• 한국패류학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.23-32
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• 2013

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of oil dispersant and ultraviolet (UV) radiation on the toxicity of crude oil. The toxicity of water-accommodated fraction (WAF) and chemically enhanced water-accommodated fraction (CEWAF) of Hebei Spirit crude oil was investigated in the embryo of the Manila clam, Ruditapes philippinarum with- and without ultraviolet radiation. The WAF and CEWAF with- and without UV radiation affected significantly the embryonic development of R. philippinarum. The EC50s of WAF without UV, WAF with UV, CEWAF without UV, and CEWAF with UV were 2.82, 0.79, 1.60, and 0.45 g/L, respectively. CEWAF was 1.6 times more toxic than WAF. UV radiation increased crude oil toxicity to 3.6 times for both WAF and CEWAF. The oil dispersant and UV radiation did not affect the acute toxicity to the embryo but retarded the period of embryonic development up to 26%. R. philippinarum proved to be a sensitive species to reflect the toxic effects of oil spill combined with oil dispersant and UV radiation. It is suggested that the chemical analyses on the WAF and CEWAF is important for the identification and quantitative explanation of the phototoxic compounds in crude oil.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.447-452
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• 2018

유해 미생물에 오염된 농업용수는 배추의 재배기간 동안 지속적인 식중독세균 오염의 주원인이 될 수 있다. 농업용수는 야생동물 및 가축의 분변에 의해 오염되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 야생동물의 출입이 농업용수의 미생물학적 안전성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 수행하였다. 이를 위하여 산악지대에 위치한 배추 재배농가에 사용되는 농업용수의 상류에서부터 하류까지 시기별 위생지표세균 오염도와 수원 상류의 야생동물의 출입 빈도를 조사하였다. 배추를 재배하는 기간 동안 멧돼지, 고라니 등 총 37회의 야생동물들이 농업용수 수원 근처에서 관찰되었다. 농업용수의 위생지표세균을 조사한 결과, 3종의 위생지표세균 모두 사람의 출입이 없는 상류에서부터 검출되었으며 대장균군, 대장균, 장구균의 오염도는 각각 2.13~4.32 log MPN/100mL, 0.26~2.03 log MPN/100mL, 1.43~3.49 log MPN/100mL 수준이었다. 대장균군과 대장균의 오염수준은 배추 이식기 보다 수온이 낮은 수확기에 낮았으나 장구균은 시기별로 큰 차이가 없었다. 본 연구의 결과로 미루어 볼 때 농업용수의 오염은 야생동물의 출입과 관련이 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.27-36
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• 2007

Cyanides and dichlorophenols were important pollutants in industrial effluents of steel, petroleum, plastics, pesticides, synthetic dye and/or fiber manufacturing. The toxic effects of cyanide and 3, 5-dichlorophenol in the unary and binary solutions to Vibrio fischeri were determined using the newly developed $N-tox^{(R)}$ bioassay system. This bioassay system relies upon the attenuation of light intensity emitted by Vibrio fischeri exposed to various pollutants including metals and organic compounds. Most of studies dealing with toxicity of pollutants concerned single chemical species, while the organisms were typically exposed to pollutant mixtures. The present study showed that the toxicity of some binary combinations of cyanide and 3, 5-dichlorophenol significantly was lower than the predicted toxicity from the addicted model. This antagonistic interaction was well explained by chemical interaction model presented in this study.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.168-175
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• 2021

