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Soil Venting이 오염토양중 가솔린 성분의 용출성에 미치는 영향: 1. 실험적 고찰 (Effect of soil Venting on Dissolution Potential of Gasoline Components in Contaminated Soil: Experimental Observation)

  • 염익태;이상현;안규홍
    • 한국토양환경학회지
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    • 제3권2호
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    • pp.53-60
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    • 1998
  • 주요 토양 및 지하수 오염물질인 가솔린에 대해 순수한 액상으로 존재할 경우와 오염된 토양으로 존재할 경우 물에 대한 용해거동을 각각 살펴보았다. 특히 휘발에 의한 가솔린 성분조성의 변화가 용출거동에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 가솔린 오염토양을 공기흐름으로 통기시켰을 때 토양 중 용출거동의 변화는 공기 중 휘발농도의 변화양상과 비슷하게 나타나며 그 경향은 두 가지로 요약될 수 있다. 첫째 총량으로서의 가솔린 농도(TPH-GRO)는 휘발이 진행됨에 따라 급격히 감소하다가 75%정도의 무게감소 이후 점차적으로 감소하는 경향을 보이고 있다. 둘째 가솔린 개별성분의 농도는 일반적으로 증가하다가 감소하는 경향을 보이는데 분자량이 높을수록 상대적인 농도증가폭이 크고 최고농도에 도달하는데 많은 시간이 걸렸다. 한가지 특이한 점은 휘발이 진행될수록 공기 중 가솔린 농도가 용출 농도보다 훨씬 빠르게 감소한다는 점이다. 이것은 휘발에 의해 상당량의 가솔린이 제거되었을 경우 잔류가솔린으로 인한 위해성의 초점은 인근 대기오염보다도 지하수 오염에 맞추어져야 함을 시사한다.

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거주지의 지하수사용에서 유래한 벤젠의 흡입노출에 대한 동적약리학 모델의 불확실성 분석 (Uncertainty Analysis of a Pharmacokinetic Modeling for Inhalation Exposure of Benzene from the Use of Groundwater at Dwelling)

  • 김상준;이현호;박지연;이유진;유동한;양지원
    • 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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    • 제9권1호
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    • pp.28-38
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    • 2004
  • 본 연구는 지하수로부터 유래한 벤젠이 실내공기에 휘발되어 호흡을 통하여 인체에 유입될때 각 장기에 분포하고 제거되는 것을 묘사하는 동적약리학 모델의 불확실성 및 중요도 분석의 결과를 제공하였다. 오염된 실내공기의 호흡을 통해 체내에 유입된 벤젠이 각 장기에 분포하는 비율과 농도를 모의하기 위해 기존의 동적약리학 모델을 적용하였으며 간에서의 분해대사를 포함하여 구성하였다. 본 연구는 동적약리학 모델의 각 장기의 혈류량, 분배계수, 분해상수, 부피 등과 같은 인자들에 대한 지식 및 측정의 부족에서 오는 고정된 단일 값의 사용이 야기하는 불확실성 문제에 대해 초점을 맞추었다. 이를 해결하기 위해서 동적약리학 모델과 불확실성 분석을 동시에 수행되었으며 앞으로 휘발성 유기화합물과 관련한 위해도 평가에서의 이해를 높일 수 있다고 생각된다.

Ecotoxicological Evaluation of Sewage Sludge Using Bioluminescent Marine Bacteria and Rotifer

