• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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• pp.164.2-165
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• 2003

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. Treatment with arsenite increased vasoconstriction induced by phenylephrine or serotonin in a concentration-dependent manner. (omitted)

• 대한임상독성학회지
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.67-71
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• 2004

Arsenic poisoning has three types of poisoning. First, acute arsenic poisoning is usually caused by oral intake of large amount of arsenic compound with purpose of homicide or suicide. Second, chronic arsenic poisoning is caused by inhalation of arsenic in the occupational setting or by long-term oral intake of arsenic-contaminated well water. Third, arsine poisoning occurs acutely when impurities of arsenic in non-ferrous metal react with acid. Clinical manifestation of acute arsenic poisoning is mainly gastrointestinal symptoms and cardiovascular collapse. Those of chronic poisoning are skin disorder and cancer. Arsine poisoning shows massive intravascular hemolysis and hemoglobinuria with acute renal failure. Exposure evaluation is done by analysis of arsenic in urine, blood, hair and nail. Species analysis of arsenic is very important to evaluate inorganic arsenic acid and mono methyl arsenic acid (MMA) separated from dimethyl arsenic acid (DMA) and trimethyl arsenic acid (TMA) which originate from sea weed and sea food. Treatment with dimercaprol (BAL) is effective in acute arsenic poisoning only.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.584-588
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• 2016

The current study was carried out to investigate total and inorganic arsenic (As) concentrations in 112 rice samples (husked rice and polished rice) grown around the abandoned mining areas and to estimate the potential health risk through dietary intake of rice in Korea. Mean concentrations of total As in husked rice and polished rice were 0.23 and $0.13mg\;kg^{-1}$, respectively. Also, average inorganic As concentrations in husked rice and polished rice were 0.09 and $0.05mg\;kg^{-1}$, respectively. These levels are lower than the standard guideline value ($0.2mg\;kg^{-1}$) for inorganic As in polished rice recommended by Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and Codex. For health risk assessment, the average values of cancer risk probability was $5.7{\times}10^{-5}$ which was less than the acceptable cancer risk of $10^{-6}{\sim}10^{-4}$ for regulatory purpose. Also, hazard quotient values were lower than 1.0. Therefore, these results demonstrated that human exposure to inorganic As through dietary intake of rice collected from abandoned mining areas might not cause adverse health effects.

• 약학회지
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• 제13권2_3호
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• pp.88-92
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• 1969

As a part of series of "Studies on Inorganic Chinese Drugs in Korea" four arsenic mineral Chinese drugs were analyzed by emission spectrographic method, and also were studied crystallographically by X-ray diffraction method. The following results were revealed: 1) Tang-shin-suk was not a Native arsenic but a Arsenolite which containing 94% of $As_{2}O_{3}$, 2) Toh-shin-suk was Crade Aluminum silicate 3) Woong-whang was a Realgar $As_{2}S_{2}$, 4) Yeh-suk was a Ca-Al-Silicate which was mixed with .alpha.-quartz contaminated by Iron compound and trace amount of Arsenic. It was not verified that the presence of Arsenopyrite FeAsS which has been believed as a main component of Yeh-suk by a Japanese author Wakimizu, nor the presence of Arsenolite which was reported by Masutomi.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.161-167
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• 2008

Recently, arsenic-toxicity has become the major focus of strenuous assessment and dynamic research from the academy and regulatory agency. To elucidate the cause and the mechanism underlying the serious adverse health effects from chronic ingestion of arsenic-contaminated drinking water, numerous studies have been directed on the investigation of arsenic-toxicity using various in vitro as well as in vivo systems. Neverthless, some questions for arsenic effects remain unexplained, reflecting the contribution of unknown factors to the manifestation of arsenic-toxicity. Interestingly, very recent studies on arsenic metabolites have discovered that trivalent methylated arsenicals show stronger cytotoxic and genotoxic potentials than inorganic arsenic or pentavalent metabolites, arguing that these metabolites could play a key role in arsenic-associated disorders. In this review, recent progress and literatures are summarized on the metabolism of trivalent methylated metabolites and their toxicity on body systems including cardiovascular system in an effort to provide an insight into the future research on arsenic-associated disorders.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제47권5호
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• pp.245-252
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• 2014

Arsenic is a unique element with distinct physical characteristics and toxicity whose importance in public health is well recognized. The toxicity of arsenic varies across its different forms. While the carcinogenicity of arsenic has been confirmed, the mechanisms behind the diseases occurring after acute or chronic exposure to arsenic are not well understood. Inorganic arsenic has been confirmed as a human carcinogen that can induce skin, lung, and bladder cancer. There are also reports of its significant association to liver, prostate, and bladder cancer. Recent studies have also suggested a relationship with diabetes, neurological effects, cardiac disorders, and reproductive organs, but further studies are required to confirm these associations. The majority of research to date has examined cancer incidence after a high exposure to high concentrations of arsenic. However, numerous studies have reported various health effects caused by chronic exposure to low concentrations of arsenic. An assessment of the health effects to arsenic exposure has never been performed in the South Korean population; thus, objective estimates of exposure levels are needed. Data should be collected on the biological exposure level for the total arsenic concentration, and individual arsenic concentration by species. In South Korea, we believe that biological exposure assessment should be the first step, followed by regular health effect assessments.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.85-91
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• 2018

