• 한국산업보건학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.184-195
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• 2013

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to provide information in reference to the health hazards of asbestos substitutes. Methods: This study was conducted by reviewing the literature on the types of asbestos substitutes, product development using alternative materials and the health effects associated with asbestos substitutes. Results: Synthetic or natural fibers such as synthetic vitreous fiber, polyamide, attapulgite, sepiolite and wollastonite are known as asbestos substitutes. According to the patents data of the United States and Europe since the 1970s, many asbestos-free products have been developed in a variety of industries. Health hazards of some asbestos substitutes including synthetic vitreous fibers have been evaluated by many experts, however, additional researches are required to be carried out in the future. Conclusions: Alternatives to asbestos are necessary to develop the asbestos-free products. Health hazards for only several asbestos substitutes have been assessed so far and occupational exposure limit has not been established for many asbestos substitutes yet. Therefore, even though workers are handling asbestos-free products, it is recommended to control the working environment well enough in order to minimize the exposure of workers to dusts or fibers caused during the working process.

• 의료법학
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.69-98
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• 2011

Asbestos has been used for roofing, walling and the like for the constructions since 60's~70's owing to its excellent fire resistance and heat insulative nature. However, it has banned to be used in major countries all over the world since WHO-affiliated International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) stipulated asbestos by a top carcinogen causing lung cancer, malignant mesothelioma and so on in 1986. Therefore, we had prohibited the use of asbestos on brakes for automobile since 2007 and on most of the products other than some cases of having no alternatives such as munitions from 2009. Nevertheless, diseases from asbestos have a long incubation period of 10~40 years, therefore, even if being exposed to asbestos, preliminary prevention is rather more important than instant possible damage as damages can be greater decades later. Accordingly, this thesis has a purpose to seek a plan in order to guarantee the rights of national health from harmfulness of asbestos by comparing and reviewing the policies on asbestos in advanced countries such as France, Japan, Netherlands and such like.

• 지구물리
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2003

본 연구 대상 지역은 석면 및 콘크리트 잔해물을 포함한 다량의 건축폐기물이 매립되어 있는 곳으로서, 건축 폐기물의 매설량과 매설된 범위를 파악하기 위하여 쌍극자배열전기비저항탐사 및 지반투과레이다탐사를 실시하였다. 전기비저항탐사는 총 6개의 측선에 대해 전극간격을 2, 2.5 및 5m로 설정하여 실시하였고, GPR탐사는 225Mhz송‧수신기 안테나를 이용하여 연속 모드 기법으로 총 12개의 측선에서 실시하였다. 전기비저항탐사 결과 매립된 구간 및 충적층에서는 10~수백ohm-m, 원지반에서는 1,000~5,000 ohm-m의 전기비저항을 나타내며 그 경계는 지상에서 5 m 깊이 안쪽에 위치하는 것으로 확인되었다. GPR탐사를 통하여 원지반과 매립층을 포함한 충적층의 경계 면이 지하 2 m 깊이 내외에 존재함을 확인하였고 이것을 토대로 건축 폐기물의 매립 구간과 심도를 추정한 후 이것을 매설 영역내 13곳을 굴착하여 육안으로 확인하였다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 산출한 매설된 영역의 면적과 부피는 각각 약 3,953$m^2$및 4,033$m^3$ 으로 나타났다.