• 농약과학회지
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.31-34
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• 2000

농약제조에 사용되는 chlorothalonil 원제 중 유해 부성분으로 규제하고 있는 hexachlorobenzene (HCB)의 함량을 조사하였다. 1996년부터 2000년까지 5년간에 걸쳐 3개 원제공급선으로부터 시료 32점을 발취하여 전자포획검출기(GLC/ECD)를 이용한 gas chromatography법으로 분석한 결과 HCB 함량은 최저 0.0036%부터 최고 0.0330%까지의 분포를 보였으며, 평균치는 0.0219%이었다. 발취시료 중에서 규제기준인 0.05%를 초과한 시료는 없었다. 또한 국내에서 1995년부터 1999년까지 5년간 chlorothalonil의 사용량을 기준하여 HCB의 농업환경 중에 투입된 양을 산출한 결과 연평균 약 77kg이었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2005

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) was analyzed in various marine organisms of Korea. HCB was detected in all organism samples with residual concentrations from 0.51 to 222 pg/g wet weight. HCB residue was the highest content in crustacean, and followed by bivalves, fish, cephalopods and gastropods. The residues were comparable to or lower than those in marine organisms of other countries. Daily dietary intake of HCB from seafood was estimated to be 13.4 pg/kg body weight/day. The relative contribution of taxonomic group to the total dietary intake of HCB were in the order of crustaceans $(40.1\%)$, bivalves $(34.2\%)$, fish $(23.1\%)$, cephalopods $(2.22\%)$, and gastropods $(0.38\%)$. Daily dietary intake of HCB expressed as toxic equivalent (TEQ) value was estimated to be $1.34\times10^{-3}pg$ TEQ/kg body weight/day. This value did not exceed tolerable daily intake (TDI) proposed by the WHO, the UK toxicity committee and the KFDA. Cancer risk and target hazard quotient (THQ) due to the consumption of the marine organism in Korean adult population were evaluated using the exposure equation of food ingestion. This result suggests that dietary intake of HCB by the consumption of Korean seafood seems to be safe for human health with negligible cancer and non-cancer risks so far.

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.107-114
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• 2007

This study aimed to investigate the hexachlorobenzene (HCB) dechlorinating ability of sediment microbes collected from a natural canal receiving secondary effluents from an industrial estate and nearby factories. Nine sites along the stream and one in the estuary in the Gulf of Thailand into which the canal spills were specified and sampling for sediment and water. Preliminary analysis of the sediments showed that the first four sites nearest to the discharging location were contaminated by HCB within the range of 0.18 to 1.25 ppm. Apart from that, 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene which has never been commercially produced or used in any manufacturing processes except for the transformation from higher chlorinated benzene was also identified in the range of 0.16 to 0.24 ppm. This suggested a possibility of sporadically HCB contamination in this stream. Of more important, people in the community along this canal earn their living by coastal fishery; hence, posing a risk of spreading HCB and its less chlorinated congeners via food chain from caught marine creatures to human. As a result, there is an urgent need to understand the behavior of HCB dechlorination in this stream sediment which can lead to a clean-up action in the future. Serum bottles with sediment slurries (sediment to water ratio of 1:1 (v/v) and filtered to remove particles larger than 0.7 mm) from each site were inoculated with 2 mg/l of HCB, kept anaerobically in the dark at room temperature without any nourishment, and analyzed for HCB and its less-chlorinated congeners every 6 days. Total chemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, and volatile suspended solids were in the range of 21,492-73,584, 158,100-518,100 and 6,000-32,700 mg/l, respectively. It was found that all sediment slurries began to dechlorinate HCB in 12 to 30 days and the HCB was completely removed within 42 to 60 days or so. On the other hand, there was no HCB dechlorination occurred in the controlled set which was sterilized by autoclaving prior to the addition of HCB. This implies that the HCB transformation was solely due to microorganisms' activities. HCB was dechlorinated principally via pentachlolobenzene to 1,2,3,5-tetrachlorobenzene and terminated at 1,3,5-trichlorobenzene which is the major pathway as reported by many researchers. Dichlorobenzene has not been detected in any samples within the dechlorination period of 60 days. The results indicate that the microbial matrix in the sediment of this stream has an outstanding capability to dechlorinate HCB. Existing substrates and nutrients which mainly sorbed onto the solid phase and the typical temperature in Thailand were sufficient and suitable to promote the activities of these HCB-dechlorinating microbes.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2009

