• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.151-158
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• 2013

Objective: This study was carried out to determine the depositional characteristics of pine needles, pine tree bark, moss, and soil, which are used as a passive air sampler (PAS) of atmospheric polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Methods: All four media were sampled from the same site. PCB concentrations were analyzed by GC/MSD, and the lipid contents were measured using the gravimetric method. Results: The total PCB concentration (IUPAC No. 28, 52, 101, 138, 153, 180) was the highest in soil (227.97 pg/g dry), followed by pine needles (71.36 pg/g dry), pine tree bark (44.58 pg/g dry), then moss (21.91 pg/g dry). Pine needles contained the highest lipid contents (21.31 mg/g dry), whereas soil (10.01 mg/g dry), pine tree bark (4.85 mg/g dry), and moss (1.92 mg/g dry) contained less. The concentration of lower-chlorinated PCBs was relatively high in pine needles, pine tree bark and moss, but not in soil. The PCB concentrations were proportional to their lipid contents in pine needles, pine tree bark and moss, but a different trend was revealed in soil. Conclusions: The PCBs concentrations in the media were affected by various factors including atmospheric PCB concentrations, lipid contents, and depositional pathways. However, each of these factors had a varying influence depending on the type of medium.

• Journal of Korean Society for Atmospheric Environment
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• 제19권E1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2003

The soil concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were measured at 12 sites in Ansung, Kyonggi province, Korea. Correlation coefficient (r) between total PCBs and organic matter content (OM) was significant (r=0.562, p< 0.05). It suggests that organic matter may be a key factor of soil absorption of PCBs. The PCB concentrations of low chlorinated congeners with high vapor pressure were relatively abundant in air but high chlorinated congeners with low vapor pressure were mainly dominated by soil. The results indicated the influence of physicochemical properties of PCBs such as vapor pressure, octanol - air partition coefficient ( $K_{OA}$ ). The calculated soil/air fugacity quotients suggested that the soil may be a source of heavier molecular PCBs (>penta-CBs) to the atmosphere, where lighter molecular PCBs appear to be affected by a movement from air to soil, especially tetra-CBs. Therefore, PCB homologs with low vapor pressure might have been influenced by revolatilization from soil.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2006년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.49-53
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• 2006

The possibility of removal of PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) in soil was studied using biological method. The effects of soil and co-substrate on both PCBs reduction rate and chloride ion concentration in soil were investigated. It was shown that PCBs concentration of all the soils used in this study were reduced from 5ppm to below 1ppm after 60days, also chloride ion concentration in slurry increased, Results showed that leaf mold and humic acid as co-substrate do not seem to be effective for biological treatment of PCBs in soil,

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.99-107
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• 2001

경기도 안성시에 소재한 한경대학교에서 1999년 7월부터 1999년 11월까지 식물과 대기중에서 PCBs의 농도 분포 및 침착특성을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 대기중 총 PCB 중 tri-CBs(PCB 28)과 tetra-CBs(PCB 52)가 차지하는 분율은 49%로 염소화가 덜 된 성분이 대기중에 존재하는 PCB congeners의 주요 성분임을 확인하였다. 2. 두 식물간의 PCB congeners별 상관계수(r)는 0.83 (P<0.01)으로 물리/화학적 특성이 다른 식물일지라도 주변 환경중에 잔류하는 PCB congeners별 오염도를 간접적으로 파악할 수 있는 passive sampler 역할을 하였다. 3. 두 식물종과 대기에서 PCB 110/PCB 52의 평균비는 각각 2.4(뽕), 부추(2.0) 및 0.5(대기)로 식물에서 PCB 110/PCB 52의 평균비가 대기 보다 높았는데 이는 PCB 110이 PCB 52에 비해 친지질성을 비롯한 생물학적 특성이 반영된 것으로 판단 되었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.46-52
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• 2006

Results for the concentrations of total polychlorinated biphenyls (total PCBs) and the PCB profile with different types of leaves from four coniferous trees (pine needles) at the same sampling site are presented. Concentrations of total PCBs detected in pine needles were very similar among them regardless of their different types of leaves, which means a possibility for bio-monitoring regional contamination of PCBs. Correlation coefficients(r) of PCB congeners between pine needles were very significant (r>0.97, p<0.001), which showed that PCB congener's patterns of each pine needle were similar. Profiles of PCBs detected in pine needles showed correlation with gaseous phase PCBs in air, otherwise not with particle phase PCBs in air. Therefore, it was estimated that dry gaseous deposition was a principal pathway of PCBs accumulation in pine needles. In addition, although we analyse a different types of leaves in pine needles at the same region, they can be used to identify regional contamination patterns of PCBs for larger regions.

