• Animal Bioscience
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• 제35권7호
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• pp.955-963
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• 2022

Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for 305-day cumulative milk yield and components, growth, and reproductive traits in Guzerá cattle. Methods: The evaluated traits were 305-day first-lactation cumulative yields (kg) of milk (MY305), fat (FY305), protein (PY305), lactose (LY305), and total solids (SY305); age at first calving (AFC) in days; adjusted scrotal perimeter (cm) at the ages of 365 (SP365) and 450 (SP450) days; and adjusted body weight (kg) at the ages of 210 (W210), 365 (W365), and 450 (W450) days. The (co)variance components were estimated using the restricted maximum likelihood method for single-trait, bi-trait and tri-trait analyses. Contemporary groups and additive genetic effects were included in the general mixed model. Maternal genetic and permanent environmental effects were also included for W210. Results: The direct heritability estimates ranged from 0.16 (W210) to 0.32 (MY305). The maternal heritability estimate for W210 was 0.03. Genetic correlation estimates among milk production traits and growth traits ranged from 0.92 to 0.99 and from 0.92 to 0.99, respectively. For milk production and growth traits, the genetic correlations ranged from 0.33 to 0.56. The genetic correlations among AFC and all other traits were negative (-0.43 to -0.27). Scrotal perimeter traits and body weights showed genetic correlations ranging from 0.41 to 0.46, and scrotal perimeter and milk production traits showed genetic correlations ranging from 0.11 to 0.30. The phenotypic correlations were similar in direction (same sign) and lower than the corresponding genetic correlations. Conclusion: These results suggest the viability and potential of joint selection for dairy and beef traits in Guzerá cattle, taking into account reproductive traits.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.298-306
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• 2023

Objectives: Cucumis sativus L. (C. sativus) is vegetable commonly used for managing blood pressure and often consumed in combination with standard antihypertensive therapy, despite lack of scientific evidence supporting their use. Combination of herbs and standard medication could have positive or negative effects. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the antihypertensive activity of C. sativus and the combined effect with losartan in the hypertensive rat model induced by angiotensin II. Angiotensin II is a component of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system that, upon binding to its receptor, constricts blood vessels leading to elevation of blood pressure. Methods: In an antihypertensive study, rats received C. sativus orally at doses of 9, 18, 27, and 36 mg/kg (full dose); while in a combination study, animals received losartan 2.25 mg/kg combined by either with C. sativus 9 or 18 mg/kg. The standards group received losartan 2.25 mg/kg or 4.5 mg/kg (full dose). Results: Blood pressure was measured using the tail-cuff method. C. sativus significantly attenuated angiotensin II-induced hypertension as observed in groups receiving C. sativus at 9, 18, 27, and 36 mg/kg at 30 minutes after induction showed the average change (Δ) of systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP) with respect to time zero were 28.8/18.3, 24.8/15.8, 22.8/15.5, and 11.5/9.0 mmHg, respectively. Whereas the average change (Δ) of SBP and DBP in the rats receiving the combination of half doses of C. sativus and losartan were 8.8/9.0 mmHg, respectively. These diminished effects were better than a full dose of C. sativus and comparable with a full dose of losartan (6.5/7.8 mmHg). Conclusion: The present findings indicate that C. sativus dose-dependently blocks blood pressure elevation induced by angiotensin II. The combination of half dose of C. sativus and losartan has an additive effect in lowering blood pressure.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 1986

