Acknowledgement
This study was supported by Rural Development Agency of Korea (grant. no. PJ014269022020) and the educational training program for the management of information on the hazard and risk of chemical substances funded by the Ministry of Environment, Korea (entrusted to Korea Chemicals Management Association).
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