• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.247-256
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• 2008

Public perceptions of nanotechnology and its potential risk can be an important measure for the sustainable advances of the technology. We conducted a survey for public (N =599) and experts (N = 165). They answered the same questions and results were analyzed. 74% of the public have not heard about the potential risk of nanotechnology and 77% expected that nanotechnology/materials are not harmful to the human and nature. 74% of experts realized the potential hazards by nanomaterials. The results represented that large perception gab between public and experts has existed in Korea. Interestingly, Korean public thought that nanotechnology is more profitable and less risky than that of American. We suggest that 'now is the best time to give appropriate information on the potential risk of nanotechnology to Korean public without preconception or exaggeration.'

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2023

AI인체감염증은 한번 발생하게 되면 막대한 사회경제적 손실이 있으므로, 사전 예방적 관리가 필수적이다. 위험도 평가를 통해 위험요인과 위험지역을 확인하여 방역을 강화하고 사람, 동물, 환경 등 소관 부처 간 분산되어 있는 방역정책 및 관리를 원헬스 차원으로 협업·연계한다면 사회경제적 비용을 최소화할 수 있다. 이번 연구에서는 위험 매트릭스 분석을 통해 가금농장의 고병원성AI와 연계하여 AI인체감염증의 발생 위험지역을 평가하고 위험요인을 분석하였다. AI인체감염증은 가금농장의 고병원성AI와 밀접한 관련이 있고 가금관련 산업 종사자가 가장 감염에 취약한 위험군이기 때문에, 위험 매트릭스는 가금농장의 고병원성AI 평균 발생 건수와 감염에 취약한 가금 관련 축산시설 수를 활용하여 분석하였다. 조류인플루엔자 유행시기에 시·군·구별로 가금농장의 HPAI 평균 발생건수를 예측하기 위해 일반화 선형모형 중 과대산포가 있는 가산자료를 분석하는데 이용되는 음이항 회귀모형을 적용하였다. 시·군·구별 가금농장의 고병원성AI 발생건수와 축산시설 수를 적용한 위험 매트릭스 분석 결과, AI인체감염증의 발생위험이 높아 관리가 필요한 지역은 전남 나주, 전북 정읍, 전북 남원으로 확인되었다. 또한, AI 인체감염증의 발생에 영향을 줄 수 있는 위험요인으로는 가금농장의 저병원성 AI 발생건수, 닭과 오리의 사육 밀도, 축산차량 등록 수로 확인되었다. 가금농장에서 저병원성AI가 1건 발생 시 가금농장의 고병원성AI 발생은 1.687배 증가하고, 닭과 오리의 밀도가 1,000 두/km² 증가할 경우 가금농장의 고병원성AI 발생은 각각 1.618배, 10.252배 증가하며, 축산차량의 경우 100대 증가 시 가금농장의 고병원성AI 발생이 1.134배 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. AI인체감염증의 예방을 위해 HPAI의 발생주기인 2~3년 간격으로 위험평가를 실시하고 환경·동물·사람에 대하여 원 헬스(One Health)적 관점으로 위험요인과 위험지역을 관리한다면, AI인체감염증에 대한 방역정책 수립과 사회·경제적 비용 감소에 도움이 될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.626-636
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• 2022

