• Toxicological Research
• /
• 제27권3호
• /
• pp.161-166
• /
• 2011

Carbon black, a particulate form of pure elemental carbon, is an industrial chemical with the high potential of occupational exposure. Although the relationship between exposure to particulate matters (PM) and cardiovascular diseases is well established, the cardiovascular risk of carbon black has not been characterized clearly. In this study, the cytotoxicity of carbon black to vascular smooth muscle and endothelial cells were examined to investigate the potential vascular toxicity of carbon black. Carbon black with distinct particle size, N330 (primary size, 28~36 nm) and N990 (250~350 nm) were treated to A-10, rat aortic smooth muscle cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cell line, ECV304, and cell viability was assessed by lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) leakage assay. Treatment of carbon black N990 resulted in the significant reduction of viability in A-10 cells at 100 ${\mu}g$/ml, the highest concentration tested, while N330 failed to cause cell death. Cytotoxicity to ECV304 cells was induced only by N330 at higher concentration, 200 ${\mu}g$/ml, suggesting that ECV304 cells were relatively resistant to carbon black. Treatment of 100 ${\mu}g$/ml N990 led to the elevation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) detected by dichlorodihydrofluorescein (DCF) in A-10 cells. Pretreatment of antioxidants, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) and sulforaphane restored decreased viability of N990-treated A-10 cells, and N-acetylcysteine, but not sulforaphane, attenuated N990-induced ROS generation in A-10 cells. Taken together, present study shows that carbon black is cytotoxic to vascular cells, and the generation of reactive oxygen contributes to the development of cytotoxicity. ROS scavenging antioxidant could be a potential strategy to attenuate the toxicity induced by carbon black exposure.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
• /
• 제32권8호
• /
• pp.2683-2688
• /
• 2011

Silica-manganese oxides with a core-shell structure were synthesized via precipitation of manganese oxides on the $SiO_2$ core while varying the concentration of a precipitation agent. Elemental analysis, crystalline property investigation, and morphology observations using low- and high-resolution electron microscopes were applied to the synthesized silica-manganese oxides with the core-shell structure. As the concentration of the precipitating agent increased, the manganese oxide shells around the $SiO_2$ core sequentially appeared as $Mn_3O_4$ particles, $Mn_2O_3+Mn_3O_4$ thin layers, and ${\alpha}-MnO_2$ urchin-like phases. The prepared samples were assembled as electrodes in a supercapacitor with 0.1 M $Na_2SO_4$ electrolyte, and their electrochemical properties were examined using cyclic voltammetry and charge-discharge cycling. The maximum specific capacitance obtained was 197 F $g^{-1}$ for the $SiO_2-MnO_2$ electrode due to the higher electronic conductivity of the $MnO_2$ shell compared to those of the $Mn_2O_3$ and $Mn_3O_4$ phases.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
• /
• 제35권4호
• /
• pp.172-177
• /
• 2010

중수로원전에서 환경으로 배출되는 방사성유출물의 양은 경수로원전에 비해 상대적으로 많고, 방사성유출물을 계속적으로 배출하는 연속배출(Continuous release) 방식으로 운용되고 있다. 이 때문에 원자로건물 배기 굴뚝(Stack) 등 주요 배출지점에 방사선검출기(Radiation detector)를 설치하여 방사성유출물의 농도를 실시간으로 감시하고 있다. 또한 방사성핵종 별로 연간 배출 가능한 유도배출한계(Derived Release Limits: DRLs)를 정하고, 이들 설정 값을 초과하지 않도록 엄격하게 관리하고 있다. 본 논문은 중수로원전 방사성유출물에 대한 배출관리 방식, 유도배출한계의 설정기준, 설정 방법론과 설정 현황을 조사하여 검토하였다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
• /
• 제13권5호
• /
• pp.2298-2304
• /
• 2012

형광 X-선 스펙트럼을 분석 방법은 RoHS 성분 및 중금속 함량 분석 등 여러 분야에 응용이 가능하며 비교적 빠른 시간 안에 함량 분석 결과를 얻을 수 있다. 형광 X-선 스펙트럼에는 잡음 및 여러 요인이 포함되어 있어 분석 정확도를 떨어뜨린다. 본 논문에서는 여러 요인 중 잡음의 특징을 분석하여 형광 X-선 스펙트럼 분석의 정확도를 높이고자 한다. 형광 X-선 스펙트럼은 산탄잡음(푸아송 잡음)의 특징을 가지고 있으며, 따라서 작은 신호에서는 잡음의 크기가 상대적으로 크고, 큰 신호에서는 잡음의 크기가 상대적으로 작은 특징을 가지고 있다. 기존에 잡음을 분석하고 제거하는 방법 및 알고리즘은 이러한 특징을 반영하지 않은 일반적인 목적으로 사용되는 방법으로 일반적인 알고리즘을 사용하여 잡음을 제거하게 되면 왜곡된 결과를 얻게 된다. 정확한 잡음 분석을 기반으로 효율적인 잡음 제거 알고리즘을 설계할 수 있고, 또한 높은 정확도의 원소 함량 분석 결과를 기대할 수 있다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
• /
• 제22권6호
• /
• pp.863-875
• /
• 2006

