• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제12권9호
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• pp.967-976
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• 2003

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are present in essentially all natural and synthetic materials from petrol to flowers. In this study, indoor and outdoor VOCs concentrations of houses, offices and internet-cafes were measured and compared simultaneously with personal exposures of each 50 participants in Asan and Seoul, respectively. Also, factors that influence personal VOCs exposure were statistically analyzed using questionnaires in relation to house characteristics, time activities, and health effects. All VOCs concentrations were measured by OVM passive samplers (3M) and analyzed with GC/MS. Target pollutants among VOCs were Toluene, o-Xylene, m/p-Xylene, Ethylbenzene, MIBK, n-Octane, Styrene, Trichloroethylene, and 1,2-Dichlorobenzene. Indoor and outdoor VOCs concentrations measured in Seoul were significantly higher than those in Asan except Ethylbenzene. Residential indoor/outdoor (I/O) ratios for all target compounds ranged from 0.94 to 1.51 and I/O ratios of Asan were a little higher than those of Seoul. Relationship between personal VOCs exposure, and indoor and outdoor VOCs concentrations suggested that time-activity pattern could affect the high exposure to air pollutant. Factors that influence indoor VOCs level and personal exposure with regard to house characteristics in houses were building age, inside smoking and house type. In addition insecticide and cosmetics interestingly affected the VOCs personal exposure. Higher exposure to VOCs might be caused to be exciting increase and memory reduction, considering the relationship between measured VOCs concentrations and questionnaire (p<0.05).

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.87-103
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• 1995

Since being granted permission for self-assessment of the work environment by the Department of Labor in 1992, POSCO's Industrial Hygiene Laboratory has participated in domestic and Foreign Quality Control Programs 8 times and has obtained remarkable results. It has made a lot of effort to be a proficient laboratory with the ability to observe and analyse environmental monitoring data. The summary of results is as follows: 1. POSCO's Industrial Hygiene Laboratory has received a "P(Proficient)" grade from the round 115 to round 119 of AIHA/NIOSH PAT Program for analysis of such metals as lead, cadmium, zinc, and chromium, and also has received a "P(Proficient)" grade from its round 119 of for organic solvent analysis, i,e,. Trichloroethylene(TCE), Carbon Tetr-achloride(CTC), 1,2-Dichloroethane(DCE), 1,1,1-Trichloroethane(MCM), Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), Chloroform(CFM), Benzene(BNZ), toluene(TOL), and O-xylene(OXY). 2. In the Quality Control Evaluation Program performed by the Industrial Health Research Institute,Korea Industrial Safety Corporation, POSCO has passed impressively in the3-metal analysis test for lead, cadmium, cupper, and in the 6 organic solvent analysis test for Benzene(BNZ), toluene(TOL), O-xylene(OXY), Trichloroethylene(TCE) and Methyl isobutyl keton(MIBK), n-Hexane with 2 standard deviations. These analytic techniques should be practically applied to various fields, and reliable results of environmental monitoring should be considered to improve the work environment and to keep workers from occupation related diseases.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.917-920
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• 2004

포장재에 잔존하는 인쇄 관련 유기용매가 식품으로 포장공간을 통하여 이행되는 가능성을 평가하기 위하여, 식품포장을 모사한 이행실험 시스템을 구성하여 이행가능오염 물질의 기체를 통한 식품으로의 이행량을 측정하였다. 포장식품에서 잠재적인 오염물질 중 인쇄와 관련한 유기 용매 중 비교적 휘발성이 높은 toluene p,m,o-xylene 등을 종이 포장재에 오염시키고, 이를 식품시료와 함께 밀폐 용기내에 두고, 이들 유기용매가 얼마나 식품으로 이행되는지를 측정하였다. 대표적 식품으로서 식품성분특성에 따라 당질, 단백질, 지방이 주 구성성분인 식품으로서 카라멜, 우육포, 버터를 선정하여 10, 25, 4$0^{\circ}C$의 조건에 평형상태의 이행정도를 측정하였다. 휘발성 유기 용매의 이행은 지방성 식품에서 아주 높게 이루어졌으며, 당질 식품인 카라멜의 경우 실험온도의 범위에서 37∼56%의 행율을 보였고, 단백질 함량이 높은 우육포에서는 37∼77%의 이행률을 나타내었다. 온도의 영향은 우육포에서만 유의하게 나타났으며, 이 경우 고온에서 높은 이행비율을 보였다. 용매 종류에 따라서는 이행정도에 차이를 보이지는 않았다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.558-568
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• 2011