Shellfish are exoskeleton-bearing aquatic invertebrates that consume various organic and inorganic substances floating in seawater through filter feeding. Heavy metals are known as absorbed and accumulated in seawater. Some of the toxic heavy metals are highly accumulated in seawater, and exposure to them can cause a variety of risks to the human body. Since Koreans like to eat seafood, they are more likely to be exposed to contaminated seafood with heavy metals. In this study, nine types of heavy metals were analyzed on ten different shellfish species in the coastal area of South Korea. The risk assessment was also done on shellfish in which heavy metals were detected. Zinc (Zn) and copper (Cu) were identified at an average of 56.7 mg/kg (6.70 to 466 mg/kg) and 13.2 mg/kg (0.064 to 143 mg/kg), respectively. Lead (Pb) average of 0.208 mg/kg (0.000750 to 1.02 mg/kg), cadmium (Cd) average of 0.454 mg/kg (0.0388 to 1.56 mg/kg) and mercury (Hg) average of 0.0266 mg/kg (0.00548 to 0.174 mg/kg) were identified. Additionally, arsenic (As), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), and silver (Ag) were also identified as average concentrations of 4.02 (0.460 to 15.0 mg/kg), 0.167 (< limit of quantification [LOQ] to 0.820 mg/kg), 0.281 (< LOQ to 1.46 mg/kg), and 0.158 mg/kg (< LOQ to 1.15 mg/kg). The result indicates that the monitoring results of heavy metals in most shellfish satisfied the Korean standard. However, Pb and Cd have exceeded some foreign standards, such as the United States and the EU. The permissible human exposure calculated using the heavy metal intake and detection amount was lower than the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives human safety standard, and the risk of heavy metals from shellfish consumption was at an acceptable level.

• Safety and Health at Work
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.267-275
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• 2017

Background: The mining industry is known worldwide for its highly risky and hazardous working environment. Technological advancement in ore extraction techniques for proliferation of production levels has caused further concern for safety in this industry. Research so far in the area of safety has revealed that the majority of incidents in hazardous industry take place because of human error, the control of which would enhance safety levels in working sites to a considerable extent. Methods: The present work focuses upon the analysis of human factors such as unsafe acts, preconditions for unsafe acts, unsafe leadership, and organizational influences. A modified human factor analysis and classification system (HFACS) was adopted and an accident predictive fuzzy reasoning approach (FRA)-based system was developed to predict the likelihood of accidents for manganese mines in India, using analysis of factors such as age, experience of worker, shift of work, etc. Results: The outcome of the analysis indicated that skill-based errors are most critical and require immediate attention for mitigation. The FRA-based accident prediction system developed gives an outcome as an indicative risk score associated with the identified accident-prone situation, based upon which a suitable plan for mitigation can be developed. Conclusion: Unsafe acts of the worker are the most critical human factors identified to be controlled on priority basis. A significant association of factors (namely age, experience of the worker, and shift of work) with unsafe acts performed by the operator is identified based upon which the FRA-based accident prediction model is proposed.

• 농약과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.302-306
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• 2013

대표 농산물 섭취에 따른 친환경유기농자재 rotenone의 노출량 위해성 평가를 위하여 총식이조사(Total Diet Study, TDS)자료를 바탕으로 선정한 대표 농산물인 상추 및 오이에 포장시험을 통한 잔류량을 분석하였다. 상추, 오이의 rotenone 오염도를 확인하기 위해 잔류성 시험결과를 토대로 rotenone의 잔류 모니터링을 실시한 결과, upper bound (UB) 적용 시 평균 0.00~0.68 mg/kg 이었으며, lower bound (LB) 적용 시 평균 0.00~0.45 mg/kg이었다. 전체인구집단에서 평균오염도의 상추, 오이 섭취를 통한 rotenone 위해도는 UB의 경우 0.00~18.41%이었고, LB의 경우 0.00~12.19%로 매우 낮은 수준으로 나타났다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2000

Biocides, or non-agricultural pesticides, are a broad class of chemical. They are including biological agents used to disinfect/sanitize, pesticides for non-agricultural use, wood preservatives, antifoulants, etc. Since the early 1980s, many adverse effects of biocides to human health and ecosystem have been found in the world. Especially, antifouling biocide like TBT caused serious toxic effects on the marine organisms. Therefore, OECD began to work on biocides in mid 1996 to help Member countries co-operate in the assessment and registration of these products. EU also announced the Biocidal Products Directive (BPD, 98/8/EC) in 1998 to harmonize regulatory approaches to allow EU countries to conduct evaluations of biocides more efficiently. Korea just start to consider of biocides regulation. Some biocides products are regulated, but not all the biocides which are using in Korea. Therefore, we need to make a appropriate regulation for the all biocides categories. In addition, there are necessary to develop risk assessment tools, to survey the use pattern and amount, to research on the ecosystem contamination by the biocides .

