• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2004

Benzoyl peroxide is a High Production Volume Chemical, which is produced about 1,371 tons/year in Korea as of 2001 survey. The substance is mainly used as initiators in polymerization, catalysts in the plastics industry, bleaching agents for flour and medication for acne vulgaris. In this study, Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (QSAR) are used for getting adequate information on the physical -chemical properties of this chemical. And hydrolysis in water, acute toxicity to aquatic and terrestrial organisms for benzoyl peroxide were studied. The physical -chemical properties of benzoyl peroxide were estimated as followed; vapor pressure=0.00929 Pa, Log $K_{ow}$ = 3.43, Henry's Law constant=3.54${\times}$10$^{-6}$ atm-㎥/mole at $25^{\circ}C$, the half-life of photodegradation=3 days and bioconcentration factor (BCF)=92. Hydrolysis half-life of benzoyl peroxide in water was 5.2 hr at pH 7 at $25^{\circ}C$ and according to the structure of this substance hydrolysis product was expected to benzoic acid. Benzoyl peroxide has toxic effects on the aquatic organisms. 72 hr-Er $C_{50}$ (growth rate) for algae was 0.44 mg/1.,48 hr-E $C_{50}$ for daphnia was 0.07mg/L and the 96hr-L $C_{50}$ of acute toxicity to fish was 0.24mg/L. Acute toxicity to terrestrial organisms (earth worm) of benzoyl peroxide was low (14 day-L $C_{50}$ = > 1,000 mg/kg). Although benzoyl peroxide is high toxic to aquatic organisms, the substance if not bioaccumulated because of the rapid removal by hydrolysis (half-life=5.2 hr at pH 7 at $25^{\circ}C$) and biodegradation (83% by BOD after 21 days). The toxicity observed is assumed to be due to benzoyl peroxide rather than benzoic acid, which shows much lower toxicity to aquatic organisms. One can assume that effects occur before hydrolysis takes place. From the acute toxicity value of algae, daphnia and fish, an assessment factor of 100 was used to determine the predicted no effect concentration (PNEC). The PNEC was calculated to be 0.7$\mu\textrm{g}$/L based on the 48 hr-E $C_{50}$ daphnia (0.07 mg/L). The substance shows high acute toxicity to aquatic organisms and some information indicates wide-dispersive ore of this substance. So this substance is, a candidate for further work, even if it hydrolysis rapidly and has a low bioaccumulation potential. This could lead to local concern for the aquatic environment and therefore environmental exposure assessment is recommended.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.285-292
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• 2013

Ametoctradin은 triazolopyrimidine계에 속하는 살균제로 역병탄저병을 예방하는 약제이다. 증기압은 $2.1{\times}10^{-10}$ Pa ($20^{\circ}C$)으로 매우 낮아 분석을 위한 기기로 LC를 선택하였으며, HPLC-PDA기기를 사용하여 210 nm에서 400 nm까지 스캔한 결과, 최대흡광파장을 292 nm으로 확인하고 이를 분석파장으로 선택하였다. 추출용매는 물질의 용해도를 고려하여 methanol로 선정하였으며, 액-액 분배 및 정제과정에서는 약제의 n-octanol/water 분배계수($logP_{ow}$, $25^{\circ}C$)가 4.40 (pH 7, $20^{\circ}C$)의 비극성의 물리화학적 특징을 가짐을 고려하여 액-액 분배 단계에서는 dichloromethane, 정제 단계에서는 acetone/hexane (30/70, v/v)을 분석을 위한 용매로 사용하였다. 특히, 컬럼 충진제로 유지, 색소의 비용출성이 우수하고 극성의 물질을 넓은 범위에서 흡착하는 특성을 가지는 florisil을 선택하여 약제에 대한 선택성을 높일 수 있었다. 본 분석법은 회수율 측정(71.9-112.6%)을 통해 코덱스 가이드라인(CAC/GL 40)인 회수율 70-120%, 분석오차 10 미만에 적합함을 보여주어 분석법의 정확성을 확인하였으며, LC-MS를 통한 재확인 과정을 수행함으로써 시험법의 신뢰성과 선택성을 확보할 수 있었다. 또한 재현성을 위해 실험실간 검증을 실시하였으며 그 결과, RSDR(%)는 >0.01 mg/kg, ${\leq}0.1\;mg/kg$범위에서 3.02-14.63%, >0.1 mg/kg범위에서 1.27-7.67%로 코덱스 가이드라인 기준에 적합한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구에서 개발한 시험법은 농산물에 잔류하는 ametoctradin을 분석하기 위한 공정 시험법으로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.