to develop a analytical reference material including twenty pesticides in tomato. To use it for proficiency test, the suitability of homogeneity, storage stability, assigned values and uncertainty for analytical reference material were important.METHODS AND RESULTS: In order to develop a analytical reference material of tomato for multi-residue analysis of pesticides, twenty-pesticides were treated in tomato and the samples were frozen and homogenized. The homogeneity, stability, assigned value and uncertainty were calculated according to the requirements of the KS A ISO Guide 35, KS Q ISO 13528 and EURL-PT protocol. The values of the within-bottle standard variation(s_wb) and the between-bottle standard variation(s_bb) were 0.9~6.5% of assigned value and the uncertainty(u*_bb) due to inhomogeneity was also calculated as 0.6~1.9% for all pesticides. This indicated that it was satisfactory to be used as a analytical reference material. The storage stabilities of twenty-pesticides at room temperature and freezing conditions were assessed according to the requirement of the KS Q ISO Guide 35. All pesticides were stable at room temperature (20~30℃) for 8 days and freezing (-20℃) for 23 days.CONCLUSION: The feasibility of analytical reference material for pesticide multi-residue analysis in a tomato matrix was investigated. Homogeneity of within/between-bottle, uncertainty and stabilities at room temperature and freezing condition were satisfactory for a use of proficiency test and quality control. From these results, a analytical reference material would be applicable to monitor the proficiency test of pesticide analysis organizations to improve the reliability and consistency.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제28권9_10호
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• pp.1292-1299
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• 2004

This survey was carried out on 256 smallholder farmers of the Jeonbuk Province to analyze their current behavior in pesticide usage and the use of protective clothing during spray work. The interviewees were at the age of about 50's in both males and females: they performed spray work mainly for their own farms. Many of them were not very well aware of the danger of pesticides and the adequate methods of pesticide handling. Water drinking and smoking during break time were the endangering factors of pesticide intoxication, reaching to 30-60% sprayers. Most of sprayers had experienced the exposures to pesticides during spray work and appealed some subjective clinical symptoms to the exposure, but they seldom sought medical treatments. More than 70% of respondents had not been wearing protective equipments during spray work. The results will be used as basic information in designing the improved protective clothing more acceptable by pesticide sprayers.