• 농업과학연구
• /
• 제45권2호
• /
• pp.185-196
• /
• 2018

The fungus gnat, Bradysia difformis, damages various crops in greenhouses and is recognized as an important pest around the world. Additionally, in the future, many other greenhouse crops will be added to the list of crops damaged by the fungus gnat. In this study, to find effective control methods for the fungus gnat, the insecticidal effect of 20 chemical synthetic insecticides was tested with the potato disc and pot treatment methods; additionally, the control effect of 16 strains of B. thuringiensis was examined with the potato disk method. The fungus gnat larvae were treated for 2 days with each of the synthetic insecticides to determine insecticidal effect using the potato disc method. The results were as follows. Among the highly insecticidal active pesticides, chlorfenapyr exhibited a 100% insecticidal activity, and fenazaquin, acetamiprid, dinotefuran, fenthion and thiamethoxam exhibited more than a 90% insecticidal activity. For the pot treatment method, chlorfenapyr exhibited a 3.3% insecticidal effect, and thiamethoxam, acetamiprid, dinotefuran, fenthion, etc. exhibited an insecticidal effect of less than 10% of the emergence rate to adult fungus gnat after 14 days of treatment. To select the B. thuringiensis strains that have an insecticidal effect on the fungus gnat, 16 strains were biologically assayed using the potato disc method. Among the 16 strains, Bt-3, Bt-8 and Bt-13 had more than a 70% insecticidal effect. The $LC_{50}$ and $LC_{95}$ values of Bt-3, Bt-8 and Bt-13 were $3.7{\times}10^5$ and $4.7{\times}10^8cfu/ml$, $1.4{\times}10^5$ and $1.1{\times}10^7cfu/ml$, and $1.4{\times}10^5$ and $1.3{\times}10^7cfu/ml$, respectively.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
• /
• 제22권1호
• /
• pp.27-36
• /
• 2007

Cyanides and dichlorophenols were important pollutants in industrial effluents of steel, petroleum, plastics, pesticides, synthetic dye and/or fiber manufacturing. The toxic effects of cyanide and 3, 5-dichlorophenol in the unary and binary solutions to Vibrio fischeri were determined using the newly developed $N-tox^{(R)}$ bioassay system. This bioassay system relies upon the attenuation of light intensity emitted by Vibrio fischeri exposed to various pollutants including metals and organic compounds. Most of studies dealing with toxicity of pollutants concerned single chemical species, while the organisms were typically exposed to pollutant mixtures. The present study showed that the toxicity of some binary combinations of cyanide and 3, 5-dichlorophenol significantly was lower than the predicted toxicity from the addicted model. This antagonistic interaction was well explained by chemical interaction model presented in this study.

• 한국환경농학회지
• /
• 제33권3호
• /
• pp.213-219
• /
• 2014

BACKGROUND: In an environment-friendly agriculture, plant extracts have been perceived as alternatives of synthetic pesticides. The Environment-friendly Agriculture Promotion Act of Korea has approved cinnamon extract as a matter for the production of commercial biopesticides. Thirteen commercial biopesticides containing cinnamon extract have been marketed locally. However, the analytical method for the quality control of these biopesticides containing cinnamon extract has not been studied. METHODS AND RESULTS: Cartridge clean-up method for the determination of cinnamaldehyde, cinnamylalcohol and salicylaldehyde in biopesticides containing cinnamon extract was developed and validated by gas chromatography (GC). The clean-up method was optimized with HLB SPE cartridges for the bioactive substance in biopesticides containing cinnamon extract, and the eluate was analyzed by GC. The developed method was validated, and the LOQ and recovery rates of cinnamaldehyde, cinnamylalcohol and salicylaldehyde were 0.139, 0.067 and $0.062mgL^{-1}$ and 84.2, 86.5 and 82.1%, respectively. The contents of cinnamaldehyde, cinnamylalcohol and salicylaldehyde were analyzed using the developed method in the 13 commercial biopesticides. Results showed 0.06-17.37%,

• 농약과학회지
• /
• 제11권1호
• /
• pp.52-58
• /
• 2007

5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA)는 protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase(Protox IX)의 작용기작에 의해 tetrapyrrole 의존형 광활성 제초제 또는 살충제로서 제안되어 왔다. 본 연구는 생분해성 생물농약 물질로서 ALA에 대한 식물과 해충의 생육반응을 검토하기 위해 수행되었다. 수도적 조건에서 ALA는 벼와 피 두 초종에 대해 독성을 보였으며 벼보다는 피의 초장과 지상부 생체중을 더 억제하였다. 밭 조건에서 두과작물 콩과 화본과 잡초 바랭이에 5 mM ALA를 처리한 결과 바랭이가 더 민감한 생육반응을 보였다. ALA 10 mM(10배액)로 파밤나방에 대한 살충효과는 살포법으로 처리한 결과 단제 및 합성 살충제 lufenuron과의 조합처리에서 다소 높게 나타났다. leaf disk법으로 응애에 대한 살비효과를 검정한 결과 10 mM ALA 처리 후 72시간에 가장 높게 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 볼 때 ALA는 비록 그 활성이 기존의 합성농약보다 낮을지라도 농업유해생물에 대해 잠재적인 제초 및 살충활성을 갖고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국유기농업학회지
• /
• 제18권1호
• /
• pp.83-92
• /
• 2010

