• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.237-246
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• 2023

Background: Arsenic is a metalloid of public health significance due to its unique material properties and toxicity and the widespread pollution in the environment. Arsenic exists as inorganic arsenic and organic arsenic with distinct chemical properties. Its toxicity varies depending on the properties. Objectives: Although the carcinogenicity of arsenic has been identified, the various diseases that occur after acute and chronic exposure to arsenic are not yet clearly known. Methods: Research on the effects of chronic exposure to arsenic on human health was searched and the results were summarized. Results: It has been found that cancer occurs due to exposure to high concentrations of arsenic in areas with elevated exposure to arsenic, but research results have recently been presented on health effects caused by chronic exposure to low concentrations of arsenic. Cancers have also been identified to be related to inorganic arsenic, including skin cancer, lung cancer, and bladder cancer. Significant relationships with neurological diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes mellitus have been suggested as well. Conclusions: Our results suggest that it is necessary to evaluate the health impact on residents around abandoned metal mines and industrial complexes in South Korea.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2006

Background: Inorganic arsenic is a human carcinogen that can target the liver, but its carcinogenic mechanisms are still unknown. Inorganic arsenic induces a spectrum of tumors including hepatocellular carcinoma in mice. Methods: Pregnant C3H mice were supplied with drinking water containing 50 ppm sodium arsenite during their pregnancy. The protein expression profile in the liver of 0.5-day-old. male offsprings exposed transplacentally to sodium arsenite was analyzed using protein 2D gel electrophoresis followed by mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF). Results: Expression of proteins such as hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA synthase mitochondrial precursor (HMG-CoA synthase), ${\beta}$-actin (cytoplasmic 1) and apolipoprotein A-IV precursor (Apo-AIV) were induced in mouse liver by sodium arsenite, while uricase (urate oxidase), guanine nucleotidebinding protein beta subunit 2-like 1 (RACK1) and fructose-bisphosphate aldolase B (Aldolase 2) were down-regulated. Summary: Expression of proteins that have been implicated in carcinogenesis, such as HMG-CoA, ${\beta}$-actin, and RACK1, was regulated in the liver of mice transplacentally exposed to inorganic arsenic.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국지하수토양환경학회 2004년도 총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.318-322
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• 2004

Arsenic is a toxic and carcinogenic metalloid, whose sources in nature include mineral dissolution and volcanic eruption. Abandoned mines and hazardous waste disposal sites are another major source of arsenic contamination of soil and aquatic systems. To predict concentrations of the toxic inorganic arsenic in aqueous phase. the biogeochemical redox processes and transport behavior need to be studied together and be coupled in a reactive transport model. A new reaction module describing the fate and transport of inorganic arsenic species (As(II)), dissolved oxygen, nitrate, ferrous iron, sulfate, and dissolved organic carbon are developed and incorporated into the RT3D code.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-11
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• 2006

Arsenic is a ubiquitous element found in several forms in environment. Although certain foods, such as marine fish, contain substantial levels of organic arsenic forms, they are relatively low in toxicity compared to inorganic forms. In contrast, arsenic in drinking water is predominantly inorganic and very toxic. Chronic ingestion of arsenic-contaminated drinking water is therefore the major pathway posing potential risk to human health. World populations are exposed to low to moderate levels of arsenic of parts per billion (ppb) to thousands of ppb. When exposed to human, it could metabolize into monomethylarsonous acid ($MMA^{III}$) and dimethylarsinous acid ($DMA^{III}$) which are highly toxic. Lots of stuides have been recently focused how $MMA^{III}\;and\;DMA^{III}$ induce toxic insults in various target tissues. Epidemiological studies revealed that chronic arsenic exposure caused cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes etc. In this review, the current understanding of arsenic on health effects will be discussed.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.655-666
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• 2020

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate urinary arsenic concentrations by arsenic species and to identify related factors among local residents near abandoned metal mines in Korea. Methods: Among the subjects of the Health Survey of Residents Near Abandoned Metal Mines for 2013-2017, 664 people were enrolled in this study. Urinary arsenic species analysis was performed using ICP/MS. Result: The geometric means (95% Confidence Interval) by urinary arsenic species were 0.15 (0.13-0.17) ㎍/L for AsIII, 0.64 (0.55-0.75) ㎍/L for AsV, and 1.21 (1.05-1.40) ㎍/L for inorganic arsenic. The geometric means of urinary MMA and DMA were 1.58 (1.35-1.86) ㎍/L and 77.93 (72.61-83.63) ㎍/L, respectively, and that of organic arsenic was 83.15 (77.80-88.88) ㎍/L. The concentration of inorganic arsenic in the group using groundwater as drinking water was 1.36 (1.13-1.64) ㎍/L, which was statistically significantly higher than the 1.00 (0.80-1.25) ㎍/L in the other drinking water groups. Regarding rice consumption, the concentration of inorganic arsenic in urine in the group whose consumption was more than half rice produced in the residential area was 1.32 ㎍/L, which was statistically significantly higher than that of the 1.12 ㎍/L for the group whose consumption was less than half. Conclusion: In the analysis of the factors affecting the urinary inorganic arsenic concentration of the residents of the abandoned metal mine area, the use of groundwater as drinking water and consumption of rice produced in the residential area were considered related factors.

