• 농약과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.391-394
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• 2012

Chlorpyrifos 유제 살포액 조제 시 작업자의 손 노출량 측정하였으며, 위해성 평가를 실시하였다. 분석기기상의 검출한계는 0.25 ng, 정량한계는 1 ng로 설정하였고, 표준 검량선의 직선성과 분석재현성은 우수하였다. 장갑의 회수율은 72.3-103.4% 이었다. 살포액 조제 시 평균 손 노출은 3.9 mg이었으며, 조제 약량 대비 0.004%이었다. 위해성평가를 하기 위하여 한국 평균 남자 체중, 농작업자노출허용량(AOEL, acceptable operator exposure level) 손 노출량을 비교하였다. 또한 하루 조제 횟수는 8회로 가정하였고, 가장 많이 노출되는 최악의 경우를 확인하기 위하여 30 반복 손 노출량의 75 percentile에 해당하는 노출량(4.6 mg)을 이용하여 위해성 평가 결과 위해성이 낮은 것으로 판단되었으나, 30반복 각각의 위해성 평가 결과 2회는 노출량보다 허용량보다 많아서 위해성이 예상되었다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.203-211
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• 2007

This study was conducted in cut rose cultivation field in Goyang to evaluate pesticide exposure of farmers and the relationship between the exposure and work environment/method for cut rose farmers. Dermal exposure was assessed with patch (thin chromatography layer paper), cotton glove by body parts during mixing and spraying works in which pyrethroid, organophosphate, carbamate pesticide were used in 4 cut rose greenhouses located in Goyang province, checking characteristics of environment/working method at the same time. Body parts assessed were as follows ; glove : hand, patch : head, neck(front/back), chest, back, shoulder(right/left), upperarm(right/left), forearm(right/left), thigh(right/left), shin(right/left). Pesticides were analyzed using gas chromatography(NPD/FID) after extracting with ethyl acetate. Exposure amount differed according to pesticide type. But after standardizing with total net weight of pesticide sprayed, there were no significant difference among pesticides. There were significant difference in exposure amount among body parts(especially exposure amount of thigh, shin were more than the others), which means exposure happen not by pesticide dispersion in air but by contact with cut rose(leaf, branch) indirectly. Walking forward during spraying made farmers more exposed than waling backward, these results means contacts with leaves/branches made exposure happen in cut rose greenhouse also. As a result, pesticide exposure in cut rose greenhouse was related with contact of leaf/branch which pesticide remained in, which made exposure pattern (especially exposure amount) differ by body parts

• 대한인간공학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.93-107
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• 2000

The excessive exposure to powered hand tools can cause damage to nerves, impair blood circulation, and musculoskeletal damage. The symptoms associated with hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) include numbness, tingling, pain and subsequent reduced dexterity of the hands. This study was performed to report the prevalence of the HAVS and evaluate its related factors among the workers using powered hand tools. Total 282 workers in 11 plants of Kyungki and Inchon areas were examined. A standard symptom questionnaire was developed and administered to collect information on personal characteristics, work history, operating conditions, tool characteristics, and subjective symptoms of HAVS. Mean values (standard deviations) of the age, the duration of powered hand tools used, and the daily hours using powered hand tools were 38.3(8.9) years, 79.3(62.2) months and 6.0(2.6) hours, respectively. 132 workers(46.8%) showed vibration-induced white finger symptoms according to the Taylor-Pelmear classification, and 30 workers(10.6%) were interfered with the work. The results of a multiple logistic regression analysis controlling for age and daily working hours showed that smoking, work duration, weight of tools, and continuous work over 2 hours were significantly associated with the symptom of HAVS.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.534-540
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• 2013

