• 한국안전학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.96-101
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• 2019

Chemicals Control Act have been strengthened to control more safely hazardous chemicals from 2015. In particular, the standards for the installation and management of handling facilities was enhanced with specific regulations depending on type of the facilities and the hazardous chemicals. However, some standards for handling facilities caused difficulties in implementing the strengthened standards due to various field conditions, such as lack of physical space. The Ministry of Environment is implementing Safety Assessment System (SAS) to solve these problems since 2018. However, many plants have difficulties in preparing alternative methods to pass the safety evaluation. The purpose of this study was to review and analyze the SAS and to suggest alternative measures in terms of management and technical aspects through the case study of hydrochloric acid storage tanks. The following safety solutions were suggested for handling facilities that had insufficient the space and capacity for the retaining wall due to physical space. Firstly, insufficient space was resolved by introducing equipment relocation or demolition, and retaining wall expansion. Secondly, the wall of the surrounding buildings was used as an alternative to the retaining wall with additional chemical resistant treatment. Finally, sensor installation and facility inspection were suggested as ways to improve chemical safety. Therefore, improvement of chemical accident prevention system is required not only in terms of facilities supplementation but also management aspect. The results of this study are expected to be available for similar facilities and will be based on the preparation of additional safety assessment as alternatives measures in the future.

• 한국재난정보학회 논문집
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.293-301
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• 2024

연구목적: 환경부 통계에 의하면 2014년부터 2023년까지 국내 화재·폭발사고가 132건 이상에 이르는 것을 알 수 있다. 이중 화재·폭발사고는 발생 시 규모나 영향이 상대적으로 매우 커서 주의가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 인화성의 유해화학물질 취급 시 실내 취급시설의 적정 환기율을 계산하는 새로운 합리적인 방법을 제안하였다. 연구방법: 취급시설의 바닥면적만을 기준으로 한 현행 화학물질관리법 상 계산방법과 비교하여 보다 합리적인 새로운 방법은 취급하는 유해화학물질의 물리화학적인 특성을 기반으로 계산하는 방법이다. 연구결과:물리화학적 특성을 고려하여 계산한 결과 인화성물질 178종 중 168종인 약 94%이 환기량 기준에 적합하였다. 그러나 일부 물질은 과소환기 및 과대환기를 요구하는 것으로 나타났다. 결론:본 연구를 통해 합리적인 필요환기량 산정방법을 제안하였고 이를 통해 근로자의 안전을 확보하고 생명을 보호해야 할 것이다.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2003년도 2003 Annual Meeting, BioExhibition and International Symposium
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• pp.129-131
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• 2003

Recombinant bioluminescent bacteria and cultured human cells were applied for toxicogenomic analysis of environmentally hazardous chemicals. Recombinant bioluminescent biosensing cells were used to detect and classify the toxicity caused by various chemicals. Classification of toxicity was realized based upon the chemicals' mode of action using DNA-, oxidative-, protein, and membrane-damage sensitive strains. As well, a simple double-layered cell culture system using Caco-2 cells and Hep G2 cells, which mimic the metabolic processes occurring in humans, such as adsorption through the small intestine and biotransformationin both the small intestine and the liver, was developed to investigate the toxicity of hazardous materials to humans. For a more in-depth analysis, a DNA microarray was used to study the transcriptional responses of Caco-2 and Hep G2 cells to benzo〔a〕pyrene.

• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.139-152
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• 2009

According to the third study on the distribution of chemical substances carried out by the Department of Environment in 2006, there were a total of 900 chemical substances whose respective annual usage amount exceeded 1,000 tons and, among them, 90 substances belonged to the 168 hazardous substances requiring management(53.6%). The work-related illnesses caused by hazardous substances requiring management in Korea between $1992{\sim}2005$ can be classified into four groups depending on the type of the chemical substances. These four groups are 23 organic substances including benzene, 12 metals including lead, 3 acids and bases including hydrogen chloride, and 6 gaseous substances including carbon monoxide. These hazardous substances requiring management were again classified depending on the threshold limit values. The chemicals whose TLV was lower than or equal to 0.005 ppm included 4 organic substances including methylene bisphenyl isocyanate and toluene-2,4-diisocyanate (TDI). The chemicals whose TLV was larger than 51 ppm included 22 organic substances including diethyl ether and 1,2-dichloroethylene. When we classified these hazardous substances requiring management according to the categories of GHS health hazards, we found that isobutyl acetate and magnesium oxide didn't belong to the 13 health hazard categories. Among the substances whose TLV is set and whose annual usage amount is more than 0.1 million ton, we recommended 12 chemical species including 4,4'-Methylenedianiline as new hazardous substances requiring management. All the recommended substances were found to be hazardous when we classified their health hazards.

