• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.683-690
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• 2014

Nanomaterials are used in a range of fields, including industry, medicine, aerospace, and manufacturing, due to their unique and useful properties. In recent years, nanotechnology has developed rapidly, and the amount of nanomaterials used in various fields has increased consistently. As a result, nanomaterials are released into the aquatic and soil ecosystem, posing potential risks to organisms and environment. These materials can enter the cells and may cause serious damage to organisms. Furthermore, they can be transferred through trophic levels and food web, thereby leading to bioconcentration and biomagnification. In this study, we analyzed the trends in research on food chain transfer of nanomaterials and investigated the techniques used in the research. Although many studies have been underway, there is a need for further advanced studies on higher trophic levels and complex microcosm and mesocosm. Furthermore, study topics should be expanded to include various types of nanomaterials and varied species and trophic levels.

• 생태와환경
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.317-326
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• 2011

With its recent advances, nanotechnology is now being applied to various areas. Despite the benefits of nanoparticles, their risk in the environment has caused controversy, which is now becoming an international issue. Nanoparticles can easily infiltrate into cells, accumulate in biota, and may cause adverse effects in the levels of molecules, cells and organisms, and in the community. If nanoparticles are released into the environment, they can be transferred to organisms in the ecosystem, and eventually to the human body through the food chain. In this study, the research trend of the trophic transfer of nanoparticles in the food chain was investigated. Although a few investigations have been conducted regarding this topic, the trophic transfer of nanoparticles is becoming a significant issue in the area of nanotoxicology due to the potential risk to humans via the biomagnification process. While previous studies have demonstrated evidence of the trophic transfer of nanoparticles intensive future studies are needed to provide further information on the properties of nanomaterials, the exposure media, and the in vivo mechanisms such as uptake, accumulation, and depuration.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2020

The present study was designed to characterize the bioaccumulation of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in marine organisms (zooplankton, oyster, crab, and goby) on different trophic level. In the present study, sedentary bivalve (oyster) showed strong correlations in OCPs levels with surface sediment in the study area. This indicates the two compartments can be used as alternative for pollution monitoring of OCPs even in narrow scale in space. Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of OCPs was strongly associated with their hydrophobicity (i.e., K_OW). HCHs with log K_OW < 5 did not show any enrichment through food-chain. However, log BAF values of OCPs with log K_OW > 5 positioned over the 1:1 lines of log BAF and log K_OW of the top predator, indicating the greater fugacities in the higher trophic level and thus the occurrence of biomagnification via ingestion. Based on trophic transfer factors (TTF), more hydrophobic OCPs with log K_OW > 5 were enriched by several to several ten times in the highest trophic level relative to the lowest trophic level. This finding can be used in the establishment of marine environmental water quality criteria by considering biomagnification factors (TTF in this study) of OCPs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.423-431
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• 2001

Animals are one of the important memberships of the food chain. The low-efficiency rule of nutrient transfer from one member to the next in the food chain determines the low efficiency of animal agriculture for human food. On the average, about 20% feed proteins and 15% feed energy can be converted into edible nutrients for humans. The rest proportion of feed nutrients is exposed to the environment. Environmental pollution, therefore, is inevitable as animal agriculture grows intensively and extensively. The over-loading of the environment by nutrients such as nitrogen, phosphorus from animal manure results in soil and water spoilage. The emission of gases like $CH_2$, $CO_2$, $SO_2$, NO, $NO_2$ by animals are one of the contributors for the acidification of the environment and global warming. The inefficient utilization of natural resources and the probable unsafety of animal products to human health are also a critical environmental issue. Improving the conversion efficiency of nutrients in the food chain is the fundamental strategy for solving environmental issues. Specifically in animal agriculture, the strategy includes the improvements of animal genotypes, nutritional and feeding management, animal health, housing systems and waste disposal programs. Animal nutrition science plays a unique and irreplaceable role in the control of nutrient input and output in either products or wastes. Several nutritional methods are proved to be effective in alleviating environmental pollution. A lot of nutritional issues, however, remain to be further researched for the science of animal nutrition to be a strong helper for sustainability of animal agriculture.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.67-74
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• 1991

육상 섭취 경로에 따른 내부 피폭선량 계산 모델 KFOOD의 파라메터 불착실성 및 민감도를 몬테칼로법을 사용하여 수치 분석하였다. 쌀을 통한 섭취 경로의 경우 KFOOD 코드에 의한 예측치는 아주 보수적인 값을 나타내었다 모델에서 민감도가 큰 입력변수는 방사능의 침적속도와 식물전이제수였다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.55-65
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• 1991

벼, 콩, 상치, 당근, 호박의 가식부위에 대하여 몇 가지 토양에 있어서 토양-작물체간 Mn-54, Co-60, Zn-65, Cs-137의 전이계수를 포트 재배에 의한 방사성 추적자 흡수실험을 통하여 조사하였다. 핵종간 전이계수는 거의 모든 경우 Zn-65>Mn-54>Cs-137>Co-60의 순이었다 중이 벼보다 전반적으로 한 자리 정도 높은 값을 보였고 채소류의 경우에는 대체로 상치에서 가장 높고 호박에서 가장 낮은 값을 보였다. 강산성 토양에서는 약산성 토양에서보다 전이계수가 철센 높았다. 본 조사결과에 입각하여 한국인의 섭식경로 피폭선량 평가에 이용하기 위한 각 핵종의 전이계수치가 작물별로 제안되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.263-269
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• 2016