휴대전화의 이용이 증가하면서, 손에 미치는 전자파의 영향에 대한 관심이 증가하고 있다. IEC TC106에서도 휴대전화의 전자파 인체 노출량 평가 방법 표준에 손 영향을 반영하기 위하여 국제적인 교류 연구가 활발하게 진행되고 있다. 현재 상용화된 손 팬텀은 평균 서양인 손을 이용하고 있을 뿐만 아니라, 한 가지 형태의 파지(把持)만 가능하기 때문에, SAR 측정 결과에 대한 분석에 제한이 많은 실정이다. 손의 영향을 제대로 분석하기 위해서는 다양한 형태의 파지가 가능한 손 팬텀이 필요하다. 또한, 국내 환경에 맞는 손 팬텀의 개발이 필수적이다. 본 논문에서는 다양한 형태의 파지가 가능한 835 MHz 대역과 1,800 MHz 대역의 한국인의 젤리형 손 팬텀을 제작하였다. 제작된 손 팬텀의 전기적 특성은 비유전율과 도전율이 CTIA(미국이동통신산업협회) 권고 기준 값의 ${\pm}10%$이내로서, CTIA에서 제시하는 오차 기준(${\pm}20%$)보다 더 우수한 특성을 나타냈다. 또한, 손 팬텀의 3D CAD(3차원 컴퓨터 이용 설계) 파일을 개발하여 손에 의한 SAR 영향 분석을 위한 시뮬레이션에서 활용할 수 있도록 하였다. 본 연구를 통해 제작된 젤리형 손 팬텀과 3D 파일은 휴대 전화의 손 영향에 대한 연구에 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것으로 본다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2013

Occupational exposure and risk assessment were conducted to evaluate the safety of operators when insecticide acetamiprid was applied to apple orchard using a speed sprayer. Dermal patches, cotton gloves, socks, and masks were used to monitor the dermal exposure, and personal air pump with solid sorbent was used to measure the potential inhalation exposure. In validation to analytical methods, the limit of detection and limit of quantitation were 0.25 ng and 1 ng, respectively. Good reproducibility (coefficient variation < 4%), linearity (coefficient determination > 0.999), and recovery (85.3-118.2%) were obtained. Trapping efficiency of solid sorbent was 96.4% while breakthrough did not occur. Only hand exposure was measured on the gloves during mixing/loading to give $33-1,132{\mu}g$. Exposure amount of operator 3 among 4 workers was noticeably high. The total volumes of spray liquid for operators were $535-1,235mL{\cdot}h^{-1}$, corresponding to 0.03-0.08% of the applied spray solution. Highest contaminated parts of body were thighs, chest, and lower legs. The inhalation exposure ratio to the total application amount was significantly low. However, wind seemed to affect the inhalation exposure of operator. For risk assessment, margin of safety was calculated by the application of cloth and dermal penetration rate to obtain values of much larger than 1 in all cases. Therefore, health risk of operators during treatment of acetamiprid in apple orchard could be of least possibility.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.77-85
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• 1994

이 논문에서는 전신 과 손-팔에 전달된 진동에 대해 사람들의 주관적 진동 응답특성을 연구하였다. 인간의 진동 노출 한계를 정의하기 위하여 ISO Standard 2631 에서 지정한 일련의 진동 한계 실험 측정치를 조사하였다. 이 기준에 따라 진동에 대한 인간의 진동 응답 계산을 위한 방법이 설명되었다.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.412-422
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• 2009

This study was conducted to assess exposure to musculoskeletal disorder(MSD) risk factors in hospital personnel who performed non-routinized work tasks. A tool ("PATH-KOSHA" version) was newly revised from PATH(Posture, Activity, Tools and Handling) method and uploaded into a personal digital assistant(PDA). The version was used, on a basis of direct-observation, to collect PATH data at the 2 hospital settings in different regions. Job analysis was performed to get various information (e.g., work and rest time, task type) as well. The data collected were visually checked for data cleaning and stored for future data analysis. A total of 1,992 PATH observations were made for 37 hospital workers. Exposure levels varied across 18 items of the MSD risk factors. The highest percent time spent on non-neutral postures was 53% for wrist deviation, followed by 47%(pinch grip), 35%(trunk posture), 23%(neck posture), and 20%(shoulder/arm posture). The highest percent time spent among hand activity level(HAL) variables was 55% for HAL-cat2 (HAL: 3.3 - <6.7). The percent time of items with respect to both loads with more than 5kg and contact stress was less than 4%. Vibration was not exposed in the study workers. Different aspects were discussed for findings. The study results showed that wrist deviation was highest in percent time spent on awkward posture while HAL-cat2 was highest in hand repetition. The study suggests that distal upper extremity posture and HAL should be primarily addressed and controlled in non-routinized work including the hospital settings.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제43권5호
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• pp.375-382
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• 2020

