• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제37권12호
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• pp.657-667
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• 2015

녹조현상을 형성하는 유독남조류는 세계 각지의 부영양화 호수에서 장기간 관찰되고 있다. 남조에 의해 생산되는 독소는 크게 신경독(anatoxin-a, anatoxin-a(s), saxitoxin)과 간독(microcystin, nodularin, cylindrospermopsin)으로 나뉜다. Microcystin은 남조세포내에 존재하며, 세포막이 손상되면 외부로 방출된다고 사료되며, 용출된 microcystin은 생물에 악영향을 끼치며, 호수, 하천 및 해양의 수생생물에 microcystin이 축적된다고 알려져 있다. 자연계에서는 포식자에 의한 남조세포의 섭식 또는 남조세포로부터 용출된 microcystin의 미생물에 의한 분해에 의해 microcystin의 제거가 가능하지만, 정수처리 과정에서는 microcystin을 분해하는 미생물이 존재하지 않으므로, 세포제거를 위해 황산구리를 사용할 경우 대량의 microcystin이 용출되므로 주의가 필요하다. 지금까지의 보고에 의하면 세포 밖으로 용출된 micorcystin을 제거하는 기술은 물리, 화학 및 생물학적 방법이 있다. 녹조현상의 방지는 그 발생의 원인인 호수 외로부터 유입되는 영양염류인 질소와 인의 감소가 기본이지만, 부영양호의 경우 이미 유입된 영양염류를 축적하고 있으므로 투자에 비해 효과는 높지 않다. 호수가 본래의 상태일 때 부영양화 된다면, 호수의 연안부에 수생식물의 침입이 일어나고, 식물플랑크톤에 의한 조류 번무 현상은 보이지 않는 것이 보통이다. 이러한 관점으로 녹조현상 발생방지를 위해서는 일단 호수 연안을 정상적인 상태로 복원할 필요가 있다.

• 공업화학
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.518-524
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 유전체 배리어 방전 플라즈마를 이용한 상수원의 이취미 및 독성물질 분해에 대하여 조사하였다. 이취미 물질로 지오스민(geosmin)과 2-methyl isoborneol (2-MIB)을 사용하였고, 독성물질로는 microcystin-LR (MC-LR), microcystin-RR (MC-RR), microcystin-YR (MC-YR), 그리고 anatoxin-a를 사용하였다. 플라즈마 반응기의 유입기체에 따른 분해 효율(반응시간 150 s 기준)은 지오스민의 경우 산소(100%) > 건조공기(96%) > 질소(5%) 순이었으며, 2-MIB의 경우에도 산소(100%) > 건조공기(94%) > 질소(2%) 순이었다. 이 결과는 이취미 물질이 주로 플라즈마 방전에 의해 생성된 산화성 성분, 특히 수명이 긴 오존에 의해 분해된다는 것을 나타낸다. 산소를 사용했을 때 지오스민과 2-MIB는 150 s 이내, microcystin류는 10 s 이내, anatoxin-a는 30 s 이내에 모두 분해되었다. 실제 호소수를 사용한 경우 증류수에서보다 이취미 및 독성물질의 분해효율보다 높게 나타났다.

• 생태와환경
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.67-79
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• 2016

Cyanotoxins in aquatic ecosystems have been investigated by many researchers worldwide. Cyanotoxins can be classified according to toxicity as neurotoxins (anatoxin-a, anatoxin-a(s), saxitoxins) or hepatotoxins (microcystins, nodularin, cylindrospermopsin). Microcystins are generally present within cyanobacterial cells and are released by damage to the cell membrane. Cyanotoxins have been reported to cause adverse effects and to accumulate in aquatic organisms in lakes, rivers and oceans. Possible pathways of microcystins in Lake Suwa, Japan, have been investigated from five perspectives: production, adsorption, physiochemical decomposition, bioaccumulation and biodegradation. In this study, temporal variability in microcystins in Lake Suwa were investigated over 25 years (1991~2015). In nature, microcystins are removed by biodegradation of microorganisms and/or feeding of predators. However, during water treatment, the use of copper sulfate to remove algal cells causes extraction of a mess of microcystins. Cyanotoxins are removed by physical, chemical and biological methods, and the reduction of nutrients inflow is a basic method to prevent cyanobacterial bloom formation. However, this method is not effective for eutrophic lakes because nutrients are already present. The presence of a cyanotoxins can be a potential threat and therefore must be considered during water treatment. A complete understanding of the mechanism of cyanotoxins degradation in the ecosystem requires more intensive study, including a quantitative enumeration of cyanotoxin degrading microbes. This should be done in conjunction with an investigation of the microbial ecological mechanism of cyanobacteria degradation.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2024