To investigate the perceptions and attitudes of dental hygienists toward radiation safety management in Korea. A total of 800 dental hygienists were randomly selected for an anonymous survey, and 203 of them participated. The questionnaire items included the following: sex, career period, type of installed radiographic equipment, recognition of the diagnostic reference level (DRL), participation in radiation safety education, and attitudes toward radiation protection for both patients and dental hygienists. The participants were divided into two groups according to their years of experience (< 10 years versus ≥ 10 years). The difference between the groups was investigated according to frequency distribution. Fisher's exact test or Pearson's chi-square (𝛘²) test was used as appropriate. A regression analysis was performed to investigate the impact of wearing a thyroid collar for personnel protection during patient radiation exposure. The types of installed radiographic equipment included panoramic radiography (96.1%), cephalometric radiography (76.9%), intraoral radiography (72.9%), and cone-beam computed tomography (69.5%). Significant differences were observed in the learning pathway for the DRL (Fisher's exact test, p < 0.05), satisfaction with radiation safety education (Pearson's 𝛘² test = 5.3975, Pr = 0.02), and use of personnel radiation monitoring systems (Pearson's 𝛘² test = 18.1233, Pr = 0.000) between the groups. Significant differences were also observed in personnel protection using a thyroid collar and patient protection during panoramic radiography (odds ratio = 14.2). Dental hygienists with more than 10 years of experience were more satisfied with radiation safety education and more interested in radiation monitoring. Considering career experience, customized, continuous, and effective radiation safety management education should be provided.

• 한국산업융합학회 논문집
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.591-599
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• 2024

This paper presents the configuration and characteristic analysis of the protection system to improve the safety of the building integrated photovoltaic(BIPV) system. BIPV is a solar power system installed in buildings. Since the BIPV system is installed in buildings, there is a high risk of electric shock and fire accidents. Therefore, in order to improve the safety of BIPV, a protective system is required to block or quickly detect risk factors. In this paper, as a protection system to improve the safety of the BIPV system, it is composed of a rapid shutdown (RSD) that can quickly separate the PV system to prevent fire and electric shock accidents and a system to detect Arc faults that cause PV system fires. RSD and Arc Fault Detector analyzed the operating characteristics according to each condition and confirmed that the safety of the BIPV system can be improved through this.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.347-353
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• 2018

고추는 한국의 식생활에서 필수적인 향신료로서 대부분이 건조 보관되면서 소비되고 있으며 식품 제조용 및 조미료로써 광범위하게 활용되고 있다. 고추와 고추 재배 토양에서 미생물 오염도를 확인하고자 본 연구에서는 고추 재배 농가(I, II, III, IV, V)에서 시료를 채취하여 일반세균수, 대장균군, 대장균은 정량적 분석을 수행하였고, Salmonella spp., E. coli O157:H7, L. monocytogenes, B. cereus는 정성적 분석을 수행하였다. 고추 63점과 재배 토양 54점의 일반세균수는 각각 2.97~8.13 log CFU/g, 5.91~7.65 log CFU/g이었고 재배 토양이 고추보다 좀 더 높은 미생물 분포를 보였다. 대장균군은 고추에서, 그 범위가 1.87~6.71 log CFU/g 수준으로 나타났고 재배 토양에서, 그 범위는 0.67~6.16 log CFU/g 수준으로 나타났다. 대장균은 고추에서는 전혀 검출되지 않았고 토양 시료 54점 중3점(6%)에서 0.83~4.36 log CFU/g 수준으로 검출되었다. 5개 농가의 고추, 재배 토양 시료에서 Salmonella spp., E. coli O157:H7, L. monocytogenes등은 검출되지 않았고, B. cereus는 고추 63점 중 3점(5%)에서 검출되었고 재배 토양 54점 중 53점(98%)에서 검출되었다. 농산물에서의 미생물 오염은 생산, 가공, 유통의 전 과정에서 일어날 수 있으므로 각 단계에서의 철저한 위생관리가 요구된다.

• 한국자동차공학회논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.36-45
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• 2014

