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Groundwater Quality and Pollution Characteristics at Seomjin River Basin: Pollution Source and Risk Assessment (섬진강 주변 지하수의 수질 및 오염특성: 오염원 및 유해성 평가)

  • Na Choon-Ki;Son Chang-In
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.38 no.3 s.172
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    • pp.261-272
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    • 2005
  • The groundwaters in the basin of Seomjin River are classified mainly into Na-Cl type with high EC and $NaHCO_3$ type with low EC, and are characterized by enriched $K^+,\;Mg^{2+},\; NO_3^-,\; and\;SO_4\;^{2-}$ contents. The epm fraction of $Na^+Cl^-$ in TDS increases in general with increasing EC of groundwater. The correlation patterns among dissolved ions indicate that $Na^+\;and\;Cl^-$ are derived mainly from intruded seawater, and $K^+,\;Mg^{2-},\;and\;SO_4\;^{2-}$ from anthropogenic source such as a chemical fertilizer. The groundwaters that exceed the recommended limits far agricultural irrigation water contains $23\%\;of\;Cl^-$ reflecting sea-water intrusion, but $50\%\;of\;NO_3^-$ as an anthropogenic pollution, among the wells investigated. In risk assessment of groundwaters by the EC-SAR relationship, only $40\%$ of the groundwaters shows the suitable quality for agricultural irrigation water without any sodium and salinity hazards. Consequently, the pollution sources that cause degradation of groundwater quality in the basin of Seomjin River are the usage of chemical fertilizers and the intrusion of seawater, resulted primarily from the extension of riverward backflow of seawater and secondarily from the overpumping of groundwater.

The effects of Jowiseungcheongtang versus St. John's wort in the chronic mild stress model of depression in rats (우울증(憂鬱症) 모델 흰쥐에 대한 조위승청탕(調胃升淸湯)과 St. John's Wort의 항우울효과(抗憂鬱效果)에 관한 비교 연구)

  • Kim, Kyung-Ook;Kim, Jong-Woo;Kim, Hyun-Taek;Chi, Sang-Eun;Kim, Woon-Ryoung;Hwang, Ui-Wan
    • Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.43-64
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    • 2004
  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Jowiseungcheongtang compared with St. John's wort in the chronic mild stress(CMS) animal model of depression. Wistar rats were used for this study. The subjects were divided into 4 groups (Naive group: without CMS procedure, CMS-vehicle: water was administered during CMS procedure, CMS-Jowiseungcheongtang: Jowiseungcheongtang was administered after 5 weeks of CMS procedure, CMS-St. John's wort: St. John's wort was administered after 5 weeks of CMS procedure) During 9 weeks of CMS procedure, The change of the consumption of sucrose and the changes of weights were measured. After CMS procedure, Morris water maze test, open field test, elevated plus maze test and Western blotting were measured. The results were as follows. 1. The consumption of sucrose solution was significantly reversed in Jowiseungcheongtang group and relatively reversed in St. John's Wort group at 7 week. 2. In open field test, Neither Jowiseungcheongtang nor St. John's wort group showed statistically significant change of exploratory activity. In EPM test, St. John's Wort group showed significant decrease of total arm entry in comparison with Naive group. And Jowiseungcheongtang group was showed no significant change. 3. In Morris water maze test, St. John's Wort group showed significant increase in escape latency of the last Morris water maze trial. And in water maze probe test, there was no significant change. 4. St. John's Wort group showed relative increase in LP1 division of 5HT1A receptor compared with Naive group. Both St. John's Wort and Jowiseungcheongtang group showed relative increase in P2 division of GluRl compared with Naive group. These results suggest that Jowiseungcheongtang is as effective as St. John's Wort in the treatment of depression.

