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Toxic Effects of 5 Organic Solvents on Euglena agilis

국내 생물 종 유글레나(Euglena agilis)를 이용한 5종 유기용매의 독성평가

  • Lee, Junga (Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Chang, Soon-Woong (Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Kim, Ji-Tae (Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University) ;
  • Kim, Dong-Woo (Department of Environmental Energy Engineering, Kyonggi University)
  • 이정아 (경기대학교 환경에너지공학과) ;
  • 장순웅 (경기대학교 환경에너지공학과) ;
  • 김지태 (경기대학교 환경에너지공학과) ;
  • 김동우 (경기대학교 환경에너지공학과)
  • Received : 2014.11.26
  • Accepted : 2015.03.14
  • Published : 2015.03.31
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Abstract

Acute toxicity tests for 5 organic solvents were conducted using Euglena agilis carter (E. agilis), a Korean domestic organism. Organic solvents decreased the growth rate of E. agilis in a dose dependent manner. The toxicity to E. agilis was increased in the order of chloroform>acetone${\geq}$ethanol${\geq}$methanol>DMSO based on $EC_{50}$ values from growth test. Organic solvents also induced cell motility and morphological changes of E. agilis. Especially significant effects on the cell swimming velocity, motility, and compactness were observed for chloroform at the concentration of $EC_{50}$ calculated from 96 hr growth test. Overall, toxic responses of E. agilis to test substances are comparable to or more sensitive than D. magna, M. macrocopa and V. fischeri. Our study demonstrates that E. agilis can be a putative ecotoxicity test model organism to assess domestic water quality. Results obtained from this study can be applied to establish the standard test guidelines for ecotoxicity test using E. agilis.

본 연구에서는 새로운 국내 생태독성평가 시험 생물종으로서 유글레나의 적용가능성을 평가하기 위하여 국내 서식종인 E. agilis를 이용하여 5종의 휘발성 유기용 매(Acetone, Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), Ethanol, Methanol)에 의한 독성영향을 평가하였다. E. agilis의 식물적 특성을 이용한 급성독성영향 평가 결과, D. magna에 비해 DMSO에 대한 독성민감도가 상대적으로 낮았으나 전반적으로 비교생물 종과 유사하거나 민감하였다. E. agilis의 동물적 특성을 이용한 세포반응 시험 결과, Chloroform의 경우 반수영향을 야기하는 시험물질농도(96시간 $EC_{50}$)에 상당히 신속하고 민감한 독성반응을 나타내었다. 환경시료에 대한 모니터링 목적으로 다양한 생물 종을 이용한 생물검정 기법 적용이 증가하고 있는 추세이다. 수 생태 환경관리를 목적으로 새로운 생태독성시험 개발에 적용할 생물 종은 국내 수질환경에 적합하고 배양이 용이하며 다양한 유해화학물질에 대한 독성이 민감해야 한다. 또한 반응시간이 짧아 실시간으로 모니터링이 가능할 뿐만 아니라 경제성도 고려되어야한다. 본 연구의 결과 E. agilis는 배양이 용이하고 다루기 쉬우며 생장율(growth rate), 이동속도(velocity), 활동도(motility), 세포형태(com-pactness) 등 식물적 특성과 더불어 동물적 특성과 연계된 인자들을 종말점으로 독성시험을 수행할 수 있다. 따라서 E. agilis는 다양한 유해화학 물질 및 환경시료에 대하여 신속하고 민감한 독성반응 도출이 가능할 것으로 예상되며 향후 국내 수질관리를 위한 새로운 생태독성 영향평가 생물 종으로 적용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

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