• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.356-365
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• 2021

Background: Concerns have been raised regarding the criteria of groundwater, in particular in Gwangwon-do Province where many residents drink groundwater due to the poor supply of tap water and a high nonconformity rate with water quality criteria nationwide. Objectives: Water quality monitoring and risk assessment were conducted for groundwater in Hoengseong, Gangwon-do Province. Methods: A total of 46 items required for meeting drinking water criteria were analyzed from 258 samples collected from March 2017 through August 2018 (152 sites in 2017 and 106 sites in 2018). Risk assessment was conducted for two non-carcinogens (F^- and NO₃-N), and one carcinogen (i.e., arsenic) based on their high nonconformity to water quality criteria. Results: Water quality analysis revealed that the total proportion of nonconformities was determined to be 27.9%. The nonconformity rate for each content item is as follows: total colony counts (1.6%), total coliform (6.2%), Escherichia coli (1.2%), F^- (8.1%), arsenic (4.7%), NO₃-N (8.1%), pH (1.2%), manganese (0.4%), and turbidity (5.8%). Risk assessment indicated that fluoride induced a hazard quotient greater than 1 with the 95% UCL (Upper Confidence Limit) concentration of the total 258 sites and average, median, and 95% UCL concentrations of nonconformity sites. For NO₃-N, there was no human health risk. For arsenic, the excess cancer risk exceeded the acceptable cancer risk of 1×10^-6 with the average and 95% UCL concentrations of total 258 sites and average, median, and 95% UCL concentrations of nonconformity sites. Conclusions: This study suggests that it is necessary to expand water quality monitoring of groundwater and conduct a more detailed risk assessment in order to establish a health care plan for the residents of Hoengseong, Gangwon-do Province.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.104-111
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• 2004

비소로 오염된 토양에 대해 토양세척기법을 적용하기 위한 최적의 운전조건을 도출하고자 실험을 수행하였다. 대상시료는 강원도 N광산의 광미와 경상북도 K광산 하류의 밭 토양과 하천퇴적 토양을 선정하였다. 연속추출법 실험 결과, 비소의 총함량은 21,028$\pm$190(광미), 443$\pm$7(밭 토양), 37$\pm$3(하천퇴적 토양)mg/kg으로 존재하였으며, 결합력이 약하고 쉽게 용출 가능한 비소의 농도는 최초 4단계 연속추출에 의한 총량으로 2,284$\pm$100[광미(10.9%)], 151$\pm$5[밭 토양(34.0%)], 15$\pm$3[하천퇴적 토양(39.5%)]mg/kg으로 나타났다. 수산화나트륨을 이용한 시간에 따른 용출 실험 결과, 3가지 토양 모두 적용농도(50, 100 mM)에서 6시간 이후부터 90%이상의 비소 용출 효율을 보였으며, 세척제의 최적농도는 모든 경우에 대해 200 mM이었고 진탕비는 각각 1:10(광미)과 1:5(밭 토양, 하천퇴적 토양)가 최적 조건이었다. 수산화나트륨에 의한 연속 토양세척 실험 결과, 하천퇴적 토양과 밭 토양은 연속 토양세척에 의해 세척된 토양 내의 잔존 비소 농도가 감소함을 알 수 있었으나, 광미의 경우는 거의 큰 변화가 없었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.238-248
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• 2014

The metalloid arsenic (Z = 33) is considered to be a significant potential threat to human health due to its ubiquity and toxicity, even in rural regions. In this study a rural region contaminated with arsenic, located at longitude $85^{\circ}$ 32'E and latitude $25^{\circ}$ 11'N, was initially examined. Arsenic tolerant bacteria from the rhizosphere of Amaranthas viridis were found and identified as Bacillus licheniformis through 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The potential for the uptake and removal of arsenic at 3, 6 and 9 mM [As(V)], and 2, 4 and 6 mM [As(III)], and for the reduction of the above concentrations of As(V) to As(III) by the Bacillus licheniformis were then assessed. The minimal inhibitory concentrations (MIC) for As(V) and As(III) was determined to be 10 and 7 mM, respectively. At 3 mM 100% As(V) was uptaken by the bacteria with the liberation of 42% As(III) into the medium, whereas at 6 mM As(V), 76% AS(V) was removed from the media and 56% was reduced to As(III). At 2 mM As(III), the bacteria consumed 100%, whereas at 6 mM, the As(III) consumption was only 40%. The role of pH was significant for the speciation, availability and toxicity of the arsenic, which was measured as the variation in growth, uptake and content of cell protein. Both As(V) and As(III) were most toxic at around a neutral pH, whereas both acidic and basic pH favored growth, but at variable levels. Contrary to many reports, the total cell protein content in the bacteria was enhanced by both As(V) and As(III) stress.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 2004년도 추계 총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.199-203
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• 2004

