• 한국응용과학기술학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.168-174
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• 2008

This study is focused on the antimicrobial activity of cyanobacteria Microcystis aeruginosa by the reduction and oxidation reaction of copper and zinc alloy metal fiber filter. Cu/Zn ion is easily makes radicals with molecular hydroperoxide. Especially, hydroperoxide radical shows strong toxicity to the strains. Plasma membrane causes conformational change when hydroperoxide radical binds to plasma membrane. Elution of copper ion from copper and zinc alloy metal fiber is detected in the cyanobacteria solution as 0.5 ppm, and that of zinc ion is 0 ppm respectively. Zinc ion is figured to form a hydroxide in the cyanobacteria solution and precipitated to form a sludge. The concentration of chlorophyll-a in the cyanobacteria solution was proved to be the index of antimicrobial level of Microcystis aeruginosa.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.351-355
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• 2014

In recent years, biochar has received much attention as soil amendment, enhancing soil fertility and reducing toxicity of heavy metals with its large specific surface area and high pH. Biochar has also the effect of alleviating global warming by carbon sequestration from recycling organic wastes by pyrolysis. However, scattering of fine particles of biochar is a hindrance to expand its use from human health point-of-view. Alginate, a natural polymer without toxicity, has been used for capsulation and hydrogel fabrication due to its cross-linking nature with calcium ion. In this study, the method of cross-linkage between alginate and calcium ion was employed for making dust-free biochar bead. Then an equilibrium adsorption experiment was performed for verifying the adsorption effect of biochar bead on heavy metals (cadmium, copper, lead, arsenic, and zinc). Results showed that biochar bead had effects on adsorbing heavy metals, especially lead, except arsenic.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.215-223
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• 2014

PURPOSE. This study aimed to develop a copper-aluminium-nickel alloy which has properties comparable to that of dental alloys used for dental post and core applications with the reasonable cost. MATERIALS AND METHODS. Sixteen groups of experimental copper alloys with variants of 3, 6, 9, 12 wt% Al and 0, 2, 4, 6 wt% Ni were prepared and casted. Their properties were tested and evaluated. The data of thermal, physical, and mechanical properties were analyzed using the two-way ANOVA and Tukey's test (${\alpha}$=0.05). The alloy toxicity was evaluated according to the ISO standard. RESULTS. The solidus and liquidus points of experimental alloys ranged from $1023^{\circ}C$ to $1113^{\circ}C$ and increased as the nickel content increased. The highest ultimate tensile strength ($595.9{\pm}14.2$ MPa) was shown in the Cu-12Al-4Ni alloy. The tensile strength was increased as the both elements increased. Alloys with 3-6 wt% Al exhibited a small amount of 0.2% proof strength. Accordingly, the Cu-9Al-2Ni and Cu-9Al-4Ni alloys not only demonstrated an appropriate modulus of elasticity ($113.9{\pm}8.0$ and $122.8{\pm}11.3$ GPa, respectively), but also had a value of 0.2% proof strength ($190.8{\pm}4.8$ and $198.2{\pm}3.4$ MPa, respectively), which complied with the ISO standard requirement (>180 MPa). Alloys with the highest contents of nickel (6 wt% Ni) revealed a widespread decolourisation zone (5.0-5.9 mm), which correspondingly produced the largest cell response, equating positive control. CONCLUSION. The copper alloys fused with 9 wt% Al and 2-4 wt% Ni can be considered for a potential use as dental post and core applications.

• 생태와환경
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2008

대도시의 기본 생활수준 향상을 위해 건립된 인공호는 지역적 환경요인에 의한 퇴적물 중금속 오염이 우려된다. 본 연구의 퇴적물 조사대상인 도심의 소형인공호들은 저수용량이 적고, 체류시간이 길며, 도시대기오염으로 인한 침적물낙하와 함께 호수에 유입될 수 있는 중금속이 최종적으로 퇴적물에 축적된다. 본 연구에서는 도시지역에 조성된 인공호를 대상으로 퇴적물매체에 축적된 총중금속, 용존중금속, 그리고 생물이용성 중금속의 상호연관성을 규명하고자 시도하였다. 생물이용량은 약전해질추출법(Weak-Electrolyte Extraction, WEE)에 의해 측정하였다. 도심인공호 전체 조사지역에 대한 퇴적물의 총중금속 검출빈도는 아연, 구리, 크롬, 니켈, 비소, 카드뮴 순으로 확인되었고, 총량에 대한 검출은 아연이 가장 높은 수치를 나타내었다. 총중금속에 대한 생물이용성 중금속의 비율은 중금속별, 측정지역별로 매우 상이하였으며 전반적으로 중금속의 생물이용성은 구리 (Cu)가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 높은 생물이용성을 나타낸 구리의 경우 기존독성연구 결과와 비교한 결과 높은 생태독성을 나타내고 있어 본 연구에서 예측한 현상을 지지하고 있으나, 차후 생물검정법(Bioassay)을 통한 검증이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제22권2호통권57호
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• pp.171-175
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• 2007