• 한국위험물학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.13-22
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• 2018

Recently, social crimes using chemicals at home and abroad are increasing. These chemicals are readily available in the internet. Therefore, the NICS(national institute of chemical safety) runs a 'Chemical Cyber Surveillance' to help the public take control of the internet and create a healthy cyberspace through voluntary participation of the public. The study analyzed more than 1,000 sites suspected illegal hazardous information or blocked among cyber surveillance 3,500 case reports in the past yeas. And, the number of illegal hazardous information reported in the past three years is analyzed by type and substance. They want to examine the characteristics of hazardous chemical information on the internet and use it as a basic data to establish illegal information management measures that spread over cyberspace.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.156-161
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• 2020

수계 압력감응점착제(PSA)는 유해성 휘발성유기용매 사용을 최소화할 수 있는 친환경 기술로써 학계와 산업계에서 큰 관심을 받아왔다. 수계 PSA의 합성은 유화중합을 이용하는데 이 때 이용되는 페놀계 계면활성제는 환경 및 인체유해성이 높아 이를 대체할 수 있는 신규 계면활성제 개발이 산업적으로 요구된다. 본 논문에서는 환경유해성 페놀계 CO-436 계면활성제를 대체할 수 있는 스티렌페놀계 계면활성제를 이용하여 수계 PSA를 합성하고 스티렌페놀계 계면활성제의 종류 및 농도에 따른 수계 PSA의 물성과 산업계 응용 가능성에 대해 알아보고자 한다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제25권9호
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• pp.711-716
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• 2012

Based on both organic synthesis and theoretical calculations on the effects of molecular orbital energy levels of amines on the fluorescence properties of the fluorophore, fluorescent "turn-on" chemosensors detecting hazardous substances, including aldehyde chemicals and $Hg^{2+}$ ion, were developed.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.44-54
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• 2018

Objectives: To protect individuals working at the site as well as the surrounding general population from a chemical accident, several emergency exposure guidance levels have been used to set a level of concern for certain chemicals. However, a level of concern has not been established for many substances that are frequently used or produced in large quantities in Korean workplaces. In the present study, we investigated the guidance levels for protecting populations from chemical exposure and the estimation of level of concern using acute inhalation and oral toxicity data. Methods: The number of chemicals to which emergency exposure guidance levels (e.g., ERPG-2, AEGL-2, PAC-2, and IDLH) can be applied were determined among 822 hazardous chemicals according to the 'Technical Guidelines for the Selection of Accident Scenarios (revised December 2016)'. The ERPG and AEGL values were compared across all three tiers for the 31 substances that appeared on both lists. We examined the degree of difference between the emergency exposure guidance levels and the estimates of level of concern calculated from acute inhalation or acute oral toxicity data. Results: Among the 822 hazardous chemicals, emergency exposure guidance levels can be applied to 359 substances, suggesting that the estimates of level of concern should be calculated using acute toxicity data for 56.3% of the hazardous chemicals. When comparing the concordance rates of ERPG and AEGL for 31 substances, the difference between the two criteria was generally small. However, about 40% of the substances have values diverging by more than three-fold in at least one tier. Such discrepancies may cause interpretation and communication problems in risk management. The emergency exposure guidance levels were similar to the estimates of level of concern calculated using acute inhalation toxicity data, but the differences were significant when using acute oral toxicity data. These results indicate that the level of concern derived from acute oral toxicity data may be insufficient to protect the population in some cases. Conclusion: Our study suggests that the development of standardized guidance values for emergency chemical exposure in the Korean population should be encouraged. It is also necessary to analyze acute toxicity data and fill the information gaps for substances that are important in Korean workplace situations.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.276-283
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• 2008

국내 외 선행연구결과에 의한 어린이 출생 전 후 건강에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 주요 유해물질은 inorganic arsenic, BPA, 2,4-D, dichlorvos, methylmercury, PCBs, pesticide, phthalate, PFOA/PFOS, vinyl chloride 등으로서 국내에서도 이들을 포함한 확인 연구가 수행되어져야 할 것이다. 또한 어린이들의 행동발달과 연관된 생활환경에서의 다양한 인체노출이 확인됨에 따라 탁아소, 유치원과 같은 경우 어린이 활동공간을 대상으로 환경모니터링 및 위해관리활동도 병행되어야 할 것이다. 또한 어린이 건강에 영향을 미치는 유해물질을 중심으로 독성평가, 인체영향연구, 환경 및 인체모니터링과 위해평가를 수행하므로 유해물질의 원인-상관관계를 확인하고 사실자료에 근거한 관리정책을 반영하는 것이 바람직하다.

• 한국화재소방학회논문지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.97-104
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• 2019

한국 경제의 초석인 화학산업의 성장 이면에는 매년 수십여 건의 위험·유해화학물질 화학사고로 막대한 인명 및 환경피해가 발생하고 있다. 화학사고 주요 원인으로 염산, 불산 등과 같은 위험·유해화학물질 취급시설에서 작업자의 부주의, 취급시설의 노후화 등으로 방유벽 내 유·누출 후 대기 확산에 의한 인명 및 환경피해가 발생된 사례를 쉽지 않게 접할 수 있다. 이와 같은 화학사고를 예방하기 위해서 방유벽 내 유입된 위험·유해화학물질의 대기 확산 방지를 위한 방재시스템의 필요성이 제기되어 동일 주제에 대해서 연구하였다. 대기 확산 방지를 위한 방재시스템은 유·누출 감지단계, 경보·측정단계, 억제·차단단계 등 총 4단계로 구성된다. 본 연구에서 제안한 위험·유해화학물질방재시스템을 통해서 대기 확산과 같은 2차 화학사고 예방 체계의 필요성을 제기할 수 있다.