미나리 유기재배 방법을 설정하기 위해 관행 재배구를 대조구로 하고 유용미생물제(effective microorganism), 액상규산염(silicate solution), 및 유기액상비료(organic liquid fertilizer)를 사용하여 재배하였다. 미나리 수확기에 조사한 토양 pH, EC, OM, 유효인산, 치환성 칼슘, 유효규산함량은 수확기에 감소하였고, 치환성칼륨과 마그네슘은 1, 2년차에는 수확기에 감소하였지만, 3년차에는 증가하였다. 대조구에 비해 액상규산염을 사용할 경우 pH, 유기물, 유효인산함량이 감소하였고, 유용미생물제는 치환성 Ca과 Mg, 유기액상비료는 EC와 치환성 Ca과 K가 감소하였다. 미나리에 함유되어 있는 다량원소 가운데 C, N, P, K, 및 S는 대조구보다 함유량이 많았고, Ca과 Mg은 대조구와 비슷하였다. 담배거세미나방과 역병은 모든 처리구에서 비슷한 수준으로 나타났고, 점무늬병은 대조구에서 나타났다. 생육시기별로 처리간에 엽록소 함량 차이는 없었지만, 액상규산염을 사용한 구의 초장은 60.2 cm, 수량 3,698 kg/10a로 가장 적었고, 유기액상비료를 사용한 경우 66.0 cm와 4,387 kg/10a로 가장 많았다.

• Safety and Health at Work
• /
• 제9권2호
• /
• pp.164-171
• /
• 2018

Background: In recent years, the interest in health and safety in the workplace has increased. Agriculture is one of the human work activities with the highest risk indexes. Studies on risk perception of agricultural workers are often referred to as specific risk factors (especially pesticides), but the risk perception plays an important role in preventing every kind of accident and occupational disease. Methods: The aim of this research is to test a new method for understanding the relation between risk perception among farmers and the main risk factors to which they are exposed. A secondary aim is to investigate the influence of training in risk perception in agriculture. The data collection was realized using a questionnaire designed to investigate the risk perception; the questionnaire was given to a sample of 119 agricultural workers in central Italy. Through the use of the "principal components analysis" it was possible to highlight and verify the latent dimensions underlying the collected data in comparison with scales of attitudes. Results: Results show that the highest percentage of strong negative attitude is among the people who have worked for more years, while farmers who have worked for fewer years have a marked positive attitude. Conclusion: The analysis of the questionnaires through the synthetic index method (Rizzi index) showed that agricultural workers involved, in particular the elderly workers, have a negative attitude towards safety; workers are hostile to safety measures if they have not attended special training courses.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
• /
• 제27권7호
• /
• pp.1306-1315
• /
• 2017

DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethane) is one of the organic synthetic pesticides that has many negative effects for human health and the environment. The purpose of this study was to investigate the synergistic effect of mixed cutures of white-rot fungus, Pleurotus ostreatus, and biosurfactant-producing bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Bacillus subtilis, on DDT biodegradation. Bacteria were added into the P. ostreatus culture (mycelial wet weight on average by 8.53 g) in concentrations of 1, 3, 5, and 10 ml ($1ml{\approx}1.25{\times}10^9$ bacteria cells/ml culture). DDT was degraded to approximately 19% by P. ostreatus during the 7-day incubation period. The principal result of this study was that the addition of 3 ml of P. aeruginosa into P. ostreatus culture gave the highest DDT degradation rate (approximately 86%) during the 7-day incubation period. This mixed culture combination of the fungus and bacteria also gave the best ratio of optimization of 1.91. DDD (1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethane), DDE (1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethylene), and DDMU (1-chloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethylene) were detected as metabolic products from the DDT degradation by P. ostreatus and P. aeruginosa. The results of this study indicate that P. aeruginosa has a synergistic relationship with P. ostreatus and can be used to optimize the degradation of DDT by P. ostreatus.

