• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.463-468
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• 2003

Polychlorinated biphenyl are toxic pollutants and their degradation is quite slow in the environment. Recently, interest if bioremediation using PCB-degrading bacteria has increaset,. In a previous report, plant terpenes (p-cymene, (S)-(-)-limonene, ${\alpha}-pynene$, and ${\alpha}-terpinene$) have been found to be utilized by a PCB degrader and to induce the biphenyl dioxygenase gene in pure culture. In this study, Pseudomonas pseudoalcaligenes KF707, a PCB-degrading Gram-negative soil bacterium, was used to determine whether the terpene stimulation of PCB degrader occurred in the natural environment. First, P. pseudoalcaligenes KF707 was genetically tagged using a transposon with gfp (green fluorescent protein) as a reporter gone. The population dynamics of P. pseudoalcaligenes KF707 harboring gfp gene in a PCB-contaminated environment was examined with or without terpenoids added to the microcosm. About 10-100-fold increase was found in the population of PCB degraders when terpene was added, compared with control (non-terpenes samples and biphenyl added samples). It was proposed that the gfp-monitoring system is very useful and terpenes enhance the survivability of PCB degraders in PCB-contaminated environments.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• v.3 no.3_4
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• pp.39-51
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• 1988

Effects of ${\alpha}$-tocopherol and perilla oil on the toxicity of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in male rat were studied. Rats were fed ad libitum for 6 weeks with the animal diet which contains PCB 30 ppm and 100 ppm. Perilla oil (0.5 g/kg body weight) and ${\alpha}$-tocopherol (30 mg/kg body weight) were administered intraperitoneally twice a week for 6 weeks. Rats fed with PCB showed enlargement of liver and spleen, increase in aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, sereum lipid and cytochrome P 450 and decrease in body weight and glutathione. When perilla oil was administered to rats fed with PCB increase in aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, serum lipid and cytochrome P45O and decrease in body weight and glutathione were significantly augmented, compared to rats fed with PCB alone. This means that perilla oil potentiates the toxicity of PCB. On the other hand when ${\alpha}$-tocopherol was administered to rats fed with PCB increase in aspartate aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, serum lipid and cytochrome P45O and decrease in body weight and glutathione were signigicantly reduced, compared to rats fed with PCB alone. This means that u-tocopherol reduces the toxicity of PCB. From the above results, it may be concluded that PCB is metabolized by microsomal mixed function oxidase and the metabolite causes the toxicity and microsomal glutathione plays a role of protection on the toxicity of PCB.

• Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.286-293
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• 1999

A comnprehensive process which combines chemical with thermal treatment by controlled counterflow oxidation has been developed for disposal of PCBs in transformer oil. PCBs which not completely removed by chemical treatment, after being filtered with appropriate adsorbent during the oil circulations, was thermally treated. Destruction efficiencies of better than 99.99% was obtained, with no measurable formation of PCDDs (polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins) or PCDFs (polychlorinated dibenzofurans). The combination also permits high recovery of oil and inorganic supports from scrap power transformers. The process is environmentally benign, easy to use and less capital intensive than other available technologies.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2003.05b
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• pp.41-42
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• 2003

1960년 이전 대기 중 PCBs(polychlorinated biphenyls)의 유입은 여러 나라에서 다량으로 사용한 PCBs에 의해 많이 좌우되었다. 대기 중 PCBs의 최대 배출은 1960년대 후반이었으며 그 이후로 점점 감소하는 추세이다. 오늘날 이 화합물은 사용이 금지되었으며 대부분의 국가에서 법적인 근거를 마련하였다. 그러므로 최근 대기 중 PCBs의 발생원은 이전에 배출된 화합물이 재휘발(revolatilization)한 결과라고 할 수 있다. 그러나 현재에도 PCBs가 포함된 설비를 사용하고 있으며, PCBs가 함유된 쓰레기가 여전히 환경중으로 배출되고 있는 실정이다. (중략)

• Analytical Science and Technology
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.1029-1042
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• 2004

• Proceedings of the Korea Environmental Mutagen Society Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.91-99
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• 2002

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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• 2002.05a
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• pp.131-131
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• 2002

PCBs are wide spread persistent environmental pollutants that exert a broad spectrum of toxic effects. PCBs includes 209 possible congeners differing in extent and position of chlorination of their aromatic rings. In order to understand the toxic mechanism of PCBs, we have tested the effect of PCB on the EROD activity in vivo.(omitted)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Fisheries Technology Conference
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• 2000.10a
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• pp.264-265
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• 2000

수계환경의 오염 실상을 파악하기 위해서 어류의 혈액화학적 변화는 수중의 오염물질에 의해서 그 구성이 변동되므로, 수계환경의 오염수준을 감시하는 유용한 수단으로 활용되고 있다(Khattak and Hafeez, 1996). PCBs(Polychlorinated biphenyls)는 열에 안전하고 전기 절연성이 좋은 특성을 가지고 있어 1929년부터 미국의 Monsanto사에서 Arochlor란 이름으로 시판되어 상업적으로 이용되기 시작하였다(Hutzinger. et al., 1986). (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.332-333
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• 2000

대기 중에서의 PCBs의 거동은 지표에서부터 자연수계까지 PCBs의 순환의 중요한 이동경로가 된다. 이전의 연구에 의하면 Superior, Huron, Michigan 호수에 유입되는 55∼90%, Erie, Ontario 호수에 유입되는 7∼l3%의 PCBs가 대기에서 기원이 되었으며 멀리 떨어진 해양지역 PCBs 오염의 주 오염원이 대기라고 추정되었다(Holsen, 1991). 대기 중에서 PCBs는 기체상과 비산된 입자에 흡착된 상태로 존재하며 건식 및 습식침착(deposition)으로 지표나 수중에 유입되어 잔류하다가 먹이사슬에 의해 결국에는 인간에게까지 영향을 미치게 된다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2002.04a
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• pp.145-146
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• 2002

1960년 이전 대기 중 PCBs(polychlorinated biphenyls)의 유입은 여러 나라에서 다량으로 사용한 PCBs에 의해 많이 좌우되었다. 대기 중 PCBs의 최대 배출은 1960년대 후반이었으며 그 이후로 점점 감소하는 추세이다. 오늘날 이 화합물은 사용이 금지되었으며 대부분의 국가에서 법적인 근거를 마련하였다. 그러므로 최근 대기 중 PCBs의 발생원은 이전에 배출된 화합물이 재휘발(revolatilzation)한 결과라고 할 수 있다. 그러나 현재에도 PCBs가 포함된 설비를 사용하고 있으며, PCBs가 함유된 쓰레기가 여전히 환경중으로 배출되고 있는 실정이다. (중략)