• 한국환경생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생물학회 2002년도 학술대회
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• pp.119-122
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• 2002

Soil contaminants are common in industrialized sites, They can affect directly soil and indirectly ground water and food. Soil mutagens and carcinogens are of great interest due to their potentially hazardous effects on human health. The aim of this study was to monitor the genotoxicity of contaminated soils, Soil leachates were collected from two polluted sites and one control site in Cheongju. Tradescantia BNL 4430 clone was used as experimental matierials. Chromosomal damages induced by soil leachates were detected by the Tradescantia-micronucleus assay. It is known from the result that Tradescantia-micronucleus assay is an excellent botanical tool for detection of biological risk due to environmental toxicants.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.247-250
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• 2001

Two naturalized taxa in Jeju such as Tradescantia flumiensis Vell., and Lotus tenuis Wald. et Kit. ex WiIId. are newly recorded. Short descriptions and illustrations for these taxa are provided.

• 분석과학
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2003

본 연구는 화학공장의 실내작업장에서 화학적/생물학적 모니터링 방법을 동시에 이용하여 유해물질의 존재를 평가하고자 하였다. 실내작업장의 VOCs 분석을 위하여 Tenax TA 400 mg이 충전된 흡착관을 이용하여 시료 채취하였다. 채취한 시료는 가스크로마토그래피/질량분석법 (GC/MS)으로 분석하였다. 동시에 유해성 평가를 위해 Tradescantia BNL 4430 클론을 실내 작업장에 노출시켰다. GC/MS 분석결과 trichloroethylen, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylenes, styrene, trimethylbenzene과 같은 다양한 VOC가 검출되는 것으로 나타났다. 자주달개비 미세핵 (Trad-MCN) 분석결과 실내 작업장의 다양한 유해물질에 의한 생성률 증가가 뚜렷하게 나타났다. 실외에서는 자연적 발생범위에 해당하는 미세핵 생성률을 보였다. 결론적으로, Tradescantia 미세핵 생성률의 결과로 보아 화학공장 실내 작업장의 휘발성물질은 근로자들에게 만성적으로 건강에 위해를 끼칠 것으로 판단된다. 화학적 모니터링과 생물학적 유해성 평가방법을 병행함으로서 실내 작업장에서 유해물질을 평가하는데 매우 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경독성학회 2004년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.47-60
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• 2004

Higher plants can be valuable genetic assay systems for monitoring environmental pollutants and evaluating their biological toxicity. Two assays are considered ideal for in situ monitoring and testing of soil, airborne and aqueous mutagenic agents; the Tradescantia stamen hair assay for somatic cell mutations and the Tradescantia micronucleus assay for chromosome aberrations. Both assays can be used for in vivo and in vitro testing of mutagens. Since higher plant systems are now recognized as excellent indicators and have unique advantages over in situ monitoring and screening, higher plant systems could be accepted by regulatory authorities as an alternative first-tier assay system for the detection of possible genetic damages resulting from the pollutants or chemicals used and produced by industrial sectors. It has been concluded that potential mutagen and carcinogen such as the heavy metals among indoor air particulates, volatile compounds in the working places, soil, and water pollutants contribute to the overall health risk. This contribution can be considerable under certain circumstances. It is therefore important to identify the level of genotoxic activity in the environment and to relate it to the biomarkers of a health risk in humans. The results from the higher plant bioassays could make a significant contribution to assessing the risks of pollutants and protecting the public from agents that can cause mutation and/or cancer. The plant bioassays, which are relatively inexpensive and easy to handle, are recommended for the scientists who are interested in monitoring pollutants and evaluating their environmental toxicity to living organisms.

• 한국환경생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경생물학회 2004년도 학술대회
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• pp.1-15
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• 2004

Higher plants can be valuable genetic assay systems for monitoring environmental pollutants and evaluating their biological toxicity. Two assays are considered ideal for in situ monitoring and testing of soil, airborne and aqueous mutagenic agents; the Tradescantia stamen hair assay for somatic cell mutations and the Tradescantia micronucleus assay for chromosome aberrations. Both assays can be used for in vivo and in vitro testing of mutagens. Since higher plant systems are now recognized as excellent indicators and have unique advantages over in situ monitoring and screening, higher plant systems could be accepted by regulatory authorities as an alternative first-tier assay system for the detection of possible genetic damages resulting from the pollutants or chemicals used and produced by industrial sectors. It has been concluded that potential mutagen and carcinogen such as the heavy metals among indoor air particulates, volatile compounds in the working places, soil, and water pollutants contribute to the overall health risk. This contribution can be considerable under certain circumstances. It is therefore important to identify the level of genotoxic activity in the environment and to relate it to the biomarkers of a health risk in humans. The results from the higher plant bioassays could make a significant contribution to assessing the risks of pollutants and protecting the public firom agents that can cause mutation anuor cancer. The plant bioassays, which are relatively inexpensive and easy to handle, are recommended for the scientists who are interested in monitoring pollutants and evaluating their environmental toxicity to living organisms.