  • Park, Gyung-Soo;Chung, Chang-Soo;Lee, Sang-Hee;Hong, Gi-Hoon;Kirn, Suk-Hyun;Park, Soung-Yun;Yoon, Seong-Jin;Lee!, Seung-Min
    • Ocean Science Journal
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    • 제40권2호
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    • pp.91-100
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    • 2005
  • Bioassay using the marine bacteria, Vibrio fischeri and rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis, and chemical analyses were conducted to assess the toxicity of the various sewage sludges, one of the major ocean dumped materials in the Yellow Sea of Korea. Sludge elutriates extracted by filtered seawater were used to estimate the ecotoxicity of the sludge. Chemical characterization included the analyses of organic contents, heavy metals, and persistent organic pollutants in sludge. Bacterial bioluminescent inhibition (15 min), rotifer mortality (24 hr) and rotifer population growth inhibition (48 hr) assay were conducted to estimate the sludge toxicity. EC50 15 min (inhibition concentration of bioluminescence after 15 minutes exposed) values by Microtox(R) bioassay clearly revealed different toxicity levels depending on the sludge sources. Highest toxicity for the bacteria was found with the sludge extract from dyeing waste and followed by industrial waste, livestock waste, and leather processing waste. Clear toxic effects on the bacteria were not found in the sludge extract from filtration bed sludge and rural sewage sludge. Consistent with Microtox(R) results, rotifer neonate mortality and population growth inhibition test also showed highest toxicity in dyeing waste and low in filtration bed and rural sewage sludge. High concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals were measured in the samples from the industrial wastes, leather processing plant waste sludge, and urban sewage sludge. However, there was no significant correlation between pollutant concentration levels and the toxicity values of the sludge. This suggests that the ecotoxicity in addition to the chemical analyses of various sludge samples must be estimated before release of potential harmful waste in the natural environment as part of an ecological risk assessment.

Status of Policies Relating Biosafety

  • Jang, Hi-min
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • 제5권1호
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    • pp.13-17
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    • 2003
  • Biotechnology is certainly one of the major landmarks in the 20th century history of science. It may produce enormous utility to human beings, but at the same time, it carries huge potential risks to the environment and public health. Thus, with a view to securing safety for the environment and public health in relation to the development and use of living modified organisms (LMOs), the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was adopted, in which a regulation Procedure as to the transboundary movements, transportation, handling, and use of LMOs were drawn up. In order to prepare for the entry into force of the Protocol, the Republic of Korea legislated the "Act on the Transboundary Movements of living modified organisms(hereinafter referred as the 'Act')" in Mar 2001, and has pre-announced the enactments of the enforcement ordinance and the enforcement regulation to the Act. Pursuant to the Act, the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, as a Competent National Authority, is making efforts to implement domestic biosafety schemes in cooperation with other bio-related government ministries. In order for these efforts to reap fruits, industry, academia, and research institutions should cooperate with one another, and civic groups and NGOs should narrow the differences in opinions and timely respond to the fast-changing situations. Focusing on the precautionary principle, the Protocol puts a great emphasis on the importance of information sharing amongst countries, and the Act also follows this principle. In order to gurantee biosafety, countries around the world, including the ROK, agreed to establish National Biosafety Clearing, designed to provide the information on the export/import of LMOs, R'||'&'||'Ds, risk assessment, safety control, etc. and register it on the CBD Central Biosafety Clearing House.e.

Assessment of Tobacco Habits, Attitudes, and Education Among Medical Students in the United States and Italy: A Cross-sectional Survey

  • Armstrong, Grayson W.;Veronese, Giacomo;George, Paul F.;Montroni, Isacco;Ugolini, Giampaolo
    • Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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    • 제50권3호
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    • pp.177-187
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    • 2017
  • Objectives: Medical students represent a primary target for tobacco cessation training. This study assessed the prevalence of medical students' tobacco use, attitudes, clinical skills, and tobacco-related curricula in two countries, the US and Italy, with known baseline disparities in hopes of identifying potential corrective interventions. Methods: From September to December 2013, medical students enrolled at the University of Bologna and at Brown University were recruited via email to answer survey questions assessing the prevalence of medical students' tobacco use, attitudes and clinical skills related to patients' smoking, and elements of medical school curricula related to tobacco use. Results: Of the 449 medical students enrolled at Brown and the 1426 enrolled at Bologna, 174 Brown students (38.7%) and 527 Bologna students (36.9%) participated in this study. Italian students were more likely to smoke (29.5% vs. 6.1%; p<0.001) and less likely to receive smoking cessation training (9.4% vs. 80.3%; p<0.001) than their American counterparts, even though the majority of students in both countries desired smoking cessation training (98.6% at Brown, 85.4% at Bologna; p<0.001). Additionally, negative beliefs regarding tobacco usage, the absence of formal training in smoking cessation counseling, and a negative interest in receiving specific training on smoking cessation were associated with a higher risk of not investigating a patient's smoking status during a routine history and not offering tobacco cessation treatment to patients. Conclusions: Medical curricula on tobacco-related health hazards and on smoking cessation should be mandatory in order to reduce smoking among medical students, physicians, and patients, thereby improving tobacco-related global health.

