• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제39권spc1호
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• pp.180-188
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• 2006

We examined the effect of salt marsh vegetation on the benthic environment in macro-tidal flats at Donggeomdo, Ganghwa, on the west coast of Korea. Nine stations were established along a transect across the tidal flats, including salt marsh, and field sampling was conducted monthly from July 1997 to June 1998. During the study period, environmental parameters fluctuated as follows: salinity, 15.0 to 28.2 psu, exposure time, 613 to 702 hr/m, inundation time, 28 to 117 hr/m, sediment organic carbon, 0.71 to 1.34%, nitrogen, 0.07 to 0.16%, sulfur from 0.07 to 0.22%, mean grain size from 6.3 to $6.9{\phi}$, water content from 19.4 to 44.4%, water temperature from 4.4 to $20.4^{\circ}C$ and temperature of the surface sediments, 2.7 to $31.1^{\circ}C$, in total, seven halophyte species were sampled and found to be vertically distributed across the tidal levels. Carer scabrifolia, Suaeda maritima, Limonium tetragonum and Phragmites communis dominated the upper zone of the salt marsh, Juncus haenkei, Triglochin maritimum and P. communis dominated the middle zone, and Suaeda japonica predominated in the lower area. Principal component analysis (PCA) and non-metric multi-dimensional scaling revealed that the zonation of halophytes was related to environmental variables such as salinity and exposure time. The halophyte communities were likely related to the organic content of the surface sediment.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.1577-1584
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• 2010

In total, 140 halotolerant bacterial strains were isolated from both the soil of barren fields and the rhizosphere of six naturally growing halophytic plants in the vicinity of the Yellow Sea, near the city of Incheon in the Republic of Korea. All of these strains were characterized for multiple plant growth promoting traits, such as the production of indole acetic acid (IAA), nitrogen fixation, phosphorus (P) and zinc (Zn) solubilization, thiosulfate ($S_2O_3$) oxidation, the production of ammonia ($NH_3$), and the production of extracellular hydrolytic enzymes such as protease, chitinase, pectinase, cellulase, and lipase under in vitro conditions. From the original 140 strains tested, on the basis of the latter tests for plant growth promotional activity, 36 were selected for further examination. These 36 halotolerant bacterial strains were then tested for 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) deaminase activity. Twenty-five of these were found to be positive, and to be exhibiting significantly varying levels of activity. 16S rRNA gene sequencing analyses of the 36 halotolerant strains showed that they belong to 10 different bacterial genera: Bacillus, Brevibacterium, Planococcus, Zhihengliuella, Halomonas, Exiguobacterium, Oceanimonas, Corynebacterium, Arthrobacter, and Micrococcus. Inoculation of the 14 halotolerant bacterial strains to ameliorate salt stress (150 mM NaCl) in canola plants produced an increase in root length of between 5.2% and 47.8%, and dry weight of between 16.2% and 43%, in comparison with the uninoculated positive controls. In particular, three of the bacteria, Brevibacterium epidermidis RS15, Micrococcus yunnanensis RS222, and Bacillus aryabhattai RS341, all showed more than 40% increase in root elongation and dry weight when compared with uninoculated salt-stressed canola seedlings. These results indicate that certain halotolerant bacteria, isolated from coastal soils, have a real potential to enhance plant growth under saline stress, through the reduction of ethylene production via ACC deaminase activity.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2014

하수슬러지의 해양투기 규제에 따른 처리대안으로 석탄화력발전소 보조연료로서의 활용이 제안되고 있다. 슬러지를 석탄과 혼합하여 사용한다면 연료의 조성변화로 인하여 산성가스의 배출특성이 달라질 것으로 예상된다. 본 연구에서는 국내 하수처리장 7곳에서 발생한 하수슬러지를 수거하여 석탄과 혼합한 뒤 실험실 규모의 연소로에서 연소시킨 후 배출되는 질소산화물($NO_x$), 이산화황($SO_2$), 염화수소(HCl), 염소($Cl_2$) 가스를 분석하였다. $NO_x$는 슬러지 혼합에 따른 배출농도 변화가 가장 작았고, $SO_2$는 슬러지를 혼합하여 연소하였을 때 석탄 연소가스와 비교하여 높은 배출농도 증가를 보였다. HCl + $Cl_2$는 슬러지의 염소함량에 따라 서로 다른 배출농도를 보였다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.73-84
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• 1990

