• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.108-114
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• 2014

오이와 고추의 안전성에 영향을 미치는 위해요소 분석의 기초자료로 활용하기 위해 오이와 고추 재배지에서 총 72점의 시료를 채취하여 미생물학적(위생지표세균, 병원성미생물, 곰팡이) 위해요소와 화학적(중금속, 잔류농약) 위해요소를 조사하였다. 미생물학적 위해요소 중 위생지표세균과 곰팡이는 오이 재배지에서 ND-7.2와 ND-4.8 log CFU/g (g, mL, hand, or $100cm^2$) 범위로 검출되었고, 고추 재배지에서는 ND-6.8와 0.4-5.3 log CFU/g (g, mL, hand, or $100cm^2$) 범위로 검출되었다. 특히 대장균군은 고추재배지의 토양에서 최대 5.6 log CFU/g까지 검출되었다. 병원성 미생물은 S. aureus는 오이 농장의 장갑에서만 1.4 log CFU/$100cm^2$으로 검출되었고, B. cereus는 대부분의 시료에서 ND-4.8 log CFU/g (g, mL, hand, or $100cm^2$) 범위로 검출되었다. L. monocytogenes, E. coli O157:H7 및 Salmonella spp.는 검출되지 않았다. 화학적 위해요소에 해당하는 중금속은 Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb 및 Hg이 국내 허용기준치 이하로 검출되었고, 잔류농약의 경우 오이에서는 모든 성분이 불검출 되었으나 고추에서 hexaconazole 성분이 0.016 mg/kg (기준치: 0.3 mg/kg)으로 검출되었다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.239-247
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• 2008

벼 재배 농업인들에게 기술지원을 하고, 소비자들에게 우리 쌀의 안전성을 널리 알리고자, '05-'07년 "탑라이스 생산단지" 및 인근 관행재배 지역에서 토양 및 쌀 시료를 채취하여 중금속을 분석한 결과 다음과 같았다. 탑라이스 생산단지 및 인근 관행재배 논토양 중 비소(As) 함량은 1.33 mg/kg으로 토양환경보전법상 우려기준(4 mg/kg)과 대책기준(10 mg/kg)의 1/5-1/11 이하로 매우 낮은 수준이었다. 백미 중 비소(As) 함량은 중국의 잔류허용기준 0.15 mg/kg의 1/4 이하로 매우 안전하였다. 논토양 중 카드뮴(Cd) 함량은 0.06 mg/kg으로 우려기준(1.5 mg/kg)과 대책기준(4 mg/kg)의 1/25-1/67 이하로 매우 낮은 수준이었다. 백미 중 카드뮴(Cd) 함량은 우리나라 잔류허용기준 0.2 mg/kg의 1/5 이하로 매우 안전하였다. 논토양 중 구리(Cu) 함량은 4.57 mg/kg으로 우려기준(50 mg/kg)과 대책기준(125 mg/kg)의 1/11-1/27 이하로 매우 낮은 수준이었다. 백미 중 구리(Cd) 함량은 우리나라 먹는물 기준 1 mg/kg의 1/4 이하로 매우 안전하였다. 논토양 중 납(Pb) 함량은 4.68 mg/kg으로 우려기준(100 mg/kg)과 대책기준(300 mg/kg)의 1/21-1/64 이하로 매우 낮은 수준이었다. 백미 중 납(Pb) 함량은 우리나라 잔류허용기준 0.2 mg/kg의 1/9 이하로 매우 안전하였다. 논토양 중 수은(Hg) 함량은 0.03 mg/kg으로 우려기준(4 mg/kg)과 대책기준(10 mg/kg)의 1/131-1/328 이하로 매우 낮은 수준이었다. 백미 중 수은(Hg) 함량은 평균 0.0022 mg/kg으로 나타났고, 중국 0.02 mg/kg 및 대만 0.05 mg/kg의 1/9-1/23 이하로 매우 적었다. 탑라이스의 중금속 함량과 2005년 국민건강영양조사 제3기 결과보고서의 일일 식품 섭취량 자료를 토대로 우리나라 국민의 중금속 섭취량을 PTWI와 비교하여 안전성을 평가한 결과, 탑라이스(백미) 섭취를 통한 우리나라 국민의 중금속의 주간 섭취량은 체중 kg당 $As\;0.892{\mu}g,\;Cd\;1.035{\mu}g,\;Cu\;6.712{\mu}g,\;Pb\;1.161{\mu}g$, 그리고 Hg 0.054 ${\mu}g$으로 이는 각각 중금속의 PTWI의 약 As 5.9%, Cd 14.79%, Cu 0.19%, Pb 4.65% 및 Hg 1.07%에 불과하였다. 한편, 현미를 통한 중금속 섭취량은 각 중금속들의 PTWI 대비 1% 이내로 안전하였다. 결론적으로 "탑라이스" 생산단지를 포함한 인근의 관행재배지역 토양은 중금속에 오염되지 않았으며, 여기에서 생산된 우리 쌀은 매우 안전하였다.

