• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제47권6호
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• pp.510-517
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to analyze microbial hazards for cultivation environments and personal hygiene of strawberry and tomato farms at the growth and harvesting stage. Samples were collected from thirty strawberry farms and forty tomato farms located in Korea and tested for Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus. To investigate the change in the distribution of the S. aureus and B. cereus, a total of 4,284 samples including air born, soil or medium, mulching film, harvest basket, groves and irrigation water etc. were collected from eight strawberry farms and nine tomato farms for one year. As a result, total S. aureus and B. cereus in all samples were detected. Among the total bacteria of strawberry farms, S. aureus (glove: $0{\sim}2.1Log\;CFU/100cm^2$, harvest basket: $0{\sim}3.0Log\;CFU/100cm^2$, soil or culture media: 0~4.1 Log CFU/g, mulching film: $0{\sim}3.8Log\;CFU/100cm^2$), B. cereus (glove: $0{\sim}2.8Log\;CFU/100cm^2$, harvest basket: $0{\sim}4.8Log\;CFU/100cm^2$, soil or culture media: 0~5.3 Log CFU/g, mulching film: $0{\sim}4.5Log\;CFU/100cm^2$) were detected in all samples. The total bacteria of tomato farms, S. aureus (glove: $0{\sim}4.0Log\;CFU/100cm^2$, harvest basket: $0{\sim}5.0Log\;CFU/100cm^2$, soil or culture media: 0~6.1 Log CFU/g, mulching film: $0{\sim}4.0Log\;CFU/100cm^2$), B. cereus (glove: $0{\sim}4.0Log\;CFU/100cm^2$, harvest basket: $0{\sim}4.3Log\;CFU/100cm^2$, soil or culture media: 0~5.9 Log CFU/g, mulching film: $0{\sim}4.7Log\;CFU/100cm^2$) were detected in all samples. The contamination of S. aureus and B. cereus were detected in soil, mulching film and harvest basket from planting until harvest to processing, with the highest count recorded from the soil. But S. aureus and B. cereus were not detected in irrigation water samples. The incidence of S. aureus and B. cereus in hydroponics culture farm were less than those in soil culture. The amount of S. aureus and B. cereus detected in strawberry and tomato farms were less than the minimum amount required to produce a toxin that induces food poisoning. In this way, the degree of contamination of food poisoning bacteria was lower in the production environment of the Korea strawberry and tomato, but problems can be caused by post-harvest management method. These results will be used as fundamental data to create a manual for sanitary agricultural environment management, and post-harvest management should be performed to reduce the contamination of hazardous microorganisms.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.150-158
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• 2011

This research was conducted to estimate the physicochemical characteristics of waste catalyst and its in-process product from recycling and to suggest fundamental data for religious systems such as quality standards. Mo and V contents were increased from the waste catalyst to calcinated material and oxidized material. In the results of a heavy metals leaching test, Pb was not detected in any catalyst, calcinated and oxidized materials. Cu was not detected in the catalyst. However, it was detected in ${\leq}$1.16 mg/l for calcinated material and in 1.34~13.73 mg/l for $MoO_3$ oxidezed material. Concentrations in recycling in-process products (calcinated and oxidized materials) were higher than those of waste catalyst. Oil content of catalyst waste ranged from 0.01-14.03 wt%. Oil contents of calcinated and oxidized materials were greatly decreased compared to the catalyst waste. Carbon and sulfur contents as chemical poisoning material of catalyst waste ranged from 0.33-76.08 wt% and 5.00-22.00 wt%, respectively. The carbon contents of calcinated and oxidized materials showed below 20 wt%. The sulfur content showed below 8wt% for calcinated material and below 0.22 wt% for oxidized material.

• 여성건강간호학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.348-356
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• 2023

Purpose: This study aims to analyze the number of suicide deaths in women, trends in suicide mortality, characteristics of suicide by age, and outcomes of suicide means over the past decade (2011-2021) in South Korea. Methods: Using cause of death data from Statistics Korea, an in-depth analysis of Korean women's suicide trends was conducted for the period of 2011-2021. Results: In 2021, women's suicide death in Korea was 4,159, a rate of 16.2 per 100,000 population. The rate increased by 1.4% from the previous year. Since 2011, women's suicide rate has been on a steady downward trend, but since 2018, it has been on the rise again. Suicide rates among women in their 20s and 30s have increased, especially since the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and suicide rates among women over 70 years remain high. As compared to 2011, pesticide poisoning and hanging among the means of suicide have decreased significantly, while drug and carbon monoxide continue to increase. Conclusion: Suicide rates for Korean women in their 20s and 30s have increased significantly in recent years, and those for women over 70 years remain high. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the causes and establish national policies for targeted management of these age groups, which contributes significantly to the rising suicide rate among Korean women.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2018

