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핸드피스 분무조건에 따른 부유세균 기균(氣菌) 의 분포 (DISTRIBUTION OF AIRBORNE BACTERIA BY HANDPIECE AEROSOL CONDITIO)

  • 고영한;백병주;김재곤;양연미;신정근
    • 대한소아치과학회지
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    • 제35권4호
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    • pp.628-634
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    • 2008
  • 최근 치과계에는 교차감염의 문제가 점차 대두되고 있으며, 그 감염경로에는 혈액이나 구강 분비물을 통한 직접접촉과 진료실 장비 등에 의한 간접접촉이 있다. 또한 병원 등 한정된 공간 내에 많은 인원이 수용된 환경에서는 공기 중을 떠다니는 오염물질에 의한 공기 감염에 보다 많은 관심이 모아지고 있으며, 치과 진료실에서는 고속회전 핸드피스에서 발생하는 분무에 의한 감염이 가장 우려되고 있는 상황이다.따라서 본 실험에서는 치과 진료실 내 핸드피스 분무에 의한 공기 중 세균 감염 위험성을 파악하고 실제 진료 시, 감염 방지에 도움을 주는데 그 목적을 두었으며, 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 핸드피스를 사용해 진료한 군 97.4 cfu, 핸드피스를 사용하지 않고 진료한 군 5.6 cfu로 핸드피스를 사용해서 진료한 군에서 박테리아 군집의 수가 높게 나타났으며 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(P<0.01). 2. 핸드피스 사용 시 러버댐을 같이 사용한 진료는 22.4 cfu로 러버댐을 사용하지 않고 진료하는 경우보다 박테리아 군집의 수가 낮게 나타났으며,통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(P<0.01).3. 핸드피스 물 공급원으로 관주용액을 사용한 경우와 증류수를 사용한 경우를 비교 시 관주용액을 사용한 경우 cfu는 22.4 cfu, 증류수의 경우 17.0 cfu로 측정되었으나, 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. (P>0.05). 4. 핸드피스를 사용해 진료하는 경우, 0.5m와 1.5m 거리에서 측정 시 97.4cfu와 22.0 cfu로 0.5m 거리에서 박테리아 군집의 수가 높게 나타났으며 통계학적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(P<0.01). 또한 원거리에서도 핸드피스 분무에 의해 박테리아가 검출되었다. 5. 박테리아균을 분류한 결과 그램양성 구균의 수가 73.9%로 가장 많은 비중을 보였고, 그램음성 구균, 그램음성 간균, 그램양성 간균의 순이었다.

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In-Situ 측정법을 이용한 고리 원자로 방사선원항 평가 (Assessment of the Radiological Inventory for the Reactor at Kori NPP Using In-Situ Measurement Technology)

  • 정현철;정성엽
    • 방사성폐기물학회지
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    • 제12권2호
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    • pp.171-178
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    • 2014
  • 원전 해체 시 원자력설비는 안전하게 해체되어야 한다. 고리 1호기나 월성 1호기와 같은 노후화된 원전의 경우 곧 원전 해체를 계획하고 있는 대상 원전이지만, 이 원전들의 가동 중단 후 해체 시 선원항 평가 기준, 제염 및 해체 기술 등의 독자적인 국내 기술 확보는 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구의 목적은 원전 선원항 평가 기술 중 하나로 In-Situ 기법을 이용하여 대형 원전 기기를 직접 측정하여 측정대상체에 대한 선원항 평가방법을 개발하는 것이다. 원자로 헤드를 별도의 해체 없이 이동형 감마핵종분석기를 이용하여 직접 측정법으로 분석하고 간접 측정을 병행하여 측정 결과를 보완하였다. 그리고, 표면오염시료는 방사화학분석을 수행하였다. 분석 결과를 확장하여 원자로의 핵종 재고량을 계산하였다. 본 연구 결과를 토대로 각 핵종별 방사능량 변화에 따라 해체 시점을 결정할 수 있으며, 원전 해체 시 작업자의 피폭 저감에 도움이 될 것으로 기대한다.

남자 대학생의 손 씻기 의식과 실천에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Hand-washing Awareness and Practices of Male University Students)

  • 김종규;박정영;김중순
    • 한국환경보건학회지
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    • 제35권1호
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    • pp.36-44
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    • 2009
  • Hand-washing has been recognized as a critical factor in controlling infection and cross-contamination. This study was performed to investigate hygienic behavior of male university students focusing on awareness of hand-washing, their hand washing practices, and the difference between their awareness and practices. Both a self-administered questionnaire survey and a separate direct observation in restrooms were carried out at a university campus over a four week period. In the survey, 93.6% of the responded students claimed to wash their hands after using toilet. However, just 16.9% of the observed students actually did so, according to a separate and unnoticed observational study. Among the observed students who washed their hands, 25.0% of them used soap, only 5.0% of them washed four parts of their hands, and 15.0% of them washed their hands for more than 10 seconds. Paper towel was the most common hand drying method in the direct observation and also in the survey. Significant differences between the questionnaire survey and the direct observation (p<0.0l) were found in hand-washing practices, duration of hand-washing, using soap, washing parts of the hand, and hand-drying method after using the toilet. This study indicates that there is a remarkable difference between the male university students' awareness of hand-washing and their hand-washing practices. This study reveals that there is the need for programs or campaigns to increase hand-washing practices of male university students.

