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Levels of organochlorine pesticides and PCB congeners in Korean human tissues

  • Yoo, Young-Chan;Lee, Sang-Ki;Yang, Ja-Youl;Kim, Ki-Wook;Lee, Soo-Yeun;Oh, Seung-Min;Chung, Kyu-Hyuck
    • Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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    • 2002.10a
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    • pp.283.2-283.2
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    • 2002
  • Organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been used intensively in agriculture and industry for a long time. They belong to a group of contaminants whose occurrence in the environment is a serious concern to environmental chemists and toxicologists due to their resistance to degradation in the environment as well as their potential toxicity. Also. the lipophilic characteristics of these substances are responsible for their ability to bioaccumulate in tissues and organs rich in lipids of men and animals through food chain. Therefore, the measure of the levels of organochlorine pesticides and PCBs in human tissues are good markers in detemining the extent to exposure and evaluating the hazards. This study was preformed to compare concentrations of organochlorine pesticides(${\alpha}-BHC, {\beta}-BHC, {\gamma}-BHC, {\delta}-BHC$, p.p'-DDT,p.p'-DDD,p.p.'-DDE. endrin. dieldrin. aldrin) and seven marker PCBs(PCB nos. 28. 52. 101. 118. 138. 153. 180) in liver. kidney cortex, lung blood and adipose tissue collected at autopsies of 10men and 10 women using gas chromatography equipped with electron capture detector to express the data on a lipid adjusted basis. From the results, the significant differences in the levels of organochlorines of PCBs between sexes, districts where they had lived and ages were also investigated.

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Contamination Status and Characteristics of Persistent Organochlorine Pesticides in the Saemangeum Environment (새만금 해양환경에서의 잔류성 유기염소계 농약의 분포 및 특성)

  • Hong, Sang-Hee;Shim, Won-Joon;Li, Dong-Hao;Yim, Un-Hyuk;Oh, Jae-Ryoung;Kim, Eun-Soo
    • Ocean and Polar Research
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.317-329
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    • 2006
  • To assess the contamination status of organochlorine pesticides in the marine environment of Saemangeum, surface seawater and sediments were collected and analyzed. Organochlorine pesticides were widely distributed in the Saemangeum environment, with DDT, HCH and endosulfan II contamination being particularly prevalent. The overall concentrations of DDTs, HCHs, and endosulfan II in surface seawater were in the rage of 0.03-0.65ng/l (mean value: 0.36ng/l), 1.31-4.54ng/l (2.63 ng/l), and not detected (ND)-0.96ng/l (0.49ng/l), respectively. Among the target organochlorine pesticides, endosulfan II showed the hi띤est level at the river mouth flowing into the Saemangeum. Additionally, its negative gradient from the rivers to the outside and a good correlation with $NO_3^-$ indicate that endosulfan ll inflows to the Saemangeum through the river; this conclusion is also supported by the elevated levels of endosulfan II in sediments at the river mouth. In sediment, the concentration of DDTs, HCHs, CHLs, and endosulfan II were in the range of 0.05-1.96 ng/g, 0.03-0.31ng/g, 0.01-0.13ng/g, and ND-0.62ng/g, respectively. Levels of contamination in Saemangeum are relatively lower than the median concentrations previously observed at the Korean coastal regions and sediment quality guidelines suggested by NOAA (Long et at. 1995).

Residue of Organophosphorus and Organochlorine Pesticides in Fresh Ginseng and Red Ginseng Extract (수삼과 홍삼농축액 중 유기인계와 유기염소계 농약의 잔류)

  • Kim, Jung-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture
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    • v.26 no.4
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    • pp.337-342
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    • 2007
  • To obtain the data on the risk assessment of residue levels of organophosphorus and organochlorine pesticides in fresh ginseng and red ginseng extract, the residual pesticides in samples are surveyed with GC-NPD and GC-ECD for quantitative analysis and GC-MSD for qualitative analysis. The residual organophosphorus pesticides, such as diazinon, pyrimethanil, tolclofos-methyl, metalaxyl, diethofencarb, parathion, cyprodinil, tolylfluanid and kresoxim-methyl, are not detected in fresh ginseng from Punggi. The residual organophosphorus pesticides except tolclofos-methyl are not detected in fresh ginseng from Sangju. Average amount of tolclofos-methyl in fresh ginseng from Sangju are $0.054{\pm}0.008\;mg/kg$, representing $18{\pm}2%$ of MRL of 0.03 mg/kg on fresh ginseng in Korea. The residual organochlorine pesticides, such as BHC isomer, DDT isomer, aldrin, azoxystrobin, captan, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, dieldrin, difenoconazole, endosulfan-sulfate, endrin, fenhexamid, quintozene, ${\alpha}$-endosulfan and ${\beta}$-endosulfan, are not detected in fresh ginseng from Punggi and Sangju. The residual organophosphorus and organochlorine pesticides in red ginseng extract from Punggi and Sangju are not detected.

Extraction Efficiencies of Organochlorine Pesticides Spiked in Fish Tissues by Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (초임계이산화탄소에 의한 어류조직 중 유기염소계 농약의 추출수율)

  • Lim, Sang-Bin;Jwa, Mi-Kyung;Kang, Soon-Bae
    • Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.475-481
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    • 1996
  • A simple, fast, inexpensive method hal been developed to extract organochlorine pesticide spiked in fish tissues by supercritical carbon dioxide. Following static supercritical fluid extraction (SFE), pesticides are collected by rapidly depressurizing the carbon dioxide effluent through a 0.79 mm i.d. metering valve into a capped screw-top tube. Percent recovers of standard organochlorine pesticides mixture (SOPM) increased with the decrease of the extraction temperature at 103 bar. Maximum average percent recovery of SOPM was 98% at $40^{\circ}C/172\;bar$ Average recoveries of SOPM spiked in Pacific cod, flatfish and common squid were 85,74,and 83% respectively at $40^{\circ}C/172\;bar$ Application of supercritical carbon dioxide ectraction offers and attractive alternative to the use of organic solvents for extraction of organochlorine pesticides from fish tissues.