Temperate phages have been suggested to carry virulence factors and other lysogenic conversion genes that play important roles in pathogenicity. In this study, phage TEM123 in wild-type Staphylococcus aureus from food sources was analyzed with respect to its morphology, genome sequence, and antibiotic resistance conversion ability. Phage TEM123 from a mitomycin C-induced lysate of S. aureus was isolated from foods. Morphological analysis under a transmission electron microscope revealed that it belonged to the family Siphoviridae. The genome of phage TEM123 consisted of a double-stranded DNA of 43,786 bp with a G+C content of 34.06%. A bioinformatics analysis of the phage genome identified 43 putative open reading frames (ORFs). ORF1 encoded a protein that was nearly identical to the metallo-β-lactamase enzymes that degrade β-lactam antibiotics. After transduction to S. aureus with phage TEM123, the metallo-β-lactamase gene was confirmed in the transductant by PCR and sequencing analyses. In a β-lactam antibiotic susceptibility test, the transductant was more highly resistant to β-lactam antibiotics than S. aureus S133. Phage TEM123 might play a role in the transfer of β-lactam antibiotic resistance determinants in S. aureus. Therefore, we suggest that the prophage of S. aureus with its exotoxin is a risk factor for food safety in the food chain through lateral gene transfer.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.414-422
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• 2001

Antibiotic resistance in human pathogens is a major public health issue. Some of the resistance problem can be attributed to the transfer of resistant bacteria from animals to people and the transfer of resistance genes from animal pathogens and commensal bacteria to human pathogens. Control measures include improvements in food hygiene to reduce the spread of zoonotic bacteria to people via the food chain. However, to specifically address the issue, the medical profession must control misuse and overuse of antibiotics in hospitals and community practice. In addition, the livestock industries and their advisors must reduce and refine the use of antibiotics in animal production and replace antibiotics with alternative disease control measures as much as possible.

• Advances in environmental research
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.15-35
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• 2012

Mercury (Hg) is a global environmental pollutant that has been the cause of many public concerns. One particular concern about Hg in aquatic systems is its trophic transfer and biomagnification in food chains. For example, the Hg concentration increases with the increase of food chain level. Fish at the top of food chain can accumulate high concentrations of Hg (especially the toxic form, methylmercury, MeHg), which is then transferred to humans through seafood consumption. Various biological and physiochemical conditions can significantly affect the bioaccumulation of Hg-including both its inorganic (Hg(II)) and organic (MeHg) forms-in fish. There have been numerous measurements of Hg concentrations in marine and freshwater fish worldwide. Many of these studies have attempted to identify the processes leading to variations of Hg concentrations in fish species from different habitats. The development of a biokinetic model over the past decade has helped improve our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the bioaccumulation processes of Hg in aquatic animals. In this review, I will discuss how the biokinetic modeling approach can be used to reveal the interesting biodynamics of Hg in fish, such as the trophic transfer and exposure route of Hg(II) and MeHg, as well as growth enrichment (the increases in Hg concentration with fish size) and biomass dilution (the decreases in Hg concentration with increasing phytoplankton biomass). I will also discuss the relevance of studying the subcellular fates of Hg to predict the Hg bioaccessibility and detoxification in fish. Future challenges will be to understand the inter- and intra-species differences in Hg accumulation and the management/mitigation of Hg pollution in both marine and freshwater fish based on our knowledge of Hg biodynamics.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.211-217
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• 2006

원자력 시설의 가동에 따른 한국인의 식품 섭취 피폭 선량을 보다 현실적으로 평가하기 위해서는 농작물에서의 핵종 이동 계수에 대해 국내 생산 자료를 사용할 필요가 있다. 본 논문에서는 과거 수년간 한국원자력연구소에서 수행된 우리나라 주요 농작물의 핵종 이동 인자에 관한 결과를 분석하고 이를 외국의 사례와 비교하여 이를 사용할 때 선택할 수 있는 근거를 제시하고자 하였다. 이동인자의 경향은 실험의 횟수가 많을 경우 대체로 평균에 대해 정규분포를 이루는 경향을 보였으나 일부 핵종은 실험의 환경, 작물 및 토양의 종류에 따라 큰 변이를 보였다. 이러한 이동 인자들은 원자력 시설의 가동전이나 정상가동 중 또는 사고 시에 작물체내 방사성 핵종의 농도를 예측하고 평가하는 데 목적이나 환경에 따라 적절히 활용될 수 있다. 여기에 제시된 모든 인자는 대부분 온실 실험을 통하여 얻은 것이어서 몇 가지는 실험상의 제약으로 인하여 보수적이거나 단편적인 결과를 얻을 가능성이 있다. 따라서 본 논문에서 제시된 인자를 사용할 경우 각각의 의미와 한계를 충분히 숙지하고 평가의 목적이나 모델의 특성에 맞게 사용해야 하며, 그럴 경우 외국의 모델에서 제시된 인자를 사용할 때보다 현실적인 평가가 될 것으로 여겨진다.