• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.17-19
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• 1976

These surveys were carried out to investigate of damage of agricultural chemicals, tabacco, and factory smoke on silkworm rearing Autumn in 1975 1. Damaging rate in chemicals, tabacco and factory smoke was 1.4, 0.6 and 0.1 percent each other. 2. In damage by agricultural chemicals, it appeared to be chemicals for rice (49.4%) orchard (21.2%) and vegetable (12.3%) in order. 3. Status of damaging rate in tabacco showed 60 and 18 percent in tabacco field and tobacco drying place near mulberry field. and showed 14 and 8 percent in rabacco drying place and tabacco field near rearing house. 4. The damage of factory smoke is largely stone powder of cement.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.73 no.4
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• pp.210-218
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• 2012

Background: The level of urine cotinine is an indicator of tobacco smoke exposure. The purpose of this study is to investigate urine cotinine for the purpose of assessing the smoking status of Korean smokers and non-smokers exposed to tobacco smoke. Methods: The subjects were identified from the 2007-2009 and the 2010 data sets of the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES). They were assigned as non-smokers, current smokers and ex-smokers. Non-smokers were also divided into three subset groups according to the duration of smoke exposure. Each group was stratified by gender prior to analysis. Results: The median value of urine cotinine in the male current smokers was 1,221.93 ng/mL which was the highest among all groups. The difference between levels of urine cotinine for male and the female groups was statistically significant (p<0.01). In the female group, passive smoke exposure groups reported higher urine cotinine levels than non-exposure groups (p=0.01). The cutoff point for the discrimination of current smokers from non-smokers was 95.6 ng/mL in males and 96.8 ng/mL in females. The sensitivity and specificity were 95.2% and 97.1%, respectively, in males, 96.1% and 96.5% in females. However, the determination of urine cotinine level was not useful in distinguishing between passive smoke exposure groups and non-exposure groups. Conclusion: Urine cotinine concentration is a useful biomarker for discriminating non-smokers from current smokers. However, careful interpretation is necessary for assessing passive smoke exposure by urine cotinine concentration.