• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권9호
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• pp.4249-4253
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• 2012

While associations between trace elements and heavy metals with prostate cancer are still debatable, they have been considered as risk factors for prostate cancer. Thus, this study aimed to detect any links between selected minerals and heavy metals including Se, Zn, Cu, Mn and Fe with prostate cancer. A case control study was carried out among 100 subjects (case n=50, control n=50), matched for age and ethnicity. Trace elements and heavy metals level in hair and nail samples were determined by ICP-MS. Mean selenium levels in hair and nail of the cases were significantly lower as compared to controls. A similar trend was noted for zinc in both hair and nail samples, whereas the mean level of copper was significantly higher in cases than controls. Similar elevation was noted for iron and manganese (p<0.05 for all parameters). Low levels of selenium and zinc and high levels of copper, iron and manganese appear to be associated with the risk of prostate cancer. Further studies to elucidate the causal mechanisms and appropriate chemopreventive measures are needed.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권10호
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• pp.1557-1561
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• 2006

The use of chemically modified silica-salen$(NEt_2)_2$ was studied for the separation and concentration of the metal ions from an aqueous solution by a solid phase extraction. After the salen(NEt2)2 was synthesized, it was chemically bonded to silica gel by a diazonium coupling reaction. The adsorption capacities and binding constants were obtained with respect to Cu(II), Mn(II), Pb(II) and Zn(II) by a graphical method. Some experimental conditions were optimized for the determination of the trace elements. After the silica-salen(NEt2)2 was pulverized in a sample solution of which the pH was adjusted, the solution was stirred to pre-concentrate the metal ions. The metal ions adsorbed were desorbed with nitric acid solution. And the concentrated analytes were determined by a flame AAS. The method proposed here was so rarely influenced by a sample matrix that the procedure was applied to 3 types of water samples. The reproducible results of less than 10% RSD were obtained at the concentration level of ca. 100 ng/mL and the recoveries of 95-109% were obtained in the spiked samples in which given amounts of analytes were added.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.499-502
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• 2013

Trace elements which are essential components of biological structures may also be toxic when present at levels above the amounts required for biological function. In our study, trace element levels were measured with furnace atomic absorption spectrophotometry in 33 newly diagnosed renal cell carcinoma cases (preoperative) and 32 healthy controls. When compared with the control group, it was found that the levels of cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb) were higher and the levels of zinc (Zn), iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn) were lower in the patient group. These changes may be important in the formation of renal cell carcinoma, a question which should be explored with postoperative comparative studies.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.20-31
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• 1998

Adsorption of metal elements onto illite and halloysite was investigated at $25^{\circ}C$ using pollutant water collected from the gold-bearing metal mine. Incipient solution of pH 3.19 was reacted with clay minerals as a function of time: 10 minute, 30 minute, 1 hour, 12 hour, 24 hour, 1 day, 2 day, 1 week, and 2 week. Twenty-seven cations and six anions from solutions were analyzed by AAs (atomic absorption spectrometer), ICP(induced-coupled plasma), and IC (ion chromatography). Speciation and saturation index of solutions were calculated by WATEQ4F and MINTEQA2 codes, indicating that most of metal ions exist as free ions and that there is little difference in chemical species and relative abundances between initial solution and reacted solutions. The adsorption results showed that the adsorption extent of elements varies depending on mineral types and reaction time. As for illite, adsorption after 1 hour-reaction occurs in the order of As>Pb>Ge>Li>Co, Pb, Cr, Ba>Cs for trace elements and Fe>K>Na>Mn>Al>Ca>Si for major elements, respectively. As for halloysite, adsorption after 1 hour-reaction occurs in the order of Cu>Pb>Li>Ge>Cr>Zn>As>Ba>Ti>Cd>Co for trace elements and Fe>K>Mn>Ca>Al>Na>Si for major elements, respectively. After 2 week-reaction, the adsorption occurs in the order of Cu>As>Zn>Li>Ge>Co>Ti>Ba>Ni>Pb>Cr>Cd>Se for trace elements and Fe>K>Mn>Al, Mg>Ca>Na, Si for major elements, respectively. No significant adsorption as well as selectivity was found for anions. Although halloysite has a 1:1 layer structure, its capacity of adsorption is greater than that of illite with 2:1 structure, probably due to its peculiar mineralogical characteristics. According to FTIR (Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy) results, there was no shift in the OH-stretching bond for illite, but the ν1 bond at 3695 cm-1 for halloysite was found to be stronger. In the viewpoint of adsorption, illite is characterized by an inner-sphere complex, whereas halloysite by an outer-sphere complex, respectively. Initial ion activity and dissociation constant of metal elements are regarded as the main factors that control the adsorption behaviors in a natural system containing multicomponents at the acidic condition.