The study was carried out to investigate the extent of indoor air pollution in living rooms of apartment houses(residential area) and offices(traffic area A : no smoking space, B : smoking space) in Seoul and to determine the health significance of indoor air pollution. Indoor and outdoor concentrations of major air pollutants were observed simultaneously from February 13 to 17, and July 24 to 28, 1988. The concentrations of carbon monoxide(CO), nitrogen oxides(NOx), sulfur dioxide($SO_2$), carbon dioxide($CO_2$) and total suspended particulate(TSP) in living room and offices were measured and the results were summarized as follows: 1. Both in summer and in winter, the indoor concentrations of CO, $CO_2$, and TSP in offices were higher than the outdoor concentrations, on the other hand, $SO_2$ was higher in the outdoors and NOx was lower than the outdoor concentration only in office A where smoking is not permitted. 2. The indoor and outdoor pollution of offices in winter was significantly higher than that in summer, and the concentrations of CO, NOx and $SO_2$ in indoor and outdoor air in living room in winter were also higher than those in summer. These results suggest that indoor levels of air pollutants are affected by smoking and winter heating systems.

• Ecology and Resilient Infrastructure
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.238-246
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 그동안 방치되어 왔던 하천 제방 및 둔치 등의 수변공간에 저류지, 인공습지 및 생태호안의 세가지 요소기술을 연계 활용한 수질정화시설을 제조하여 설치한 뒤 강우시 및 비강우시에 따라 성능을 분석하였다. 연구 결과에 따르면 강우시에는 SS, BOD, T-N, T-P에 대하여 평균 48.6%, 30.5%, 18.4%, 27.3%의 제거효율을 보였으며, 비강우시에는 33.2%, 28.6%, 13.7%, 17.3%로 나타났다. 그러므로 본 연구에서 수변공간을 활용하여 설치한 수질정화시설은 강우시 및 비강우시의 운전방법에 따라서 충분한 제거효율을 보이는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.225-231
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• 2010

고지방식이로 유발된 간과 신장의 손상에서 산마늘 메탄올 추출물의 효과를 알아보고자 하였다. 12주 동안 산마늘 메탄올 추출물 62.5, 125, 250 mg/kg/day를 투여한 결과 고지방식이로 유발된 혈청중의 AST, ALT, BUN, creatinine의 증가 억제와 간의 조직병리학적 변화를 감소시켜 지방간염과 신장의 손상이 현저하게 감소하였다. 또한, 항산화 효소인 superoxide dismutase, glutathione, catalase의 증가와 malondialdehyde의 감소로 항산화방어체계(antioxidant defense system)를 강화시켰다. 산마늘 메탄올 추출물 125 mg/kg 투여군은 대조군인 silymarin 100 mg/kg 투여군과 유사한 효과를 나타내었다. 결론적으로 산마늘 메탄올 추출물은 고지방식이로 유발되는 간과 신장의 손상을 완화하는 유용한 작용을 하는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.465-472
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• 2005

Objectives : The aim of this study was to assess the effect of air pollution on the daily respiratory symptoms of elementary school children in Seoul. Methods : Using the panel study design, we collected diary data for the children's respiratory symptoms during the 1st day$\sim$15th day of April, July, October and December in 2003 among the 2nd and 3rd grade elementary school students. We merged the respiratory symptom data with the ambient air pollution data that was monitored by Ministry of Environment. Using a generalized estimate equation, we evaluated the relationship between the daily symptoms of the subjects and the exposure to ai r pollution after controlling for various potential confounders. Results : The nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exposure of the current day significantly increased the upper respiratory symptoms (adjusted odds ratio=1.12, 95% CI=1.01-1.24) and the lower respiratory symptoms (adjusted odds ratio=1.18, 95% CI=1.06-1.31) in the elementary school children. The sulfur dioxide (SO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) exposure in the current day was associated with the lower respiratory symptoms (adjusted odds ratio=1.12, 95% CI=1.01-1.25 for SO2; adjusted odds ratio=1.16, 95% CI=1.02-1.32 for CO). Conclusions : We found that exposure to air pollution affects the daily respiratory symptoms in children. This study suggests that the effect on children's health? due to the short term changes in air pollution levels needs to be considered as an important public health problem.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.203-215
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• 2015

