• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.144-149
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• 2014

Objectives: Nicotine is a natural alkaloid and insecticide in tobacco leaves. Green tobacco sickness (GTS) is known as a disease of acute nicotine intoxication among tobacco farmers. Until now, GTS has been recognized globally as a disease that results from nicotine absorption through the skin. However, we assumed that GTS might also result from nicotine inhalation as well as absorption. We aimed to measure the airborne nicotine concentrations in various work environments of Korean tobacco farmers. Methods: We measured the nicotine concentrations in the tobacco fields, private curing barns, and joint curing barns of farmers from July to October 2010. All sampling and analyses of airborne nicotine were conducted according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health manual of analytic methods. Results: The airborne nicotine concentrations (geometric mean [geometric standard deviation]) in the tobacco field were $83.4mg/m^3$ (1.2) in the upper region and $93.3mg/m^3$(1.2) in the lower region. In addition, the nicotine concentration by personal sampling was $150.1mg/m^3$. Similarly, the nicotine concentrations in the private curing barn, workers in curing barns, the front yard of the curing barn, and in the joint curing barn were $323.7mg/m^3$(2.0), $121.0mg/m^3$(1.5), $73.7mg/m^3$(1.7), and $610.3mg/m^3$(1.0), respectively. Conclusions: The nicotine concentration in the workplaces of tobacco farmers was very high. Future studies should measure the environmental concentration of nicotine that is inhaled by tobacco farmers.

• 한국농촌생활과학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.19-31
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• 1998

The purpose of this study was to compare the consciousness health status and food habit for farmers in Korea. Eight hundred persons were surveyed by rural leader of RDA, composed with 35.1% of male and 64.9% of female. Data collection includes height weight and blood pressure by measuring method and personal & family situation by interview for influential factor of health status and food habit. The questionnaire was included dietary habit of salt, sugar, dietary fiber and fat intake and other behavior questions related with diet. The subjects were composed 32.5% of elementary school graduated and 50% of middle size farming. Of the all subjects, 54% of were rice planted farming mainly and 19 were over 65 year-aged group. In the concept of disease prevalence. gender difference was exist, liver and heart complains were more frequency in male and waist pain and urinary complain in female, shoulder pain and nervousness were frequently prevalent to all group of farmers. The hypertension prevalence of farmers were 16% by measuring blood pressure, but consciousness of hypertension was very low (5%). The correlation of health status with personal factors were analysed, body weight, number of family, education level, and working level were significant with CMI score and Farmers' syndrome score. The food habit status was negatively correlated with weight and BMI, age was negatively correlated with CMI score and farmers' syndrome. The consciousness of health status and food habit score were significantly correlated with smoking and alcohol drinking. It concludes that good food habit contribute wellness of health. Nutrition education for better food habit would be helpful on health status.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.73-79
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• 2015

The cut lily is one of the most important exporting flowers in Korea, which value is 19.9 million dollars in 2013. However, Korean farmers and exporting firms recently have experiences a large decrease in lily export, and need to find the way to the increasing exportation. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the situation of production and consumption of the cut lily in the world and to present the implication for the acceleration of exportation of Korean cut lily. The results of studies present a few findings: First, Korean farmers and business firms need to study and benchmark the production and exportation system of Netherlands which is the best country in the world. Second, Colombia, Kenya, Ecuador and Ethiopia are also need to be studied for the upgrading Korean system of exportation of cut lily. Third, Korean farmers and business firms should continuously monitor the three main markets of cut lily (EU, U.S., and Japan), and develop strategies for the exportation of Korean cut lily. Forth, especially, Korean farmers and business firms should define the preference of cut lily in the main exporting markets (Japan, China, Russia), including breed and color of flower, and the main period of consumption, in order to develop the marketing strategy for Korean cut lily.

