• Journal of Environmental Health Sciences
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• v.37 no.5
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• pp.376-386
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• 2011

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the microbial hazards posed by food utensils and fixtures in food service operations at selected middle and high schools located in Seoul, Korea. Methods: We collected 200 samples of utensils and fixtures including cups, spoons/chopsticks, food trays and tables from five different schools in Seoul. Target microorganisms of this study were divided into two groups: total bacterial count and total coliform as indicators of microbial contamination and Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus as pathogens of food poisoning. We used selective media to quantify microbial concentration and 16S rRNA PCR assay for qualitative analysis. In addition, intensive interviews with nutritionists were conducted and observations were made to identify factors that may affect microbial contamination. Logistic regression analysis was employed to examine the relationship between the microbial concentration and operation characteristics of each operation. Results: The level of microbial concentration in school B and C were significantly lower than in school A, D and E (p<0.05). Some samples from school A, D and E showed over 3.4 log CFU/100 $cm^2$ (total bacterial count) and 1.0 log CFU/100 $cm^2$ (total coliform), which requires immediate hygienic action. The number of customers per staff member, periodicity of hygiene education for staff and daily operation time of sterilizers were also found to be important factors related with the microbial contamination of food service operations. Conclusions: These results suggested that not only a HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) approach, but also efforts to assess internal risk factors within operations be needed to reduce the microbial contamination of food utensils and fixtures. This study is expected to provide preliminary data for assessing microbial hazards in food service operations.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.17 no.6
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• pp.58-66
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• 2013

Among the risks which can be faced with fire, combustion toxicity is a significant influence on the survival. Fire toxicity researches have been limited generally on the lethal aspects. In this study, HF gas which can be generated from fire, and also found in general industrial site was used for analysis. Blood analysis and biochemistry analysis performed to find internal demage of experimental animals which were used for measuring average activity stopping time from Animal test(KS F2271: Gas hazard test). In addition, Using the malondialdehyde analysis, indicators of oxidative damage, we had quantitative analysis to target lymphocyte for measuring the oxidative damage caused by toxic substances.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2009.05a
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• pp.688-692
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• 2009

본 연구는 전국 토양유실분포도와 토양유실위험 등급도를 작성하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 토양유실분포도는 RUSLE를 이용하였고, 강우-유출 침식성인자(R)는 기상청의 59개 기상관측소의 1977년부터 2006년까지(30년간)의 강우량 자료를 이용하여 산정하였다. 빈도분석은 FARD를 이용하였고, 전국 R인자를 빈도별로 산정하였다. 토양유실량 분석결과 토지피복별로 초지, 나지 밭의 크기 순서로 토양유실이 발생하고, 우리나라 전체 평균은 약 17.2 ton/ha 정도의 토양유실이 발생하는 것으로 분석되었다. 5년빈도 강우특성에서 전체 토양유실량은 15,000여 톤의 토양유실이 발생하는 것으로 나타났으며, 토지피복 구분에서는 논, 산림, 밭작물 재배지역에서 많은 토양유실이 발생하는 것으로 분석되었다. 토양침유실 위험 등급도 작성은 토양유실위험 등급을 5개 등급으로 구분하여 수행하였다. 분석결과 토양유실위험 2등급인 보통지역이 전체 토양유실량 위험지역의 78.2%로 가장 많은 부분을 차지하고 있으며, 심각한 토양유실 위험지역은 분석지역 전체 중에서 약 1.1%인 $1,038km^2$정도인 것으로 분석되었다. 토지피복별로 심각한 토양유실 위험지역은 나지, 초지, 밭작물 재배지역의 순으로 각각 $93.5km^2$, $168.1km^2$, $327.4km^2$ 정도가 심각한 등급의 토양유실 위험 지역으로 분석되었다.