Objectives: This study was performed to investigate the relationship between the incidence of national notifiable infectious diseases (NNIDs) and meteorological factors, air pollution levels, and hospital resources in Korea. Methods: We collected and stored 660 000 pieces of publicly available data associated with infectious diseases from public data portals and the Diseases Web Statistics System of Korea. We analyzed correlations between the monthly incidence of these diseases and monthly average temperatures and monthly average relative humidity, as well as vaccination rates, number of hospitals, and number of hospital beds by district in Seoul. Results: Of the 34 NNIDs, malaria showed the most significant correlation with temperature (r=0.949, p<0.01) and concentration of nitrogen dioxide (r=-0.884, p<0.01). We also found a strong correlation between the incidence of NNIDs and the number of hospital beds in 25 districts in Seoul (r=0.606, p<0.01). In particular, Geumcheon-gu was found to have the lowest incidence rate of NNIDs and the highest number of hospital beds per patient. Conclusions: In this study, we conducted a correlational analysis of public data from Korean government portals that can be used as parameters to forecast the spread of outbreaks.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.129-135
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• 2002

여러 종류의 호열성, 호기성 간균(Bacillus genus)군, 중금속 leaching 미생물군(Thiobacillus, T. ferooxidans), 그리고 여러 가지 난분해성 물질을 분해하는 미생물군 (Pseudomonas genus)을 활용하여 퇴비화의 조건을 연구하고 이를 이용하여 축산폐기물의 퇴비화에 미치는 효과를 연구하였다. 35∼40의 C/N비, 50∼65%의 함수율 범위에서 실험실용 회전드럼형 반응조에서의 퇴비화는 온도상승이 수동식 반응조보다 낮으며 느리게 일어났다. 퇴비화 후 성분분석에서 높은 수준의 광물질을 함유하는 것으로 화학비료 대체효과를 보여주며 퇴비화 전후 중금속 분석에서 As는 모든 퇴비에서, Cr은 돈분, ph은 축분, Hg은 계분, 그리고 Cu는 축분퇴비에서 규제값 이하를 보여주었다. 여러 가지 부숙도 분석에서 퇴비의 숙성도를 나타내었다. SS 또는 EMB agar plate을 이용한 살모넬라균과 대장균의 검사에서 병원균에 대한 퇴비의 안전성이 확인되었다. 이러한 결과는 금속 및 다른 난분해성 물질을 생분해하는 미생물을 투입하여 퇴비의 중금속감소와 퇴비화 속도증가의 가능성을 시사한다.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.676-680
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• 2005

This study investigated the effect of thawing rate on the physicochemical properties of frozen ostrich meat. Five different thawing rates (0.33, 0.54, 0.61, 0.68, and 0.78 cm/h) were delivered by controlling the air velocity as heat convection at $15^{\circ}C$. The pH value decreased with increasing thawing rate (p<0.05). In color measurement, $L^*$-values of all treatments were lower and $b^*$-values higher than those of control, but $a^*$-values were not significantly different among the treatments except at the thawing rate of 0.33 cm/h. Increasing thawing rate tended to improve the water holding capacity (WHC) of the samples. Thawing loss decreased with increasing thawing rate and significantly higher cooking loss was observed at the thawing rate of 0.33 cm/h. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) levels of all treatments were significantly higher than that of control (p<0.05). Increasing thawing rate tended to decrease the total volatile basic nitrogen (TVBN) value. These results indicated that a rapid thawing process at $15^{\circ}C$ improved the quality of frozen ostrich meat.