경종조건에 따른 벼 이형주의 발생양상과 특성 (Occurrence and Characteristics of Off-type Rice as affected by Cultural Practice)

  • 김동관;권오도;신해룡;진일두;정병관
    • 한국작물학회지
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    • 제46권6호
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    • pp.429-433
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    • 2001
  • 경종조건에 따른 벼 이형주의 발생양상과 특성은 다음과 같다. 1.벼 이형주의 발생량은 종자의 자가 채종년수가 증가할수 록 많았고, 직파재배 포장에서 이앙재배 포장보다 2배 가량 많았다. 2. 재배벼의 재배포장에 장립적미와 단립적미를 인위적으로 산파 하였을 때 담수표면산파 재배에서 기계이앙 재배보다 발생량이 많고 간장이 길고 주당 유효경수가 많았으며, 장립적미가 단립적미보다 이런 특성들을 많이 지녔다. 3. 이앙재배 포장에서 이형주가 재배벼의 포기 밖에서 발생하는 비율은 농가관행재배의 경우 0∼6%인 반면, 장립적미와 단립적미를 인위적으로 산파하였을 때는 70.6∼91.1% 이기 때문에 농가포장에서 발생하는 이형주군의 대부분은 종자흔입에 의해 발생하는 것으로 보아진다.

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지반환경조사용 환경콘 관입시스템 개발을 위한 기초연구 (A Study on the Development of Envi-Cone Penetrometer System)

  • 정하익;홍승서;김영진;홍성완;곽무영
    • 한국지반공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국지반공학회 1999년도 가을 학술발표회 논문집
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    • pp.247-254
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    • 1999
  • In recent years there has been a steady increase in geoenvironmental engineering projects where geotechnical engineering has been combined with environmental concerns. Many of these projects involve some investigation of contaminant in the ground. There are many techniques such as geophysical, drilling, sampling, and pushing techniques for investigation of contaminated ground. The most rapidly developing site characterization techniques for geoenvironmental purposes Involve direct push technology, that is, penetration tests. In this study, the envi-cone penetrometer system is developed by modification of traditional cone penetration test. The electrical resistivity sensor, pH sensor, thermometer are installed in envi-cone penetrometer system. This envi-cone penetrometer system provides a continuous profile of measurements, and it is rapid, repeatable, reliable and cost effective.

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수계환경에서 분변성 오염의 지표로 사용되는 미생물들 (Indicator Microorganisms Used as Fecal Contamination in Aquatic Environments)

  • 이건형
    • 환경생물
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    • 제20권3호
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    • pp.189-196
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    • 2002
  • The direct detection of intestinal pathogens and viruses often requires costly, tedious, and time-consuming procedures. These requirements developed a test to show that the water was contaminated with sewage-borne pathogens by assessing the hygienic quality of water based on indicator microorganisms whose presence indicates that pathogenic microorganisms may also be present. Various groups of microorganisms have been suggested and used as indicator microorganisms. Proposed and commonly used microbial indicators are total coliforms, fecal coliforms, fecal streptococci, Clostridium perfringens, heterotrophic plate count, bacteriophage, and so on. Unfortunately, most, if not all, of these indicators are not ideal because of the sensitivity and resistance to environment stresses and disinfection. However, the development of gene probes and PCR technology may give hope for the discovery of rapid and simple methods toy detecting small number of fecal pathogens in various environments.

Occurrence and Distribution of Weedy Rice in Kyonggi Region

  • Cho, Young-Cheol;Park, Jung-Soo;Park, Kyeong-Yeol;Kim, Hee-Dong;Rho, Young-Deok
    • 한국작물학회지
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    • 제43권4호
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    • pp.254-258
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    • 1998
  • Distribution and occurrence of weedy rice in Kyonggi region were surveyed in 1996. Weedy rice was observed in 1368 fields (54.9%) of total 2490 fields. Almost two thirds of paddy fields in northern mountainous region were contaminated by weedy rice and more severe contamination, three forths of paddy fields, was observed in suburban regions. In those regions, occurrence of weedy rice was greater than those in north-eastern inland and south-western plain regions. The occurrence of weedy rice was higher in water seeding cultivation (66.7%) than other cultivation methods. The number of weedy rice per 10a was 756.7 plants in direct seeding on dry paddy and 379.4 plants in water seeding. The occurrence of weedy rice was higher in fields planted by farmer's seeds than that of paddy fields cultivated by certified seeds, and the longer the farmer's seeds being used, the more weedy rice occurred in paddy field.