• 농약과학회지
• /
• 제20권1호
• /
• pp.7-13
• /
• 2016

Polychlorinated biphenyl은 현재 대부분의 사용 금지된 염소계 농약과 함께, 대부분의 환경 매질에서 매우 일반적으로 검출되는 잔류성 유기물로서, 209종의 이성질체가 존재하며, 내생호르몬 교란 효과 등, 다양한 생리 독성을 나타내는 것으로 알려져 있다. 해당 물질군의 환경 중, 분해소실과 관련된 연구는 주로 토양 등의 복잡한 매질을 주요 대상으로 수행되었으며, 또한 개별 이성질체에 관한 연구보다는 Aroclor 등, 혼합물 위주의 연구가 수행되었다. 한편 개별 이성질체에 관한 연구는 매우 제한적으로 수행되었다. 본 연구에서는 이와 같은 점을 고려하여, polychlorinated biphenyl 이성질체 중, 구조적 특성이 상이한 5종의 이성질체를 합성하여, 토양 중 일반적으로 분포하고 있는 미생물인 Aspergillus niger에 의한 대사과정을 밝히고자 하였다. Biphenyl 및 polychlorinated biphenyl 이성질체 중, biphenyl, PCB-1, 및 PCB-3은 A. niger에 의하여 매우 빠른 속도로 대사되어 배양 7일 후, 38-65% 내외의 모화합물이 수용성 대사물로 전환되었으나, PCB-38의 경우, 극소량의 대사물이 형성되었고(2%), PCB-126은 모화합물의 대사가 전혀 관찰되지 않았다. 한편 염소 치환기가 ortho-위치에 존재하는 PCB-1과 para-위치에 존재하는 PCB-3의 대사속도를 비교한 결과, PCB-3의 대사 속도가 현저히 큰 값을 보였으며, 이는 biphenyl ring의 3차원 형태와 관련된 것으로 생각된다. 미생물 반응 중, 형성된 주요 대사물은 mono- 및 di-hydroxy PCB로 사료되며, 해당 물질의 독성화학적 성상은 지속적 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
• /
• 제20권11호
• /
• pp.1563-1570
• /
• 2010

To construct a highly sensitive detection system for endocrine disruptors (EDs), we have compared the activity of promoters with the n-alkane-inducible cytochrome P450 gene (ALK1), isocitrate lyase gene (ICL1), ribosomal protein S7 gene (RPS7), and the translation elongation factor-1${\alpha}$ gene (TEF1) for the heterologous gene in Yarrowia lipolytica. The promoters were introduced into the upstream of the lacZ or hERa reporter genes, respectively, and the activity was evaluated by ${\beta}$-galactosidase assay for lacZ and Western blot analysis for hER${\alpha}$. The expression analysis revealed that the ALK1 and ICL1 promoters were induced by n-decane and by EtOH, respectively. The constitutive promoter of RPS7 and TEF1 showed mostly a high level of expression in the presence of glucose and glycerol, respectively. In particular, the TEF1 promoter showed the highest ${\beta}$-galactosidase activity and a significant signal by Western blotting with the anti-estrogen receptor, compared with the other promoters. Moreover, the detection system was constructed with promoters linked to the upstream of the expression vector for the hER${\alpha}$ gene transformed into the Y. lipolytica with a chromosome-integrated lacZ reporter gene under the control of estrogen response elements (EREs). It was indicated that a combination of pTEF1p-hER${\alpha}$ and CXAU1-2XERE was the most effective system for the $E_2$-dependent induction of the ${\beta}$-galactosidase activity. This system showed the highest ${\beta}$-galactosidase activity at $10^{-6}\;M\;E_2$, and the activity could be detected at even the concentration of $10^{-10}\;M\;E_2$. As a result, we have constructed a strongly sensitive detection system with Y. lipolitica to evaluate recognized/suspected ED chemicals, such as natural/synthetic hormones, pesticides, and commercial chemicals. The results demonstrate the utility, sensitivity, and reproducibility of the system for identifying and characterizing environmental estrogens.

• 분석과학
• /
• 제13권6호
• /
• pp.722-730
• /
• 2000

감자와 토양 중에서 pyrethroid계 살충제인 cyfluthrin의 반감기와 잔류농도를 기체 크로마토그래피로 조사하였다. 감자시료는 n-hexane으로 분리, 농축하여 Sep-Pdk 실리카겔 컬럼 상에서 aretonitrile과 acetone 혼합액으로 정제하였으며, 전자포획검출기가 장착된 기체 크로마토그래피(GC-ECD)로 분석하였다. 0.01과 $0.1{\mu}g$의 표준물 첨가 실험결과 회수율은 85-87%이였고, 검출한계는 0.005ng 이였다. 토양시료는 acetone과 dichlorormthane으로 추출하여 농축하였으며, n-hexane으로 재용해하여 Sep-Pak 컬럼으로 정제한 후 GC-ECD로 분석하였다. 0.01과 $0.1{\mu}g$ 표준물 첨가 실험 결과 85-91%의 회수율을 얻었으며, 검출한계는 0.005 ng이였다. Cyfluthrin의 반감기는 미사질식토의 경우 실내에서 25일, 야외에서는 0.6일이었으며, 미사질양토의 경우에는 실내에서 38일, 야외에서는 0.5일이었다.