Hazardous volatile organic compounds (HVOCs) have been increasingly getting concern in urban air chemistry due to photochemical smog as well as its toxicity or potential hazards. In this study, we investigated their concentrations and the properties in tunnel, urban roadside and residential area. As a result, among 36HVOCs measured in this study, BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene) and dichlorodifluoromethane, 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene, trichlorofluoromethane were detected above the concentration of $1{\mu}g/m^3$ in every sampling site and the most abundant compound was toluene. The other compounds were detected at trace level or below the detection limit. In addition, we found that three CFCs (chlorofluorocarbons), such as CFC-12, CFC-11, CFC-113, were persistently detected because of the emission in the past. Toluene to benzene ratio (T/B) at tunnel and roadside were calculated to be 4.3~5.3 and at residential area 15.4, suggesting that the residential area had several emission sources other than car exhaust. The ratio of X/E (m,p-xylene to ethylbenzene) ratio was calculated to be 1.8~2.1 at tunnel, 1.7 at roadside and 1.2 at residential area, which means this ratio reflected well the relative photochemical reactivity between these compounds. Good correlation between m,p-xylene and ethylbenzene ($r^2$ > 0.85) were shown in every study sites. This indicated that correlation between $C_2$-alkylbenzenes were not severely affected by 3-way catalytic converter. In this study, it was demonstrated that the concentration of benzene was very low, compared with national air quality standard (annual average of $5{\mu}g/m^3$). Its concentration were $2.52{\mu}g/m^3$ in roadside and $1.34{\mu}g/m^3$ in residential area. We thought this was the result of persistent policy implementation including the reduction of benzene content in gasoline enforced on January 1, 2009.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.633-648
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• 2010

The study was performed to elucidate the characteristics of VOCs at distinct monitoring sites in urban atmosphere; one is at a roadside in downtown inland city of Jeonju, and the other is at an industrial site in Gunsan near coastal area. The ambient samples were collected for 24 hours in two-bed adsorbent tubes by using MTS-32 sequential tube sampler equipped with Flex air pump every 16 days in a roadside and a industrial complex from February to November in 2009. VOCs were determined by thermal desorption coupled with GC/MSD. Major individual VOCs in roadside samples were shown as following order in magnitude: toluene>m,p-xylene>ethyl benzene>decanal; and those in the industrial complex samples were as follows: toluene>ethanol>ethyl acetate>decanal>m,pxylene. High benzene concentration in the roadside was more frequently occurred than in the industrial complex. However ambient level of toluene in the industrial complex was higher than that in the road side. Results from roadside sample analysis showed that nonane and 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene were very frequently observed with higher concentrations than those in the industrial complex. It seems that nonane and 1,2,4-trimethylbenzene could be the source characteristics for the roadside air. From the diurnal variation, it was found that concentrations of benzene, ethylbenzene, xylene, nonane and 1,2,4-trimethylbenznene in the roadside were higher during rush hours; but those in the industrial complex were higher from 10 to 16 LST when the industrial activities were animated. On weekly base, the concentration of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and m,p-xylene in the roadside were higher specifically on Wednesday, but those in the industrial complex were higher on Sunday. It was found that the general trends of VOCs levels at both sites significantly influence on seasonal changes. The results of factor analysis showed that the VOCs in the roadside were mainly affected by the emission of vehicles and the evaporation of diesel fuel, meanwhile those in the industrial complex were influenced by the evaporation of solvents and vehicular emission.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.410-414
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• 1992

난분해계 물질을 분해할 수 있는 균주 개발에 유용한 클로닝백터를 개발하기 위하여, Pseudomonas putida 로부터 유래한 R 플라스미드 pKU10 을 HindIII 로부터 부분소화하여 약 8.5 kb 의 새로운 플라스미드 pKU11 을 조립하고, 여러 숙주세포에서의 안정성 및 catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase 유전자의 클로닝 을 통해 난분해계 유전자클로닝 백터로의 유용성을 조사하였다. pKU11 은 높은 농도의 ampicilin 과 tetracyclin 에 대해서 내성을 나타내었고, P. putida TN1307 에 도입되었을 때 수세대 동안 안정되게 발현되었지만, Pseudomonas 이외의 숙주세포로서 E. coli 와 Achromobacter gr. D. V. 에 도입되었을 낮은 형질전환빈도와 불안정성을 나타내었다. pKU11 의 copy 수는 8 개로 조사되었고, pKU11 에 xylene 분해에 관련된 catechol 2, 3-dioxygenase 유전자를 클로닝 하였을 때 P. putida TN 1307 에서 잘 발현하였다. 따라서 pkU11 은 난 분해계 유전자를 클로닝하는에 Pseudomonas 에서 유용한 벡터로서 쓰일 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.77-85
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• 1992