• 해양환경안전학회:학술대회논문집
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• 해양환경안전학회 2007년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.43-49
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• 2007

Al, Ag, Au, Cu, Cd, Co, Fe, Ni, Ph, Zn 등과 밀접한 금속은 일반적인 원소이며, 지속적인 오염물질에 속한다. 금속은 생명체의 생리활동에 필수원소인 경우도 있으나 경우도 있으나 그 중의 일부는 정해진 한계값을 초과할 때에는 독성을 가진다. 자연수 중의 미량금속 측정은 정확도와 정밀도에 있어서 큰 오차를 가지고 있음이 장기간 인식되어 왔다. 미국과 유럽에서는 1975 년 이후 미량금속의 해수 중 농도가 과거에 인지된 농도보다 $1/10{\sim}1/1,000$ 정도 낮아졌으며, 수직 분포는 알려진 생물, 물리, 지화학적인 과정들과 일치하고 있음이 밝혀졌다. 이와 같은 결과는 대부분 미량원소에 대한 분석방법과 기기의 발전에 기인하며, 시료 채취, 보관 및 분석 과정에 발생할 수 있는 오염을 제거해야 하는 세심한 주의 요구되어 진다.

• 분석과학
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.520-528
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• 2005

Two biological Certified Reference Materials (CRMs), KRISS 108-04-001 (oyster tissue) and 108-05-001 (water dropwort stem), were prepared by Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS)during FY '01. The certified values of these materials had been determined by Isotope Dilution Mass Spectrometry (IDMS) for six elements (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb and Zn). Additional analytical works are now progressing to certify the concentrations of a number of the environmental and nutrimental elements in these CRMs. The certified values in a CRM are usually determined by using a single primary method with confirmation by other method(s) or using two independent critically-evaluated methods. Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) plays an important role in the determination of certified values as it can eliminate the possibility of common error sources resulting from sample dissolution. In this study INAA procedure was used in determination of 23 elements in these two biological CRMs to acquire the concentration information and the results were compared with KRISS certified values.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.173-180
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• 2000

Main aims of this study are to clarify petrochemistry of the granitic gneiss in the Durye-Suncheon area. The origin of the metamorphic rock is evaluated from the abundance of $Na_2O$, the $TiO_2$/$Al_2O_3$ratios, the Harker variation diagram and $Al_2O_3$($Na_2O$ +$K_2O$ + CaO) ratios of the major elements. and the frequency distribution and average abundance of the trace elements . The trace elements of the granitic gneiss in the studied area are compared with those of the granitic rocks with shales in the other areas. The abundance of $Na_2O$ is lower than 3.27% and the $TiO_2$/$Al_2O_3$ ratio is 0.04. Also the Harker's variation diagram indicate this granitic gneiss correspond to sedimentary origin or S-type granite. The average abundance for trace elements of the granitic gneiss is similar to that of the shale, and the frequency distribution shows extensive distribution and irregularly . But xenolith are observed in the field survey, it is evidence of igneous origin , and then origin of the granitic gneiss in studied area is S-type granite.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.435-446
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• 1992

REE, major and trace elements analyses of the Jurassic Daebo granite and Cretaceous Bulguksa granite were carried out to interpet their petrogenesis and relationships between petrogenesis and tectonics. Analytical results are summarized as follows. (1) $SiO_2$ content of the Bulguksa granite (aver. 74.6%) are significantly higher than those of the Daebo granite (aver. 68.1%). Major elements of $TiO_2$, $Al_2O_3$, $P_2O_5$, CaO, MgO, Total FeO, and trace elements of Co, V and Sr are negatively correlated with $SiO_2$. Incompatible elements such as Ba, Sr, Y, Zr and HREE are contained differently in the Bulguksa granites distributed in between Okchon folded belt and Kyongsang sedimentary basin. (2) Trace element abundances show a good discrimination between two goups of granitic rocks. Ba, Sr and V are enriched in Daebo granites, while Zn and Cr are depleted in them. (3) Jurassic granites have quite different Eu anomalies and REE patterns from those of Cretaceous granites: Large negative Eu anomaly in the former and mild or absent Eu anomaly in the latter. The large Eu negative of Cretaceous granitic rocks are interpreted as a differentiated product of fractional crystallization of granitic magma from the upper mantle. Meanwhile, the Daebo plutonic rocks was resulted from the partial melting of subcrustal material or crustal contamination during ascending granitic magma from the mantle. Senario of igneous activities of Mesozoic age in South Korea was proposed based on Kula-Pacific ridge subduction model.