Fibrous arsenic (As) adsorbent was synthesized by loading zirconium (Zr) on fibrous phosphoric adsorbent that was directly synthesized by radiation-induced graft polymerization of 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate phosphoric acid on polyethylene-coated polypropylene nonwoven fabric. Zirconium reacted with phosphoric acid grafted in the polyethylene layer. Zirconium density of the resulting adsorbent was 4.1 mmol/g. The breakthrough curve of As(V) adsorption was independent of the flow rate up to $1300\;h^{-1}$ in space velocity. The total capacity of As(V) was 2.0 mmol/g-adsorbent at pH of 2. The adsorbed Zr(IV) could be evaluated by 0.4 M sodium hydroxide solution because negligible Zr(IV) could be found in the eluted solution.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.224-233
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• 2016

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between residential surroundings, such as a power plant, steel mill and petrochemical facilities, and urinary arsenic concentrations in Chungcheongnam-do Province, Korea. Methods: Stratified by fish consumption and residential district, median and maximum block sampling was applied. A total of 346 spot urine samples were speciated for $As^{5+}$, $As^{3+}$, monomethylarsonic acid(MMA), dimethylarsonic acid (DMA) and arsenobetaine (AsB). Exposure assessment was based on questionnaires including data on sex, age, current tobacco use, fish consumption, type of water consumed, and occupational category. Results: Urinary $As^{5+}+As^{3+}+MMA+DMA$ concentrations of people living in the vicinity of a power plant ($GM=50.39{\mu}g/g$) were 61% higher than those of people living in the inland area according to median block sampling. Urinary $As^{5+}+As^{3+}+MMA+DMA+AsB$ concentrations of people living in the vicinity of industrial complex area were higher than those of people living in the inland area according to block sampling by median and maximum. Conclusion: Urinary arsenic concentrations of people living in vulnerable areas such as around industrial complexes, especially power plants, were higher than those of people living in an inland area.

• Environmental Engineering Research
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.145-149
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• 2014

Arsenic (As) is one of the heavy metals which causes acute bio-toxicity even at low concentration and has disastrous effect on environment. In some countries, As contamination has become alarming and increasing day by day as consequences of unsustainable management practices. Many existing physical, chemical and biological processes for As removal from water system are not feasible due to techno-economic limitations. The present study highlights the scope of biological strategy for As removal through phytoextraction. Arsenic uptake and accumulation in the biomass of three plant species and their As tolerance abilities have been investigated to develop an efficient phytoextraction system in combination of these plant species. Three non-crop plant species, Pteris vittata; Mimosa pudica, and Eichhornia crassipus were treated with 0-200 mg/L As in liquid nutrient solution for 14 days. P. vittata accumulated total 9,082.2 mg (8,223 mg in fronds) As/kg biomass and Eichhornia total 6,969 mg (4,517 mg in fronds)/kg biomass at 200 mg/L As concentration, respectively. Bioaccumulation factor (BF) and translocation factor (TF) were estimated to differentiate between excluders, accumulators and accumulation in above ground biomass. Pteris and Eichhornia have highest BF (67 and 17) and TF (64 and 3), respectively. In contrast, Mimosa accumulated up to 174 mg As/kg plant biomass which is low in comparison with other two plants, and both BF and TF were ${\leq}1$. This study reveals that Pteris and Eichhornia are As hyperaccumulator, and potential candidates for As removal from water system.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.282-282
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• 2022

Arsenic (As) is a toxic heavy metal that affects the major rice-growing regions of the world and can cause cancer in humans. Rice paddy fields in South Asia are mostly dependent on arsenic-contaminated water sources due to which rice takes up the arsenic from the soil through roots and accumulates it in plant different parts. Here, we present a quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping study to find out candidate genes conferring As toxicity tolerance in rice (Oryza sativa L.) at the seedling stage. Three weeks old, 120 double haploid CNDH lines derived from a cross between the Indica variety Cheongcheong and the Japonica variety Nagdong and their parental lines were used by treating with 25 μM As. After 2 weeks ofAs stress, 5 traits such as; shoot length (SL), root length (RL), shoot fresh weight (SFW), root fresh weight (RFW), and chlorophyll contents (CHC) were measured. A linkage map of 12 rice chromosomes was constructed from genotypic data DH lines using 778 SSR markers. The linkage map covered a total genetic distance of 2121.7 cM of the rice genome with an average interval of 10.6 cM between markers. A total of seventeen QTLs (LOD>2) were mapped on chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, and 12 using composite interval mapping with trait-increasing alleles coming from both parents. Five QTLs for SL, Two QTLs for RL, Five QTLs for SHL, Three QTLs for RFW, and Two QTLs for CHC were detected. The QTLs related to CHC were selected for forther study.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.137-142
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• 2013

