• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.183-192
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• 2002

Concentrations of $\alpha$- and ${\gamma}$-hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) were measured in ambient air samples at a two week intervals between July 1999 and February 2000 at Ansung, Kyonggi province. Their concentration levels averaged at 78 ($\alpha$-HCH) and 18 pg/m$^3$(${\gamma}$-HCH). Although the use of HCHs was ceased in South Korea since 1979, their residues are still present in air even after nearly 20 years. Given the composition of the two main HCH pesticide formulation (technical HCH antral lindane), the $\alpha$/${\gamma}$-HCH ratio in air is a useful indicator on the regional scale. The moderately low $\alpha$/${\gamma}$-HCH ration in this study indicates previous usage of both technical HCH and lindane. The relationship of temperature with gas-phase partial pressures was also examined using the Clausius-Clapeyron equation. Slopes generated by linear regression analysis between partial pressure (In P) and 1/T were considerably steep thor HCHs. It is thus suggested that their concentrations are controlled by re-volatilization processes from surfaces in the local surroundings of the sampling site.

• 한국대기환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국대기환경학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.157-158
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• 2001

Hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH, 또한 benzene hexachioride(BHC)라고도 부름)은 세계 도처에서 발견되는 주요 난분해성 유기염소계 화합물들(persistent organochlorine compounds)중 하나이며, 또한 환경중 거동 및 영향들과 관련하여 가장 많이 연구되어진 살충제중 하나이다(Li et al., 1996). Technical HCH mixture($\alpha$-, $\beta$-, ${\gamma}$-, $\delta$- 및 $\varepsilon$-HCH 이성질체들의 혼합물)와 technical lindane(거의 단일의 ${\gamma}$-HCH 이성질체로 구성)은 농업, 산림 및 위생 방면에 다양한 목적을 위해 1940년말 이래로 많은 양이 사용되어져 왔다(Li et al., 1996; Breivik et al., 1999). (중략)

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권8호
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• pp.858-860
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• 2011

Production of biosurfactant can be substantially increased by the addition of precursors like vegetable oils, petroleum products, and other water-insoluble substances. Pseudomonas Ptm+ strain produces biosurfactant in the presence of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), which specifically emulsifies HCH, a recalcitrant organochlorine pesticide. Addition of previously produced crude biosurfactant by the same organism as a precursor instead of HCH increased production of biosurfactants with a decrease in the total fermentation time from 32 to 24 h. The main objective of this paper was to find alternatives for HCH as an inducer.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2003년도 추계학술발표회
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• pp.338-341
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• 2003

유기염소계 농약 중 대표적인 살충제 $\delta$-BHC(hexachlorocyclohexane)와 1, 2-DCB (1, 2-dichlorobenzene)에 대한 논, 밭 토양 및 풍화 토에 흡착 배치실험을 통하여 토양 특성과 유기오염물간의 흡착 관계를 규명하였다. 13개의 토양시료에 대하여 pH, CEC, 유기물 함량, 비표면적, 입도분석, 원소조성분석을 통하여 토양의 물리ㆍ화학적 특징이 토양 흡착에 미치는 영향을 규명하고자 하였다. 유기염소계 농약의 흡착량을 Freundlich isotherm으로 나타내어 흡착분배계수(K$_{d}$)를 산출하였다. $\delta$-BHC는 유기물 함량이 높은 soil-4$_{d}$에서 가장 높은 $K_{d}$ 값을 보였으며, 1,2-DCB의 경우 CEC, 비표면적이 가장 낮은 soil-5에서 낮은 $K_{d}$ 값을 보여 토양 내 유기물 함량과 비표면적이 유기오염물 흡착량에 중요한 요소로 작용함을 알 수 있었다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.31-40
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• 2003

