• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.469-490
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• 2003

Atmospheric concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were measured at Gosan, Jeju in November 2001 and spring 2002, each time for two weeks. Primary target pollutants were organochlorine pesticides, coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls (co- PCBs), and dioxin/furans listed in the Stockholm Convention adopted in May 2001. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were also measured in order to understand the overall characteristics of the POPs distribution as well as PM$_{2.5}$, a potent carrier of POPs. In the latter part of the measurement period of November 2001, almost every pollutant of combustion origin including dioxin/furans went high probably due to influence of emissions in the nearby area. The characteristics of atmospheric environment at Gosan in this period were rather close to urban areas far from those of a background area. A severe dust storm swept for three days at the end of the measurement period of spring 2002. However, changes in pollutant concentrations were relatively small except PM$_{10}$. Nevertheless, increases in particulate PAHs and OCDD (octachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins), mostly present in fine particles, were observed. Trends in organochlorine pesticide variations were mixed although possible volatilization of DDT residues from soil was inferred from the measurements of spring 2002.2.2.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.291-294
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• 2015

잔류성유기오염물질(POPs)은 현재 사용이 금지된 유기염소계 농약을 포함하고 이들은 국내 농업환경 중 발견이 되며 이들의 작물로의 이동 또한 보고되고 있다. 본 연구는 충청도 지역 15곳의 농업용수를 채취하여 이들 시료 중 POPs를 모니터링 하고자 하였으며 이들 시료는 액액분배를 통한 추출 및 정제컬럼을 이용한 정제과정을 거쳐 기체크로마토그래피에 의하여 분석되었다. 농약유래 POPs 중 ${\alpha}$-endosulfan이 0.01-1.13 ng/mL 수준에서 검출되었으며, ${\beta}$-endosulfan과 endosulfan sulfate는 각각 0.01-0.55 ng/mL 및 0.13-1.13 ng/mL 수준에서 검출되었다. 총 endosulfan 검출량은 0.38-1.18 ng/mL이었다. 현재 사용중인 농약 중 triadimefon 은 2.03-2.05 ng/mL 수준에서, tolyfluanid은 0.26-0.33 ng/mL 수준에서, chlorpyrifos는 1.34-3.85 ng/mL 수준에서 검출되었다. 농약계 POPs 중 endosulfan류의 물질들의 잔류가 확인되었고 이들의 환경 중 지속적인 모니터링이 필요하다.

• 한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경독성학회 2004년도 Sharing Experience of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment and Management in Asia/Pacific Region
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• pp.72-73
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• 2004

• 환경정책연구
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.65-98
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• 2014

해양환경의 플라스틱은 풍화작용에 의해 매우 작은 크기로 부서지는데, 이를 미세플라스틱이라고 한다. 해수에 오염된 잔류성이 크거나 생물축적성이 있는 유기물질은 미세플라스틱에 잘 흡착되며, 이들 물질이 흡착된 미세플라스틱을 해양생물이 섭취하면 먹이사슬을 통해 점차 생물축적된다. 이는 결국 해양생태계의 건강성을 파괴하고 사람을 포함한 상위포식자에게 피해를 끼친다. 해양 오염물질의 흡착제로서의 역할뿐 아니라, 미세플라스틱 그 자체에서 내분비계 교란물질이 용출되어 해양생물에 피해를 입히기도 한다. 우리나라는 잔류성이나 생물축적성이 큰 물질에 대해서는 화학물질 측면에서 규제하고 있으나, 이는 육상에서의 관리에 국한되어 있다. 만약 이들 물질이 해양생태계로 유입되면, 결국 미세플라스틱 흡착 여부에 의해 그 피해가 증가하게 된다. 이에 해양생태계 내에서의 잔류성 생물축적성 물질의 피해를 저감하기 위해서는 우선 미세플라스틱의 관리가 엄격해야 할 것이다. 이에 미세플라스틱 자체를 유해물질로 지정하여 엄격히 관리하거나, 생분해성 플라스틱 이용 확대, 재활용 및 재사용 촉구, clean-up 프로그램의 확대 등을 통해 해양생태계 내로의 플라스틱 유입을 저감하는 노력이 요구된다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.179-186
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• 2009