Indigenous species means a species that is likely, due to historical presence, to occur at a specified site for some portion of its life span. Therefore, indigenous species can be useful as an indicator to assess environmental risk caused by hazardous chemicals in a specific site. So far a few toxicity studies using freshwater species which are indigenous to Korea have been carried out. In this study, a freshwater shrimp (Neocardina denticulata) indigenous to Korea was used for acute toxicity test of heavy metals. Neocardina denticulata were exposed to cadmium chloride $(CdCl_2)$, copper chloride $(CuCl_2)$ and zinc chloride $(ZnCl_2)$ using automatic flow-through system for 96 hours. The 96h LC50s were calculated as 0.043 $(0.042{\sim}0.045)mg\;CdCl_2/L,\;0.104(0.098{\sim}0.113)mg\; CuCl_2/L\;and\;2.021\;(1.633{\sim}2.594)mg\;ZnCl_2/L$. When compaired with some international standard species such as medaka(Oryzias latipes), Neocardina denticulata had high sensitivity. Therefore, this study suggested that Neocardina denticulata have possibilities for a sensitive test species to test heavy metal toxicity in aqua-system.

• Fibers and Polymers
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.235-243
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• 2005

A series of new metallized direct dyes based on benzidine congeners, 2,2'-dimethyl-5,5'-dipropoxybenzidine and 5,5'-dipropoxybenzidine, were evaluated for mutagenicity in Salmonella typhimurium strains TA98 and TA 100. All of the dyes examined were judged to be non-mutagenic with and without metabolic activation while toxicity was seen in some dyes at high doses. The study also suggested that the standard Salmonella mutagenicity plate-incorporated assay was an excellent method for evaluation of dyes for mutagenicity.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 1996년도 춘계 학술대회지
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• pp.96-97
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• 1996

• 한국생명과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생명과학회 2006년도 제47회 학술심포지움 및 추계국제학술대회
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• pp.60.2-60.2
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• 2006

• 한국환경생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생물학회 2005년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.96-97
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• 2005

• 미생물학회지
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.7-13
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• 2015

Hydrotrope-combined copper (HCC)는 구리의 용존성을 유지하기 위해 황산구리와 친수성 작용기를 결합시켜 제조한 구리 이온($Cu^{2+}$) 기반의 조류생장 억제제이다. 본 연구는 부영양성 담수에 분포하는 대표적인 남조세균 Microcystis aeruginosa에 대한 HCC의 생장 저해효과를 평가하였다. 이를 위하여 M. aeruginosa의 접종 농도 또는 생장배지인 BG-11의 희석 정도를 달리하면서 구리 이온 농도 기준 $5.5-550{\mu}g/L$의 범위에서 HCC를 첨가하고 생장저해효과를 chlorophyll-a 농도의 변화로 측정하였다. HCC는 M. aeruginosa의 생장을 현저히 저해하였으며 특히 1/4로 희석한 BG-11 액체배지에서는 구리 이온의 농도로 환산했을 때 $5.5{\mu}g/L$가 되는 HCC 첨가만으로도 생장을 완전히 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. HCC의 첨가로 인해 세포로부터 microcystin-LR 독소가 용출되는지 확인한 실험에서 HCC는 M. aeruginosa의 생장을 억제하는 유효 농도뿐만 아니라 그 이상의 농도($550{\mu}g/L$)에서도 독소를 용출시키지 않는 것으로 확인되었다. 한편 물벼룩(Daphnia magna)에 대한 HCC의 급성독성시험에서 50% 유영저해를 일으킨 시료에 함유된 구리의 농도는 약 0.30 mg/L로서 생장억제 유효농도를 훨씬 상회하였다. 추가로 HCC의 돌연변이원성과 유전독성을 평가하기 위해서 수행한 Ames test 및 SOS ChromoTest에서도 HCC는 M. aeruginosa의 생장억제 유효농도를 상회하는 농도 수준에서도 독성물질로 작용하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로부터 기존 구리 기반 조류생장 억제제의 한계를 개선한 HCC가 상습적으로 조류 대번식이 발생하는 수계에서 사전 또는 사후처리제로서 비교적 안전하고 유용하게 쓰일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.