• ALGAE
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.63-70
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• 2012

Algae are sensitive to a wide range of pollutants, and are effective bioindicators in ecotoxicity assessments. Here, we evaluated the sub-lethal sensitivity of the marine dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides upon exposure to copper (Cu), lead (Pb), bisphenol A (BPA), and Aroclor 1016 (polychlorinated biphenyl, PCB). Toxic effects were assessed by observations of the reduction in cell counts and chlorophyll a levels after exposure to each toxicant. C. polykrikoides displayed dose-dependent, sigmoidal responses when exposed to the tested chemicals. $EC_{50}$-72 h values for Cu, Pb, BPA, and PCB were 12.74, 46.70, 68.15, and $1.07mg\;L^{-1}$, respectively. PCB, which is an endocrine-disrupting chemical, was the most sensitive, proving its toxic effect on the dinoflagellate. This study provides baseline data on the toxic effects of commonly used heavy metals and endocrine-disrupting chemicals to a marine dinoflagellate.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2006년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.207-208
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• 2006

Earthworms have been widely used as bioindicators for soil ecotoxicity assessment. Ecotoxicity of methyl tert-butyl ether(MTBE) to terrestrial organisms were evaluated by- earthworm assay. Test earthworm species were Perionyx excavatus and Eisenia andrei. The. toxicity test was performed based on a OECD guideline No. 207 with slight modification. Mortality and abnormal morphology of earthworms exposed to different concentrations of MTBE were measured. Toxic levels of MTBE were determined by measuring the median lethal concentration (LC5O) after 72 hours. The toxicity data was statistically analyzed by Trimmed Spearman-Harbor method. This study showed that, P. excavatus is more sensitive to E. andrei, and that earthworm assay can be a good protocol to evaluate the soils contaminated gasoline components.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.762-767
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• 2012

The ecotoxicity assessment of nanomaterials (NMs) in the environment is actively conducted throughout the world because of the concerns about their potential risk from usage and release into the environment, as well as their unique physiochemical properties. Ecotoxicity tests for NMs have been conducted using various species and methods; however, in spite of these efforts, the characteristics and toxicity of NMs have not been defined. The fish embryo toxicity test (FET) has been conducted extensively to evaluate the toxicity of NMs as an alternative to a whole-body test in fish. In this study, we collected and analyzed the trends of nanotoxicity on the early development of freshwater fish. The model nanomaterials are carbon NMs ($C_{60},\;C_{70},\;C_{60}$(OH)n and carbon nanotube). Their adverse effects were extensively investigated based on the properties of NMs, test species, and diverse exposure conditions.

• 환경생물
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.654-661
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• 2017

축산폐수에 기인한 오염 물질 저감을 위해 최근 축산폐수처리 후속공정으로 인공습지와 같은 자연친화적인 처리법이 제안되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구는 자연친화적 공법이 수생태독성 저감에도 효과적인지 알아보기 위해 다양한 공정의 인공습지를 제작하여 축산폐수 시료를 대상으로 처리 전후 오염저감율 및 물벼룩 급성 독성 변화를 분석하였다. 본 실험결과, 비록 갈대의 유무 및 종류, 그리고 여재의 종류에 따른 영향은 없으나 인공습지에 처리된 경우 유입수에 비해 TN, TP, COD 농도 저감과 더불어 생태독성 영향이 감소하였다. 따라서 일반 갈대는 물론 바이오갈대와 바이오여재를 사용한 인공습지는 축산폐수의 TN, TP, COD 저감은 물론 생태독성 감소에도 효과적인 공법으로 판단된다. 향후 가축분뇨 정화시설과 연계한 후속처리공정으로 적용하기 위해서는 다양한 성상의 축산폐수를 대상으로 처리효율과 생태독성시험이 연계된 통합평가가 필요한 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.7-14
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• 2010

Ecological Risk Assessment (ERA) supports a decision-making process such as establishment of environmental quality criteria. Soil quality criteria (SQC) are essential to protect soil organisms from the exposure to various soil contaminants. In this study, ERA methodologies of advanced countries for soil pollution were extensively compared to propose the ERA approach suitable for soil ecosystem in Korea. The soil ERAs in European Chemical Bureau(ECB), The Netherlands, and Canada can be classified as deterministic ecological risk assessment (DERA), and probabilistic ecological risk assessment (PERA) based on species sensitivity distribution (SSD). We propose three ERA methods according to abundance and reliability of soil ecotoxicity data. The method considered land use such as residential/agricultural, and industrial/commercial uses. The taxonomic groups of soil organism were classified as 'Class' level including different trophic levels (Magnoliopsida or Liliopsida, Clitellata, and Insecta or Secernentea). This study can be used to estimate the soil quality criteria to protect soil biota.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.392-396
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• 2007