• 월간 한농연
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• 통권54호
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• pp.13-15
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• 2006

3차 협상이 미국 시애틀에서 종료되었다. 당초 정부의 계획대로 ‘금년 내 협상 종료가 된다는 가정으로 보면 이미 중반을 넘어선 것이다. 그러나 3차 협상에서도 한미 양측의 이견이 상당히 팽팽하게 진행 중이다. 1·2차 협상과 마찬가지로 3차 협상의 구체적 내용은 공개하지 않아 언론에 나타난 내용을 중심으로 기술하도록 하겠다.

• 월간 한농연
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• 통권72호
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• pp.40-49
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• 2008

지역 탐방은 6월 26일, 27일 양일간 전북지역에서 진행했으며, 필자인 중앙연합회 송기호 대외협력실장과 박진천 사업관리실 과장, 전북의 김상민 청년위원장과 이영일 사무처장, 진안군 배영식 사무국장 등 청년조직을 결성하기 위해 실무를 담당했던 실무자들과 대담을 녹취해 다시 정리하였다. 이번 청년위원회 외에도 조직활성화를 위한 목소리를 연재해 사례를 전파하고 앞으로의 발전방향을 제시하도록 노력해보고자 한다.

• 월간 한농연
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• 통권46호
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• pp.14-22
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• 2006

제6차 WTO 홍콩각료회의 저지를 위한 한농연 150여명의 투쟁단 활동이 지난 12일 출국에서부터 19일까지 진행되었다. 지난 제5차 멕시코 칸쿤 각료회의에서 이경해 열사의 정신을 계승하고 우리 농업 사수를 위한 한농연투쟁단의 활동을 일정별로 살펴보고자 한다.

• 월간 한농연
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• 통권70호
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• pp.22-25
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• 2008

지난해 비료 값이 급등하였지만 미국산 쇠고기 수입, 농가소득 감소 등으로 현장 농촌의 민심은 흉흉해지고 있다. 특히 6월 19일을 기해 비료 가격이 62% 급등하자 농민들의 반발과 한숨은 더욱 커지고 있다. 이에 이번호에서는 비료 값 현황 및 향후 전망에 대해 알아보고 한농연 대응활동 방향에 대해 알아보고자 한다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.145-159
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• 1999

비닐하우스 재배 농작업과 요통유병과의 관련성을 파악하기 위해 1998년 8월 14일부터 9월 27일 까지 전라남도 담양군 수북면 정중 보건진료소 주변 지역내에 거주하는 비닐하우스 재배농민 215명과 일반농민 228명을 대상으로 설문조사를 시행한 결과 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 비닐하우스 재배농민은 일반농민에 비해 젊은 연령, 높은 교육수준, 높은 배우자 생존율, 높은 경제상태 이었으며 의료보호비율이 낮았다. 2. 비닐하우스 재배농민은 일반농민에 비해 농사경력기간이 짧은자가 더 많았으며 농기계를 사용한자가 더 많았고 작업자세에 있어서 쪼그리고 작업한다는 자가 더 많았다. 3. 하루중 농한기 작업시간 및 활동시간에 있어서 비닐하우스 재배농민용 일반농민에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 길었으며 농번기 작업시간 및 활동시간은 유의한 차이가 없었다. 4. 비닐하우스 작업이 많은 지난봄에 비닐하우스 재배농민이 일반농민에 비해 유의하게 높은 요통유병율을 보였으나 비닐하우스 작업이 적은 조사 당시 1주이내에는 두 군간에 요통유병율이 유의한 차이가 없었다. 5. 단순분석에서 지난봄 요통유병과 통계적으로 유의하게 관련된 변수로는 성별(p<0.001) 교육정도, 작업자세(p<0.0001). 농기계사용여부(p<0.05)이었다. 6. 단순분석에서 유의한 변수와 비닐하우스 작업여부 및 연령을 독립변수로 하고 지난 봄 요통여부를 종속변수로 하여 다중 로지스틱 분석결과 비닐하우스 종사자는 일반 농민에 비해 요통 유병이 2.08배 (95% 신뢰구간 1.31-3.00) 높았으며 여여자에서 남자보다 2.35배 (95% 신뢰구간 1.24-4.47) 높았다. 교육정도에서 무학은 고졸에 비해 2.60배 (95% 신뢰구간 1.24-4.47) 높았다. 작업자세는 쪼그리고 일한적이 많은자가 주로 서서 일하는 자보다 1.66배 높았으나 통계적으로 유의하지 않았다. 이상에서 볼 때 비닐하우스 재배자는 일반 농민에 비해 요통유병율은 비닐하우스 작업이 많은 봄철에 유의하게 높았으며 요통유병에 일반적으로 영향을 미치는 연령, 성별, 교육정도, 작업자세, 농기계 사용여부를 통제한 상태에서도 비닐하우스 재배여부에 따라 요통 유병율이 유의한 차이를 보여 주었기 때문에 비닐하우스 작업이 요통유병과 관련되어 있다고 할 수 있으며 요통 유발 요인을 지속적으로 연구하여야 할 것이며 비닐하우스 재배자를 대상으로 한층 더 요통예방사업이 요청된다 하겠다.