Purpose: Extremely hazardous pesticides are classified as World Health Organization (WHO) hazard class Ia. However, data describing the clinical course of WHO class Ia OP (organophosphate) poisonings in humans are very scarce. Here, we compare the clinical features of patients who ingested hazard class Ia OPs. Methods: This retrospective observational case study included 75 patients with a history of ingesting ethyl p-nitrophenol thio-benzene phosphonate (EPN), phosphamidon, or terbufos. The patients were divided according to the chemical formulation of the ingested OP. Data regarding mortality and the development of complications were collected and compared among groups. Results: There were no differences in the baseline characteristics and severity scores at presentation between the three groups. No fatalities were observed in the terbufos group. The fatality rates in the EPN and phosphamidon groups were 11.8% and 28.6%, respectively. Patients poisoned with EPN developed respiratory failure later than those poisoned with phosphamidon and also tended to require longer mechanical ventilatory support than phosphamidon patients. The main cause of death was pneumonia in the EPN group and hypotensive shock in the phosphamidon group. Death occurred later in the EPN group than in the phosphamidon group. Conclusion: Even though all three drugs are classified as WHO class Ia OPs (extremely hazardous pesticides), their clinical courses and the related causes of death in humans varied. Their treatment protocols and predicted outcomes should therefore also be different based on the chemical formulation of the OP.

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2006

Purpose: In the year of 2005, it enforced the basic study for establishing program of Poison Control Center by National Institute of Toxicologic Research. The object of our survey is to analyze the characteristics of intoxication from the City of Goyang by same protocol. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of medical records of the intoxication patient in the two hospitals of the Goyang from 2004 June 1st to 2005 May 31th. The investigation protocol applied the TESS report form which was used from the Basic study for establishing program of Poison Control Center. Results: The intoxication patients were total 269 persons, the patients of A hospital were 184 persons, B hospital were 185 persons. The most common intoxication materials were medicines, in afterwords it was an agricultural chemical. The most common place of intoxication was the home. The intentional suicidal attempts in the reason of intoxication were 51.2%. The rate of the patients who discharges from the emergency department was 50.4% and death rate was 4.3%. Conclusion: We concluded that the continuous and systemic report and analysis should be accomplished from the Goyang area.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.394-400
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• 2018

Purpose: This research evaluated five types of nanoparticles to develop a surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) method for the rapid detection of two Bacillus species (Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis) that are commonly found on fresh produce, which can cause food poisoning. Methods: Bacterial concentrations were adjusted to a constant turbidity, and a total of $30{\mu}L$ of each Bacillus cell suspension was prepared for each nanoparticle. A point-scan Raman system with laser light source of wavelength 785 nm was used to obtain SERS data. Results: There was no qualitative difference in the SERS data of B. cereus and B. thuringiensis for any of the five nanoparticles. Three gold nanoparticles, stabilized in either citrate buffer or ethanol, showed subtle differences in Raman intensities of two Bacillus species at $877.7cm^{-1}$. Conclusions: Among the three types of nanoparticles, the gold nanoparticles stabilized in citrate buffer showed the lowest standard deviation, followed by gold nanoparticles stabilized in ethanol. This result supports the potential application of gold nanoparticles for SERS-based detection of B. cereus and B. thuringiensis.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.239-250
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• 2023

이 연구는 농업인의 업무상질환에 대한 예방사업을 위한 사전 연구로서 업무상질환 등 농업인들이 인지하고 있는 우선순위를 선정하고, 또한 예방사업 역시 농업인들이 인지하고 있는 주요질환들의 사업 중 효과와 실천가능성을 파악하여 이후 농업인 안전보건사업의 근거자료로 활용하고자 한다. 연구 대상자는 지역에 거주하고 있는 농업인들을 눈덩이 모집 방식으로 선정하였으며 전체 671명을 대상으로 하였다. 우선순위 선정 방식은 BPRS 방법으로 하였으며, 각 업무상질환 중근골격질환, 심혈관 및 호흡기질환 그리고 농약 중독 예방을 위한 세부 사업에 대한 농업인들인 인지하는 효과와 실천가능성을 설문 조사하였다. 업무상질환 중 가장 높은 우선순위는 근골격질환이었으며, 호흡기질환, 농약 중독 등의 순이었으며, 근골격계질환의 세부 사업 중 '농작업편이장비, 보조도구 활용'이 인지하고 있는 효과정도와 실천가능성이 가장 높았다. 농약 중독 5가지 세부 사업 중 효과는 '농약 방제복/장갑 등 보호장비 구비'가 67.4%로 가장 높았으며, 실천가능성 정도는 '농약 사용법 준수'가 64.3%로 가장 높았다. 호흡기질환 예방을 위한 4가지 세부사업 중 효과와 실천 가능성 모두 '분진마스크 또는 방독마스크 착용'이 65.5%로 가장 높았다. 농업인들을 위한 안전보건사업을 수행할 때 근골격질환을 위한 사업을 우선적으로 하여야 할 것이며, 농약중독, 호흡기질환 역시 우선순위를 고려하여야 하며, 농업인들이 인지하고 있는 효과 크기와 실천 가능성을 함께 고려하여 사업 내용을 구성하여야 할 것이다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.57-60
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• 2013