• 대한치과기공학회지
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.93-102
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• 2011

Purpose: The study aimed to evaluate working environment for dental technician by measuring dust level, ventilation conditions and the use of personal protective equipment and to provide basic information required to improve working environment and develop health education programs for dental technician. Methods: A total of 240 dental technician who are registered with the Daegu Association of Dental technician and working at 34 dental laboratories participated in the study. And the dust level was measured at 21 different spots in 16 dental laboratories out of 34. Results: Of 34 dental laboratories, 31 (91.2%) were equipped with a ventilator, but the remaining 3 (8.8%) did not have a ventilator. By the number of ventilator, 1 to 3 ventilators were found in 22 dental laboratories (71.0%), 4 to 6 ventilators were in 7 laboratories (22.5%) and more than 7 ventilators in 2 laboratories(6.5%). According to the frequence of changing filters in dust collector, 20 dental laboratories (58.9%) changed filters every four weeks, 10 laboratories (29.4%) changed them every six weeks and 4 laboratories (11.7%) changed them every eight weeks. Of total respondents, 114 (61.3%) said they wore a mask all the time while working, 56 (29.6%) said they frequently wore a mask, 19 (10.1%) said they did not wear a mask. As for the type of masks, 159 (84.1%) used a disposable mask, 25 (13.2%) used a cotton mask and 5 (2.7%) used an anti-dust mask. For dust sat on their outfits while working, 102 (54.0%) shook their uniforms inside workplace to keep dust off the uniforms, 64 (33.9%) did not anything until they wash their uniforms and 23 (12.1%) shook their uniforms outside workplace to keep dust off the uniforms. Of total respondents, 182 (96.3%) had a particle in their eyes while carrying out grinding work. Based on the measurement of floating dust at workplace, 3 dental laboratories showed dust concentration exceeding the minimum level of 10 mg/$m^3$ allowed under the permit for environment. Of those, 1 laboratory had the dust concentration that was more than 1.5 times higher than the minimum level. Dust concentration was higher in laboratories that used a dust collector with 0.5 horse power and changed filters more than 3 weeks ago. Dust comprised of nickel (more than 70%), chrome (9%) and others. The mean chrome concentration was more than twice higher than the minimum permissible level of 0.5 mg/$m^3$. There were two laboratories that showed chrome concentration exceeding the level of 0.4 mg/$m^3$. Like dust concentration, chrome level was higher in laboratories that used a dust collector with 0.5 horse power and changed filters more than 3 weeks ago. There were six laboratories that had nickel concentration exceeding the minimum permissible level of 1 mg/$m^3$. Of those, one laboratory had nickel concentration that was more than three times higher than the minimum permissible level. Nickel concentration was also higher in laboratories that used a dust collector with 0.5 horse power and changed filters more than 3 weeks ago. Conclusion: It is not likely that heavy metal concentrations found in the study constitute respiratory dust. It is however necessary for health of dental technician to apply the Industrial Safety and Healthy Law to dental laboratories and make recommendations for the use of personal protective equipment, installation of a proper number of ventilators, more frequent change of filters in dust collector and improved ventilation for polishing work. At the same time, dental technician need education on how to use personal protective equipment and how to efficiently remove dust from their uniforms.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.123-131
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• 2007