Pedestrian to vehicle traffic accidents show a very high mortality rate compared to the frequency of occurrence. In order to improve the pedestrian protection performance of the vehicle, the korean government added a "pedestrian safety" entry from the year 2007. The performance for pedestrian protection of current vehicles gradually improved compared to the past, but it is still insufficient. It was found that the pedestrian protection performance was very weak, such as the top of the bonnet, the A-pillar and under the front windshield. A application of an active hood and pedestrian protection airbags can be countermeasures for these weak points of pedestrian safety. The active hood and pedestrian protection airbags are designed and manufactured to apply to the top of the hood and to the bottom of the windshield. The manufactured system is equipped in a test vehicle and evaluated based on the Korea New Car Assessment Program(KNCAP) test procedures for the performance of pedestrian safety. As a result, the outstanding effect of pedestrian protection has been achieved by the active hood and the pedestrian protection airbag. The rates of pedestrian injury are reduced by 82.2% and 95.4%, respectively.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.461-467
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of radiation protection in operating room and intensive care unit nurses. The Participants for this study consisted of 240 nurses working in operating rooms and intensive care units of 7 general hospitals located in Busan, South Korea. The data were collected from Feb. 15 to Feb. 29, 2016. The study results were as follows. First, 72.9% of the nurses had never been educated for radiation safety. Second, the mean score of knowledge for radiation protection was 9.21. The knowledge score of radiation safety educated nurses is higher than uneducated of nurses(t=-5.67, p<.001). Third, The mean score of attitude towards radiation protection was 41.80. The attitude score of radiation safety educated nurses is lower than uneducated of nurses(t=0.02, p<.030). Fourth, the mean score of behavior for radiation protection was 32.57. The behavior score of radiation safety educated nurses is higher than uneducated of nurses(t=0.35, p=.001). Consequently, it was found that nurses had lack of the radiation safety education. Overall knowledge and behavior towards radiation protection was low. Therefore, it is necessary to raise awareness of radiation protection and to educate, manage, and improve processes to increasing compliance with protective measures against radiation.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.65-73
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• 2003

The paper discusses results of recent international intercomparison exercises on internal dose assessments, status of up to date internal dosimetry methods and the radiological legislation developed and implemented in Korea, European Union and Ukraine. The system of radiation protection in Korea is based on the Korean Atomic Energy Regulatory Enforcement on Safety Standards (Ministry Notice No. 2001-2). The notice is based on the recommendations in ICRP Publication 60 (1990) and IAEA Basic Safety Standards (1996). But the full implementation of the notice by the end of the year 2002 is not required because of the socio-economic situation and inexperience in internal radiation dosimetry Regulatory framework for internal radiation dosimetry is under development toward the full implementation of the notice from January 1, 2003. The system of radiation protection in Ukraine is based on the National radiation protection regulatory code NRBU-97. The code was developed and adopted in 1998 and replaced the Regulations of Former Soviet Union. The document is based on the ICRP Publication 60, Euratom Directive 96/29 and IAEA Basic Safety Standards (1996). The transitional period of 5 years (effected till January 2003) is established for implementation of all requirements of this new regulation. The system of radiation protection in the European Community is based on the Council Directive 96/29/Euratom, adopted in 1996 and enforced from 13 May 2000. Directive 96/29/Euratom has the status of the European law.

• 한국가스학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.102-109
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• 2023

수소사회 실현에 있어 수요자가 수소를 가장 쉽게 만날 수 있는 시설인 수소충전소의 안전 확보가 중요하다. 수소충전소는 고압의 수소를 저장하는 압축가스설비 등으로 구성되어 있으며, 시설 내 수소 누출로 인한 화재폭발 또는 주변 화재의 영향으로 고압의 압축가스설비가 파열될 위험이 있다. 이에, 한국가스안전공사는 설치단계부터 위험요인을 찾아내 설계에 반영하고 법정 검사를 통한 안전 확보에 만전을 다하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 수소충전소에 설치하는 방호벽의 안전성 효과를 확인하기 위해 방호벽을 이용한 TNT 폭발 실증시험을 실시하고, CFD 프로그램인 FLACS-CFD를 이용하여 실증시험 결과와 비교·검증하였다. 실증시험 및 CFD 해석 결과 방호벽 후단에서 폭발 과압의 감소 효과가 위치에 따라 50 %에서 최대 90 %까지 감소하는 것이 확인되나, 일정거리를 벗어나면 그 효과가 떨어지는 것을 확인하였다. 방호벽의 안전성 검증을 위한 실증시험 및 전산해석 결과는 향후 방호벽 기준 최적화를 위한 제안에 활용하고자 한다.