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Adsorption and Degradation of Herbicide Napropamide in soils (토양중 제초제 Napropamide의 흡착 및 분해 특성)

  • Moon, Young-Hee;Kim, Young-Seok
    • Korean Journal of Weed Science
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.257-261
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    • 1998
  • This study was carried out to investigate the adsorption and the degradation of herbicide napropamide in soils tinder laboratory conditions. The adsorption distribution coefficients(Kd) of napropamide in 3 soils varied from 5.38 to 11.39. With higher content of organic matter in soils, the extent of adsorption was high. The rapid degradation of napropamide took place after a lag period. The time to 50% loss of napropamide was approximately 65, 45 and 30 days in soil incubated at 10, 20 and $30^{\circ}C$, respectively. The time to the 90% loss varied from about 90 days at $10^{\circ}C$ to about 45 days at $30^{\circ}C$. In the soil pre-incubated with napropamide, the herbicide degraded without a lag time, and the rate of degradation was also accelerated. This should be a evidence on enhanced biodegradation of napropamide in soil with the repeat-application.

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More about Taxonomic Sufficiency: A Case Study using Polychaete Communities in a Subtropical Bay Moderately Affected by Urban Sewage

  • Muniz Pablo;Pires-Vanin Ana M. S.
    • Ocean Science Journal
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    • v.40 no.3
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    • pp.127-143
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    • 2005
  • The taxonomic sufficiency approach has been proposed as a surrogate for the typical analysis of species-abundance data, especially in conditions involving prominent pollution gradients. Here, we evaluate the use of taxonomic sufficiency with infralittoral macrobenthic data derived from samples taken in a moderate polluted subtropical environment in southeastern Brazil, analysing five taxonomic levels and including two functional levels throughout polychaete feeding guilds and trophic groups. The data were collected seasonally at nine stations and studied for two abundance data series (0.5 and 1.0 mm sieve mesh-size). The results showed a similar ordination pattern between the two sieve mesh-size, but with the 0.5 mm sieve data a different pattern was observed during austral summer. A slight loss of information was detected using genus, family, polychaete species and their feeding guilds as taxonomic/functional units. These results together with those of the cost! benefit ratio, suggested that the family level seemed to be sufficient to detect the impact caused by moderate pollution in this shallow-water, subtropical environment. In additional, through the use of feeding guilds, similar patterns are obtained. Correlation analysis showed that chlorophyll a, total organic matter, zinc, and chromium sediment content were the variables that best explained the biological pattern observed and not always the best correlation coefficient occurring at the species level. The feeding guild approach seems to be useful and generates interpretable results similar to those obtained with the species level of the whole macroinfauna. The results showed an important cost reduction in the sample processing, suggesting that it is possible to adopt a coarser taxonomic level monitoring program even in species-rich communities.

Feeding Value of Spent Mushroom (Pleurotus eryngii) Substrate (새송이버섯 수확후배지의 사료적 가치)

  • Moon, Yea Hwang;Shin, Pyung Gyun;Cho, Soo Jeong
    • Journal of Mushroom
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.236-243
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    • 2012
  • Spent mushroom substrates is composted organic material remaining after a crop of mushroom is harvested. The raw materials of mushroom substrates are same feed ingredient as corncobs, rice brown, wheat brown, cotton seeds and beet pulp. During the mushroom cultivation process, the mushroom substrates was used 15-25% by mushroom and 75-85% of mushroom substrates was remained in the SMS. Among of the spent mushroom substrates, spent mushroom substrates of pleurotus eryngii, Pleurotus ostreatus and Flammuliua velutipes is can be use the energy feedstock of animal feed. The cellulose content of spent mushroom(pleurotus eryngii) substrates containing the sawdust was high and total digestible nutrients (TDN) values was low. The spent mushroom(pleurotus eryngii) substrates fermented with cellulase and xylanase producing bacteria is may be used as an ingredient of feed in TMR for Hanwoo steer.

Taxonomic Characteristics of Nitrogen-Fixing Oligotrophic Bacteria from Forest Soil (산림토양으로부터 분리한 저영양성-질소고정세균의 분류학적 특성)

  • 황경숙
    • Korean Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.37 no.2
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    • pp.114-119
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    • 2001
  • Many isolates from different forest soil layers did not show appreciable growth on full strength of the conventional nutrient broth (NB medium) but grow on its 100-fold dilution (DNB medium). These isolates were divided into four types according to organic nutrient concentration in the growth medium from $1^{-1}\;to\;10^{-4}$dilution of normal NB medium. Oligotrophic bacteria were type II and type IV which grew in $10^{-4}$ dilution of NB (1 mg C/l) medium. Sixty strains were isolated for obligate oligotrophic bacteria. Chemotaxonomic and phylogenetic characteristics of eleven isolates of acetylene-reducing (nitrogen-fixing) oligotrophic bacteria from forest soil were investigated. They showed similar characteristics: the cellular fatty acid mainly consisted of straight-chain unsaturated $C_{18:1}$ (60-84% of total fatty acids). Ubiquinone Q-10 and a high guanine plus-cytosine content(61-64 mol%) were found. Eleven isolates of nitrogen-fixing oligotrophic bacteria were found to be closely related by full 16S rDNA sequence simility and many common taxonomic traits. Analysis of full 16S rDNA sequences of eleven isolates indicated that they were more closely related to Bradyrhizobium (similarity values: 98.1-98.8%), Agromonas, Nitrobacter, and Afipia.