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Road Runoff Treatment using Pilot Scale-NPS Treatment Plant Filling up Expended Polypropylene Media (발포고분자여재가 충전된 파일럿 규모의 비점오염물질 처리장치를 이용한 도로 강우유출수 처리)

  • Kim, Seogku;Oh, Hyecheol;Ahn, Jaehwan
    • Journal of Korean Society of Environmental Engineers
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    • v.36 no.10
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    • pp.711-718
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    • 2014
  • Investigated the processing characteristics of the pollutants and runoff due to storm events in the actual application of the road fields and a Non-Point Sources (NPS) pilot scale equipment. This phenomenon has occurred in the influent bypass the blockage occurs after 90 min the expended polymeric media was filled with filtered column. When entering a treatment tank SS 200 mg/L or more high concentration of effluent treatment efficiency was reduced from the reaction time 60 min. Influent concentration less then SS 180 mg/L was stable handling. The $COD_{Cr}/SS$ ratio were analyzed with 0.67, median value. Showed 92.1% and 82.3% respectively with an average removal rate of the SS and the $COD_{Cr}$. If the influent concentration of TP is the 0.5 mg/L or less, the quality of the treated water is 0.1 mg/L levels were expressed in a stable process. And when entering the 1.0 mg/L or more of the treated water, had a greater than average 0.2 mg/L. If the influent concentration of TN is 4~10 mg/L, the treatment water quality level was kept a 1.5~3.0 mg/L. The average removal efficiency of TP and TN respectively 73.9%, 50.4%.

Torque and mechanical failure of orthodontic micro-implant influenced by implant design parameters (교정용 마이크로 임플란트의 디자인이 토오크와 파절강도에 미치는 영향)

  • Yu, Won-Jae;Kyung, Hee-Moon
    • The korean journal of orthodontics
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    • v.37 no.3 s.122
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    • pp.171-181
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    • 2007
  • Objective: The present study was aimed at an analytical formulation of the micro-implant related torque as a function of implant size, i.e. the diameter and length, screw size, and the bony resistance at the implant to bone interface. Methods: The resistance at the implant to cancellous bone interface $(S_{can})$ was assumed to be in the range of 1.0-2.5 MPa. Micro-implant model of Absoanchor (Dentos Inc. Daegu, Korea) was used in the course of the analysis. Results: The results showed that the torque was a strong function of diameter, length, and the screw height. As the diameter increased and as the screw size decreased, the torque index decreased. However the strength index was a different function of the implant and bone factors. The whole Absoanchor implant models were within the safe region when the resistance at the implant/cancellous bone $(=S_{can})$ was 1.0 or less. Conclusion: For bone with $S_{can}$ of 1.5 MPa, the cervical diameter should be greater than 1.5 mm if micro-implant models of 12 mm long are to be placed. For $S_{can}$ of 2.0 MPa, micro-implant models of larger cervical diameter than 1.5 mm were found to be safe only if the endosseous length was less than 8 mm.

Effect of Repeated MSG Administration on Cognitive Ability and Anxiety of Juvenile Rats (MSG의 반복투여가 어린랫드의 인지능력과 기억력에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Hae-Nim;Choo, Gang-Sik;Shin, Seong-Ah;Park, Jung-Joon;Lee, Se-Geun;Kim, Se-Woon;Kim, Hyun-Sun;Lee, Song-Hee;Lim, Jeong-Min;Kim, Hyeong-Jin;Park, Young-Seok;Kim, Sang-Ki;Park, Byung-Kwon;Kim, Byeong-Soo;Jung, Ji-Youn
    • Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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    • v.30 no.1
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    • pp.120-125
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    • 2015
  • The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of MSG on cognitive function and anxiety by the T-maze and elevated-plus-maze test and repeated oral dose toxicity in SD rat of MSG. The rats were treated with MSG of control group, low group (3 g/kg) and high group (5 g/kg) intragastrically for 4 weeks, respectively. We examined the body weight, the clinical signs, T-maze, Elevated-plus-maze, hematological analysis and serum biochemical analysis, we also observed the histopathological changes of liver, kidney in rats. No significant differences in body weights, biochemical analysis and histopathological observations between control and MSG treatment group were found. In the elevated plus maze (EPM), MSG-treatment group has more open arm visited than controls. MSG-treatment group has been more activated in T-maze test. These data indicate the continuous high MSG intake could be increased the anxiety and could be decreased cognitive ability. In conclusion, MSG is physiologically safety, but high MSG intake could be increased the anxiety and could be decreased cognitive ability in juvenile rat.