• 농촌지도와개발
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.191-203
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• 2015

The purposes of this study are to explain the background and significance of the 'Farmers' upstairs'(農民上樓) phenomenon which has been currently promoted as part of the "New Socialist Countryside Construction" in contemporary China, and its positive and negative aspects, and analyze the limitations of 'Farmers' upstairs'phenomenon. 'Farmers' upstairs'means the building of concentrated farmhouses by means of reconstruction of scattered farmhouses here and there, simultaneously by installing cultural, social welfare, and environmental facilities where rural farmer also could enjoy the convenience of urban living. It brings, however, the positive effects such as the improvement of living conditions of rural farmers, the simultaneously expanding of urban construction land and agricultural land, and the new influx of population from urban areas, whiles the negative effectives such as the forced demolition of farmhouses by governments or real estate developers with very lower compensation costs for the demolition of farmhouses, the gap from the standard of living, and above all, the inconvenience caused by the living in a multi-stories building in the rural villages. As a result, it is pointed out that the ongoing 'Farmers' upstairs', promoted as a kind of rural movement beyond a phenomenon, has similarities with the Rural Cooperative Movement(農村合作化運動) of Mao Zedong era(1953-61), namely the People's Commune Movement(人民公社運動) finally failed.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.107-118
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• 1994

Health effects of pesticide among vinylhouse workers in Sangjoo County, Kyungpook Province were assessed by measuring cholinesterase, glutathion reductase, and methemoglobin. Activities of cholinesterases among vinylhouse workers and general farmers were 3.89U and 3.98U in serum and 5.29U and 5.50U in red blood cells, respectively. While levels of methemoglobin between vinylhouse workers(0.16%) and general farmers(0.17%) were very similar, glutathione reductase among vinylhouse workers were 8% lower than that of general farmers. Inhibition of RBC cholinesterase among vinylhouse workers was two times greater than general farmers, suggesting a greater exposure of vinylhouse workers to the organophosphate pesticides. Methemoglobin level among vinylhouse workers with more than or equal to 10 vinylhouse units was 13% higher than that of the workers with less than 10 units. Vinylhouse workers using protective gears during pesticide spray showed higher level of reduced glutathione and lower level of methemoglobin, as compared to the non-users. This indicates that protective gears play an important role against pesticide exposure. Vinylhouse workers practicing good personal hygiene showed a higher level of reduced glutathione, as compared to those with poor personal hygiene, indicating that personal hygiene is also an important factor in reducing pesticide exposure. The present study represents a first attempt to analyze cholinesterase, methemoglobin and glutathione reductase activities among the vinylhouse workers. While neither vinylhouse workers nor general farmers showed abnormal findings among biochemical parameters used in the present study, increased level of methemoglobin and decrease of glutathione reductase activity among vinylhouse workers suggest that these workers have been subject to a higher exposure of pesticide than general farmers.