고농도 질산성질소와 Ca+2을 함유한 산세폐수의 효과적인 처리를 위한 SBR 공정의 적용 (Application of SBR Process to Treat Pickling Wastewater including the High Nitrate and Ca+2)

  • 김승준;최용수;배우근
    • 한국물환경학회지
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    • 제22권2호
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    • pp.215-221
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    • 2006
  • This research presents results from laboratory and pilot-scale experiments to remove high-nitrate in pickling wastewater using the sequencing batch reactor (SBR) as a biological method. During the experimental periods, the influent concentrations of NOx-N and $Ca^{+2}$ were analyzed to be 350-1,600 and 700-800 mg/L, respectively. In order to provide carbon source for denitrification, methanol has been added in proportion to the influent nitrate loading. The mean concentrations of MLSS and MLVSS, the fraction of volatile solids in sludge and the sludge volume index were measured to be 27 g/L, 5 g/L, 18.5% and 7.5, respectively. The solid retention time was kept in the range of 18 to 22 days, specific denitrification rate ($U_{dn}$) was $0.301g{NO_3}^--N/gVSS/day$. The oxidized nitrogen concentration of effluent ranged 2-34 mg/L with an average of 5.2 mg/L, the overall reduction in total nitrogen was more than 99.2%. In order to treat the pickling wastewater including the high concentration of nitrate and $Ca^{+2}$, the continuous flow process is not suitable because the specific gravity of the sludge is considerably increased by $Ca^{+2}$, thus the SBR process is shown to be very effective to treat the pickling wastewater.

SWAT-CUP을 이용한 유출 및 유사모의 불확실성 분석 (Uncertainty Analysis on the Simulations of Runoff and Sediment Using SWAT-CUP)

  • 김민호;허태영;정세웅
    • 한국물환경학회지
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    • 제29권5호
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    • pp.681-690
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    • 2013
  • Watershed models have been increasingly used to support an integrated management of land and water, non-point source pollutants, and implement total daily maximum load policy. However, these models demand a great amount of input data, process parameters, a proper calibration, and sometimes result in significant uncertainty in the simulation results. For this reason, uncertainty analysis is necessary to minimize the risk in the use of the models for an important decision making. The objectives of this study were to evaluate three different uncertainty analysis algorithms (SUFI-2: Sequential Uncertainty Fitting-Ver.2, GLUE: Generalized Likelihood Uncertainty Estimation, ParaSol: Parameter Solution) that used to analyze the sensitivity of the SWAT(Soil and Water Assessment Tool) parameters and auto-calibration in a watershed, evaluate the uncertainties on the simulations of runoff and sediment load, and suggest alternatives to reduce the uncertainty. The results confirmed that the parameters which are most sensitive to runoff and sediment simulations were consistent in three algorithms although the order of importance is slightly different. In addition, there was no significant difference in the performance of auto-calibration results for runoff simulations. On the other hand, sediment calibration results showed less modeling efficiency compared to runoff simulations, which is probably due to the lack of measurement data. It is obvious that the parameter uncertainty in the sediment simulation is much grater than that in the runoff simulation. To decrease the uncertainty of SWAT simulations, it is recommended to estimate feasible ranges of model parameters, and obtain sufficient and reliable measurement data for the study site.