• 한국방재학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2011.02a
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• pp.174-174
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• 2011

강우의 공간적 변동성을 파악하기 어려운 우량계 관측방법의 한계를 극복하기 위한 방법으로 레이더를 이용한 강우관측이 주목받고 있다. 레이더는 실시간으로 넓은 지역의 강우 현황을 파악하는 것이 가능하므로 강우 예측에 있어 매우 큰 장점을 갖는다. 그러나 레이더를 통해 관측된 강우는 실제값을 의미하지는 않는 것이 사실이다. 이에 본 연구에서는 레이더 및 우량계 강우자료가 대수정규분포를 따른다고 가정하는 경우의 편의보정 문제를 살펴보았다. 이를 위해 대수정규분포를 따르는 자료에 대한 평균값, 중앙값 및 최빈값에 대한 회귀선을 유도하여 검토하였다. 본 연구에서는 2003년에 발생한 태풍 매미로 인해 발생한 강우 사상이 대상 호우사상으로 적용되었으며, 이에 대한 강우자료는 관악산 레이더 강우 자료와 레이더의 관측 반경 내 존재하는 국토해양부 산하 127개 우량계 시강우 자료이다. 그 결과, 독립변수로 사용된 강우자료에 따라 그 차이가 매우 큰 것으로 나타났다. 독립변수로 레이더 강우를 사용한 경우에는 G/R 보정된 레이더 강우의 과소추정 문제가 나타날 것으로 보인다. 반대로 우량계 강우를 독립변수로 한 회귀선에서는 레이더 강우의 보정결과가 어떻게 나타날지는 뚜렷하지 않다. 따라서 위와 같은 회귀선을 통해 보정한 레이더 강우의 검토가 추가적으로 필요할 것으로 보인다. 그러나 이 경우에서는 독립변수로 레이더 강우를 사용한 경우에서 나타나는 레이더 강우의 과소추정 문제가 어느 정도 극복될 것으로 보인다. 아울러 일반적으로 적용되고 G/R 보정계수에 대한 검토 및 이에 대한 비교가 또한 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2010.05a
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• pp.441-446
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• 2010

이상기후에 의한 집중호우의 증가 및 강우량의 변동 등은 단순 기상현상의 변화에서 그치지 않고 우리가 삶을 영위하는 환경에 영향을 미치고 있으나 이상기후 영향을 정량적으로 표현하는 연구는 아직 미진하다. 이러한 환경적인 변화에 대응하여 피해를 감소시키기 위해서 구조적 대책과 비구조적 대책 등이 시행되고 있다. 비구조적 대책의 대표적인 예로 우리나라에서는 풍수해보험제도가 시행중이다. 풍수해보험제도를 활성화하기 위해서는 보험 목적물인 주택, 비닐하우스, 축사 등이 어떤 피해 패턴을 보이고 또한 통계청 및 소방방재청, 국토해양부 등 유관기관에서 발표하는 계량 지표와 어떠한 관계가 있는지를 검토하는 것이 필 요하다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 유관기관의 다양한 계량자료 중에서 시군구 단위의 수방기준준수여부, 보험목적물의 피해액, 자연재해위험지구의 수와 정비율, 그리그 국가하천과 지방하천에 대한 하천정비율을 이용하여 보험목적물과의 관계를 규명하였다. 분석결과 풍수해보험목적물의 피해액과 하천정비율, 자연재해위험지구 정비율은 뚜렷하게 음의 상관성을 갖는 것으로 나타났다. 분석된 자료를 현행 보험요율과 비교하여 할인 여부를 분석한 결과 수도권 및 광역도시의 할인율이 높게 나타났고 상대적으로 충청남도와 전라북도가 낮은 할인율로 나타났다.

• Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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• v.27 no.6
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• pp.77-93
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• 2022

In this study, we present an algorithm that analyzes the risk by reflecting regional characteristics for factors affected by direct and indirect damage from heavy-snow. Factors affected by heavy-snow damage by 29 regions are selected as influencing variables, and the concept of sensitivity is derived through the relationship with the amount of damage. A snow damage risk prediction model was developed using a machine learning (XGBoost) algorithm by setting weather conditions (snow cover, humidity, temperature) and sensitivity as independent variables, and setting the risk derived according to changes in the independent variables as dependent variables.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Building Construction Conference
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• 2021.11a
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• pp.202-203
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• 2021

The proportion of old buildings over 30 years old increased from 29.0% in 2005 to 37.8% in 2019. These old buildings were created during the absence of building-related safety standards such as fire safety performance. In the process of use, illegal changes and extensions were made, making them more vulnerable to safety. In the 1st Basic Plan for Fire Safety Policy, among the 12-Key Tasks, one is to ensure the safety of residential living spaces. Fire safety investigations are being conducted to prevent large-scale disasters such as multi-use buildings, but no investigation has been conducted at the regional district level where small-scale old buildings are concentrated. Therefore, in order to derive fire risk factors in the old building district where old buildings are concentrated, the composition characteristics of the buildings were first analyzed.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Gas
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.52-58
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• 2018

The flash point is one of the most important properties to characterize fire and explosion hazard of flammable liquid mixture. In this paper, the flash points of ternary liquid mixture, n-nonane+n-decane+n-tridecane system, were measured using Seta flash closed cup tester. The measured values were compared with the calculated values using Raoult's law and multiple regression analysis. The absolute average errors(AAE) of the results calculated by Raoult's law is $0.6^{\circ}C$. The absolute average errors of the results calculated by multiple regression analysis is $0.4^{\circ}C$. As can be seen from AAE, the calculated values based on multiple regresstion analysis were found to be better than those based on Raoult's law.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.285-290
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• 2008

This study was carried out to examine microbiological contamination of ready-to-eat foods (kimbab, sushi, salad, sandwich, sashimi) and to prove hazard of ready-to-eat foods by microbiological analysis. Collection of 440 samples of ready- to-eat foods were obtained from department stores, discount stores, super-markets in Seoul, Gyeonggi, Chungcheong, Gyeongsang, Honam areas. Sushi showed the highest detection rate of micro organism with value of20.4%, and then detection rates of kimbab, sashimi and salad were 13.0%, 12.5% and 6.9%, respectively. S. aureus was the most detected microorganism with value of 6.6%, and then Coliform and L. monocytogenes were detected 2.7% and 2.3%.

• Journal of Korean Society of Rural Planning
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• v.11 no.2 s.27
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• pp.9-19
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• 2005

The purpose of this study is to analyze the potential soil loss and hazard zone by the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation(RUSLE) for preservation and management of land resources which is the base of ecosystem, and to grasp the relationship between RUSLE factors in the Nakdong River Basin. All thematic maps used in RUSLE are constructed through GIS and spatial analysis method derived from digital topographic maps, detailed soil maps, land-cover maps, and mean annual precipitation of 30 years collected respectively from National Geographic Information Institute, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, and Ministry of Environment. The slope length of LS-factor that takes much times by the study area's wideness was calculated automatically through AML(Arc Macro Language) program developed by Van Remortel et al.(2001, 2003). The results are as follows; First, according to the soil loss estimation by the RUSLE, it shows that approximately 82% of the study area have relatively lower possibility of soil loss which is the 1 ton/ha in annual soil loss. While, 9.4% ($2,228km^2$) needed intensive and continuous management for soil loss. Because the amount of their annual soil loss was greater than 10 ton/ha that is optimum level suggested by Morgan(1995). For these areas, the author believe that a new approach which can minimize environmental impacts from soil loss through improvement of cultivation process and buffer forest zone should be applied. Second, according to the relationship between the RUSLE factors, topographical(LS-factor) and cover management(C-factor) conditions have a lot of influence on soil loss in case of the Nakdong River Basin. However, because of RUSLE factor's influence that affect to soil loss might be different based on the variety of spatial hierarchy and extent, it is necessary to analyze and evaluate factor's relationship in terms of spatial hierarchy and extent through field observations and further studies.