본 연구에서는 산란종계 육종개발에 필요한 기초자료를 얻기 위하여 산란종계 6계통을 양면교잡시켜 생산된 후대 3,759수를 가지고 교잡에 의한 잡종강세효과와 결합능력을 추정하였다. 공시계는 국립종축원 대전지원에서 보유하고 있는 White LKeghorn종 6계통에서 생산된 36개 조합의 양면교잡종을 이용하여 1984년 5월 11일부터 1985년 9월23일까지 500일간 수행하였으며, 수정율, 부화율, 육추율, 유성율, 성계생존율, 초산일령, 초산시 체중, 평규란중, 생존계산란율, 산란지수 및 사료요구율 등을 조사하였다. 조사된 각 형질에 대한 기록을 분석하여 교잡에 의한 잡종강세효과, 일반결합능력, 특수결합능력, 상반교잡효과 등을 추정하였다. 분석방법은 Griffing(1956)의 Model I 모형을 이용하여 추정하였다. 본 연구에서 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 조사된 형질의 일반능력은 수정율이 94.76%, 부화율이 74.05%, 육추율이 97.47%, 육성율이 99.72%, 생존율이 93.81%, 초산일령이 150일, 초산시체량이 1,505g, 평균란중이 60.08g, 생존계산란율이 77.11%, 산란지수가 269.8개, 사료요구율이 2.44로 나타났다. 2. 잡종강세의 크기는 수정율에서 -1.66%로 부의 방향으로 나타났으며 부화율에서 9.58%, 육추율에서 0.26%, 생존율에서 1.83%, 초산일령에서 -3.87%, 초산시체중에서 3.63%, 평균란중에서 0.96, 산란율에서 4.23%, 산란지수에서 6.4%, 그리고 사료요구율에서 -0.85%로 나타나 수정율과 체중을 제외한 모든 형질에서 바람직한 개량방향으로 잡종강세효과를 보여 주었으며, 비교적 유전력이 낮은 부화율, 사란능력에서는 잡종강세효과가 컸고, 유전력이 비교적 높은 란중은 잡종강세효과가 적었다. 3. 결합능력의 분석에서 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. 1)수정율 일반결합능력, 특수결합능력 및 상반교잡효과는 중요하지 않은 것으로 나타났으며, 수정율은 유전적 요인보다는 환경적인 요인에 의해 영향을 많이 받는 것으로 나타났다. 부화율에서는 일반결합능력이 큰 비중을 차지하였으며 특히 K와 V계통의 상가적 유전효과가 크게 추정되었다. 2) 사료요구율과 평균란중은 일반결합능력이 특히 중요하였으며 특수결합능력과 상반교잡효과도 중요하게 나타났다. 사료요구율은 F, K, B 계통에서 우수하였으며, 란중은 F, B 계통이 우수하게 나타났다. 4) 초산일령은 일반결합능력, 특수결합능력 및 상반교잡효과가 모두 중요하게 나타났으며, V$\times$E, F$\times$K, B$\times$F의 교배조합이 우수하였고, 초산시체중은 일반결합능력이 특히 중요하게 나타났으며 특수결합능력과 상반교잡효과도 중요하게 나타났다. 초산시체중을 가벼운 쪽으로 개량하고자 할 때 K, F, E 계통이 우수하였다. 5) 산란율과 산란지수는 일반결합능력, 특수결합능력, 상반교잡효과가 모두 중요하였으며, F$\times$K, $A\times$K, $K\times$A 조합에서 우수하게 나타났다. 4. 일반적으로 일반결합능력이 중요하게 나타난 형질은 부화율, 초산시체중, 평균란중, 산란율, 산란지수, 사료요구율이었고 특수결합능력이 중요하게 나타난 형질은 육추율, 성계생존율, 초산일령, 산란율, 산란지수였으며, 상반교잡효과가 중요하였던 형질은 초산일령이었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1537-1544
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• 2015

Meat and carcass quality attributes are of crucial importance influencing consumer preference and profitability in the pork industry. A set of 400 Berkshire pigs were collected from Dasan breeding farm, Namwon, Chonbuk province, Korea that were born between 2012 and 2013. To perform genome wide association studies (GWAS), eleven meat and carcass quality traits were considered, including carcass weight, backfat thickness, pH value after 24 hours (pH24), Commission Internationale de l'Eclairage lightness in meat color (CIE L), redness in meat color (CIE a), yellowness in meat color (CIE b), filtering, drip loss, heat loss, shear force and marbling score. All of the 400 animals were genotyped with the Porcine 62K SNP BeadChips (Illumina Inc., USA). A SAS general linear model procedure (SAS version 9.2) was used to pre-adjust the animal phenotypes before GWAS with sire and sex effects as fixed effects and slaughter age as a covariate. After fitting the fixed and covariate factors in the model, the residuals of the phenotype regressed on additive effects of each single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) under a linear regression model (PLINK version 1.07). The significant SNPs after permutation testing at a chromosome-wise level were subjected to stepwise regression analysis to determine the best set of SNP markers. A total of 55 significant (p<0.05) SNPs or quantitative trait loci (QTL) were detected on various chromosomes. The QTLs explained from 5.06% to 8.28% of the total phenotypic variation of the traits. Some QTLs with pleiotropic effect were also identified. A pair of significant QTL for pH24 was also found to affect both CIE L and drip loss percentage. The significant QTL after characterization of the functional candidate genes on the QTL or around the QTL region may be effectively and efficiently used in marker assisted selection to achieve enhanced genetic improvement of the trait considered.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.405-416
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• 2008