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is a bioaccumulative, persistent, and toxic pollutant. HCB is one of the 12 priority of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) intended for global action by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Governing Council. POPs are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes. Some of HCB is ubiquitous in air, water, soil, and biological matrices, as well as in major environmental compartments. HCB has effects on various organs such as thyroid, bone, skin, kidneys and blood cells and especially, revealed strong toxicity to liver. In this study, we identified genes related to hepatotoxiciy induced by HCB in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells using microarray and gene ontology (GO) analysis. Through microarray analysis, we identified 96 up- and 617 down-regulated genes changed by more than 1.5-fold by HCB. And after GO analysis, we determined several key pathways which known as related to hepatotoxicity such as metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450, complement and coagulation cascades, and tight junction. Thus, our present study suggests that genes expressed by HCB may provide a clue for hepatotoxic mechanism of HCB and gene expression profiling by toxicogenomic analysis also affords promising opportunities to reveal potential new mechanistic markers of toxicity.

• 한국어업기술학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국어업기술학회 2000년도 추계수산관련학회 공동학술대회발표요지집
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• pp.237-238
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• 2000

최근 산업사회의 발전에 따라 수계 오염문제가 심각하게 대두되고 있다. 따라서 이들 오염물질에 대한 모니터링을 위한 방법들이 강구되고 있으며, 이 중에서 어류 간의 cytochrome P450 호소계는 지방친화성 물질의 오염상태를 평가할 수 있는 물질로 알려지고 있다(Payne et al., 1987). PCBs(Polychlorinated biphenyls)와 HCB(Hexachlorobenzene)는 유기염소계 화합물로서 환경중에 널리 분포하고 있으며, 이중 PCBs는 신경계, 면역계 및 내분비계 등 생체내에 미치는 영향이 크므로 내분비장애물질(endocrine disruptor)로 분류되고 있고, HCB는 독성이 강한 화합물로서 주로 농업에서 fungicide로서 사용되어 왔으며. 다양한 산업 연소과정의 부산물로 발생되고 있다. (중략)

• 한국습지학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.23-37
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• 2008

The vertical distribution of dioxins and hexachlorobenzene(HCB) in a sediment core was investigated to elucidate historical trends of dioxins and HCB deposited into Upo wetland. The total concentration of dioxin ranged from 8.7 to 66.27 pg/g-dw in Upo sediments deposited, and from 17.64 to 97.03 pg/g-dw in Mokpo. Dioxin fluxes increased from the first-1990s and then reached a maximum in the mid-1990s. The major source of dioxin by comparing the congeners pattern was pentachlorophenol(PCP) used of agrochemicals. The HCB concentration in most of samples was detected below the MDL(Method Detection Limit of 0.5ng/g), except a few samples.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.335-344
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 우리나라 대표적인 4대강 수계의 퇴적물을 대상으로 HCB와 DDTs 농도분포 특성에 대해 검토하였다. HCB 농도는 한강 0.41~3.80(평균 1.58) ng/g, 낙동강 0.08~6.09(평균 0.90) ng/g, 금강 0.02~0.97(평균 0.30) ng/g, 영산강 0.28~0.59(평균 0.42) ng/g, 섬진강 0.23~0.48(평균 0.32) ng/g 으로 검출되었다. DDTs 농도는 한강 0.67~14.20(평균 4.76) ng/g, 낙동강 N.D.~10.36(평균 1.81) ng/g, 금강 N.D.~7.26(평균 1.87) ng/g, 영산강 N.D.~3.12(평균 1.08) ng/g 및 섬진강에서 0.02~2.04(평균 0.56) ng/g으로 검출되었다. 우리나라 하천 퇴적물 중 HCB와 DDTs 농도는 다른 나라의 강이나 하구언 퇴적물 농도와 비교해도 상대적으로 낮게 나타났다. 퇴적물 시료에서 검출된 농도를 미국해양기상연구소가 제시한 퇴적물권고기준치와 비교한 결과 HCB의 농도는 모두 ERL 값에 크게 미치지 않는 것으로 조사되었다. DDTs의 경우 46개 시료에서 ERL(1.58 ng/g)을 초과하는 농도를 나타내어 현재 퇴적물 중 DDTs 농도가 저서생물에 위해한 영향을 줄 것으로 예상되는 수준은 아니나 지속적인 관찰이 요구되는 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.110-114
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• 2002

