• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.289-291
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• 2008

The Tamjin River which flows from Jangheung-gun via Gangjin-gun to the South Sea was reported to be a highly endemic area of Metagonimus yokogawai infection in 1977 and 1985. However, there were no recent studies demonstrating how much change occurred in the endemicity, in terms of prevalence and worm burden, of metagonimiasis in this river basin. Thus, a small-scale epidemiological survey was carried out on some residents along the Tamjin River basin in order to determine the current status of M. yokogawai infection. A total of 48 fecal samples were collected and examined by the Kato-Katz thick smear and formalin-ether sedimentation techniques. The egg positive rate of all helminths was 50.0%, and that of M. yokogawai was 37.5%, followed by C. sinensis 22.9% and G. seoi 4.2%. To obtain the adult flukes of M. yokogawai, 6 egg positive cases were treated with praziquantel 10 mg/kg in a single dose and purged with magnesium sulfate. A total of 5,225 adult flukes (average 871 specimens per person) of M. yokogawai were collected from their diarrheic stools. Compared with the data reported in 1977 and 1985, the individual worm burdens appeared to have decreased remarkably, although the prevalence did not decrease at all. It is suggested that the endemicity of M. yokogawai infection along the Tamjin River has been reduced. To confirm this suggestion, the status of infection in snail and fish intermediate hosts should be investigated.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.442-449
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• 2016

The goal of this study is to provide basic data to establish a foundation for the provision of safe drinkable water. The raw water of natural mineral water was analyzed to determine the quantities of anions (F^-, Cl^-, NO_3-N^-, and SO₄^2- ) and cations (Ca²⁺, K⁺, Mg²⁺, and Na⁺) during the former and latter half of 2016. Analysis of the current quality of the raw water of natural mineral water among domestic manufacturers showed average anions contents of 0.46mg/L of fluorine, 8mg/L of chlorine ion, 1.5mg/L of nitrate nitrogen, and 12mg/L of sulfate ion. While the fluorine content was greater than the water quality criterion of 2.0mg/L at four points, the fluorine level was overall stable. The average cations contents included 21.3mg/L of calcium, 1.0mg/L of potassium, 3.4mg/L of magnesium, and 9.6mg/L of sodium. The chemical characteristics were compared among the major ions, and the results are presented in a piper diagram. The content ratio of cations was in the order of Ca²⁺> Na⁺>Mg²⁺>K⁺, whereas that of anions was in the order of SO₄^2->Cl^->NO_3-N^->F^-. While the cations were slightly scattered, the anions were generally concentrated except for at a few points. The Ca-Na-HCO₃ type was dominant overall in water sources from diorite, gneiss, and granite, while the Na-Mg-Ca-HCO₃-Cl type was dominant in basalt sources. Mineral water manufacturers source their water under various conditions, including in-hole casing, excavation depth, and contact state of bedrock; even within the same rocky area, some differences in the water quality type can occur. When the depth of the water source was taken into account, the mean anions contents of F^-, Cl^-, NO_3-N^-, and SO₄^2- were similar, with no significant differences according to depth. Of the cations, K⁺ and Na⁺ showed no significant differences across all the tubular wells, whereas Ca²⁺ and Mg²⁺ decreased in content with depth.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.479-482
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• 1991

고로쇠 수액의 주된 양이온 함량분포는 $Ca^{++},\;K^{+},\;Mg^{++},\;Na^{+}$이 각각 3.19, 1.74, 0.37, 0.24mEq/l이고 그 중 Ca와 K가 major ion이다. 주된 음이온은 ${SO_4}^{--}$가 2.0mEq/l, $Cl^{-}$이 0.19mEq/l 검출 되었다. 거제수 수액은 $K^{+},\;Ca^{++},\;Mg^{++),\;Na^{+}$이 각각 3.89, 1.95, 0.47, 0.42mEq/l로서 $K^{+}$의 비율이 월등히 높고 다음은 $Ca^{++}$ 순위이다. 음이온은 ${SO_4}^{--}$가 1.84mEq/l, $Cl^{-}$이 0.45mEq/l로서 ${SO_4}^{--}$가 높다. 이 양수액의 $K^{+},\;Ca^{++}와\;{SO_4}^{--},\;Cl^{-}$농도 상호간의 비율을 비교시 거제수가 고로쇠보다 $K^{+}$의 비율이 높고 $Ca^{++}$량은 상대적으로 적은 반면 ${SO_4}^{--}$는 고로쇠와 거의 비슷한 값이다. Sugar함량에서 고로쇠가 sucrose 2.7%함유로 비교적 감미가 높고 거제수는 포도당과 과당이 각각 0.097%, 0.305%함유되어 있다. 미량원소는 Cu, Zn, Mn에서 고로쇠와 거제수가 각각 0.057~3.038mg/l, 0.483~1.584mg/l, 5.507~4.354mg/l이고 거제수에서 Fe가 2.511mg/l 검출되었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.134-141
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• 2021