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Simultaneous Analytical Method of Organochlorine and Pyrethroid Pesticides using GC(ECD) (GC-ECD를 이용한 유기염소계 밑 Pyrethroid계 농약 동시 분석법)

  • 김우성;이선화;김재이;정지윤;이명자;박영채;이영자;정성욱;이봉헌
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.12 no.4
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    • pp.477-480
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    • 2003
  • Pesticides were extracted from samples with 70% acetone and methylene chloride in order, and then cleaned up via open-column chromatography apparatus packed with florisil, and finally analyzed simultaneously the organochlorine and pyrethroid pesticides using GC(ECD). An ultra-2 fused silica capillary column was used to separate and identify the products. The resolution between the last isomeric peak of cypermethrin(59.987min) and the first isomeric peak of flucythrinate(60.043min) was not satisfactory. The last isomeric peak of fenvalerate(62.344min) and the first isomeric peak of fluvalinate(62.397min) were overlapped. Recoveries of soybean sample fer the most pesticides were 73.3% to 102.4%. Detection limits were between 0.004 and 0.063 ${\mu}$g/mg when this method was used.

Studies on the Contamination of Kimchi Material - Pesticide Residues in Vegitables - (김치의 오염(汚染)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究) - 김치 재료(材料)의 농약오염(農藥汚染) -)

  • Yoon, Suk-Kyung
    • Journal of Nutrition and Health
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 1980
  • In order to investigate the level of pesticide residues in the vegetables for Kimchi materials (Chinese cabbage, radish, red pepper, garlic and cucumber), which were produced in Andong district, organochlorine and organophosphur pesticide residues were analyzed using gas chromatography. The results were as follows; 1) In chinese cabbage, radish and some other vegetables harvested in early summer (June), organochlorine and organophosphur pesticide residues were detected in almost all of the samples tested, and a few of them showed a level higher than the organochlor APR(allowable pesticide residues). 2) Heptachlor, the soil insecticide was the most abundantly detected pesticide among the four organochlorine pesticides tested (Dieldrin, Endrin, BHC, Heptachlor) in this study. 3) Somewhat higher concentrations of organochlorine pesticides were detected in all kinds of sample vegetables harvested in late summer than in those harvested in early summer. And the frequency of organochlorine pesticide contamination was also increased, but the frequency of organophosphur pesticide contamination was decreased. 4) In the vegetable harvested in late autumn, level of organochlorine pesticide residues and frequency of contamination were markedly decreased and organophosphur pesticide residues (Diaginon, Malathion, Thiometon, EPN) were rarely detected. 5) The results of this study indicates that to take a lot of vegitables grown in summer was somewhat uncomfortable than those grown in autumn.

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Multi-Pesticide Residue Method for Analysis of Organochlorine and Organophosphorus Pesticide

  • Bonghun Lee;Woo
    • Proceedings of the Korean Environmental Sciences Society Conference
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    • 1997.10a
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    • pp.37-39
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    • 1997
  • Pesticide residues were extracted with 70% acetone and transferred to dichloromethane. Extracts were applied to open-column chromatography with florisil and alumina-N, The final extract was analyzed by gas chromatography with electron-capture detector(GC/ECD) and nitrogen-phosphorus detector(GC/NPD). Recoveries of the 17 organochlorine pesticides were ranged from 60.8 to 84.9% and those of 15 organophosphorus pesticides, from 70.5 to 100.0%(except phosmet and azinphos-methyl). The minimum detectable levels of this analytical method were low (0.021-0.058 mg/kg).

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Air-Soil Exchange of Organochlorine Pesticides in Semi-rural area (교외지역에서 난분해성 유기염소계살충제의 대기-토양간의 분배)

  • 최민규;여현구;김태욱;천만영;선우영
    • Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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    • 2002.11a
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    • pp.127-128
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    • 2002
  • 유기염소계 살충제들(organochlorine pesticides; OCPs)은 우리나라뿐만 아니라 세계적으로 농지(agricultural soils)에 많은 양이 사용되었다. 이들 성분들은 과거 10-30년전에 사용제한 및 금지되었지만, 여전히 대기중에서 상당한 수준의 농도들을 보이고, 지구적으로 계속 순환하고 있음이 보고되고 있다(Elizabeth et al., 1998). (중략)

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Effect of heavy metal on the solubility enhancement of organochlorine pesticides by humic acids (휴믹산에 의한 유기 염소계 농약의 수중 용해도 증가에 중금속이 미치는 영향에 관한 연구)

  • 조현희;강소영;권효진;박재우
    • Journal of Korea Soil Environment Society
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.55-64
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    • 2001
  • Many organochlorine pesticides are persistent in the environment and have a tendency to bioaccumulate significantly through food chains. Aquatic environments are particularly more affected because the pesticides applied to agriculture systems are eventually carried into water bodies, through surface runoff, rivers, and groundwater flow. The objective of this paper is to study the effect of the coexistence of a heavy metal on the solubility enhancement of the two representative organochlorine pesticides, lindane and dieldrin, by humic acids. The solubility enhancement of pesticides by humic acid in a single system was compared with that in a binary system. The extent of solubility enhancement of lindane by humic acids was constant. while that of dieldrin by humic acids increased. Also, the solubility enhancement of dieldrin by humic acid with Pb decreased than that by humic acid without Pb.

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