• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.103-111
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• 1999

To effectively predict the lipophilicity, the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) affinity, and TEF (Toxic equivalency factor) of dioxins by geometrical descriptors, the multiple linear regression methods with the forward selection and backward elimination were employed with statistical validity. The lipophilicity, the Ah receptor binding affinity, and the toxic equivalency factor of dioxins could be predicted using some geometrical descriptors.

• 한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경독성학회 2003년도 추계국제학술대회
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• pp.9-9
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• 2003

There are growing concerns about human health effects of dioxin and dioxin like compounds such as polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDS), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Earlier studies recognized that 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro dibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and structually related dioxin like compounds invoke a number of common toxic responses that are mediated through a high-affinity cytosolic receptor protein, the AhR. Based on studies that Indicate th pivotal role of AhR in mediating most, if not all, of the dioxin toxicity, TCDD equivalency factor (TEF) approach was developed. This approach allowed the expression of toxic potential of a complex mixture as one integrated parameter, the toxic equivalency (TEQ) value.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.196-196
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• 2003

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2003년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.196-196
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• 2003

Food is a significant source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to which humans are exposed. In this study, we are analysed 14 PAHs in baked and smoked meats known as major source of PAHs, and defined a correlation between benzo(a)pyrene and pyrene to compare estimating risk from human exposure to PAHs with urinary1-hydroxypyrene.(omitted)

• Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.72-84
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• 2013

In the study, pollution levels of indoor polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in public facilities (vapor phase or particulate phase) were evaluated, and a health risk assessment (HRA) was carried out based on exposure scenarios. Public facilities in Korea covered by the law, including underground subway stations, funeral halls, child care facilities, internet cafes (PC-rooms), and exhibition facilities (6 locations for each type of facility, for a total of 48 locations), were investigated for indoor assessment. For the HRA, individual excess cancer risk (ECR) was estimated by applying main toxic equivalency factor (TEF) values suggested in previous studies. Among the eight public facilities, internet cafes showed the highest average $PM_{2.5}$ concentration at $110.0{\mu}g/m^3$ (range: $83.5-138.5{\mu}g/m^3$). When assuming a risk of facility exposure time based upon the results of the surveys for each public facility, the excess cancer risk using the benzo(a)pyrene indicator assessment method was estimated to be $10^{-7}-10^{-6}$ levels for each facility. Based on the risk associated with various TEF values, the excess cancer risk based upon the seven types cancer EPA (1993) and Malcolm & Dobson's (1994) assessment method was estimated to be $10^{-7}-10^{-5}$ for each facility. The excess cancer risk estimated from the TEF EPA (2010) assessment was the highest: $10^{-7}-10^{-4}$ for each facility. This is due to the 10-fold difference between the TEF of dibenzo(a,e)fluoranthene in 2010 and in 1994. The internet cafes where smoking was the clear pollutant showed the highest risk level of $10^{-4}$, which exceeded the World Health Organization's recommended risk of $1{\times}10^{-6}$. All facilities, with the exception of internet cafes, showed a $10^{-6}$ risk level. However, when the TEFs values of the US EPA (2010) were applied, the risk of most facilities in this study exceeded $1{\times}10^{-6}$.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.219-229
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• 2005

The analytical methods for dioxins in water sample from wastewater to tap water were reviewed. For extraction method, liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) has been widely used, however, this process needs too much time and man power. New approach including solid phase extraction (SPE) is now applicable to large volume of water sample with high extraction efficiency. Column clean up in classical analytical methods were very complex and time consuming procedures during decade. Modifications were tried to decrease solvent and reagents volume. Moreover, use of column connection method has been demonstrated in the environmental matrices. Instrumental configurations also have been improved, in which GC/MS/MS with large volume injection approach can analyze picogram levels. Absolute sensitivities of HRMS increased compared to old versions of double focusing sector type mass spectrometers. Based on these analytical evolutions during last 10 years, we tried to optimize the analytical method for dioxins in water sample from sample extraction to instrumental analysis.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제13권1_2호
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• pp.43-53
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• 1998

Ambient air levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons(PAHs) are of concern because of their potential for adverse health effects including transformation of some of these substances to mutagens and carcinogens by mammalian microsomal enzyme system. Airbone particulate samples were collected by a conventional high-volume sampler and by an Anderson cascade impactor on 2 to 3 days in each month over a period of 1 year at a representative site of the heavy traffic area of Seoul from beptember 1994 to August 1995. Ten individual PAHs in sizable air particulates of each stage of two months were separated and analyzed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. As a results of analysis, the gross concentrations of PAHs in the fine and coarse particles were higher in the winter month than in the spring, followed in descending order by in the fall and summer. In a study of dependency of 10 PAHs compounds on size distribution of particles at heavy traffic area found that about 85% of the total PAHs content was associated with particles less than 2.0um (fine particles) in diameter of winter sampling period. while 79% were associated with this size fraction during summer period. In according to the mean concentrations of the 10 PAHs in 7 size classification from < 0.38 to> 10.1, the 'size was the smaller, PAHs concentration was the higher. Thus it was found that PAHs concentration was greatly affected by air particle size. Annual mean benzo(a)pyrene equivalents was 5.88ng/m$^3$ and obtained by applying, toxic equivalency factor developed by Nisbet and Lagoy.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.521-534
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• 2020