유용 양식어류인 틸라피아를 대상으로 어체중당 1일 0.05, 0.25 및 0.50mg/kg의 HCB와 PCBs의 경 구투여에 의해 30일 동안 혈액성상 및 혈액화학적 변동을 조사하였다. HCB의 투여에 의한 틸라피아의 RBC 수는 20일 이후 0.50mg/kg, 30일째는 0.25mg/kg의 농도, hemoglobin 농도와 hematocrit 값은 20일 이후 0.50mg/kg 농도에서 유의한 감소를 나타냈다. PCBs의 투여에 의한 틸라피아의 RBC 수, hemoglobin 농도 및 hematocrit 값은 20일 이후 0.25mg/kg 이상의 농도에서 유의한 감소를 나타냈다. 혈청 무기성분인 calcium, magnesium 및 inorganic phosphorus 농도는 HCB를 투여한 모든 실험에서 뚜렷한 차이가 인정되지 않았다. 또한, PCBs를 투여한 모든 실험에서도 magnesium과 inorganic phosphorus 농도의 변동은 관찰되지 않았으나, calcium 농도는 20일 이후 0.50mg/kg 농도, 30일째는 0.25mg/kg 이상의 농도에서 유의한 감소를 나타냈다 HCB의 경구투여에 의한 혈청 total protein 농도는 30일째 0.50mg/kg 농도에서, PCBs의 경구투여에 의해서는 20일 이후 0.25mgfg 이상의 농도에서 유의하게 감소하였다. HCB 및 PCBs의 경구투여에 의한 glucose 농도는 20일 이후 0.25mg/kg 이상의 농도에서 유의한 증가를 나타냈다. HCB 및 PCBs의 경구 투여에 의한 GOT와 GPT 활성은 20일 이후의 0.50mg/kg에서 유의한 증가를 나타냈다. 결론적으로 HCB 및 PCBs의 경구투여에 의한 틸라피아의 혈액화학적 변동은 0.25 mg/kg 농도 이상에서 적어도 20일 후부터 영향을 받을 것으로 생각된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.332-339
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• 2012

본 연구는 서낙동강 표층퇴적물 내에 잔류하고 있는 유기염소계화합물의 수평적 분포와 잠재적 생태독성 영향력을 평가하였다. 표층퇴적물 내 PCBs, DDTs, HCHs 및 HCB의 잔류농도는 각각 0.57~3.68, 0.41~8.35, 0.63~1.65 및 n.d~0.56 ng/g의 범위로 주요 유기염소계화합물은 DDT 화합물이었다. PCBs, DDTs 농도와 총 유기탄소 함량은 유의한 상관관계(PCB: r=0.874, p<0.001, and DDTs: r=0.762, p<0.05)를 보여 서낙동강 수계에서 퇴적물 내 유기물 함량은 유기염소계화합물의 수평적 분포에 작용하는 주요 인자로 나타났다. 퇴적물 오염기준을 이용하여 서낙동강 표층퇴적물의 저서생물에 대한 잠재적인 생태독성 영향을 평가한 결과 ${\gamma}PCBs$, p,p'-DDD 그리고 ${\gamma}$-HCH의 농도는 ER-L (저서생물에 10% 악영향이 나타날 수 있는 농도)과 PEL (악영향 기대수준)보다 낮아 독성학적 관점에서 저서생물에 미치는 악영향은 낮은 것으로 평가되었다. 그러나 p,p'-DDE, p,p'-DDT 및 ${\Sigma}DDTs$는 각각 30, 17 및 19%의 퇴적물에서 잠정퇴적물권고기준(ISQG)과 최초영향수준(TEL)을 초과하였다.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.226-236
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• 2009

The performance of phytoremediation has proven effective in the removal of nutrients and metals from aqueous systems. However, little information is available regarding the behavior of pesticides and their removal pathways in aquatic environments involving plant-uptake. A detailed understanding of the kinetics of pesticide removal by plants and information on compound/plant partition coefficients can lead to an effective design of the phytoremediation process for anthropogenic pesticide reduction. It was determined that the reduction rates of four organophosphorus (OP) and two organochlorine (OC) pesticides (diazinon, fenitrothion, malathion, parathion, dieldrin, hexachlorobenzene [HCB]) could be simulated by first-order reaction kinetics. The magnitude of k was dependent on the pesticide species and found within the range of 0.409 - 0.580 $d^{-1}$. Analytical results obtained by mass balances suggested that differential chemical stability, including diversity of molecular structure, half-lives, and water solubility, would greatly influence the removal mechanisms and pathways of OPs and OCs in a phytoreactor (PR). In the case of OP pesticides, plant accumulation was an important pathway for the removal of fenitrothion and parathion from water, while pesticide sorption in suspended matter (SM) was an important pathway for removal of dieldrin and HCB. The magnitude of the pesticide migration factor (${\Large M}_p^{pesticide}$) is a good indication of determining the tendency of pesticide movement from below- to above-ground biomass. The uncertainties related to the different phenomena involved in the laboratory phyto-experiment are also discussed.