• Journal of radiological science and technology
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• v.44 no.3
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• pp.247-252
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• 2021

As the number of single-person households increases, the consumption of bottled water is increasing. In addition, as the public's interest in radioactivity increases, interest in the field of living radioactivity is also increasing. Since drinking water is an essential element in our daily life, it must be safe from radioactivity. In this study, gamma radiation of drinking spring water was measured and internal exposure dose evaluation was performed to determine its harmfulness. K-40 and uranium-based radioactivity analysis was performed through a high-purity germanium detector, and as a result, drinking water was detected somewhat higher than that of mixing water. Since there is no regulation on the natural radioactivity concentration in Korea, it was compared with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Drinking Water Regulations and World Health Organization standard. As a result, there were some items that exceeded standards. Internal exposure was evaluated according to the effective dose formula of ICRP 119. As the result was derived that a maximum of 1.17 mSv per year could be received. This result means that the dose limit for the general public may be exceeded, and it was judged that it is necessary to set an appropriate standard value and present a recommendation value through continuous monitoring in the future.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.796-801
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• 2001

A total of 277 mineral spring water samples in Kangwon province from 1999 to 2000 were analyzed for the presence of Yersinia spp. by the conventional Food and Drug Administration protocol, and presumptive strains were identified by morphological, cultural and biochemical tests according to Bergey’s manual. Also, the biotypes, serotypes, and susceptibility to 12 antibiotics were tested. Among the total 277 mineral spring water samples, 40 samples (14.4%) were found to be contaminated with Yersinia species. Among the 40 strains of Yersinia spp. isolates, 33 strains (82.5%) for Yersinia enterocolitica, 4 strains (10%) for Yersinia frederiksenii, 2 strains (5%) for Yersinia intermedia, and 1 strain (2.5%) for Yersinia sakazaki were identified, respectively. Of 40 Yersinia spp. isolates, Yersinia enterocolitica (82.5%) was the most predominant species in the mineral spring water samples compared to other Yersinia species. Compared to direct culture method after KOH treatment and KOH treatment method after cold enrichment for better isolation ratio of according to comparision of Yersinia species, the detection ration (18.5%) of KOH treatment method after cold enrichment was about 3 times better than that (6.1%) of direct culture method after KOH treatment. According to serotypes of Y. enterocolitica isolates, O : 5 (12.9%) was the most predominant and followed by O : 3 (9.7%), O : 8 (6.5%), and O : 9 (3.2%), and others. For biotypes of Y. enterocolitica isolates, 1A (71.0%) was the most predominantly abundant and followed by 3A (12.9%), 3B (9.7%), 1B (3.2%) and 5 (3.2%). Also, an antibiotic susceptibility test showed that Yersinia spp. isolates were very susceptible to the antibiotics tested, but they were very strongly resistant to ampicillin, cephalothin and carbenicillin.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.35-41
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• 2003

The study was conducted to develope a rapid method for the detection of Yersinia enterocolitica in spring water and vegetables via multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique using ail, yst, uirF and subgenus-specific Y16S primers. Specificity and sensitivity of multiplex PCR and application of best primers for the detection of Y. enterocolitica from spring water and vegetables were investigeted. Y. enterocolitica ATCC 27729 strains gave 356 bP and 200 bp (Y16S) and 134 bp (yst) bands. but Y. enterocolitica ATCC 9610 and ATCC 23715 strains gave 200 bp and 134 bp bands.In the meanwhile, non-pathogenic Yersinia species, such as Y. frederikseni, Y. inter-media, Y. kristenseni and Y. pseudotuberculosis gave only single 200 bp band, and other bacteria including Escherichia coli O157:H7 ATCC 25392, Shigella dysenteri. Staphylococcu aureus ATCC 25923 and Listeria mo-nocytogenes ATCC 19111 did not show any bands. Among primers, yst and Y16S primer showed the best sensitivity. Seven CFU/mL Y. enterocolitica cells could be detected with yst and Y16S primers and the sensitivity was significantly improved by the further 2nd PCR after 38 cycles of first PCR amplication. Spring water, cabbage and mushroom were inoculated with Y. enterocolitica to determine the sensitivity of multiplex-PCR for the rapid detection of Y. enterocolitica. Multiplex-PCR assay could detect 7 or 70 cells in spring water and vegetables using whole cell lysate with repeating PCR amplication.

• Journal of the Korean GEO-environmental Society
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.55-60
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• 2015

As the water supply system has been installed over the country, the management of drinking water could be easier and controlled by experts. This helps to supply safe water to public. However, in rural area, small scale water treatment systems or groundwater haves been used as drinking water supplier. The drinking water including groundwater contains various contaminants. Private or small scale water treatment system can be contaminated with heavy metals such as arsenic, selenium and strontium which are usually originated from natural source. Arsenic, selenium and strontium have been determined from the goundwater, small scale water treatment system in the Kyungpook area. The results have been compared with the Korean and international standards. The results were analyzed on the geological characteristics of the area. Among the total of 1,412 samples, 76 samples showed higher concentration of arsenic than WHO guideline and the Korean drinking water standard. Total 4 samples had higher contents of selenium than WHO guideline which was $10{\mu}g/L$. In the analysis of geological characteristics, arsenic was highly released from a few area and which are in order of biotite granodiorite > biotite granite > daegu formation. Selenium has been highly released from biotite granite > black shale > diluvium.