PET/CT is a medical equipment that detects 0.511 MeV of gamma rays. The radiation workers are inevitably exposed to ionizing radiation in the process of handling the isotope. Accordingly, PET/CT workers use syringe shields made of lead and tungsten to protect their hands. However, lead and tungsten are known to generate very high scattering particles by interacting with gamma rays. Therefore, in this study, we tried to find out the effect on the scattering particles emitted from the syringe shield. In the experiment, first, the exposure dose to the hand (Rod phantom) was evaluated according to the metal material (lead, tungsten, iron, stainless steel) using Monte Carlo simulation. The exposure dose was compared according to whether or not plastic is attached. Second, the exposure dose of scattering particles was measured using a dosimeter and lead. As a result of the experiment, the shielding rate of plastics using the Monte Carlo simulation showed the largest difference in dose of about 40 % in lead, and the lowest in iron, about 15 %. As a result of the dosimeter test, when the plastic tape was wound on lead, it was found that the reduction rate was about 15 %, 28 %, and 39 % depending on the thickness. Based on the above results, it was found that 0.511 MeV of gamma ray interacts with the shielding tool to emit scattered rays and has a very large effect on radiation exposure. However, it was considered that the scattering particles could be sufficiently removed with plastics with a low atomic number. From now on, when using high-energy radiation, the shielding tool and the skin should not be in direct contact, and should be covered with a material with a low atomic number.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.375-380
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• 2006

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC) have been emphasized due to their threats in human health. Waste incinerator emission has been emphasized as a source of EDC including polychlorinateddibenzofurans(PCDD/F) and other carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Urinary 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP) has been used as an exposure biomarker for the PAHs. On the other hand, etheno-DNA adducts, e.g. 1, $N^6-ethenodeoxyadenosine({\varepsilon}dA)$, has been developed as an useful effective or response biomarker for carcinogenesis. Thus, I investigated association between urinary 1-OHP and ${\varepsilon}dA$ levels due to distance from an incinerator which was built more 10 years ago in the middle of a farm in P city. I designated the EDC-high and low exposed group due to distance from the incinerator, i.e. within 2.5km and $5.0{\sim}7.5km$ from the incinerator, respectively. The study subjects were age and sex-matched males and females (mean age, $61.3{\pm}9.6$ yrs; total 40 persons, male, 10; female, 10 for the each group). Urinary 1-OHP and ${\varepsilon}dA$ were analyzed with HPLC-FD and IP-HPLC-FD, respectively. As results, the distance from the incinerator was not associated with urinary 1-OHP nor ${\varepsilon}dA$ levels (p=0.43 and 0.82, respectively). On the other hand, urinary ${\varepsilon}dA$ levels were significantly higher in the hyperlipidemia group (N=10) than normal group (N=30). In conclusion, urinary 1-OHP nor ${\varepsilon}dA$ levels can not be suggested as an incinerator-related exposure nor effective biomarker. However, not only distance from the incinerator bot also systemic approaches including wind and soil contamination are required to assume exposure levels of incinerator-related EDC.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.1001-1007
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• 2023

방사선영상검사에서 발생하는 피폭선량에 대한 선량제한이 없으므로 방사선방호를 위한 정당화와 최적화가 반드시 필요하다. 조직등가물질 볼루스를 이용하여 방사선영상검사로 인한 피폭선량을 저감하면서 동시에 영상화질을 유지할 수 있는 범위를 확인하였다. 손 후전방향 프로젝션을 기준으로 50 kVp, 5 mAs, SID 100 cm, 8×10 inch 조건으로 볼루스를 0, 3, 5, 8, 10 mm 적용하여 손 부위 입사선량과 영상의 SNR을 확인하였다. 볼루스의 두께별 손 부위 입사선량(μGy)은 각각 125.41±0.288, 106.85±0.255, 104.97±0.221, 91.68±0.299, 90.94±0.106으로 나타나 볼루스의 사용여부와 그 두께에 따라 유의한 피폭선량 감소를 보였다. 영상의 SNR은 볼루스 각 두께에서 13.997, 13.906, 12.240, 12.538, 12.548로 나타나 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 방사선영상검사의 종류와 검사 부위에 따라 적절한 두께와 크기의 볼루스를 사용한다면 영상화질의 저하없이 유의한 피폭선량 저감효과를 볼 수 있음을 확인하였다.