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2002년도 Current Trends in Toxicological Sciences
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• pp.69-70
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• 2002

Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous element found in several forms in foods and environmental media, such as soil, air, and water. The primary route of human exposure is through ingestion of arsenic-contaminated food and drinking water. The predominant form of arsenic in drinking water is inorganic arsenic, which is both highly toxic and readily bioavailable.(omitted)

• 한국독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국독성학회 2002년도 Molecular and Cellular Response to Toxic Substances
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• pp.156-156
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• 2002

Chronic exposure of arsenic is well known to be the cause of cardiovascular disease such as hypertension. In order to investigate the effect of arsenic on blood vessels, we examined whether arsenic affected agonist-induced contraction of aortic rings in isolated organ bath system.(omitted)

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.46-53
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• 2014

Inorganic arsenic (iAs) is a toxic metalloid found ubiquitously in the environment. In humans, exposure to iAs can result in toxicity and cause toxicological manifestations. Arsenic trioxide ($As_2O_3$) has been used in the treatment for acute promyelocytic leukemia. The kidney is the critical target organ of trivalent inorganic As ($iAs^{III}$) toxicity. We examine if oral administration of astaxanthin (AST) has protective effects on nephrotoxicity and oxidative stress induced by $As_2O_3$ exposure (via intraperitoneal injection) in rats. Markers of renal function, histopathological changes, $Na^+-K^+$ ATPase, sulfydryl, oxidative stress, and As accumulation in kidneys were evaluated as indicators of $As_2O_3$ exposure. AST showed a significant protective effect against $As_2O_3$-induced nephrotoxicity. These results suggest that the mechanisms of action, by which AST reduces nephrotoxicity, may include antioxidant protection against oxidative injury and reduction of As accumulation. These findings might be of therapeutic benefit in humans or animals suffering from exposure to $iAs^{III}$ from natural sources or cancer therapy.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.138-142
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• 2018

재배조건에 따른 차이를 보기 위해 논에서 재배되는 논쌀 두종과 제주밭쌀의 특성과 중금속 함량을 비교하였다. 두 논쌀 중 아밀로오스 함량이 높은 논쌀 2와 제주밭쌀은 높은 페이스팅 온도와 낮은 최고 점성, 그리고 상대적으로 높은 셋백(setback)을 보였으나, 재배조건에 따른 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 제주밭쌀은 짙은 노란색과 낮은 점성을 보여 외관과 기계적 식미치에서 논쌀보다 낮게 평가되었다. 중금속 중 카드뮴과 납은 논쌀과 밭쌀의 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 총 비소함량의 경우 제주밭쌀은 논쌀의 10.1-17.9%에 해당하는 양을 보였다. 또한 제주밭쌀의 무기비소함량도 논쌀 2의 무기비소함량의 15% 정도에 불과한 것으로 나타났다. 논쌀을 침수, 취반, 뜨거운 물로 씻어내리기 등의 처리에 의해 무기비소 함량을 각각 34.1, 23.8, 17.5% 줄일 수 있는 것으로 나타났으나, 제주밭쌀의 경우 무기비소함량이 매우 적어 처리에 의한 유의적 차이는 발견되지 않았다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.266-272
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• 2010

국내 유통되고 있는 농산물에 대한 비소 함량을 확인하여 국민의 식품별 섭취량을 고려한 비소 위해성을 평가하였다. 총 비소 함량은 microwave장치를 이용해 전처리한 후 ICP/MS로 측정하였으며, 농산물 중 유기 (AsC, AsB, MMA, DMA) 및 무기비소 (As(III), As(V)) 함량을 측정하기 위해 50% 메탄올을 이용한 액액추출법과 이온교환크로마토그래피를 활용한 HPLC-ICP/MS법을 사용하였다. 비소 함량 실태조사를 위해 국내 유통 중인 농산물 20개 품목, 329건을 수거하였으며, 농산물 중 총 비소 함량은 0.001~0.718 mg/kg인 반면 무기 및 유기비소 함량은 모든 시료에서 검출한계 이하이었다. 노출 및 위해평가를 위해 농산물별 섭취를 통한 비소 노출량을 산출한 후, JECFA에서 설정한 PTWI값 대비 위해도를 평가하였으며 비소의 PTWI 는 무기비소로써 15 ${\mu}g$/kg b.w./week이다. 쌀을 제외한 농산물 섭취를 통한 총 비소 및 무기비소의 중간노출량은 0.0002~0.012, 0.0001~0.001 ${\mu}g$/kg b.w./day 이었으며, 이는 PTWI 대비 0.01~0.5%, 0.002~0.1%에 해당 하였다. 쌀을 통한 총 비소 및 무기비소 중간노출량은 0.603, 0.041 ${\mu}g$/kg b.w./day이었으며, 각각 PTWI 대비 28.1%, 1.9%에 해당하였다. 따라서, 국내 유통되는 농산물 섭취를 통한 비소의 노출량은 JECFA의 안전권고치보다 낮았으며, 우리나라 국민은 농산물에 존재하는 비소의 위해성으로부터 안전한 것으로 사료된다.