Intensive visibility monitoring was conducted to investigate physical and chemical characteristics of visibility impairment by airborne pollen. Light attenuation coefficients were optically measured by a transmissometer, a nephelometer, and an aethalometer. Elemental, ionic, and carbonaceous species were chemically analyzed on the filters collected by $PM_{2.5}$ and $PM_{10}$ samplers. Aerosol size distribution was analyzed using a cascade impactor during airborne pollen period. Airborne pollen count was calculated using a scanning electron microscope. Airborne pollen was emitted into the atmosphere in springtime and funker degraded visibility through its scattering and absorbing the light. Average light extinction coefficient was measured to be $211{\pm}36Mm^{-1}$ when airborne pollen was not observed. But it increased to $459{\pm}267Mm^{-1}$ during the airborne pollen period due to increase of average $PM_{2.5}$ and $PM_{10}$ mass concentration and relative humidity and airborne pollen count concentration for $PM_{10}$, which were measured to be $46.5{\pm}29.1{\mu}g\;m^{-3},\;97.0{\pm}41.7{\mu}g\;m^{-3},\;54.1{\pm}11.6%$, and $68.2{\pm}89.7m^{-3}$, respectively. Average light extinction efficiencies for $PM_{2.5}$ and $PM_{10}$ were calculated to be $5.9{\pm}0.9$ and $4.5{\pm}0.8m^2 g^{-1}$ during the airborne pollen period. Light extinction efficiency for $PM_{10}$ increased further than that for $PM_{2.5}$. The average light extinction budget by airborne pollen was estimated to be about 24% out of the average measured light extinction coefficient during the airborne pollen period.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
• /
• 제27권2호
• /
• pp.73-80
• /
• 1990

Si의 기판상태, 불순물의 종류와 양, 어닐링온도 등을 달리하여 Ti-silicides를 형성시켰을 때 면 저항과 두께측정, 불순물들의 분포와 미세구조 관찰을 통하여 Ti-silicides 형성반응을 조사하였다. 기판상태, 불순물의 농도, 어닐링온도가 Ti-silicides 형성에 직접적으로 영향을 미쳤다. Amorphous Si 기판상에서 Ti-silicides가 형성되었을 때 $TiSi_2/Si$ 계면편평도가 보다 향상되었다. Poly-Si내 불순물의 농도가 $1{\times}10^{16}ions/cm^2$ 이상일 때 $TiSi_2$ 형성이 크게 억제되었고 면저항이 증가하였다. 불순물의 out-diffusion에 영향을 미치는 인자 중의 하나는 이온주입에너지에 의해 결정되는 초기 불순물의 분포였다. 이온주입 공정보다 $POCI_3$ 공정에서 불순물의 out-diffusion이 적게 나타났다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
• /
• 제28권5호
• /
• pp.758-762
• /
• 2007

A new alkyldithiocarbonate (xanthate), as sodium salts, C2H5OCS2Na, was synthesized by the reaction between CS2 with ethyl alcohol in the presence of NaOH. The new xanthate was characterized by 1H NMR, IR and elemental analysis. Then, the new synthesized compound was examined for functional study of cresolase activity of Mushroom Tyrosinase (MT) from a commercial source of Agricus bisporus in 10 mM phosphate buffer pH 6.8, at three temperatures of 10, 20 and 33℃ using UV spectrophotemetry. 4-[(4-methylphenyl)- azo]-phenol (MePAPh) was used as a synthetic substrate for the enzyme for cresolase reaction. The results show that ethyl xanthate can activate or inhibit the cresolase activity of mushroom tyrosinase depending to the concentration of ethyl xanthate. It was concluded that the enzyme has two distinct sites for ethyl xanthate. The first one is a high-affinity activation site and the other is a low-affinity inhibition site. Activation of the enzyme in the low concentration of ethyl xanthate arises from increasing the affinity of binding for the substrate as well as increasing the enzyme catalytic constant. The affinity of ligand binding in the activation site is decreased by increasing of the temperature, which is the opposite result for the inhibition site. Hence, the nature of the interaction of ethyl xanthate is different in two distinct sites. The binding process for cresolase inhibition is only entropy driven, meanwhile the binding process for cresolase activation is not only entropy driven but also enthalpy driven means that hydrophobic interaction is more important in the inhibition site.