폐수중의 카드뮴을 효과적으로 제거하기 위하여 경남 및 부산지역의 오염된 하천수, 공단폐수처리장의 폐수 및 sludge 그리고 공단주변지역의 토양으로 부터 카드뮴에 내성이 있는 미생물 162균주를 분리하여, 이들 균주중 2,000ppm의 카드뮴이 함유된 한천평판배지에서 생장이 우수한 6균주를 선별한 후 이들 균주의 카드뮴 흡수량을 조사하여, 그 중에서 카드뮴 흡수가 가장 우수한 1균주를 선별하여 동정한 결과 Pseudomonas putida 또는 그 유연균으로 밝혀졌으며, 그 분리균의 최적생장 온도는 $30^{\circ}C$였고, 최적 pH는 pH 7.0이었다. 분리균주의 항생제 내성, 중금속 내성 및 탄화수소 자화능을 조사한 결과, 항생제인 ampicillin(Ap), chloramphenicol(Cm) 및 streptomycin(Sm)과 중금속인 Li, Cu, Pb 및 Zn에 내성을 나타내었다. 그리고 탄화수소인 salicylate, naphthalene 및 xylene을 단일탄소원으로 이용하였다. 분리균의 카드뮴 농도에 따른 생장을 조사한 결과 카드뮴이 첨가되지 않은 배지에서는 배양 1일 후에 최대생장에 도달했고, 카드뮴 100ppm의 농도에서는 2일 후에 최대생장에 도달하였으며 대조구 (카드뮴 무첨가 배지)와 큰 차이가 없었다. 카드뮴의 농도가 높을수록 균의 생장이 심히 저해되었다. 균체내의 카드뮴횹수량은 카드뮴농도가 낮을수록 증가되었다. 배지중 카드뮴농도가 1ppm과 10ppm인 경우에는 배양 1일 후에 최고의 흡수량을 보였고 100ppm에서는 배양 2일 후에 최고의 축적율을 보였다. 균체내 카드뮴 흡수율은 배지중에 카드뮴 농도가 1ppm인 경우에는 최고 78%, 10ppm에서는 60%, 그리고 100ppm에서는 약 40%의 흡수율을 보였다. 균체내에 다량의 카드뮴을 축적시키기 위하여 배양시 계면활성제를 넣어 배양한 결과, 비이온계 계면활성제인 Triton X-100을 0.1% 첨가했을 때 약 37%의 카드뮴축적 증가를 보였다.

• 환경생물
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2001

For the biological treatment of industrial wastewater containing high concentration of phenol, isolation and characterization of phenol - degrading bacterium were carried out. A bacterial strain P2 capable of degrading phenol was isolated from contaminated soils by enrichment culture technique and identified as the genus Rhodococcus by morphological, cultural, biochemical characteristics, and Biolog system. The optimal medium composition and cultural conditions for the growth and degradation of phenol by Rhodococcus sp. P2 were 0.1% of (NH$_4$)$_2$SO$_4$, 0.2% of KH$_2$PO$_4$, 0.25% of Na$_2$HPO$_4$ㆍ12$H_2O$, 0.2% of MgSO$_4$ㆍ7$H_2O$, and 0.008% of CaC1$_2$ㆍ2$H_2O$ along with initial pH 8.5 at 3$0^{\circ}C$. Rhodococcus sp. P2 could grow with phenol as the sole carbon source up to 1,800 ppm in batch cultures, but did not grow in medium containing above 2,000 ppm of phenol. When 800 ppm phenol was given in the optimal media, Rhodococcus sp. P2 completely degraded it within 24 h. Meanwhile, 1,800 ppm of phenol was degraded within 9 days. Rhodococcus sp. P2 could utilize toluene, n-hexane, xylene and benzene as sole carbon source .

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.41-44
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• 2010

Hazardous air pollutants such as benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), benzene, formaldehyde have been concerned about the adverse health effect of long-term exposure. Contour map is useful for finding high-concentration region, emission source, and distributions of HAPs in the ambient air. To make a contour map, we have developed simple analytical method for selected HAPs; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as BaP, benzene and its derivatives such as toluene and xylene, and aldehydes and ketones. We have applied these methods to investigate air pollution by HAPs in some cities in Japan. The results show that these methods reveal actual emission sources if the PRTR emission report was not submitted.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 임시총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.277-280
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• 2004

TCE and PCE, suspected carcinogens, are the most common groundwater pollutant from extensive use as a solvent and degreaser. Escherichia coli TGI pBSKAN TOM Green and E. coli TGI pBSKAN ToMO, which were used DNA shuffling technique, produce Toluene-o-monooxygenase(TOM) and toluene-o-xylene- monooxygenase(ToMO). These cells and enzymes are degrading TCE and PCE, TOM and ToMO are needed to cofactor, such as NADH, NADPH and other cofactors. Used TCE and PCE degrading microorganisms experiment the contaminated material removal efficiency. A shunting test used NAD and Hydrogen peroxide.