배경: 흉부 및 흉복부 대동맥의 수술 중 대동맥 차단은 허혈성 척수 손상에 의한 하반신 마비와 같은 심각한 합병증을 유발할 수도 있어 수술 중 허혈성 척수손상을 예방하기 위한 여러 방법의 연구가 계속 되고 있다. 최근에 허혈성 대뇌 손상 모델에서 신경조직의 막전위 의존성 나트륨채널 길항제가 대뇌 보호 효과가 있다는 보고가 있다. 본 연구는 토끼의 허혈성 척수손상 모델에서 나트륨채널 길항제인 페니토인과 저체온의 척수보호효과를 비교해 보고자 시행되었다. 대상 및 방법: 뉴질랜드산 토끼의 신동맥직하부에서 복부대동맥을 25분간 차단하는 방식으로 척수허혈을 유도하였으며 각 군당 8마리씩 네 군으로 나누었다. 대조군과(S39) 저체온군은(S37) 대동맥 차단시간 동안 직장온도를 각기 $39^{\circ}C$와 $37^{\circ}C$로 일정하게 유지하면서 $22^{\circ}C$ 생리적 식염수만 2 mL/min의 속도로 연속 주입하였으며, 정상체온 및 저체온 페니토인 군은(P39, P37) 앞의 두 군과 동일한 방법으로 하되 생리적 식염수에 페니토인을 녹여 주입하였다(100 mg/50 mL). 수술 후 24시간 및 72시간이 경과한 다음 Tarlov scoring을 통해 신경학적 평가를 시행하였고 마지막 평가 후에는 객관적으로 신경손상의 정도를 정량화하기 위해 척수를 고정 처리하였다. 결과: 페니토인의 역행성 주입에 따른 심각한 문제는 없었으며 대조군에(S39) 속한 모든 동물은 완전 또는 심한 하반신 마비 소견을 보였다. 페니토인과(P39) 저체온(S37)군 모두 대조군에 비해 신경학적 평가는 유사한 정도로 우수한 결과를 보였다(p<0.05). 조직 병리학적 검사 결과, 대조군에 속한 모든 동물은 척수 회백질에서 심한 신경조직 괴사 때 보이는 전형적인 특징을 보여주었으며, TUNEL 염색에 양성인 신경세포도 높은 빈도로 관찰되었으나, 저체온 또는 페니토인 투여 군에서는 괴사현상이 유의한 정도로 감소하였으며, 상대적으로 매우 낮은 빈도의 TUNL 염색 양성세포가 관찰되었다(p<0.05). 그러나 저체온과 페니토인을 병용했을 때의 부가적인 척수보호효과를 조사해 본 결과 신경학적 평가와 조직병리학적 결과 모두 유의한 수준의 부가적인 효과는 없었다. 걸론: 결론적으로, 토끼의 허혈성 척수 손상 모델을 이용하여 페니토인과 저체온의 신경보호효과를 알아본 결과 신경학적 평가와 조직병리학적 검사 결과 모두 부가적인 효과는 보여주지 못했지만 각각의 경우 유사한 정도의 신경보호효과를 보여주었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2010

The objectives of this study were to i) investigate genetic performance for linear type traits of individual Holstein dairy cows, especially focusing on comparative traits, and to estimate genetic variances for these traits using actual data, and ii) compare genetic performance and improvement of progeny by birth country of the cows. Linear type traits defined with five comparative traits on this study were general stature composite (GSC), dairy capacity composite (DCC), body size composite (BSC), foot and leg composite (FLC), and udder composite (UDC). These traits were scored from 1 to 6 with 1 = poor, 2 = fair, 3 = good, 4 = good plus, 5 = very good and 6 = excellent. Final scores (FS) were also included in this study. Data used was collected from the years 2000 to 2004 by the Korea Animal Improvement Association (KAIA). Only data of more than five tested cows by herd appraisal date and by sires having more than ten daughters were included to increase the reliability of the data analyses. A total of 30,204 records of the selected traits, which was collected from 26,701 individuals having pedigree information were used. Herd appraisal date, year of age, lactation stage (grouped by month), and time lagged for milking (in hours) were assumed as fixed effects on the model. Animal additive genetic effects considering pedigree relationship and residual errors were assumed with random effects. Year of age at appraisal date was classified from one to nine years of age, assigning the value of nine years of age for animals that were greater than or equal to nine years of age. From our results, the estimate for heritability was 0.463, 0.346, 0.473, 0.290, and 0.430 on GSC, DCC, BSC, FLC and UDC, respectively. The estimate for FS heritability was 0.539. The greatest breeding values for GSC were estimated for Canada, with the breeding values for American lines increasing for 10 years starting in 1989 but tending to decrease after that until 2004. For DCC, the breeding values for American and Canadian lines showed similar patterns until 1999, after which the breeding values for the American lines declined sharply. For BSC, data from Korea, Canada and the USA followed similar trends overall except when the breeding values of the American lines decreased starting in 1999. Overall, the methods used to evaluate genetic performance in this study were acceptable and allowed for the discovery of differences by country of genetic origin, likely due in part to the American use of selection indexes based primarily on milk yield traits until methods for evaluating other traits began to emerge.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.871-877
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• 2008

Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), an inducible heme-degrading enzyme, is expressed by macrophages and endothelial cells in response to various stresses and mediators of inflammation. HO-1 has been recently implicated in regulation of angiogenesis via expression of VEGF. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of HO-1 modulation on the collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) model and on angiogenesis via up- regulation of VEGF expression in human synovial fibroblast. DBA/1J mice were treated with an inhibitor of HO-1, tin protoporphyrin IX (SnPP), or with an inducer of HO-1, cobalt protoporphyrin IX (CoPP), from day 1 to day 35 after CIA induction. The clinical evolution of disease was monitored visually. At the end of the experiment, histopathologic changes were examined on the joints. VEGF expression in paws were measured by immunohistochemical stain. mRNA expression of HO-1 and VEGF stimulated with various concentration of $TNF-{\alpha}$, CoPP accessed on human synovial fibroblast by RT-PCR. Effects of pretreatment with SnPP on mRNA expression of HO-1 and VEGF in the presence of CoPP and $TNF-{\alpha}$ in synovial fibroblast was accessed by Real-time RT-PCR. Administration of cobalt protoporphyrin IX significantly induced the inflammatory response, with increased arthritis index and expression of VEGF in the paws of the arthritis models. Treatment with SnPP significantly reduced the severity of CIA through inhibition of joint inflammation and cartilage destruction. The expression of VEGF were also significantly reduced by SnPP treatment in the paw. CoPPIX as inducer of HO-1, increased HO-1 and VEGF expression dose dependently in synovial fibroblast. In contrast, inhibition of HO-1 activity by SnPPIX abrogated CoPPIX-induced HO-1 and VEGF production in synovial fibroblast. Stimulation with $TNF-{\alpha}$ increased HO-1 and VEGF expression itself and showed additive effect on HO-1 and VEGF expression when it treated with CoPP. When SnPP was treated with CoPP and $TNF-{\alpha}$, it abrogated the CoPP induced HO-1 and VEGF expression and also abrogated $TNF-{\alpha}$ induced HO-1 and VEGF expression in synovial fibroblast. The effects of HO-1 induction in rheumatoid arthritis results in aggravation of arthritis via up-regulation of VEGF. I concluded that inhibition of the expression or activity of HO-1 could be a therapeutic target of rheumatoid arthritis.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.28-31
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• 1982

가잠의 바이러스성 연화병에 대한 저항성의 유전양식을 구명하기 위한 시험을 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 유전력 검정 1) FV저항성의 주동인자는 불완전 우성에 의한 상가적효과를 보였다. 2) 미동인자의 효과는 특히 저항성이 강한 계통과 약한 계통과의 교배조에서 나타났다. 3) 유전력은 0.93으로서 거의 유전적 요인에 의한것이며 환경변이는 적다고 생각된다. 2. 원종간의 조합능력 검정 1) 일반조합능력효과는 고도의 유의차가 있었으며, 잠 108이 13.1로 가장 높았고 경추가 -17.7로 가장 낮았다. 2) 특수조합능력효과도 고도의 유의차가 있었으며, 금호$\times$무등에서 13.7로 가장 높았고 잠115$\times$경추에서 -14.8로 가장 낮았다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권9호
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• pp.1237-1246
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• 2013