• 한국대기환경학회지
• /
• 제23권2호
• /
• pp.169-182
• /
• 2007

To evaluate the possibly potent role of Asian Dust (AD) on the long range transport of Hg, statistical analyses were carried out using the hourly concentration data of gaseous elemental mercury (Hg) along with relevant environmental parameters. For the purpose of this study, Hg data were collected from Yang-Jae monitoring station in Seoul, Korea during Sept. 1997 to June 2002. During the study period, Hg concentrations in non-AD period ranged from $0.03\;to\;32.70\;ng\;m^{-3}$ with a mean $5.27{\pm}3.06\;ng\;m^{-3}$, while those in AD period from $1.79\;to\;32.60\;ng\;m^{-3}$ with a mean $5.20{\pm}3.06\;ng\;m^{-3}$. The air quality during AD were typically deteriorated by enhanced PM10 mass concentration (by $2{\sim}5$ times) compared to non-AD period, however comparison of the Hg concentration data indicates that they are not critically distinguished between events of AD and non-AD, except for the high minimum level of Hg during AD. The results of correlation and factor analysis also indicated somewhat complex patterns; in the case of AD events, Hg and $SO_{2}$ were assorted concurrently into a same factor. Evidence collected from this study thus suggests that long-range transport of Hg, if occurring, is unlikely to raise statistically Hg concentration levels such as seen during AD event. However, in nighttime of winter season, Hg concentrations are higher during AD (along with PM10 levels) than non-AD period. Although such observations suggest the effect of long range transport on the enhancement of Hg concentrations, more deliberate analysis may be required to track down the effect of such mechanism in relation with various factors including the air mass transport route.

• 대한환경공학회지
• /
• 제38권8호
• /
• pp.459-467
• /
• 2016

본 연구는 기기중성자방사화분석법을 이용하여 다중이용시설 중 지하철 객차 내 실내공기 중 미세먼지(PM10)의 미량원소 분포특성과 실내공기질을 평가하고, 향후 실내공기질의 효율적인 제어를 위한 객차 내 PM10의 오염원을 평가하고자 하였다. 대전광역시에서 운행 중인 지하철 객차 내에서 채취한 PM10의 평균농도는 $59.3{\pm}14.5{\mu}g/m^3$이었고, 지하철 객차 내 PM10 중 24종의 원소성분을 정량분석한 결과, 농도는 $10^{-3}{\sim}10^5ng/m^3$ 범위에 걸쳐 넓게 분포하였으며, Fe ($12.5{\mu}g/m^3$)의 농도가 특히 높았다. 이는 지하철 브레이크 시스템과 철로 및 차륜 마찰과 같은 지하철 운행에 의하여 Fe가 상당히 부유되기 때문인 것으로 판단된다. 분석된 미량원소 농도를 바탕으로 오염원을 평가한 결과, brake-nonferrous metal particle, resuspended rail dust, fuel combustion, vehicle exhaust, black carbon, Cr-related가 주요 오염원인 것으로 나타났다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제22권10호
• /
• pp.1366-1376
• /
• 2009

Effect of sulfur (S) on utilization efficiency of fresh cassava foliage and cassava hay in dairy cows was evaluated using thirty-two $1^{st}-2^{nd}$ lactation Holstein-Friesian crossbred dairy cows. The experimental treatment was a 2${\times}$2 factorial arrangement in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) using two roughages (rice straw+fresh cassava foliage (FCF) and rice straw+cassava hay (CH)) and two elemental sulfur (S) levels (0.15 and 0.4% S of dry matter (DM)), respectively. Four dietary treatments (FCF+0.15, FCF+0.4, CH+0.15 and CH+0.4) were offered ad libitum in the form of a total mixed ration (TMR) with concentrate to roughage (chopped rice straw+chopped cassava foliage) ratio at 60:40. Fresh cassava foliage or cassava hay resulted in similar dry mater intake, rumen ecology parameters, total tract digestibility, blood chemistry, milk production and composition. However, HCN intake, blood and milk thiocyanate concentration were significantly higher (p<0.01) in cows fed fresh cassava foliage with no sign of potential toxicity. Dry matter intake, body weight changes, molar percentage of propionate in rumen, neutral detergent fiber (NDF) digestibility and nitrogen (N) retention of cows tended to be increased while DM digestibility (65.6, 72.7, 68.6 and 72.1% of total DM intake for the respective treatments), rumen bacteria population (1.4, 1.7, 1.6 and $1.7{\times}10^{11}$ cell/ml for respective treatments), fungal zoospore population (0.4, 0.6, 0.4 and $0.5{\times}10^{6}$ cell/ml for respective treatments), urinary allantoin (25.3, 28.0, 26.3 and 27.6 g/d for respective treatments), microbial N yield (136.0, 154.6, 142.8 and 151.3 g N/d for respective treatments) and milk protein content (3.4, 3.5, 3.2 and 3.5% for respective treatments) were significantly (p<0.05) higher in cows fed on supplemented sulfur at 0.4% of DM in comparison with 0.15% S-supplemented diets. Based on these results, it is concluded that cassava foliage could be used as a portion of roughage for dairy cows and supplementation of S would be nutritionally beneficial.