Arsenic (As) is a well-known human carcinogen and its dietary exposure has been found to be the major route of entry into general population. This study was performed to assess the body levels of As and their associated factors in Korean adults by analyzing total As in urine. Urine and blood samples were collected from 580 adults aged 20 years and older, who had not been exposed to As occupationally. Demographic information was collected with the help of a standard questionnaire, including age, smoking, alcohol intake, job profiles, and diet consumed in the last 24 hrs of the study. Total As, sum of As(III), As(V), monomethylarsonic acid (MMA), dimethylarsinic acid (DMA), in urine was determined using atomic absorption spectrometer involving hydride generation method. The geometric mean concentration of total As in urine was $7.10{\mu}g/L$. Urine As was significantly higher in men ($7.63{\mu}g/L$) than in women ($6.75{\mu}g/L$). Age, smoking, alcohol consumption, and job profiles of study subjects did not significantly affect the concentration of As in urine. No significant relationship was observed between body mass index (BMI), Fe, and total cholesterol in serum and urinary As. Urine As level was positively correlated with seaweeds, fishes & shellfishes, and grain intake. A negative correlation between urinary As level and HDL-cholesterol in serum and meat intake was observed. Overall, these results suggest that urinary As concentration could be affected by seafood consumption. Therefore, people who frequently consume seafood and grain need to be monitored for chronic dietary As exposure.

• 한국지반환경공학회 논문집
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2015

상수도 보급율이 계속적으로 높아지면서 먹는 물의 관리가 대형화 및 전문화되고 있어 안전한 물 공급에 유리한 면이 많다. 그러나 농어촌지역의 경우 소규모 상수도 및 지하수, 샘물 등을 먹는 물로 이용하는 경우가 여전히 많다. 지하수를 포함한 먹는 물에는 다양한 오염물질이 포함되어 있다. 개별 또는 소규모 정수시설의 경우 비소를 포함하는 중금속에 의해 오염되어 있을 가능성을 배제할 수 없고 대부분 자연기원인 셀레늄, 스트론튬 등의 미량원소의 농도도 높게 검출되는 경우가 있다. 본 연구에서는 경북중북부지역의 지하수, 소규모 먹는 물 공급시설을 대상으로 비소, 셀레늄, 스트론튬의 농도를 측정하였으며 오염 정도를 국내외 환경기준과 비교하고 시료를 채취한 지역의 지질적 특성과도 비교 분석하였다. 비소의 경우 총 1,412개의 시료 가운데 WHO 및 국내의 먹는 물 기준을 초과한 시료는 76개이며 비율은 5.38%이다. 셀레늄의 경우 총 1,283개의 시료 가운데 WHO의 권고기준을 초과한 시료는 4개이며 비율은 0.31%이다. 지질적 특성비교에서 비소의 경우 흑운모화강섬록암 > 흑운모 화강암 > 대구층에서 높게 검출되었으며, 셀레늄의 경우 흑운모화강암 > 흑색혈암 > 홍적층의 지질의 지역에서 높게 검출되었다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.391-395
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• 2018

논토양과 쌀의 비소 오염은 식품의 안전성과 관련하여 관심이 증가하고 있다. 본 연구는 우리나라 비오염 논토양에서 생산된 현미와 백미 중 비소 총함량 및 무기비소 함량을 조사하였다. 쌀 중 비소화학종은 1% 질산($HNO_3$)을 사용하여 추출하였고 HPLC-ICP-MS로 분석하였다. 현미 및 백미 중 총비소 함량은 각각 0.18, $0.11mg\;kg^{-1}$이었고, 무기비소의 함량은 각각 0.11, $0.07mg\;kg^{-1}$ 이었다. 이들 함량은 코덱스 식품규격위원회 권장 기준인 현미 $0.35mg\;kg^{-1}$과 백미 $0.2mg\;kg^{-1}$을 초과하지 않았고 우리나라 백미 기준 이하로 안전한 수준이었다. 현미 및 백미 중 총비소 함량에 대한 무기비소의 평균 함량비은 각각 0.65과 0.67이고 범위는 0.08-1.0 수준이었다. 본 조사에서 수행한 백미 중 무기비소 모니터링 한 결과에 대한 발암 위해도는 평균과 범위가 $9.37{\times}10^{-5}$ ($2.38{\times}10^{5}-1.90{\times}10^{-4}$)로 허용 수준인 $10^{-6}-10^{-4}$을 고려할 때 장기간의 쌀 섭취를 통한 암발생 확률은 낮게 나타나 위해성이 낮은 것으로 판단된다.