Algal blooms occur seasonally in the eutrophicated rivers or reservoirs, and some harmful cyanobacteria species produce toxic substances, which are directly or indirectly harmful to the ecosystem and terrestrial animals. So, the monitoring and control of harmful cyanobacteria occurrence and toxins residual in the aquasystem are important to preserve the water environment and secure public health. In this study, the four harmful cyanobacteria occurrences and toxic substance concentrations of two agricultural reservoirs in the southern part of Gyeonggi Province were investigated from August to October 2022. Among four harmful cyanobacteria (Microcystis sp., Anabaena sp., Oscillatoria sp., Aphanizomenon sp.), three kinds of cyanobacteria except Oscillatoria sp. were observed, and Microcystis sp. was the dominant cyanobacteria except for Anabaena sp. dominant result of a sample collected on October at reservoir B. The cell density of cyanobacteria was influenced by season and weather due to the length of daytime and concentrations of organic carbon and nitrogen. Three kinds of microcystin and anatoxin-a were quantitatively analyzed as total (in the cell body and water) and extracellular (in water) concentrations. The maximum total concentrations of anatoxin-a, microcystin-LR, microcystin-RR, and microcystin-YR were 0.1291 ㎍/L, 0.2776 ㎍/L, 0.3721 ㎍/L, and 0.0306 ㎍/L, respectively, in reservoir A and 0.3274 ㎍/L, 0.1495 ㎍/L, 0.2037 ㎍/L, and 0.0153 ㎍/L, respectively, in reservoir B.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.188-193
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• 2013

Aphanizomenon flos-aquae는 시아노박테리아 일종이며 anatoxin-a, saxitoxin, neosaxitoxin 등의 독소를 생산할 수 있어 국내에서는 식품원료로 사용이 금지되어있다. 전통적으로 시아노박테리아는 사상체 넓이, 세포 크기, 분열방법, 세포형태, 가스주머니의 존재유무 등의 형태학적 특징에 의한 분류가 가능하다. 그러나 가스주머니 혹은 무성포자와 같은 특징은 주변 환경 또는 생장조건에 따라 차이가 있으며 경우에 따라 소실되기도 한다. 따라서 PCR에 의한 Aph. flos-aquae를 함유하는 기능식품을 검출할 수 있는 분석법을 개발하였다. 프라이머를 설계하기 위하여 유전자은행(www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov)에 등록되어있는 Aph. flos-aquae, 스피루리나의 16S rRNA 염기서열을 이용하였으며, 비교 및 분석에는 BioEdit ver. 7.0.9.0 프로그램을 사용하였다. 최종적으로 클로렐라, 스피루리나, 녹차, 시금치로부터 Aph. flos-aquae를 검출할 수 있는 AFA-F1/AFA-R1(363 bp) 프라이머를 최종 선정하였다. 그리고 상기 프라이머는 Aph. flos-aquae가 각각 1% 함유 되도록 제조된 클로렐라, 스피루리나 제품에서 모두 혼입여부의 확인이 가능함을 확인하였다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.943-952
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• 2013

최근 국내의 호소들에 부영양화가 진행됨에 따라 남조류가 대량 번식하는 현상이 나타나고 있다. 남조류에 의한 녹조현상은 미관상 불쾌감을 유발하고 이취미 유발과 함께 정수장애도 일으킨다. 그리고 일부 남조류가 생산하는 남조류 독소에 의한 야생동물 및 가축에 대한 피해가 계속적으로 보고됨에 따라 우리나라에서도 조류주의보 발생 시 조류독성에 대한 모니터링을 강화하게 되었다. 이번 연구에서는 울산시가 상수원으로 사용하고 있는 회야호에서의 남조류 발생 특성을 조사하고, 물리, 화학적 환경요인과의 관계를 알아보았다. 그리고 남조류 발생 시 생성되는 남조류 독소(Cyanotoxins) 중 Microcystin 4종과 Anatoxin-a 등 5종을 LC-MS/MS를 이용해 분석하여 그 거동을 알아보았다. 조사 기간 동안 회야호에서는 남조류 중에서 Microcystis가 우점하였고, 남조류 개체수는 수온, pH와 양의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 이 시기 동안 Microcystin-LR의 최대 농도는 $0.424{\mu}g/L$, Microcystin-RR의 최대 농도는 $0.117{\mu}g/L$ 이었다. Cyanotoxins의 농도는 수온, pH와 강한 양의 상관관계를, 총인 농도와 양의 상관관계를 나타내었다. 그리고 정수장으로 유입되는 원수에서의 총 Cyanotoxins의 농도는 $0.182{\mu}g/L$이었고, 정수에서는 검출되지 않았다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.223-230
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• 2023