본 연구는 축산물 중 퀴녹사린계 살균제 chinomethionat의 잔류분석법을 확립하였다. 소고기, 돼지고기, 닭고기, 우유, 계란을 대표 시료로 선정하고 GC-ECD를 이용한 chinomethionat 단성분 정량 시험법을 개발하였다. 축산물 중 chinomethionat 잔류물을 acetone/dichloromethane (9/1, v/v)로 추출하고 추출첨가제 MgSO₄ 및 NaCl을 첨가한 후, dichloromethane로 분배하고 Florisil 흡착제로 정제하였다. 축산물 중 chinomethionat 정량한계는 0.02 mg/kg으로 결정되었으며, MLOQ 수준의 회수율은 84.8-100.9%, MLOQ 10배 수준에서는 85.7-103.0%의 우수한 회수율을 보였으며, 분석오차는 최대 5.2%로 재현성 역시 양호하였다. 본 연구에서 확립한 chinomethionat의 잔류분석법은 국내·외 축산물의 잔류농약 검사 및 분석에 적용 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.323-332
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• 2021

본 연구의 목적은 배뇨장애 치료를 위한 실로도신과 솔리페나신 숙신산염을 함유한 새로운 복합 정제를 개발하는 것이다. 이러한 목표를 달성하기 위하여 실로도신과 솔리페나신 숙신산염의 동시 정량법을 확립하였다. 두 약물은 다양한 완충액에서 1 mg/ml 이상의 수용해도 값을 나타내었으며, 실로도신과 솔리페나신 숙신산염이 함유된 시판제품의 용출은 다양한 용출조건에서 30분 이내에 완료되었다. 시차 주사 열량계를 사용하여 부형제와 약물 간 상호 반응성을 확인하여 선정된, 약물과 반응성이 없는 부형제를 사용하여 습식 과립화 방법을 사용하여 결합제와 붕해제의 사용에 따른 다양한 처방을 제조한 후 용출시험을 진행하였다. 제조한 정제의 처방 중 실로도신, 솔리페나신 숙신산염, 유당, 미결정셀룰로오스 PH101, 소듐라우릴설페이트, 포비돈 K-30, 크로스포비돈 및 스테아린산마그네슘이 8/10/56/112/2/6/6/2(w/w)의 비율로 제조된 정제는 트루패스정(실로도신 시판 제품) 및 베시케어정(솔리페나신 숙신산염 시판 제품)과의 비교용출 시험시 동등성을 나타내는 것을 확인하였다. 따라서, 본 연구를 통해 얻어진 복합 정제는 각 약물의 시판 제품과 동등한 생체이용률을 나타낼 수 있을 것으로 판단되며, 향후 배뇨 장애 치료에 복약순응도가 우수한 의약품으로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.49-62
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• 2022

The magnesium and iron-based layered double hydroxide (Mg-Fe LDH) was synthesized by the co-precipitation process and the bead type LDH (BLDH, 5~6 mm in diameter) was manufactured by using the Mg-Fe LDH and the starch as a binder. To evaluate the feasibility of the BLDH as the As stabilizer in the soil, various experiments were performed and the As stabilization efficiency of the BLDH was compared to that of powdered type LDH (PLDH, <149 ㎛ in diameter). For the As sorption batch experiment, the As sorption efficiency of both of the PLDH and the BLDH showed higher than 99%. For the stabilization experiment with soil, the As extraction reducing efficiency of the PLDH was higher than 87%, and for the BLDH, it was higher than 80%, suggesting that the BLDH has similar the feasibility of As stabilization for the contaminated soil, compared to the PLDH. From the continuous column experiments, when more than 7% BLDH was added into the soil, the As stabilization efficiency of the column maintained at over 91% for 7 pore volume flushing (simulating about 21 months of rainfall) and slowly decreased down to 64% after that time (to 36 months) under the non-equilibrium conditions. Results suggested that more than 7% of BLDH added in As-contaminated soil could be enough to stabilize As in soil for a long time. The main As fixation mechanisms on the LDH were also identified through the X-ray fluorescence (XRF), the X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) analyses. Results showed that the LDH has enough of an external surface adsorption capacity and an anion exchange capability at the interlayer spaces. Results of SEM/EDS and BET analyses also supported that the Mg-Fe LDH used in this study has sufficient porous structures and outer surfaces to fix the As. The reduction of carbonate (CO₃^2-) and sulfate (SO₄^2-) anions in the LDH after the reaction between As and the LDH was observed through the FT-IR, the XRF, and the XRD analyses, suggesting that the exchange of some of these anions with the arsenate (H₂AsO₄^- or HAsO₄^2-) occurs at the LDH interlayers during the stabilization process in soil.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.203-210
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• 2023