Aquatic ecotoxicity of bisphenol A, a well-known endocrine disrupter in mammals, was studied using laboratory-reared Daphnia magna as a test organism. The static acute 48 h $EC_{50}$ of bisphenol A for daphnid neonates(<24 hold) was 12.9 mg/l and 110 h $LC_{50}$ values of bisphenol A for daphnid embryos of different ages after deposition into the brood chamber increase with ages in the range of 1.55 mg/l-8.91 mg/l. Also, 48 h $EC_{50}s$ generally increase with daphnid's ages in the range of 12.9 mg/l-19.8 mg/l. In the acute toxicity tests using mature daphnids, the lethal response and immobility all showed good concentration-response relationship with exposure concentration and exposure time, showing little difference between lethality and immobility. These results clarify that acute toxicity tests, using daphnid and its embryo, could also be useful tools easily available for the assessment of ecotoxicity of various harmful chemicals.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.87-91
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• 2008

In this study, three different sizes of cerium oxide ($CeO_2$) nanoparticles were synthesized and exposed to Caenorhabditis elegans to investigate the potential harmful effect of $CeO_2$ nanoparticles on the environment. The effects of the $CeO_2$ nanoparticles on C. elegans were assessed at multiple levels, such as with respect to stress response gene expression, growth, reproduction and mortality. Moreover, to test the ecotoxicological relevance of $CeO_2$-induced gene expression. The overall results suggest that $CeO_2$ nanoparticles may provoke ecotoxicity in C. elegans especially with respect to gene expression, reproduction and survival, which can comprise an important contribution to knowledge on the ecotoxicity of $CeO_2$ nanoparticles, about which little data are available. This is particularly valuable in the biomarker research on ecotoxicology, as ecological relevance is a crucial criterion for the applicability of the biomarker in field biomonitoring and ecological risk assessment.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.15-24
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• 2014

Soil pollution has been recognized as a serious problem because it causes groundwater pollution through medium contacts. Although concentration of individual chemical could be more easily measured by physico-chemical analysis, it is not easy to consider the bioavailability of edaphic receptors living in soil or groundwater. To measure the toxicity of soil, the soil extracts (soil elutriates or soil suspensions in the other words) are often used due to the difficulties of extracting soil pore water. In this study, we reviewed 15 toxicity test methods found in literature to analyze the detail of each extraction method and to recommend the most frequently used extraction methods. The identified most commonly used extraction methods are as following: The 1 : 4 soil:water ratio, 24 hours shaking time, room temperature, dark, and separation of supernatant using a $0.45{\mu}m$ pore size filter.

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.514-522
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• 2020

해양생태독성시험의 국제표준시험종 중 생산자에 속하는 대표적인 Skeletonema sp.와 Dunaliella tertiolecta의 생태독성학적 차이점을 알아보기 위해 각 표준시험법(규격)을 비교하였고 환경에 대한 종 적합성과 다양한 시험물질에 대한 민감도를 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과, 시험법의 경우 대부분 동일하였으나 시험 유효성의 기준에서 pH 변화 제한과 초기접종밀도에서 차이가 나타났으며 이는 D. tertiolecta의 낮은 성장률에 기인된 것으로 추정된다. 적합성에서는 두 종 모두 규격에서 요구하는 유효성의 기준을 연속 만족하여 시험수행의 일관성을 보였고 시험한계 염분범위는 Skeletonema sp.와 D. tertiolecta 각각 20 및 10 psu로 나타났다. 마지막으로 민감도의 경우, 시험규격에서 제시하는 참조물질, 실제 오염 배출수(선박평형수) 및 기타 다양한 화학물질에서 모두 Skeletonema sp.가 D. tertiolecta에 비해 독성 민감도가 상대적으로 높음을 확인하였으며 이는 해양생태독성시험 수행에 있어 생산자를 이용한 시험의 경우 최소 2종 이상의 다른 분류군의 미세조류를 이용하는 것이 시험결과의 신뢰성과 객관성을 높일 수 있는 방법임을 시사한다.

• 환경생물
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.662-669
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• 2017

본 연구는 축산지역 비점오염원 저감시설로서 바이오갈대와 바이오여재를 이용한 저영향개발(LID)공법이 적용된 처리수에 대한 생태독성 평가를 수행하였다. 식생수로와 인공습지를 이용한 유입식 파일럿 플랜트와 침투도랑을 이용한 회분식 파일럿 플랜트를 제작하여 축산폐수처리장 시료를 대상으로 생태독성 시험을 수행하였고 처리 전 후의 오염원 저감율과 생태독성도와의 연계성을 평가하였다. 각 파일럿 플랜트는 바이오갈대와 바이오여재를 이용한 바이오공정으로 제작하였으며 대조군으로 일반갈대와 일반여재를 이용한 일반공정을 제작하였다. 본 연구결과, 유입식과 회분식 파일럿 플랜트 모두 일반공정보다 바이오공정이 적용된 경우 유출수의 COD, TN 그리고 TP 저감 효율이 더 높았다. 또한 HRT 24시간 LID 공법을 적용 후 물벼룩 독성도는 상당히 낮아졌으며 특히 회분식 파일럿 플랜트가 독성저감에 효율적인 것으로 나타났다. 바이오갈대와 바이오세라믹 등으로 구성된 LID 공법은 비점오염원 저감시설뿐만 아니라 가축분뇨 정화시설과 연계한 후속처리공정으로 생태독성을 고려한 수질관리에 효과적일 것으로 예상되며 향후 오염원과 독성도를 동시에 저감할 수 있도록 LID 공법 최적화 연구가 필요할 것으로 판단된다.