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고속전자밸브를 사용한 전기유압서보시스템의 위치제어에 관한 연구 (A Study on Position Control of an Electro-Hydraulic Servo System Using High Speed On-Off Valves)

  • 허준영
    • Journal of Advanced Marine Engineering and Technology
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.369-378
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    • 1999
  • This paper presents position control of an electro-hydraulic servo system whoch is operated by four 2-2way high speed on-off valves with either PWM PID control method or sliding mode control method, The advantages of using high speed on-off valves instead of electo-hydraulic servo valves or electro-hydraulic proportional valves are low price robustness for oil contamination and direct control without a D/A converter. The system consists of load cylinder inertia car potentiometer and external load cylinder. The experiments were carried out under several conditions and the results were compared. As a result the sliding mode method has shown good control performance and the robust and stable positioning of the elector-hydraulic servo system can be achieved accurately.

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산업현장에 활용되는 PID 직독식장비의 특성 고찰 (Review Paper for Characterization of Photoionization Detector-Direct Reading Monitors )

  • 김성호;박해동;황은송
    • 한국산업보건학회지
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    • 제33권2호
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    • pp.93-102
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    • 2023
  • Objectives: With the evolution of direct reading sensors, it is possible to monitor several substances through telecommunication. However, there are some limitations on the use of direct reading technologies in the Occupational Safety and Health Act in South Korea, which only applies to detector tubes, noise, heat, and carbon monoxides. The number of chemicals and their amount of use have been continuously increasing in South Korea. The Ministry of Employment and Labor (MoEL) has concerns about worker's health because exposure is only covered for about 1.2% of all distributed chemicals. Using a direct reading monitor with photoionization detectors (PID-DRMs), gases and vapors chemicals can be measured. Based on the data, business owners are able to create corrective strategies, provide better working routines, and select correct respiratory equipment. PID-DRMs are less expensive and easier to handle for an owner voluntarily controlling chemicals emitted in the workplace. However, there are several limitations on using these PID-DRMs to the degree that the MoEL has not been able to select a legal monitor. The aim of this study was to review previous studies related to PID-DRMs and identify the characterization and limitation on PID-DRMs. Methods: To search for related studies on PID-DRMs, key words were used including direct reading monitors/instruments and/or photoionization detectors. Through that, four domestic and 15 international studies were reviewed. Results: Studies on PID-DRMs were conducted by chamber (enclosed, dynamic, walk-in) and in the field (experimental environment, actual environment). The concentration of PID-DRMs and charcoal tubes were compared for a single substance or mixture, or within the PID-DRMs. There was a high correlation between the two concentrations, but it did not meet the accuracy criteria (95% confidence interval, within 25%) of the NIOSH technical report (2012). In addition, differences in measured values occurred according to environmental factors (temperature, humidity) and high concentration, and concentration values tended to be underestimated due to contamination of the sensor. As a way to improve the accuracy of PID concentration, it was proposed to use correction factors, charcoal tube-based correction factors, or to calibrate the PID-DRMs in the same environment as the workplace. Conclusions: PID-DRMs can likely be used by business owners for the purpose of voluntarily managing the workplace environment, and it is expected that it will be possible to use them as legal equipment if a PID sensor can be upgraded and the limitations of the sensor (temperature, humidity, high concentration evaluation, sensor pollution) can be overcome in the near future.

알칼리분해를 이용한 어류 중 다환방향족탄화수소의 전처리방법 (Pretreatment of Fish for the determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using alkali digestion)

  • 허수정;이효민;채영주;유은아
    • 분석과학
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    • 제18권5호
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    • pp.403-409
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    • 2005
  • 최근 내분비계장애물질로 알려진 PAHs 화합물 중 하나인 벤조피렌은 대표적인 PAHs 화합물로 음식을 조리, 가공할 때 식품의 주성분인 탄수화물, 단백질, 지방 등이 분해되어 생성되는 열분해 산물이며 토양, 공기, 물, 식품 등 전 환경매체에서 검출되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 PAHs[benzo(a)anthracene, chrysene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, dibenzo(a,h)anthracene, benzo(g,h,i)perylene, indeno(1,2,3-c,d)pyrene]에 대하여 어류 중 지방의 알칼리 분해시간에 따른 분해효율, 추출 용매에 따른 추출효율, 정제컬럼의 용출량에 따른 정제효율 등을 비교 실험하여 알칼리분해를 이용한 어류 중 PAHs의 전처리방법을 확립하고자 하였다. 균질화된 시료를 알칼리 분해하여 n-hexane으로 추출하고 증류수로 세척한 후 Sep-Pak florisil cartridge로 정제하여 HPLC/FLD(고속액체크로마토그래피/형광검출기) 로 동시 정량 분석하였으며 각각의 PAHs에 대한 회수율은 약 90~106% 수준이었다.