Many environmental contaminants including several metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and pharmaceuticals, have been identified to be phototoxic in the water environment. Concerns regarding photo-enhancement of toxicity of several environmental contaminants have been increasing because of the increased level of ultraviolet irradiation on the earth surface. However, there exist arguments that there might be certain defense mechanisms taking place in the aquatic ecosystem, which may include behavioral characteristics or genetic acclimation. This study was conducted to understand the potential responses of aquatic receptors to several phototoxic metals in the real environment, where long-term acclimation of such organisms to low dose UV-B may take place. For this purpose, water flea Daphnia magna was acclimated to environmentally relevant dose of UV-B (12 to $18uW/cm^2$) for >11 generations. The differences in developmental and life history characteristics, and toxicity responses were evaluated. Acclimation did not affect the daphnids' growth, longevity, and reproduction characteristics such as time to first brood, and brood size: After 21 d, survival of D. magna was not influenced by UV-B acclimation. When the number of young per female was compared. the daphnids acclimated for 11 generations tend to produce less number of neonates than the un-acclimated individuals but with no statistical significance (p>0.05). Four metals that were reported to be phototoxic elsewhere were employed in this evaluation, that include As, Cd. Cu, and Ni. UV-B level being applied in acclimation did increase the toxicity of Cd and Cu, significantly (p<0.05). However, the toxicities of As and Ni were not affected by irradiation of UV-B. Phototoxic responses were evaluated between the acclimated and the un-acclimated daphnids. For Cu, UV-B acclimation led to reduction of the photo-induced toxicity $(p\approx0.1)$ in daphnids. Non-acclimated Daphnia were affected by 50% at 4.18 ug/l Cu. but UV-B acclimated individuals exhibited $EC_{50}$ of 5.89 ug/l. With Cd, UV-B acclimation appeared to increase phototoxicity (p>0.05). With As and Ni, UV-B acclimation did not influence photo-induced toxicity. This observation may be in part explained by the type of reactive oxygen species that were generated by each metal. Similar to UV-B light, Cu is known to generate superoxide anion by acting as redox cycling toxicant. This is one of the first studies that employed_laboratory based UV-B acclimated test species for photoenhanced toxicity evaluation.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.150-158
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• 2020

Objective: This study is designed to measure the concentration of DBPs (disinfection by-products) in pool water and in air and to estimate the carcinogenic potential through the evaluation of inhalation exposure. Methods: The subjects were six indoor swimming pools with many users in Gwangju. Samples of pool water and indoor air were taken every one month from August 2018 to August 2019 and analyzed for eight swimming pool standards. Three-liter air samples were collected and the VOCs were analyzed using GC/MS directly connected to thermal desorption. Results: pH was 6.8-7.5 and the concentration of free residual chlorine in pool water was 0.40-0.96 ?/ℓ. Physicochemical test items such as KMnO₄ consumption and heavy metal items such as Aluminum met existing pool hygiene standards. No VOC materials were detected except for the DBPs. The concentration of THMs in the pool water was 11.05-41.77 ㎍/L and the THMs mainly consist of Chloroform (63-97%) and BDCM (3-31%). The concentration of indoor air THMs is 13.24-32.48 ㎍/㎥ and consists of Chloroform. The results of carcinogenic assessment of chloroform in the indoor swimming pool via inhalation exposure were 2.0 to 6.4 times higher than the 'acceptable risk level' suggested by the US EPA. Conclusions: The concentration of THMs in the pool water is 11.05-41.77 ㎍/L, most of which is chloroform. In addition, the concentration of indoor air THMs is 13.24-32.48 ㎍/㎥. The result of carcinogenic assessment of chloroform was 2.0 to 6.4 times higher than the 'acceptable risk level' suggested by the US EPA.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.117-129
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• 2013

Background: This study was carried out for the purpose of comprehensively evaluating the mercury exposure level of residents in several areas and the correlation between hair mercury concentration and blood mercury concentration. Method: One thousand one hundred ninety seven subjects were sampled from 30 sites using random assignment sampling. We performed a questionnaire survey and measured the level of total mercury in hair and blood samples from all subjects. Results: The geometric mean concentrations of hair and blood mercury in all subjects were 1.27 mg/kg [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.23-1.32 mg/kg] and 5.24 ${\mu}g/L$ [95% CI: 5.07-5.41 ${\mu}g/L$], respectively. Male (1.56 mg/kg in hair, 6.00 ${\mu}g/L$ in blood) was significantly higher than that of female (1.03 mg/kg in hair, 4.56 ${\mu}g/L$ in blood), and the concentrations were elevated as age increased up to the 50s. Education, smoking, alcohol drinking, and using of pesticides were also shown to influence mercury concentrations in hair and blood. The ratio of hair/ blood mercury concentration was 261.3. The total mercury concentration in hair was identified to be significantly related with total mercury concentration in blood (r=0.814, p<0.001). Conclusion: The geometric mean concentrations of hair and blood mercury were higher than the levels provided in international recommendations. The total mercury concentration in hair was positively correlated with the concentration in blood. The results of this study suggest that hair mercury be considered as a useful tool for the evaluation of mercury exposure.