Arsenic (As) usually is bound to amorphous iron oxides in the soils, and it can be removed via dissolution of iron oxides. Inorganic acid and chelating agent are widely used to extract As in the soil washing. However, the overall performance is highly dependent on the state of As fractionation. In this study, oxalic acid and inorganic acids (HCl, $H_2SO_4$, and $H_3PO_4$) were applied to enhance the dissolution of iron oxides for remediation of As-contaminated soils. Oxalic acid was most effective to extract As from soils and removal of As was two times greater than other inorganic acids. Additionally, 75% of As bound to amorphous iron oxides was removed by 0.2 M oxalic acid. Arsenic removal by oxalic acid was directly proportional to the sum of labile fractions of As instead of the total concentration of As. Therefore, the oxalic acid could extract most As bound to amorphous iron oxides.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제13권3_4호
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• pp.95-104
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• 1998

확률론적 해석방법은 환경독성물질에 의한 인체위해도 평가시 사용된 각 입력인자들의 불확실성까지 고려하는 방법론이다. 기존의 위해도 평가방법은 불확실성을 고려하지 않고 단순히 결과치의 포인트 값만을 제공하는데 비해 이러한 확률론적 해석방법은 입력인자들의 불확실성이 고려되고 결과치에 대한 이들의 중요도가 산출될 수 있는 등 더 많은 정보를 제공하므로써 환경위해도를 기반으로 한 환경정책 결정시 용이하게 사용될 수 있다. 본 논문은 현재 미국에서 음용수 기준설정시 논란이 많은 무기비소에 대해 확률론적 평가방법론을 적용하였다. 우선 인체위해도평가에 필요한 무기비소의 각종 자료들을 수집, 정리하고 이를 바탕으로 각 인자들의 불확실성을 계산하였다. 최종적으로 이들로부터 무기비소가 포함된 음용수를 마신 일반인의 피부암 위해도를 확률적으로 계산하였다. 또한 계산된 결과치와 여러 위해도기준치를 비교하여 정책결정에 필요한 의사결정에 대해서도 살펴보았다. 계산결과에 의하면 다수의 일반인들이 무기비소를 함유한 음용수섭취를 통해 현재 위해도설정치(10$^{-6}$)보다 높은 ] 피부암 위해를 입고 있는 것으로 나타나 이에 대한 규제가 필요하다고 본다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.391-395
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• 2018

논토양과 쌀의 비소 오염은 식품의 안전성과 관련하여 관심이 증가하고 있다. 본 연구는 우리나라 비오염 논토양에서 생산된 현미와 백미 중 비소 총함량 및 무기비소 함량을 조사하였다. 쌀 중 비소화학종은 1% 질산($HNO_3$)을 사용하여 추출하였고 HPLC-ICP-MS로 분석하였다. 현미 및 백미 중 총비소 함량은 각각 0.18, $0.11mg\;kg^{-1}$이었고, 무기비소의 함량은 각각 0.11, $0.07mg\;kg^{-1}$ 이었다. 이들 함량은 코덱스 식품규격위원회 권장 기준인 현미 $0.35mg\;kg^{-1}$과 백미 $0.2mg\;kg^{-1}$을 초과하지 않았고 우리나라 백미 기준 이하로 안전한 수준이었다. 현미 및 백미 중 총비소 함량에 대한 무기비소의 평균 함량비은 각각 0.65과 0.67이고 범위는 0.08-1.0 수준이었다. 본 조사에서 수행한 백미 중 무기비소 모니터링 한 결과에 대한 발암 위해도는 평균과 범위가 $9.37{\times}10^{-5}$ ($2.38{\times}10^{5}-1.90{\times}10^{-4}$)로 허용 수준인 $10^{-6}-10^{-4}$을 고려할 때 장기간의 쌀 섭취를 통한 암발생 확률은 낮게 나타나 위해성이 낮은 것으로 판단된다.

• 분석과학
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.396-402
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• 2005

수소화물 발생법-원자흡수 분광계를 이용한 무기비소의 분석 시 예비환원제로써 L-Cysteine, KI, $FeSO_4$의 최적 조건을 찾고자 하였으며, 이들이 분석에 미치는 영향을 서로 비교 연구하였다. 이와 더불어 $H_2SO_4$-trap에 의하여 시료 중 공존 가능성이 있는 유기비소인 MMA(monomethylarsonate)와 DMA(dimethylarsinate)를 제거하여 무기비소만을 분리 분석하였다. 1.8 M 염산과 0.08 M 질산의 혼합산에서 비소 표준용액 20 ppb는 산을 넣지 않았을 때보다도, 높은 흡광도를 나타내었다. L-Cysteine의 경우 0.5 g 정도를 취하고 약 0.07 M의 질산이나 염산의 약 산성 조건에서 30 분 이상을 반응시켰을 경우에 완전히 As(V)는 As(III)로 환원되었다. KI의 경우, 3 g 정도를 취하고 약 0.8 M의 질산 조건에서 1시간 이상 반응시켰을 경우에 완전히 As(V)는 As(III)로 환원되었다. $FeSO_4$의 경우에는, 다른 예비환원제와 비교하여 NaBH4와 $Fe^{2+}$의 반응으로 인한 침전물의 생성으로 튜브내부가 막히게 되어, As(V)가 As(III)로 환원되는 효율의 재현성이 없었다. 분석결과의 정확도를 확인하기 위하여, NIST SRM 1643C Trace Elements in Water ($82.1{\pm}1.2ng/mL$)를 사용하였으며 그 결과는 KI를 예비환원제로 사용하였을 경우에는 97.5%의 회수율이고 L-Cysteine를 예비환원제로 사용하였을 경우에는 101.9%의 회수율로서 두 경우 모두 만족할 만한 수준이였다.