• 대한안전경영과학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2015

If examining utilization by completion of National Competency Standards development, efforts are made so as to organize curriculum matched to education or training and perform subjects based on competence unit educationally in specialized high schools, colleges and university. However, National Competency Standards is insignificantly utilized in enterprises and on the spot due to characteristics of occupation type and diversity of process. This thesis intended to measures of safety efficiency improvement of final enterprise through the human resources assessment system of National Competency Standards based enterprise. Therefore, various methodologies were introduced and results of analysis by Balanced ScoreCard method were suggested for policy measures improving final safety efficiency. The results of this analysis are expected to make contribution to improving the effectiveness of the government's industrial safety and health policies through the establishment of systematic safety and health systems according to the risk level of individual business.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2016

Physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling can provide an effective way to utilize in vitro and in silico based information in modern risk assessment for children and other potentially sensitive populations. In this review, we describe the process of in vitro to in vivo extrapolation (IVIVE) to develop PBPK models for a chemical in different ages in order to predict the target tissue exposure at the age of concern in humans. We present our on-going studies on pyrethroids as a proof of concept to guide the readers through the IVIVE steps using the metabolism data collected either from age-specific liver donors or expressed enzymes in conjunction with enzyme ontogeny information to provide age-appropriate metabolism parameters in the PBPK model in the rat and human, respectively. The approach we present here is readily applicable to not just to other pyrethroids, but also to other environmental chemicals and drugs. Establishment of an in vitro and in silico-based evaluation strategy in conjunction with relevant exposure information in humans is of great importance in risk assessment for potentially vulnerable populations like early ages where the necessary information for decision making is limited.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.339-346
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• 2018

본 연구는 2017년 1월부터 9월까지 생즙 원료 농산물 12품목 297건에 대한 잔류농약의 실태를 조사한 것이다. GC/ECD, GC/NPD, TOF/MS, LC/PDA, LC/FLD, LC/MSMS를 이용하여 다종농약다성분 분석법으로 220종의 잔류농약을 분석하였고, 검사결과 14건(4.7%)에서 9종의 농약성분이 검출되었다. 검출된 농약은 클로로피리포스, 사이플루페나미드, 클로로탈로닐, 펜디메탈린, 아족시스트로빈, 피리달릴, 이마잘릴, 플루디옥소닐, 프로사이미돈이였으며, 검출된 농산물은 감귤, 당근, 사과, 셀러리, 치커리, 오렌지, 포도였다. 농약 검출량을 바탕으로 일일섭취추정량(EDI)과 일일섭취허용량(ADI)을 이용하여 위해성평가를 하였으며, %ADI값의 범위는 0.0011~6.7087%로 안전한 수준이었다.

• 한국지반공학회논문집
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.15-25
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• 2008

본 논문에서 매년 항만개발 및 항로유지의 목적으로 발생하는 준설토사의 유효활용을 위하여 주요 항만 준설토사에 대하여 오염현황을 조사 및 분석하였다. 그리고 준설물질별 인간의 건강에 대한 피해확률을 과학적으로 추정하는 위해성 평가를 실시하여 공업 및 주거지역에서 직접 인체에 대하여 안전하고 유효하게 활용할 수 있는 기준을 제시하였다. 제시한 기준은 기존의 준설토사 처리.활용기준 및 토양환경보전법상의 환경기준보다 엄격한 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 유효활용에 대한 사전평가를 실시할 수 있는 관련 기준을 근거로 국내 주요항만의 발생준설토사에 대한 오염도를 평가한 결과, 일부 항만에서 카드뮴(Cd), 비소(As), 크롬(Cr) 및 아연(Zn)이 환경기준을 초과하는 것으로 나타나 정밀한 조사가 이루어져야 할 것으로 나타났지만 대부분 항만에서 발생한 준설토사는 유효활용이 가능한 것으로 나타났다.