• 대한한의학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.118-128
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• 2009

Objects: This study was conducted to investigate the current educational environment of herbology and to develop a future-oriented curriculum for oriental medicine. The questionnaire used in this research was drawn up based on the current curriculum referring to the current curriculum of herbology and pharmacognosy. Methods: The survey was carried out presenting the questionnaires to a total 12,754 of the students and doctors of oriental medicine through e-mailing five times; of these, 2,074 replied. Results: 1. Among the respondents, about 97% agreed that it was necessary to revise and complement the current curriculum of herbology. 2. The respondents felt that the assigned lecture time of subject was "sufficient" (19%), "insufficient" (39%) and "average" (39%), respectively, and the level of lecture was "insufficient" (37%) or "average" (43%) respectively. According to priority, it showed that the contents which needed complement in lecture were discrimination of medicinal herbs (24%), practical use of action and indications (23%), and correlation with modern disease (21%). In theoretical lectures, 69% of the respondents agreed on the introduction of natural scientific methods 3. In practice, 51% of the respondents replied that the lecture time for practice was insufficient. The contents which needed to be complemented in practice were as follows: audio-visual materials for discrimination of medicinal herbs (22%), concrete exercise for the processing of medicinal herbs (21%), and attempts for the objective discrimination of medicinal herbs using instruments (microscope, analytical instrument, residual pesticide, heavy metal, genetic analysis) (16%). 70% replied that the discrimination of medicinal herbs of high price and rarity was "none or insufficient". 4. 56% replied that it was necessary to introduce and practice physicochemical analysis, and they showed higher requests according to the increase of their educational level. However, 86% replied that they had never experienced concrete attempts for objective discrimination of medicinal herbs, which seemed to indicate that, excepting some schools, practice exercise was rarely performed. Conclusions: According to results, it seems that an urgent review on the current course of herbology and a workshop on the process of experimental practice for professors is needed.

• 한방재활의학과학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.15-35
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• 2015

Objectives This study was performed to investigate the effects of Bujasasim-tang ethanol extract (BST) on oxidative stress, inflammation and osteoarthritic rat model. Methods To ensure safety of BST, heavy metal levels were measured and cytotoxicity test was done. In vitro, To evaluate antioxidative effects of BST, total phenolic contents, 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azino-bis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) scavenging activity, reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels were measured. Also, to evaluate anti-inflammatory effects of BST treated group, total nitric oxide (NO) and pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-$1{\beta}$, IL-6, TNF-${\alpha}$) levels were measured in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated RAW 264.7 cells. In vivo, We injected MIA $50{\mu}l$ (60 mg/ml) into knee joints of rats to induce osteoarthritis. Rats were divided into total 3 groups (normal, control, BST treated group, each n=7). Normal group was not treated at all without inducing osteoarthritis and taken normal diet. Control group was induced osteoarthritis by MIA and taken with 2 ml of distilled water once a day for 4 weeks. BST treated group was induced osteoarthritis by MIA and taken BST 2 ml (200 mg/kg/mouse) once a day for 4 weeks. We evaluated dynamic weight bearing with the Incapacitance Test Meter. At the end of experiment, the rats were sacrificed to observe the functions of liver and kidney, changes of WBC, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte levels in blood, to evaluate the levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, tissue inhibitor of metallopreteinases-1 (TIMP-1), matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), prostaglandin $E_2$ ($PGE_2$), leukotriene $B_4$ ($LTB_4$) within serum. We observed change of articular structures by Hematoxylin & Eosin (H&E), safranin-O staining method and measured amount of cartilage by micro CT-arthrography. Statistical analysis was done by unpaired student's t-test with significance level at p<0.05 in SPSS 11.0 for windows. Results 1. Safety of the BST was identified. 2. AST, ALT, BUN, creatinine levels of BST treated group were within normal limit. In vitro, 1. DPPH and ABTS free radical scavenging activities of BST showed dose-dependent increase. 2. ROS production were significantly decreased. 3. Total nitric oxide (NO) and IL-$1{\beta}$ production were decreased. 4. IL-6 and TNF-${\alpha}$ production were significantly decreased. In vivo, 1. Weight bearing ability was significantly increased. 2. WBC, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte levels in blood were decreased. 3. IL-$1{\beta}$ and TNF-${\alpha}$ levels in serum were significantly decreased. and the IL-6 level was decreased. 4. TIMP-1, MMP-9, $LTB_4$, $PGE_2$ levels in serum were significantly decreased. 5. Cartilage volume of BST treated group was significantly increased. Also changes of cartilage, synovial membrane, fibrous tissue were suppressed. Conclusions The results obtained in this study Bujasasim-tang have effects of antioxidative, anti-inflammatory, relieve pain and protection of cartilage. Therefore we expect that Bujasasim-tang is effective treatment for osteoarthritis.