In August-September 2001, 15 samples of bottom sediments were collected in the inner, middle and open parts of Amursky Bay near Vladivostok, Russia, and barfin plaice Pleuronectes pinnifasciatus was sampled from the inner and the middle locations of the bay. In the sediments from all three sites elevated concentrations of several heavy metals, i.e. Zn ($102-115{\mu}/g$ dry weight), Ni $(70-73{\mu}g/g)$ and Cu $(27-35{\mu}g/g)$ were discovered. The contents of oil hydrocarbons were very close to or slightly higher than the maximal normal environmental background level, $100{\mu}g/g$ dry weight. The sediments contained negligible amounts of hexachlorocyclohexane, while DDT concentrations were quite high (1.7-16.3ng/g dry weight). Generally, there were no substantial differences in the pollution levels of the locations studied and our results resembled those reported for Amursky Bay in the 1990s. Surprisingly, in 2001 'fiesh' DDT comprised 70-85% of the total DDT content in sediment from all the locations studied. In fish liver total DDTs concentrations were 212.8 and 122.54 ng/g wet weight for the inner and the middle locations, respectively, and 'fresh' DDT comprised 35 and 64% of DDTs, respectively. These results provide evidence of recent input of DDT from an unknown source into the ecosystem of Amursky Bay. Histopathological changes revealed in the plaice liver (vacuolization of hepatocytes, coagulative necrosis of hepatocytes, inflammatory reaction, and necrosis of epithelial cells of bile ducts) are probably connected with an intensive metabolism of DDT in the fish organism. No histological and histomorphometric differences were found in the state of the interrenal tissue. Similar condition of the liver and the interrenal tissue in barfin plaice sampled from the inner and the middle locations of Amursky Bay may be explained by the absence of great differences in the pollution levels of these sites.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.193-209
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• 1987

Patterns of amylase secretion in mouse pancreatic fragments were studied over a period of time after the tissue was stimulated by acetyicholine and MNNG. MNNG is known to activate guanylate cyclase and thus increase the cGMP concentration in the pancreatic acinar cell. These amylase secretion patterns were studied to investigate the role of cGMP in reaction cascade during secretion response of the tissues stimulated by acetyicholine. Cellular response of amylase secretion in the pancreas by acetyicholine was divided into two phases. During the first phase, zymogen granules which had existed in the cells were secreted by the action of $Ca^2$+ and calmodulin immediately after secretagogue administration, this being known as the initial response. When the tissue was stimulated by acetylcholine in a $Ca^2$+-deficient medium or one containing trifluoperazine as a calmodulin antagonist, this initial response was reduced. In the second phase, newly formed zymogen granules were secreted as sustained response after protein synthesis was triggered by secretagogue. This response was provoked by an activation of protein kinase C. When either cycloheximide as a protein synthesis inhibitor or dibucaine as a protein kinase C inhibitor were added to the incubation medium, this sustained response was remarkablely depressed in the pancreatic fragments stimulated with acetylcholine. In the pancreatic acinar cell, phosphatidylinositol turnover plays an important role in the secretion response and hexachlorocyclohexane inhibits this phosphatidylinositol turnover. The pancreatic tissue treated with the hexachlorocyclohexane exhibited inhibition on both initial and sustained responses of amylase secretion by acetylcholine. MNNG also accelerated amylase secretion from the tissue gradually along incubation time. The 22 minutes fraction of the pancratic secretion after administration of both acetylcholine and MNNG showed higher amylase activity than the neighboring fractions. Guanylate cyclase potentiated the sustained response. Even if it is experimented with an indirect method, guanylate cyclase was found responsible for activation of the sustained response of a step prior to the action of protein kinase C. As conclusion, it was considered that amylase secretion in mouse pancreatic fragments stimulated by acetylcholine is a three phasic response.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.237-245
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• 2010

Bioaccumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides was studied in sediment dwelling bivalves, Manila clams (Ruditapes philippinarum), collected from the midwestern coast of Korea. As witnessed by the dominance of tetra- to penta-chlorinated congeners in sediments and the penta- to hexa-chlorinated congener dominance in clams, the profile of PCBs in the sediments and Manila clams differed. Lipid and organic carbon-normalized biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) were determined for organochlorine pesticides. BSAFs of $\beta$-hexachlorocyclohexane ($\beta$-HCH) and $\Sigma$DDTs were in the range of 0.06~1.36 and 0.31~1.06. No clear relationships were found between BSAFs of $\Sigma$DDTs in Manila clams and the concentrations of DDTs in the associated sediment. The accumulated PCBs and organochlorine pesticides were compared in Manila clams and oysters (Crassostrea gigas) collected from 3 sites. Highly chlorinated PCBs were more commonly found in oyster tissues than in clam tissues. The reasons for the different accumulation pattern of organic pollutants in the two organisms are discussed.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2010