Ferimzone Z is a fungicide for effectively controlling rice blast. Under light irradiation conditions, it undergoes a rapid conversion to its E-stereoisomer. Given the importance of isomers in risk assessments of residues in crops, an analytical method was developed for individual isomer quantification. A comparative analysis performed using two columns in HPLC-MS/MS demonstrated that the isomers were successfully separated using the Cadenza column. For the brown rice sample preparation, 5 g of the homogenized sample was saturated with 7 mL of water. The sample was then extracted with a 10 mL mixed solvent of acetonitrile and ethyl acetate (1:1, v/v) that contained 0.1% formic acid, and it was subsequently partitioned with magnesium sulfate and sodium chloride. The upper layer was purified using dSPE containing C₁₈ and PSA sorbents. The established method was subjected to method validation, and it showed recovery rates of 90.6-98.8% (RSD ≤ 3.9%) at concentrations of 0.01, 0.1, 2 mg/kg, with a soft matrix effect (%ME) ranging from -3.1% to +6.5%. This method can be employed in monitoring studies of brown rice to determine the conversion ratio from the Z isomers to the E isomers.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.71-81
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• 2023

An accurate and easy-to-use analytical method for determining isocycloseram and its metabolites (SYN549431 and SYN548569) residue is necessary in various food matrixes. Additionally, this method should satisfy domestic and international guidelines (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and Codex Alimentarius Commission CAC/GL 40). Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) was used to determine the isocycloseram and its metabolites residue in foods. To determine the residue and its metabolites, a sample was extracted with 20 mL of 0.1% formic acid in acetonitrile, 4 g magnesium sulfate anhydrous and 1 g sodium chloride and centrifuged (4,700 G, 10 min, 4℃). To remove the interferences and moisture, d-SPE cartridge was performed before LC-MS/MS analysis with C₁₈ column. To verify the method, a total of five agricultural commodities (hulled rice, potato, soybean, mandarin, and red pepper) were used as a representative group. The matrix-matched calibration curves were confirmed with coefficients of determination (R²) ≥ 0.99 at a calibration range of 0.001-0.05 mg/kg. The limits of detection and quantification were 0.003 and 0.01 mg/kg, respectively. Mean average recoveries were 71.5-109.8% and precision was less than 10% for all five samples. In addition, inter-laboratory validation testing revealed that average recovery was 75.4-107.0% and the coefficient of variation (CV) was below 19.4%. The method is suitable for MFDS, CODEX, and EU guideline for residue analysis. Thus, this method can be useful for determining the residue in various food matrixes in routine analysis.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.139-151
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• 2023

Sulfonylurea herbicides are widely used in agriculture because they have a long residual period and high selectivity. An analytical method was developed using QuEChERS (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe) technique for simultaneous determination of sulfonylurea herbicide residues in agricultural products by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry and for establishment MRL (Maximum Residue Limit) of those herbicides in Korea. Extraction was performed using acetonitrile containing 0.1% formic acid with MgSO₄ (anhydrous magnesium sulfate) and NaCl (sodium chloride) and the extract was cleaned up using MgSO₄ and C₁₈ (octadecyl). The matrix-matched calibration curves were composed of 7 concentration levels from 0.001 to 0.25 mg/kg and their coefficients of determination (R²) exceeded 0.99. The recoveries of three spiking levels (LOQ, 10LOQ, 50LOQ, n=5) were in the range of 71.7-114.9% with relative standard deviations of less than 20.0% for all the five agriculture products. All validation values met criteria of the European Union SANTE/11312/2021 guidelines and Food and Drug Safety Evaluation guidelines. Therefore, the proposed analytical method was accurate, effective, and sensitive for sulfonylurea herbicide residues determination in agricultural commodities.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.425-435
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• 2023

Organoleptic parameters such as color, odor, and flavor influence consumer perception of drinking water quality. This study aims to evaluate the taste of the selected bottled and tap water samples using an electronic tongue (E-tongue) instead of a sensory test. Bottled and tap water's mineral components are related to the overall preference for water taste. Contrary to the sensory test, the potentiometric E-tongue method presented in this study distinguishes taste by measuring the mineral components in water, and the data obtained can be statistically analyzed. Eleven bottled water products from various brands and one tap water from I city in Korea were evaluated. The E-tongue data were statistically analyzed using multivariate statistical tools such as hierarchical clustering analysis (HCA), principal component analysis (PCA), and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA). The results show that the E-tongue method can clearly distinguish taste discrimination in drinking water differing in water quality based on the ion-related water quality parameters. The water quality parameters that affect taste discrimination were found to be total dissolved solids (TDS), sodium (Na+), calcium (Ca²⁺), magnesium (Mg²⁺), sulfate (SO₄^2-), chloride (Cl^-), potassium (K⁺) and pH. The distance calculation of HCA was used to quantify the differences between 12 different types of drinking water. The proposed E-tongue method is a practical tool to quantitatively evaluate the differences between samples in water quality items related to the ionic components. It can be helpful in quality control of drinking water.