• 상하수도학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.757-766
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• 2012

In this study, we have examined concentration distribution and patterns of PCBs in waters, sediments and soils in an agricultural area of South Korea to investigate the relationship between PCBs sources and concentration levels. The concentration of PCBs in water samples were ranged from lower values below detection limit to 8.25 ug/L and the concentration of PCBs in sediment samples were ranged from lower values below detection limit to 76.67 ug/Kg. The concentration of PCBs in soil samples were ranged from lower values below detection limit to 23.51 ug/Kg. These contamination levels were far below the guideline values suggested for environmental quality assessment. The homologue patterns in samples varied from sample to sample, but isomer patterns were very similar with each other. PCB-138 and PCB-153 were predominant congeners in the soil and sediment, which were similar to the results obtained from previous studies. With these results, the assessment of potential sources of PCBs contamination in the sediments of the Nakdong river basin was performed. The principal components were extracted by Principal Component Analysis(PCA). As the result of PCA, it could be expected that PCBs in samples of this study were more affected by PCB products than combustion processes and mostly affected by already-known sources. The PCBs in the soil and sediment samples were related with commercial PCB products.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.265-274
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• 2002

The concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in air and plant were measured every other week at Hankyong University located in Ansung, Kyoung-ki province from July to November of 1999. The predicted PCB concentrations in air derived from measured Morus allba were compared with ambient measurement data. This was necessary to test the possibility of using the two equations incorporating Riederer's and Bacci's bioconcentration factors (BCFs) based on the octanol-air partition coefficient (Ksub/oa/) to predict the air-plant equilibrium of PCBs. Ratios of calculated to measured PCB concentrations in air were 2.4 (1.24~4.36), 2.7 (0.17~7.96) using Riederer's and Bacci's equations, respectively Regression analysis between PCBs calculated by Riederer's equation and PCBs directly measured in air, showed correlation ($R^2$= 0.90). However, slope of regression between calculated and directly measured PCB concentrations was above 1. The results thus suggest that calculated PCBs were overestimated comparing with direct measurements. Bio-monitoring using Morus allba may have possibilities in predicting PCBs concentration in air with a further extension of air-plant equilibrium research.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2000년도 Proceedings of 2000 KSAM International Symposium and Spring Meeting
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• pp.100-107
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• 2000

In a recently developed strategy for in-situ treatment of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB), bioaugmentation was used in conjunction with a surfactant, sorbitan trioleate, as a carbon source for the degrader bacteria, along with the monoterpene, carvone, and salicylic acid as inducing substrates. Two bacteria were used for soil inoculants, including Arthrobacter sp. st. B1B and Ralstonia eutrophus H850. This methodology achieved 60% degradation of PCBs in Aroclor 1242 after 18 weeks in soils receiving 34 repeated applications of the degrader bacteria. However, an obvious limitation was the requirement for soil mixing after every soil inoculation. In the research reported here, bioaugmentation and biostimulation treatment strategies were modified by using the earthworm, Pheretima hawayana, as a vector for dispersal and mixing of surface-applied PCB-degrading bacteria and soil chemical amendments. Changes in microbial biomass and microbial community structure due to earthworm effects were examined using DNA extraction and PCR-DGGE of 16S rDNA. Results showed that earthworms effectively promoted biodegradation of PCBs in bioaugmented soils to the same extent previously achieved using physical soil mixing, and had a lesser, but significant effect in promoting PCB biodegradation in biostimulated soils treated with carvone and salicylic acid. The effects of earthworms were speculated to involve many interacting factors including increased bacterial transport to lower soil depths, improved soil aeration, and enhanced microbial activity and diversity.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.273-278
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• 1986

해수(海水), 활성오이(活性汚泥) 등으로 부터 난분해성 유기염소계 오염물질인 Polychlorinated Biphenyls(PCBs)를 분해하는 균주를 분리, 선정한 후 세균학적 특성을 조사한 결과 Alcaligenes aquamarinus로 추정되었다. 기본염류배지에 PCB-42를 첨가하여 분해조건을 조사한 바 $25^{\circ}C$, $pH\;7.0{\sim}8.0$ 및 첨가농도 0.1%에서 가장 잘 분해되었으며 또한 진탕배양은 분해를 촉진하고 glucose와 peptone의 첨가는 효과가 인정되었으나 Zn 및 Mn의 첨가효과는 인정되지 않았다.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.568-578
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 다양한 목재부후균의 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) 생분해 가능성을 구명하고자 7종의 백색부후균을 이용하여 PCB 혼합물 중 가장 분해가 어렵다고 알려진 Aroclor 1254와 1260을 대상으로 분해력이 우수한 목재부후균을 선발하였다. 그리고 선발된 목재부후균을 이용하여 GC 분석을 통해 Aroclor 1254, 1260의 분해율을 조사하였다. 고체배지 저항성 테스트를 통해 우수분해 균주로 선발된 Cystidodontia isubellina 는 다른 균주에 비해 균사생장량의 억제가 가장 적었으며 상대적으로 생장속도도 빠른 특징을 나타냈다. 선발된 C. isubellina에 의한 Aroclor 1254와 1260의 분해율 분석 결과, Aroclor 1254배양 13일째 57.57%로 가장 높은 분해율을 나타냈다. Aroclor 1260 역시 배양일수가 증가함에 따라 분해율 역시 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 배양 13일째 49.43%로, 두 혼합물 모두 기존의 다른 연구에서보다 높은 분해율을 나타냈다.