Objectives: This study was performed to investigate if organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) were associated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance among non-diabetes. Methods: Among subjects who participated in a community-based health survey, 50 non-diabetic subjects with metabolic syndrome and 50 normal controls were selected. Insulin resistance was measured by the homeostasis model assessment (HOMA-IR). Eight OCPs were selected. Results: After adjusting for confounders except for body mass index (BMI), beta-hexachlorocyclohexane ($\beta$-HCH) and heptachlor epoxide were positively associated with metabolic syndrome. Odds ratios across tertiles of $\beta$-HCH and heptachlor epoxide were 1.0, 3.2 and 4.4, and 1.0, 4.0 and 6.0, respectively (p for trend = 0.01 and <0.01). After additional adjustment for body mass index (BMI), heptachlor epoxide still showed an increasing trend with adjusted odds ratios of 1.0, 4.1, and 4.6 (p for trend = 0.10). When the five components of metabolic syndrome (with the definition of high fasting glucose ($\geq$ 100 mg/dL) were separately analyzed, all components were positively, but not significantly, associated with heptachlor epoxide. As the serum concentration of heptachlor epoxide increased, HOMA-IR increased significantly in subjects with metabolic syndrome even after adjusting for BMI (p value <0.05 and <0.01). Conclusions: Despite the small sample size, this study suggests that the background exposure to some OCPs may be associated with metabolic syndrome.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.299-306
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• 1984

난분해성(難分解性) 유기염소계(有機鹽素系) 살균제(殺菌劑) 및 살충제(殺蟲劑)의 다량(多量) 연용(連用)이 밭토양(土壤)의 미생물상(微生物相)에 미치는 영향(影響)을 구명(究明)코자 TPN(Tetrachloroisophthalonitrile), HCH(Hexachlorocyclohexane) 및 퇴비(堆肥)를 단독(單獨) 그리고 혼합투여(混合投與)한 시험포장(試驗圃場)에서 2년간(年間)에 걸쳐 미생물상(微生物相)의 경시적(經時的)인 변동(變勳)을 조사(調査)하여 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. HCH의 투여(投與)는 방선균수(放線菌數)의 변화(變化)에는 영향(影響)하지 않았고 포자형성세균수(胞子形成細菌數)를 약간(若干) 저하(低下)시켰으나 전세균(全細菌), 그람음성세균(陰性細菌) 및 사상균수(絲狀菌數)를 어느 정도(程度) 증가(增加)시켰다. 2. TPN의 투여(投與)는 전세균(全細菌), 그람음성세균(陰性細菌), TPN내성세균(耐性細菌) 및 TPN내성(耐性)그람음성세균(陰性細菌)의 수(數)를 현저(顯著)하게 증가(增加)시킨 반면(反面), 사상균(絲狀菌), 방선균(放線菌) 및 포자형성세균(胞子形成細菌)의 수(數)를 격감(激減) 시켰다. 3. TPN HCH의 혼합투여(混合投與)는 각 농약(農藥)의 단독투여시(單獨投與時) 결과(結果)의 합(合)으로 나타나 전세균(全細菌), 그람음성세균(陰性細菌), TPN내성세균(耐性細菌) 및 TPN내성(耐性)그람음성세균(陰性細菌)의 수(數)를 증가(增加)시켰고 사상균(絲狀菌), 방선균(放線菌) 및 포자형성세균(胞子形咸細菌)의 수량(數量)을 감소(減少)시켰다. 4. 퇴비(堆肥)와 이들 농약(農藥)과의 혼합시용(混合施用)은 이들 농약(農藥)의 투여(投與)에 의한 토양미생물수(土壤微生物數)의 증가(增加)를 촉진(促進)시켰고 감소(減少)를 완화(緩和)시켜 전세균(全細菌) 및 그람음성세균수(陰性細菌數)의 증가(增加) 정도(程度)를 강화(强化)시켰고 사상균(絲狀菌), 방선균(放線菌) 및 포자형성세균수(胞子形成細菌數)의 감소정도(減少程度)를 약화(弱化)시켰다. 5. TPN의 연용(連用)에 의하여 TPN내성세균(耐性細菌) 특(特)히 TPN내성(耐性)그람음성세균(陰性細菌)의 집적(集積)이 현저(顯著)하였다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.221-226
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• 1985