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Environment Corresponding Package by Quantitative Mixing System with Functional Inorganic Material and Polyolefin Resin (기능성 무기물과 폴리올레핀계 수지의 정량적 혼합시스템에 의한 환경대응형 포장소재 개발)

  • Kim, Hi-Sam;Lim, Hyun-Ju;Park, Young-Mi
    • Textile Coloration and Finishing
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2009
  • A lot of research has been made over the recent decade to develop testing packages with antimicrobial properties to improve food safety. In this study, a new method, experimental device and technology for environmental corresponding packages of polypropylene (PP) film has been developed to provide effective temperature buffering during the transport/long-term storage of grains or foodstuffs from the supplier to the market. This quantitatively optimized mixing system enabled to produce PP films with the 700$\sim$1,400d (width;1.5$\sim$3mm, thickness;0.01$\sim$0.5mm). In the whole mixing systems, the finely-granulated inorganic illite and PP virgin chip for master batch (M/B) chip was calculated by digital measurement methods, and then the M/B chip for PP film was adapted through a air jet and PP grinding method. The prepared PP film was characterized with tensile strength and elongation, far infrared radiation (FIR) emissivity, antimicrobial activity and deodorization properties. The results revealed that the two differently grain-sized illite could be show homogeneously dispersed on PP chip surface, and as the increasing of illite content, the FIR emissivity and the anion emission rate of film was increasingly improved. In both of 325 and 1,500 mesh-sized illite contained PP chip, of course the antimicrobial activity was good. But the ultimate deodorization rate for ammonia gas of PP film were found to be approximately the same.

Effect of Cutting Height on C and N Reserves and Consequent Regrowth in Frequently Defoliated Turf-Type Perennial Ryegrass(Lolium perenne L.) (잔디형 페레니얼 라이그라스에서 잦은 예취조건하의 예취높이가 저장 탄수화물과 단백질 함량 및 재생에 미치는 영향)

  • 김대현;정우진;이복례;김길용;김태환
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science
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    • v.21 no.2
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    • pp.89-96
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    • 2001
  • Carbohydrate and soluble protein reserves and regrowth characteristics in response to cutting height were investigated over four regrowth cycles of turf-type perennial ryegrass(Lolium perenne L. cv. preludeII). When the plants were at the full-vegetative stage (twelve weeks-old), three sequential defoliations at 3, 6 and 9 cm above the root base were imposed at 2-week intervals. Shoot dry weight in all three treatments continuously decreased with progressing regrowth cycle and the decreasing rate was higher as cutting height was lowered. TNC (total non-structural carbohydrate) in stubble at the end of the fourth regrowth cycle in 3, 6 and 9 cm cutting height decreased by 98%, 82% and 27%, respectively, comparing the initial content. TNC in roots also largely decreased with similar pattern in response to cutting height, whereas the absolute amount was much less compared to stubble. Soluble protein in stubble in 3, 6 and 9 cm cutting height decreased by 98%, 82% and 57%, respectively, at the end of fourth regrowth. A significant correlations between TNC (r=0.906) or protein (r=0.879) at the fourth defoliation and dry weight of regrowing shoots at the end of fourth regrowth were observed. these results indicated that cutting height closely influences the levels of organic reserves available for new growth, and that the levels of reserves might provide a useful tool as a determinant for regrowth dynamics.

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Studies on the Quality of Silage from Domestic Herbage II. Comparative experiment of feeding value of Arundinella hirta silage on additives. (야초 사일리지의 품질향상에 관한 연구 II. 안고초 사일리지의 첨가제에 따른 사료가치의 비교)