개에서 포도중독에 의한 신부전 치료결과에 대한 임상적 분석을 위하여 205-2008년 기간 중 강원대학교 수의과대학 동물병원에 내원한 환자의 의료기록부를 분석하였다. 총 11두 (암컷 8두) 중 4두는 완전히 회복하였고, 3두는 폐사, 4두는 안락사로 처리되었다. 1두를 제외한 모든 환자는 포도를 섭취하였으나 정확한 섭취량은 알 수 없었다. 환자의 평균 연령은 5.3세 (범위 0.2-11.3세), 체중은 4.1 kg (범위 1.4-13 kg)였으며, 평균 입원기간은 7.1일 (범위 2-22일)로 나타났다. 모든 환자에서 구토와 식욕부진 증상을 보였으며, 일부 환자는 설사 (4두), 핍뇨 (5두), 무뇨 (4두) 소견을 보였다. 모든 환자에서 혈청 phosphorous, creatinine, BUN 농도가 증가된 소견을 보였으며, 고칼슘혈증 2두, 저칼슘혈증 2두, 나머지 7두는 정상소견이었다. 혈청 농도가 증가한 항목은 amylase 8두, ALP 7두, ALT 5두였으며, 혈액 가스 분석에서 8두는 대사성산증을 보였다. 경미하거나 중등도의 빈혈 소견이 5두에서 관찰되었으며, 회복한 환자와 비교할 때 폐사축의 경우 혈소판과 림프구 수가 상대적으로 낮았다.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제38권5_3호
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• pp.979-989
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• 2022

본 연구는 유독 와편모조류 Alexandrium pacificum의 조기 감지 여부를 조사하기 위해 홀 소자 센서(Hall element sensor)를 활용하여 진주담치(Mytilus edulis)와 참굴(Crassostrea gigas)의 패각운동(shell valve movements, SVMs) 변화를 살펴보았다. 무독성 조류 Isochrysis galbana에 대한 SVMs는 M. edulis와 C. gigas에서 모두 증감이 관찰되지 않았다. 하지만 마비성 패독(paralytic shellfish poisoning, PSP)을 유발하는 A. pacificum에 노출됨에 따라 M. edulis와 C. gigas는 폭로 전후로 약 12시간 동안 평균 SVMs가 각각 1.25 times/hr에서 2.13 times/hr 그리고 2.23 times/hr에서 8.91 times/hr로 증가하였다. M. edulis는 A. pacificum에 노출되고 1시간 이내에 SVMs가 증가한 뒤 점차 감소한 추세를 보였지만, C. gigas는 노출 후 4시간까지도 높은 SVMs를 보여, C. gigas가 M. edulis보다 유독 와편모조류에 대한 민감성이 높은 것으로 보였다. 따라서 이러한 결과들은 유독 와편모조류 A. pacificum의 출현 시 조기 감지를 할 수 있는 생물모니터링 시스템 체계 구축에 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• 대한불안의학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.135-139
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• 2013

Objective : This study was conducted to examine the relationship between the annual changes of suicide methods and suicide rates in South Korea. We compared the suicide methods in South Korea with those in six other OECD countries, Japan, Finland, France, United States, Canada and Australia. Methods : Data of suicide rates and methods since the year 2000 were obtained from the official electronic mortality data published by the seven countries and from the World Health Organization [WHO] mortality database. We compared the correlation between suicide methods and suicidal rates in South Korea using Spearman's correlation test. Results : The proportion of hanging steadily increased, whereas self-poisoning steadily decreased from 2000 to 2011. The increased use of hanging was associated with the increase of suicide rates in South Korea. The preference for jumping as a suicide method in South Korea can be notably compared to that of other countries. Conclusion : Preference use of lethal methods, such as hanging, may play a great role in the increase of suicide rates in South Korea. The limitation of physical and cognitive access to lethal methods can be an effective suicide prevention strategy.