심전도 게이트 심근관류 Tl-201 SPECT로 측정된 좌심실 기능 및 좌심실 용적의 정확성 (Accuracy of Ventricular Volume and Ejection Fraction Measured by Gated Tl-201 Perfusion Single Photon Emission Tomography)

  • 배문선;문대혁
    • 대한핵의학회지
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    • 제39권2호
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    • pp.94-99
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    • 2005
  • Electrocardiogram-gated single photon omission computed tomography (SPECT) provides valuable information in the assessment of both myocardial perfusion and ventricular function. Tl-201 is a suboptimal isotope for gating. Tl-201 images are more blurred compared with Tc-99m tracers due to the increased amount of scattered photons and use of a smooth filter. The average myocardial count densities are approximately one-half those of conventional technetium tracers. However, Tl-201 is still widely used because of its well-established utility for assessing myocardial perfusion, viability and risk stratification. Gated SPECT with Tl-201 enables us to assess both post-stress and rest left ventricular volume and function. Previous studies with gated Tl-201 SPECT measurements of ejection fraction (EF), end-diastolic volume (EDV), end-systolic volume (ESV) have shown high correlation with first-pass radionuclide angiography, gated blood pool scan, Tc-99m-MIBI gated SPECT, contrast ventriculography, echocardiography, and 3-dimensional magnetic resonance imaging. However, problems related to these studies include few agreement data of EDV and ESV, use of a reference method that is likely to have the same systemic errors (gated Tc-99m-MIBI SPECT), and other technical factors related to the count density of gated SPECT. With optimization of gated imaging protocols and more validation studies, gated Tl-201 SPECT would be an accurate method to provide perfusion and function information in patients with coronary artery disease.

무릎 골관절염 환자에게 적용된 운동 프로그램이 통증 및 삶의 질에 미치는 영향: 체계적 문헌고찰과 메타분석 (The Effect of Exercise Program on Pain and Quality of Life for Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis)

  • 윤청구;안창식
    • 근관절건강학회지
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    • 제21권3호
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    • pp.173-183
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    • 2014
  • Purpose: This study examined the effects of exercise programs on the pain and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: Electronic bibliographic databases of KiSTi, KoreaMed, KISS and KERIS were searched to identify studies of randomized controlled trials and non-randomized controlled trials. As a result, 1213 publications identified and 16 studies met inclusion and exclusion criteria. All studies examined for quality assessment of studies using Cochrane's risk of bias. Results: The 16 studies were eligible for inclusion criteria, then the meta-analysis was conducted to examine effectiveness of exercise programs on pain and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis. The meta- analysis based on the random effect model showed that the exercise program was beneficial in decreasing pain (effect size .69; 95% confidence interval 0.45~0.91). Also, the exercise programs have been shown to be effective in significantly improving the quality of life. However, it was not statistically significant due to severe deviations of studies (effect size 1.06; 95% confidence interval -0.34~2.46). Conclusion: Exercise programs had positive effects on pain relief and improvement of the quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis, although the quality of life was not statistically significant due to severe deviations of studies.

Xeroderma pigmentosum group A with mutational hot spot (c.390-1G>C in XPA ) in South Korea

  • Choi, Jung Yoon;Yun, Hyung Ho;Lee, Cha Gon
    • Journal of Genetic Medicine
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.20-25
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    • 2016
  • Purpose: Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is rare autosomal recessive genetic disorder of DNA repair in which the ability to repair damage caused by ultraviolet light is deficient. We reported the first molecularly confirmed Korean patient of XP by targeted exome sequencing. The prevalence of XP included all subtype and carrier frequency of XP-A the using public data were estimated for the first time in South Korea. Materials and Methods: We described a 4-year-old Korean girl with clinical diagnosis of XP. We performed targeted exome sequencing in the patient for genetic confirmation considering disease genetic heterogeneity and for differential diagnosis. We verified a carrier frequency of c.390-1G>C in XPA gene known as mutational hot spot using Korean Reference Genome Data Base. We estimated the period prevalence of all subtypes of XP based on claims data of the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service in South Korea. Results: We identified homozygous splicing mutation of XPA (c.390-1G>C) in the patient. The carrier frequency of risk for XPA (c.390-1G>C) was relatively high 1.608 e-03 (allele count 2/1244). The prevalence of XP in South Korea was 0.3 per million people. Conclusion: We expect that c.390-1G>C is hot spot for the mutation of XPA and possible founder variant in South Korea. However, the prevalence in South Korea was extremely low compared with Western countries and Japan.