마비성 패독(paralytic shellfish poisoning, PSP)에 의한 중독은 와편모조류(Dinoflagellates)가 생성하는 saxitoxin (STX)이 이매패류 등의 먹이활동에 의해 축적되고 이를 사람이 섭취함으로써 발생한다. 최근 분석기술의 발전으로 와편모조류가 STX외에도 gonyautoxin (GTX) group 및 N-sulfo carbamoyl toxins (C toxin) group 등 다양한 유사체들을 생성하는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 이에 CODEX, EFSA에서는 STX외 유사체의 안전관리를 위해 STX 및 유사체를 STX group으로 관리하고자 하는 움직임을 보이고 있다. 국내의 경우도 STX 유사체를 생성하는 조류의 발생이 이미 보고되고 있으며 실제 홍합에서 유사체의 오염사례도 소수 보고되고 있다. 따라서 국제적인 움직임에 발맞추어 국내에서도 STX 및 유사체의 group 관리를 위한 준비가 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구에서는 STX 및 유사체의 체계적인 모니터링 및 안전관리의 기반을 마련하고자 STX 및 유사체의 이화학적 특성, 생성조류, 국내외 발생현황, 독성 및 상대독성계수, 분석법, 오염현황 및 관리현황에 대한 폭넓은 검토를 수행하고자 하였다.

• 분석과학
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.187-195
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• 2010

허베이 스피리트호 유류유출 사고 후 지역주민들의 수산물 섭취로 인한 건강 위해도를 평가하기 위하여, 가스크로마토그래피-질량분석기(GC-MSD)를 이용하여 유류유출 지역 주민들이 직접 채취 및 구입한 수산물 중 다환방향족탄화수소류(PAHs) 16종을 분석하였다. 시료는 KOH로 가수분해하여 Methylene chloride로 추출하였다. 추출액 중의 16개의 PAHs는 실리카/플로리실 정제컬럼을 이용하여 Methylene chloride : n-헥산(1:9) 혼합용액으로 용출하였고 GC-MSD의 SIM을 이용하여 분석하였다. 16 개의 PAHs의 평균 회수율은 79~85%이었으며, 126개의 시료에서 $0.17\sim6.04\;{\mu}g/kg$ 수준으로 검출되었고, Benzo(a)pyrene의 독성등가계수(TEF)를 적용한 Benzo(a)pyrene 독성등가량($TEQ_{BaP}$)은 $0\sim0.91\;{\mu}gTEQ$/kg 수준이었다. 또한 유류유출 지역 주민들의 벤조피렌의 일일 평균 노출량은 $5.5{\times}10^{-8}\;mg/kg$ bw/day 이었고, PAHs 일일 평균 만성노출량은 $1.3{\times}10^{-5}\;mgTEQ$/kg bw/day이었다. 그리고 안전마진(MOE)과 초과발암위해도는 각각 $1.8{\times}10^6$, $9.8{\times}10^{-8}$으로 사람에게 위해영향발생 우려가 낮은 수준이었다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.21-26
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• 2001

유기인계 농약은 주로 수확률을 증가시킬 목적으로 과일, 채소, 곡류를 포함한 농산물에 사용하는 살충제로, 최근의 위해성평가기술은 독성기전이 동일한 물직들에 대해서 기준이 되는 물질의 특성을 1로하여 상대독성계수를 고려하므로 동시노출평가(cumulative risk assessment)를 수행하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 식품섭취를 통한 유기인계 농약의 동시다중노출에 기인된 위해정도를 판단하기 위하여 유기인계 농약과 다소비노출가능식품 등을 대상으로 cumulative risk assessment 를 실시코자 하였다. 펑가에 고려된 농약은 우리나라에서 사용빈도가 높은 농약(Acephate, Azinphos-methyl, Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, Dimethoate, Ethion, Malathion, Methamidophos, Methidathion, Parathion-methyl, Phosmet, Pirimiphos-methyl) 12종이었고, 평가대상식품은 국내에서 유통되는 다소비식품을 위주로 곡류 4종(쌀, 보리, 밀, 옥수수), 과일류 5종(사과, 감, 밀감, 바나나, 배), 및 채소류 13종(배추, 양배추, 상추, 시금치, 오이, 토마토, 호박, 양파, 고추, 마늘, 무, 파, 당근)을 포함하여 총 22종의 식품을 대상으로 하였으며, 시료의 대표성을 부여하기 위하여 샘플링은 전국 4개 대도시(서울, 부산, 광주, 대전)를 대상으로 총2회 실시하였다. 12종의 유기인계 농약의 동시다중 노출에 대한 위해성평가를 위하여 노출평가시 TEF(독성등가치, Toxic Equivalency Factor) 방법을 적용하였고, FAO/WHO 의 만성인체노출평가방법을 기초로 우리나라 일반 성인을 대상으로 다수의 식품섭취를 통한 다수의 농약에 대한, 동시인체노출평가를 실시하였다. 노출의 안전수준을 결정하기 위해 필요한 독성값은 chlorpyrifos를 기준으로 하여 U.S.EPA 에서 제시한 AChE저해작용을 endpoint로 하는 RfD 값을 활용하였으며, 다수의 유기인계 농약으로부터 동시노출 되었을 때 나타날 수 있는 비발암독성에 대한 위해도를 결정하기 위하여 위험지수(Hazard Index, HI) 방법을 사용하였다.