• 대한방사선방어학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한방사선방어학회 2010년도 춘계 학술발표회 및 심포지엄
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• pp.140-141
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• 2010

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.364-365
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• 1998

본 연구는 기존 원예종에 비해 관상가치가 높은 반입종식물이 나타내는 반입현상의 다양한 변화를 측정할 수 있는 보다 정확한 검정방법을 개발코자 실시되었다. Scanning을 통한 컴퓨터 분석을 이용해 Tradescantia 2품종에 대한 전체엽면적 및 반입면적을 측정한 결과 광도가 증가할수록 전체엽면적은 감소하였으며 반입면적은 증가하는 결과를 나타내었다. 음지에서는 공시된 2품종 모두의 엽면적은 증가하였으며 반입면적은 급속히 감소하였다. 또한 위에 언급한 방법과 동일한 수법으로 광도에 따른 반입색차를 측정한 결과 양지에서 가장 밝은 엽색정도를 보였으며 광도가 감소할수록 엽색정도가 짙어졌다. 위의 결과에 대해 엽면적계로 전체 엽면적 및 반입면적을 측정한 값($cm^2$)과 본 연구에서 scanning을 하여 얻은 그래픽파일을 이용한 컴퓨터 분석시의 수치(pixel)간의 상관정도를 구한 결과 매우 높은 상관관계가 있었다. 따라서 컴퓨터그래픽분석을 이용한 엽면적 및 반입면적의 측정법은 매우 정확하며 간편하게 쓰일 수 있을 것으로 추측되었다.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.245-252
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• 2002

Airborne pollutants in the subway facilities can be potentially harmful to the health of passengers. This study was designed to examine whether the suspended particulates have mutagenic or carcinogenic effect on the plant cell systems. Total suspended particulates were collected with a high volume air sampler, in the entrance, the waiting room, and the platform of each subway station. The biological end -points in this experiment were the pink mutations in stamen hairs and micronuclei in the pollen mother cells of Tradescantia. The exudates were collected by shaking the filter papers from the sampler in distilled water for 24 hours. All the plant cuttings exposed to the exudates resulted in positive responses. The micronucleus assay proved more reliable and sensitive to the test than the stamen hair assay. The results indicate that the air particulates can give an adverse effect on the health of subway passengers.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.522-528
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• 1999

The effect of a water-soluble extract from natural materials on radiation-induced mutations was studied by means of TSH assay in Tradescantia 4430 stamen hair cells. Inflorescence cuttings, with or without pretreatments of natural extracts for 3 hours, were exposed to 1 Gy of gamma ray. Comparisons were made on the basis of pooled data during the peak interval between the mean pink mutation frequencies of the experimental groups. Pretreatments of FB or FB-I resulted in about two-fold increases of the pink mutation frequencies, compared to those of the control group. Synergism between certain fractions and radiation was a possible cause of the increased DNA damage. FB and FB-I had a radiosensitizing effects on the pink mutations in Tradescantia 4430 stamen hair cells (p<0.001). On the other hand, the extract PP in a proper concentration significantly reduced the pink mutation frequencies (p<0.05). The result means that PP has a protective effect on the radiation-induced cell damage.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.41-47
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• 1999

NaCl과 방사선이 자주달개비 수술털 세포 분홍돌연변이에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 포트에서 생육된 Tradescantia 4430 식물체에 코발트 선원으로부터 0.3, 0.5, 1.0 및 2.0Gy의 감마선을 조사하였다. NaCl 용액(170mM)의 분무처리는 방사선 조사 24시간전 및 후에 이루어졌다. CT 실험군, NaCl+${\gamma}$실험군 및 ${\gamma}$+NaCl 실험군에 있어서의 돌연변이 빈도가 증가한 고조기간은 방사선 조사 후 6∼12일로 나타났으며 돌연변이 빈도는 방사선량 증가에 따라 선형적으로 증가하는 반응관계를 보였다. CT 실험군에서의 선량반응식 기울기(증가계수)는 5.99($r^2$=0.99)이었으나, NaCl+${\gamma}$실험군의 증가계수는 4.55($r^2$=0.98), ${\gamma}$+NaCl 실험군은 4.33($r^2$=0.99)으로 CT실험군의 값에 비해 낮았다. 즉, 방사선 조사 전후에 NaCl을 처리한 실험군들이 방사선만 조사한 CT 조사군에 비하여 방사선에 의한 돌연변이 유발증가율이 24% 이상 억제됨을 확인할 수 있었으며 이는 NaCl 자체가 방사선에 의한 DNA 손상에 대하여 방어효과를 갖기 때문인 것으로 해석될 수 있다.