Harmful algae blooms have become a serious environmental problem in major river basins in Korea. They are known to produce various algal organic matters (AOMs) including intracellular organic matters (IOMs) and extracellular organic matters (EOMs). Generally AOMs cannot be easily removed by coagulation/flocculation process in conventional drinking water plants. AOMs produced by blue-green algae also include various toxins such as Microcystins, Anatoxin-a, and Saxitoxin known to have harmful effects on living organisms in aquatic environment. In this study, toxic effects of EOMs produced by three different algae species (Microcystis sp., Anabaena sp., and Oscillatoria sp.) on zebrafish were investigated using electroencephalography (EEG) recording method, a technology for recording brain activity. Electroencephalographic changes in zebrafish revealed that a low EOM had a negative effect on zebrafish compared to both Anabaena sp. and Oscillatoria sp. at 30 ppm EOM exposures. This result might be due to Microcystins present in EOMs produced by Microcystis sp. As a result of power spectrum density anallysis, exposure to EOMs produced by Microcystis sp. caused a state of vigilance in zebrafish. This EEG based toxicity test can be used to examine effects of harmful materials at low levels on living organisms in an aquatic system.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.103-107
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• 1999

Even if odorous compounds remain very low concentration in water, it cause strong odor. Because Geosmin and most of odorous compound had very low vaporization, those were difficult to analyze with GC/MSD and Purge & Trap. So, we needed pre-treatment method for decreasing amounts of extracting solvents, improving recovery efficiencies and increasing analytical efficiencies. This study developed efficient technology for analyzing odorous compounds, using various adsorbents and extracting solvents. The optimum adsorbent was XAD resins. Especially, XAD-2, XAD-7 and XAD-2010 were superior, but XAD-2 of these and the optimum extraction solvent is MTBE. Other extraction solvents' efficiency is in order of MTBE>Dichloromethane>n-Hexane>Diethylether. The optimum NaCl dosage for increasing efficiency is 5 g in liquid-liquid extraction method. The shaking time(0~24hr) has no concern with adsorption efficiency. The optimum adsorbent is XAD-2 resin and extraction solvent is MTBE. Dosing NaCl, adsorption efficiency is increased in liquid-liquid extraction method, but NaCl has no effect on liquid-solid extraction method. In this experimental results, this algae toxins(Mycrocystin, Anatoxin etc.).

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제4권3호
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• pp.285-291
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• 1991

Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of mold inhibitor in the ration which had two different protein levels (18% and 12%) and two different particle sizes (80 or 40% of the particles in the ration less than 1.19 mm). The experimental diets with ave. 12.7% moisture which were treated at the level of 0.1% mold inhibitor were stored under 85% humidity and at $29{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ for 10 to 40 days. In experiment 1, after 40 days of storage the $CO_2$ production in the feed treated with mold inhibitor was higher (p < 0.01) than when 40% of the ration's panicle size was 1.19 mm. Aflatoxin production in the experimental diet with mold inhibitor was affected (p<0.05) by the levels of protein and the different particle size ranges after 40 days storage. The interaction of protein levels and particle size ranges on the anatoxin and $CO_2$ production was significant (p<0.05) at 40 days storage. In experiment 2, there was a decrease in total body weight gain and total feed intake observed in chicks fed the untreated diet of 18% protein with 40% of the particles in the ration less than 1.19 mm stored for 40 days. Feed conversion was depressed (p<0.05) in the chicks fed the untreated diets of both particle sizes. Particle size X types of feed interaction in feed conversion was significant (p<0.05).

• 생명과학회지
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.575-580
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• 1999

Even if odorous compounds remained very low concentration in water, it caused strong odor. Because Geosmin and most of odorous compound had very vaporization, those were difficult to analyze with GC/MSD and Purge & Trap. So, we needed pre-treatment method for decreasing amounts of extracting solvents, improving recovery efficiencies and increasing analytical efficiencies. This study developed efficient technology for analyzing odorous compounds, using various adsorbents and extracting solvents. The optimum adsorbent was XAD resins. Especially, XAD-2, XAD-7 and XAD-2010 were superior, but XAD-2 of these and MTBE was the optimum extraction solvent. Other extraction solvent's efficiency was in order of MTBE>Dichloromethane>n-Hexane>Diethylether. The optimum NaCl dosage for increasing efficiency was 5g in liquid-liquid extraction method. The shaking time(0∼24hr) had no concern with adsorption efficiency. The optimum adsorbent was XAD-2 resin and extraction solvent was MTBE. Dosing NaCl, adsorption efficiency was increased in liquid-liquid extraction method, but NaCl has no effect on liquid-solid extraction method. In this experimental results, this method will apply to not only Geosmin but other well-known odorous compounds (2-MIB, IBMP, IPMP, TCA) and algae toxins (Mycrocystin, Anatoxin etc)