• 한국축산시설환경학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.19-26
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• 2003

무창형 이유자돈사의 분진의 특성을 조사하고 자돈사에서의 사이클론 집진기의 집진효율을 분석하기 위하여 18일령의 자돈사에 먼지제거기를 설치한 후 조사하였으며 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. TSP의 경우 아침 09:00~10:00 사이에 분진농도가 5,322$\mu g/m^3$으로 1차 피크를 형성했고 오후 19:00~12:00에 6,763$\mu g/m^3$로 2차 피크를 이루었으나 먼지제거기 가동시 08:00에 3,299$\mu g/m^3$, 18:30에 3,473$\mu g/m^3$으로 분진농도가 감소했다. 2. 분진 제거효율은 TSP의 대조구 3,614$\mu g/m^3$, 시험구 2,229.5$\mu g/m^3$로 38.3%의 분진제거효율을 보였으며, PM 10과 PM2.5는 각각 32.5%, 21.8%의 분진 제거효율이 있었다. 3. 숫자를 기준으로 한 분진의 크기별 분포는 시험구의 경우 0.745~1.08$\mu\textrm{m}$의 분진이 총 분진수의 53.5%를 차지하였고 대조구의 경우 0.985~1.19$\mu\textrm{m}$의 분진의 총 분진수의 58.1%를 차지했다. 4. 분진의 용적을 기준으로 하였을 경우 시험구에서는 23.4$\mu\textrm{m}$ 크기의 분진이 4.7%로 가장 높은 비율을 차지하였으며 대조구는 37.29$\mu\textrm{m}$ 크기의 분진이 5.1%로 가장 높았다. 5. 시험사료의 단백질 함량은 22%인데 비하여 분진은 25.9~32.7%로 높았으며 분진중의 중금속 함량도 사료에 비하여 높은 경향이었다.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제44권6호
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• pp.548-555
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• 2018

Objectives: We conducted ecological risk assessment for cadmium, a heavy metal and carcinogen, to identify safety standards by environmental media and to determine its impact on ecosystems by estimating and evaluating exposure levels. Methods: Species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) were generated using ECOTOX DB. A hazardous concentration of 5% (HC5) protective of most species (95%) in the environment was estimated. Using this estimate, predicted no effect concentrations (PNECs) were calculated for aquatic organisms. Based on the calculated PNECs for aquatic organisms, PNEC values for soil and sediment were calculated using the partition coefficient. Predicted exposure concentrations (PECs) were also calculated from environmental monitoring data with hazard quotients (HQs) calculated using PNECs for environmental media. Results: Chronic toxicity data were categorized into four groups and 11 species. In species sensitivity distribution (SSD) analysis, HC5 was $0.340{\mu}g/L$. Based on this value, the PNEC value for aquatic organisms was calculated as $0.113{\mu}g/L$. PNEC values for soil and sediments using a partition coefficient were calculated as 15.02 mg/kg and 90.61 mg/kg, respectively. In an analysis of environmental monitoring data, PEC values were calculated as $0.017{\mu}g/L$ for water, 1.01 mg/kg for soil, and 0.521 mg/kg for sediment. Conclusions: HQs were 0.150, 0.067 and 0.006 for water, soil and sediment, respectively. HQs of secondary toxicity were 0.365 for birds and 0.024 for mammals. In principle, it is judged that an HQ above 1 indicates a high level of risk concern while an HQ less than 1 indicates an extremely low level of risk concern. Therefore, with HQs of cadmium in the environment being <1, its risk levels can be considered low for each media.