  • Kim, Dae-Jin;Leem, Wan
    • Journal of The Korean Society of Grassland and Forage Science
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    • v.8 no.3
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    • pp.169-174
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    • 1988
  • An experiment was conducted to determine the feeding value of Arundinella hirat silage making by different methods ie., added starch 3%, formic acid 1% (FA), anhydrous ammonia ($NH_3$) 3%, and dried poultry waste (DPW) 3%. The samples were analyzed organic acid, cell wall constituent (NDF), cell contents (NDS), lignincutin-silica (ADL), hemicellulose (H: CHO) and in vitro dry matter digestibility (DMD) by pepsin-cellulase technique. The feeding value of silages were compared with corn siiage. The results are summarized as follows; 1.Formic acid treated to silage was lower pH(4.0), but anhydrous ammonia (8.37) and DPW added silage (8.72) were higher than that of the other treatment silages. 2.Fermentative quality of corn silage, starch, DPW, $NH_3$, control and FA treated silage were marked 100,81, 77,63,62 and 58, respectively. 3.Silage with $NH_3$, (23.57%) and DPW (10.42%) of content of protein were higher than that of other treated silages. 4.Silage with $NH_3$, was significantly lower contents of NDF, but did not ADF of among the treated silages. 5.In the contents of ADL, starch added silage was significantly decreased (p < 0.05), but did not the other treatment. 6.DMD of in vitro by pepsin-cellulase of silage with starch was increased three folds as equal to corn silage but did not increased the other treated silages. 7.Correlationship of latic acid an total acid, and NDS were a positive but lactic acid and NDF was a negative correlation.

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Physicochemical Characteristics of the Mash Quality of Cheongju Prepared Using Different Nuruks (누룩종류를 달리한 청주 술덧의 이화학적 특성)

  • Jeong, Myeong Eun;Kang, Soon Ah;Cheong, Chul
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.15 no.8
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    • pp.5150-5158
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    • 2014
  • This study examined the physicochemical characteristics of mashing prepared using different Nuruks (traditional Nuruk, Nuruk added Aspergillus oryzae, Nuruk added Aspergillus kawachii, and Nuruk added Aspergillus oryzae and Aspergillus kawachii), and to obtain the basic data for Korean Cheongju production. The four different mashes were compared for their brewing characteristics and indicated a normal fermentation pattern. The Nuruk made from A. oryzae or A. kawachii showed higher fermentation ability than the other samples tested. In addition, the analyzed results of fermented mashing showed that the Nuruk made from A. oryzae or A. kawachii had a significantly higher aroma profile, such as higher alcohol and ester than the other samples tested, whereas the Nuruk made from a mixture of A. oryzae and A. kawachii had a much higher organic acid content. In conclusion, the Nuruk prepared using A. oryzae or A. kawachii had a positive effect on the complete fermentation and enhanced aroma compounds for Korean Cheongju production.

Effect of soil environmental conditions on the degradation rate of the fungicide IBP in flooded soils (담수토양중(湛水土壤中)에 있어서 살균제(殺菌劑) IBP의 분해속도(分解速度)에 미치는 각종(各種) 토양환경조건(土壤環境條件)의 영향(影響))

  • Moon, Young-Hee
    • Applied Biological Chemistry
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.133-137
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    • 1990
  • The effects of soil environmental conditions on the rate of degradation of fungicide IBP (Iprobenfos, S-benzyl O, O-diisopropyl phosphorothioate) in the soils under flooded condintions were examined in the laboratory. IBP in soil was degraded more slowly under flooded conditions than under upland conditions. The degradation greatly varied among soils, and the degradation rate was negatively correlated with the content of soil organic matter. Degradation of IBP was influenced by the soil temperature and the amount of IBP applied. The rate of degradation in soil was remarkably inhibited by the amendment of rice straw but not affected by the treatment of mixed-fertilizer, and insecticide fenitrothion and herbicide butachlor. The degradation of IBP was assumed to be due to microorganisms, especially aerobic microbes, as no degradation was observed in sterilized soil.

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Purity assignment of 17β-estradiol by mass balance method

  • Lee, Hwa-Shim;Oh, Kwang-Hoon
    • Analytical Science and Technology
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    • v.30 no.5
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    • pp.226-233
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    • 2017
  • In general, quantitative chemical analysis in various areas including food, the environment, in vitro diagnostics, etc., requires traceability in order to increase the reliability of the measurements. Measurement traceability is a property of an unbroken chain of comparisons relating an instrument's measurements to SI units. Purity analysis is the first process for establishing traceability to SI units in chemical measurements. The purpose of this study is to develop and validate a method of purity assignment for establishing the traceability of $17{\beta}$-estradiol measurements in an in vitro diagnostics field. The establishment of this method is very important as it can be applied to the development of CRM and to the analysis of the purity of other hormones. The method of assignment of the purity of $17{\beta}$-estradiol was developed using the mass balance method and was validated through participation in an International comparison. In the mass balance method, impurities are categorized into four classes as follows: total related structure impurities, water, residual organic solvents, and nonvolatiles/inorganics. In this study, total related structure impurities were characterized by a gas chromatography-flame ionization detector (GC-FID) and a high-performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet (HPLC-UV) detector, water content was determined by a Karl-Fisher coulometer, and total residual solvents and nonvolatiles/inorganics were checked simultaneously by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The purity of the $17{\beta}$-estradiol was 985.6 mg/g and the expanded uncertainty was 2.1 mg/g at 95% confidence. The developed method can be applied to the development of certified reference materials, which play a critical role in traceability.