• 광물과 암석
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.355-365
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• 2022

광산배수에서 일어나는 철광물의 침전과 상전이는 배수 내 미량 원소의 거동에 매우 중요한 영향을 미친다. 그러나 주로 침전되는 철광물 중 하나인 페리하이드라이트의 침전과 이와 연관된 배수 내 미량원소의 거동은 거의 연구된 적이 없다. 본 연구는 문경 석탄광에서 발생하는 광산배수에서 pH 변화와 시간에 따른 광물침전 특성을 알아보고 이러한 광물의 침전과 연관된 미량원소의 거동 변화를 연구하였다. 침전되는 광물의 경우 pH 4에서는 침철석이 관찰되었고 pH 6 이상에서는 일부 6-line 페리하이드라이트가 혼재하는 2-line 페리하이드라이트가 주로 동정되었다. 또한 pH 6 이상의 시료에서는 pH가 증가할수록 방해석의 침전이 추가적으로 증가하는 것이 관찰되었다. 침철석의 경우 초기에 배수 내에서 페리하이드라이트로 침전된 후 낮은 pH의 영향으로 이 광물이 짧은 시간 내에 침철석으로 상전이 되었을 것으로 생각된다. 배수 내 미량 원소의 농도는 pH와 시간에 큰 영향을 받고 있음을 보여준다. 시간에 따라 배수 내의 Fe는 철광물의 침전에 의하여 급격한 농도의 감소를 보였는데 배수 내 산화음이온으로 존재하는 As의 경우도 pH 값에 상관없이 Fe와 같이 급격한 농도의 감소를 보였다. 이러한 As의 농도 감소는 주로 페리하이드라이트와의 공침에 의한 것으로 여겨지며 낮은 pH의 배수에서는 침철석의 표면 흡착에 의한 것으로 생각된다. 이와는 달리 Cd, Co, Zn, Ni 등의 미량원소의 농도는 광물의 종류에 상관없이 pH에 큰 영향을 받으며 pH 값이 낮을수록 배수 내 높은 농도로 존재하였고 pH가 증가할수록 그 농도는 낮아졌다. 이러한 결과는 양이온으로 존재하는 미량원소의 거동의 경우 광물의 종류보다 pH에 따른 광물 표면의 전하 값에 더 큰 영향을 받고 있음을 지시한다.

• 자원리싸이클링
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.50-55
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• 2017

복잡한 모체를 갖는 시료에 존재하는 미량의 원소들은 모체방해효과로 인하여 분석이 어렵다. 따라서 시료모체로부터 미량의 원소들을 분리해서 분석할 수 있다면 그 방해 요인을 줄일 수 있어 분석에 많은 도움이 된다. 시료모체와 미량의 원소들을 분리하기 위하여 인듐 수산화물($In(OH)_3$)을 이용하여 시료 내에 존재하는 미량의 원소들을 공동침전시킴으로서 분석물질을 분리시킨 후에 유도 결합 플라즈마-원자 방출 분광법을 이용하여 분석하는 방법에 대한 연구를 하였다. 이 연구에서는 공동침전의 발생과 회수율을 높일 수 있는 최적의 조건을 실험을 통해 설정하였다. 공동침전물을 석영섬유필터를 사용하여 걸러내고, 공침이 발생하는 시료의 pH를 9.5로 조정하였다. 또한 필터의 침전물을 ICP-AES로 측정하기 위해 질산 30% 용액에 1분 동안 담궈 침전물을 녹였고, 침전물이 녹은 질산용액은 온도변화 없이 농축을 진행하는 최적의 조건을 설정하였다. 이 최적조건을 소금시료에 적용하여 분석한 결과, 신안 증도에서의 소금에서는 중금속이 거의 검출 되지 않았지만 전남 영광 소금의 경우 카드뮴을 제외하고 여러개의 중금속이 미량 검출되었다.