• Journal of Korean Society of Water and Wastewater
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.753-761
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• 2009

Bottled water market is growing at a rate of 10% per year in Korea. However, bottled water exhausts ground water. Korean government proposed to provide 'bottled tap water' at a low price in 2008. This study is the estimation of 'bottled tap water' market scale using binary logit model. we calculate that 'bottled tap water' market scale is from at least 92 billion won to 154 billion won by 150, 250 won per a bottled water, respectively. This paper indicates that scale of 'bottled tap water' market is a half of 'bottled water' market in 2007. This result provides that policy-makers with available and responsible information regarding the scale of 'bottled tap water' market.

• Journal of environmental and Sanitary engineering
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.88-94
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• 2000

The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare the contents of minerals and ionic components in domestic commercial natural mineral waters, and to investigate the relationship between water quality and characteristics of suspended and rocks there of its source. All mineral waters tested in this study met the korean mineral water quality guideline, although chemical components varied widely depending upon the geological characteristics and degree of urbanization of the source area or physical water treatment method. The water quality of commercial bottled water was different from that of source water, especially in cationic components, and showed a tendency to become worse with time elapsed. The water quality on the bottle was also different from the measured quality.

• Bulletin of Korea Environmental Preservation Association
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• v.28 s.362
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• pp.28-32
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• 2006

앞으로 상수도, 하 · 폐수 처리, 해수담수화 등 물 관련 산업이 범정부적 지원을 통해 미래 전략산업으로 집중 육성된다. 물산업은 세계적으로 830조원 규모('03년 기준)의 시장을 형성하고 있고, 특히 중국 등 개도국 시장이 빠르게 성장하고 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 정부가 지난 달 확정한 「물산업 육성방안」에 따르면 2015년까지 국내 물산업 규모를 20조원 이상으로 확대시키고, "상하수도 서비스업 구조개편 추진", "상하수도 인프라 투자 확대", "먹는샘물을 세계적 브랜드육성" 등 5개 과제를 추진하게 된다. 환경부는 국내 상하수도 인프라 투자가 어느 정도 완비되어 감에 따라 조만간 국내 시장이 포화 · 감소단계에 접어들 것이라고 예상하면서, 지속적인 성장기반을 구축하기 위해서는 주변 개도국을 기점으로 세계 물시장에 적극 진출하는 것만이 필수적인 만큼 이번 육성방안이 국내 물산업을 수출전략 산업화하는 계기가 될 것이라고 전망하고 있다. 이에 본지에서는 그 내용을 간략히 살펴보고자 한다.

• Journal of Industrial Technology
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• v.19
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• pp.287-291
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• 1999

This study was performed to develop an information processing system for the sound conservation of soil and groundwater resources. The system contains the geographic spatial information system(GSIS), and the numerical model of groundwater flow and contamination. Numerical models (MODFLOW, MOC3D, MT3D, PMPATH, PEST, UCODE) and GSIS(ArcView) were integrated for the construction of an integrated management system of subsurface environment. The developed system was applied to the management of three mineral water companies located in clean mountain area. The impact of pumping over the overall catchment basin was modeled using the developed system for the decision of future management criteria.

• The Safety technology
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• no.143
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• pp.20-21
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• 2009

제주특별자치도개발공사에서는 제주의 청정자원 가치를 창출하여 도민을 위한 사업이 다양하게 펼쳐지고 있다. 그중 우리나라 시장점유율과 선호도, 만족도에서 최고 1위 자리를 차지하며 2009년 가치 브랜드로 선정된 먹는 샘물 "제주삼다수"가 대표적이다. 그러나 제주도 총 생산의 18%를 차지하는 감귤에 있어서도 감귤농가 소득향상에 기여하는 사업이 있다. 상품가치가 없는 감귤 때문에 손실을 볼 수 있는 감귤농가에 감귤을 전량 사들여 새로운 제주도 특산품으로 가공하는 사업, 바로 음료사업이다. 그 선두에 제주도민의 행복한 삶을 제공하고 있는 감귤제1가공공장이 있다. 감귤제1가공공장에는 농축액공정과 주스공정이 있다. 1일 400톤의 가공된 농축액과 주스가 생산되는 제1공장은 5개의 공장동과 관리동에서 감귤, 녹차 가공공정이 분주하게 돌아가고 있다. 여기서 가장 중요한 것은 안전, 안전을 최우선으로 확보되어야 제주 도민을 위한 일도 할 수 있는 것이고, 수익 또한 창출 된다는 것이 이곳 사람들의 생각이다. 안전을 위해서는 나부터 시작하여 나와 동료의 안전을 지킨다는 감귤제1가공공장을 둘러본다.

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.10 no.6
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• pp.459-467
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• 1997

Due to the growing demand for bottled mineral waters, a study was undertaken to determine the quality of the twenty six brands of domestic and imported drinking waters. The quality of water was evaluated by analyzing the twenty four elements including minerals, essential and/or toxic trace elements, and the analytical items to affect the taste of water. The contribution of drinking water to the mineral nutrition of human was calculated in order to investigate the health effect of drinking water. The taste of water was evaluated in terms of minerals, anions, TDS, alkalinity, hardness and pH.