The objective of this study was to estimate variance components and genetic parameters for lactation milk yield (LY), lactation length (LL), average milk yield per day (YD), initial milk yield (IY), peak milk yield (PY), days to peak (DP) and parameters (ln(a) and c) of the modified incomplete gamma function (MIG) in an Ethiopian multibreed dairy cattle population. The dataset was composed of 5,507 lactation records collected from 1,639 cows in three locations (Bako, Debre Zeit and Holetta) in Ethiopia from 1977 to 2010. Parameters for MIG were obtained from regression analysis of monthly test-day milk data on days in milk. The cows were purebred (Bos indicus) Boran (B) and Horro (H) and their crosses with different fractions of Friesian (F), Jersey (J) and Simmental (S). There were 23 breed groups (B, H, and their crossbreds with F, J, and S) in the population. Fixed and mixed models were used to analyse the data. The fixed model considered herd-year-season, parity and breed group as fixed effects, and residual as random. The single and two-traits mixed animal repeatability models, considered the fixed effects of herd-year-season and parity subclasses, breed as a function of cow H, F, J, and S breed fractions and general heterosis as a function of heterozygosity, and the random additive animal, permanent environment, and residual effects. For the analysis of LY, LL was added as a fixed covariate to all models. Variance components and genetic parameters were estimated using average information restricted maximum likelihood procedures. The results indicated that all traits were affected (p<0.001) by the considered fixed effects. High grade $B{\times}F$ cows (3/16B 13/16F) had the highest least squares means (LSM) for LY ($2,490{\pm}178.9kg$), IY ($10.5{\pm}0.8kg$), PY ($12.7{\pm}0.9kg$), YD ($7.6{\pm}0.55kg$) and LL ($361.4{\pm}31.2d$), while B cows had the lowest LSM values for these traits. The LSM of LY, IY, YD, and PY tended to increase from the first to the fifth parity. Single-trait analyses yielded low heritability ($0.03{\pm}0.03$ and $0.08{\pm}0.02$) and repeatability ($0.14{\pm}0.01$ to $0.24{\pm}0.02$) estimates for LL, DP and parameter c. Medium heritability ($0.21{\pm}0.03$ to $0.33{\pm}0.04$) and repeatability ($0.27{\pm}0.02$ to $0.53{\pm}0.01$) estimates were obtained for LY, IY, PY, YD and ln(a). Genetic correlations between LY, IY, PY, YD, ln(a), and LL ranged from 0.59 to 0.99. Spearman's rank correlations between sire estimated breeding values for LY, LL, IY, PY, YD, ln(a) and c were positive (0.67 to 0.99, p<0.001). These results suggested that selection for IY, PY, YD, or LY would genetically improve lactation milk yield in this Ethiopian dairy cattle population.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.73-86
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• 2007

위해성에 근거한 복원 전략(risk-based remediation strategy, RBRS)은 위해성평가를 통하여 오염지역의 위해성 또는 오염원을 효율적으로 관리하기 위한 의사결정과정 중의 일부로서, 토양에 존재하는 독성물질이 인간이나 생태계와 같은 수용체로 전이되어 발현되는 독성을 감소시키는 것을 목적으로 한다. 토양오염에 대한 위해성평가는 토양에서 대기로 확산되어나가는 오염물질의 흡입, 토양에서 지하수로 용출된 오염물질의 섭취, 토양 자체의 섭취와 접촉 등에 의한 위해성평가를 포함하며, 오염물질의 특성뿐만 아니라 수리지질학적 자료, 토지이용용도, 수용체의 특성 등 현장의 특이적인 요소들을 충분히 고려해야 한다. 위해성에 근거한 복원전략은 위해성산정을 위한 현장조사로부터 시작하여, 구체화된 노출경로모델(conceptual site model, CSM)의 작성, 목표위해성 수준의 결정, 오염물질의 물리화학적 특성 및 독성학적 자료의 수집을 거쳐, 일반적이고 보수적인 조건 하에 가장 안전한 목표정화수준을 산정하는 Tier 1 평가와 보다 정확한 오염현장의 조사를 통하여 현장특수성을 반영하는 Tier 2 평가를 단계적으로 적용한다. 현장의 오염농도가 Tier 1으로 결정된 허용오염수준(risk-based screening level, RBSL)보다 높은 경우 Tier 2를 실시하여 현장의 특수성을 반영하는 목표정화수준(site-specific target level)을 산정하며, 이를 통하여 오염지역에 대한 과도한 정화처리나 비경제적인 복구사업 등을 피할 수 있다. 위해성에 근거한 복원전략은 이 밖에도 오염지역의 복원우선순위 결정, 토지이용용도에 따른 위해성 관리기준 수립 등 다양한 활용성을 가지지만, 여러 가지 전제조건들과 현장조사 시에 발생하는 현실적 한계 등으로 인하여 불확실성을 가진다. 이를 극복하기 위하여 정확한 CSM의 작성, 복합오염에 대한 고려, 오염물질의 이동과 거동에 영향을 미치는 환경매질의 특성과 모델 입력변수 등을 신중하게 검토해야 하며, 신뢰할 만한 현장조사기법과 독성검사기법의 확립, 국내실정에 맞는 토양 및 지하수 특성자료와 인체 노출인자 등에 대한 연구가 지속적으로 이루어져야 할 것이다.