밭토양(土壤)에서 살충제(殺蟲劑) Hexachlorocyclohexane(HCH) 및 살균제(殺菌劑) Tetrachloroisophthalonitrile(TPN)의 연용(連用)이 토양세균(土壤細菌) flora의 구성(構成)을 어떻게 변화(變化)시키는가를 검토(檢討)하기 위하여 HCH 및 TPN을 년(年)1회(回) 2년간(年間) 연용(連用)한 각실험구(各實驗區) 그리고 대조구(對照區)로서 농약(農藥) 무처리구(無處理區)로부터 단리(單離)한 세균세포(細菌細胞)의 현미경적(顯微鏡的) 관찰(觀察)과 생리적(生理的) 시험(試驗)을 하였다. 그리고 이 형태적(形態的) 및 생리적(生理的) 결과(結果)에 기초(基礎)한 Cowan & Steel의 제(弟)1차(次) 감별기준(鑑別基準)에 따라 이들 단리균주(單離菌株)를 Grouping하여 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. 희석평판법(稀釋平板法)에 의한 알부민 한천배지상(寒天培地上)에 형성(形成)된 micro-colony를 육즙한천배지(肉汁寒天培地)에 이식배양(移植培養)하여 순수분리(純粹分離)하는 과정(過程)에서 많은 세균(細菌)이 사멸(死滅)하였는데 대조구(對照區)에서 30%, HCH구(區)에서 44%, TPN구(區)에서 51%의 사멸률(死滅率)을 각각 보였다. 이는 이들 농약(農藥)의 연용(連用)에 의하여 사멸(死滅)하기 쉬운 즉(卽) 영양요구성(營養要求性)이 복잡(複雜)한 세균군(細菌群)이 토양(土壤)중에 집적(集績)되었음을 시사(示唆)한다. 2. 전단리균주(全單離菌株)에 대한 그람음성세균(陰性細菌)은 대조구(對照區)에서 37%, HCH구(區)에서 37%, TPN구(區)에서 75%를 각각 나타내어 TPN은 그람음성세균군(陰性細菌群)을 토양(土壤)중에 우점(優占)시켰다. 3. 각실험구(各實驗區)로부터 단리(單離)된 균주(菌株)에 대한 현미경적(顯微鏡的) 관찰(觀察)과 생리적(生理的) 시험결과(試驗結果)로부터 HCH와 TPN은 서로 다른 pattern으로 토양세균(土壤細菌) flora의 구성(構成)을 변화(變化)시켰다. 4. 전단리균주(全單離菌株)에 대한 포자형성세균(胞子形成細菌)은 대조구(對照區)에서 77%, HCH구(區)에서 40%, TPN구(區)에서 0%를 각각 나타내어 농약처리구(農藥處理區)에서 포여형성세균군(胞予形成細菌群)이 저하(低下)되었고, 특(特)히 TPN구(區)에서는 포자형성균(胞子形成菌)이 전(全)혀 분리(分離)되지 않았다. 5. HCH 혹은 TPN의 살포(撒布)에 의하여 Group I(Bacillus)에 유별(類別)되는 포자형성세균군(胞子形成細菌群)이 감소(減少)된 반면(反面)에 그람음성(陰性)의 포자비형성세균군(胞子非形成細菌群)이 증가(增加)되어, HCH 및 TPN은 토양세균(土壤細菌) flora의 구성(構成)을 현저(顯著)하게 변화(變化)시켰다.