Hexachlorobenzene (HCB) is a bioaccumulative, persistent, and toxic pollutant. HCB is one of the 12 priority of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) intended for global action by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Governing Council. POPs are organic compounds that are resistant to environmental degradation through chemical, biological, and photolytic processes. Some of HCB is ubiquitous in air, water, soil, and biological matrices, as well as in major environmental compartments. HCB has effects on various organs such as thyroid, bone, skin, kidneys and blood cells and especially, revealed strong toxicity to liver. In this study, we identified genes related to hepatotoxiciy induced by HCB in human hepatocellular carcinoma (HepG2) cells using microarray and gene ontology (GO) analysis. Through microarray analysis, we identified 96 up- and 617 down-regulated genes changed by more than 1.5-fold by HCB. And after GO analysis, we determined several key pathways which known as related to hepatotoxicity such as metabolism of xenobiotics by cytochrome P450, complement and coagulation cascades, and tight junction. Thus, our present study suggests that genes expressed by HCB may provide a clue for hepatotoxic mechanism of HCB and gene expression profiling by toxicogenomic analysis also affords promising opportunities to reveal potential new mechanistic markers of toxicity.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.634-640
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• 2016

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of using HR-GC/MS for the rapid screening of dieldrin residues in soils. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) of organochlorine pesticides such as dieldrin, were analyzed in sedimentary rock and granite rock collected from greenhouses, Niigata, Japan. Dieldrin remains in Japanese farming soils, more than 40 years after their use as insecticides was prohibited. The averages in soil moisture ranged from 2.79% to 7.20% in soils derived from sedimentary rock and from 25.59% to 31.40% in soils derived from granite rock. Mean concentrations of dieldrin residues in sedimentary rock and granite rock were $39.7ng\;g^{-1}$ and $40.51ng\;g^{-1}$, respectively. Dieldrin residue was detected at a slightly higher concentration in granite rock than sedimentary rock samples. There was no consistency between the two soils or between surface and subsurface soils. The coefficients of variation of the two soils were 10.6% and 8.7%, respectively. These results suggest that our high-resolution mass spectrometry detector (HR-GC/MS) is effective at analyzing residual organochlorine pesticides in soil. In order to increase the precision and sensitivity for chemical analysis of POPs, high-resolution gas chromatography coupled with a HR-GC/MS is highly recommended.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제63권4호
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• pp.401-406
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 경작지 포장 조사를 통한 인삼근의 endosulfan 흡수이행성(PUF)을 산출하고, 토양 유기물 함량과 endosulfan에 대한 인삼근의 PUF에 관한 상관성을 분석하였다. Endosulfan 흡수이행 시험포장의 총 endosulfan 잔류량은 0.013-0.136 mg kg-1이었다. Endosulfan에 대한 인삼근의 PUF는 0.243-1.708로 인삼근의 연령이 증가할수록 비대생장에 의한 PUF값 감소가 확인되었다. 또한, 토양 유기물 함량과 endosulfan에 대한 인삼근의 PUF값은 5% 유의수준에서 음의 상관관계가 있음을 확인하였다(R2=0.6102). 따라서, endosulfan 오염 우려지역에서의 인삼경작을 위해서는 가급적 높은 토양유기물 함량을 유지하는 것이 endosulfan의 흡수이행을 억제하는데 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이다.

• Ocean and Polar Research
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.171-184
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• 2016

In order to assess the level of contamination and identify the priority contaminants in the Busan coast, intensive sediment sampling was conducted and persistent organic pollutants and heavy metals were analyzed. The Sediment Quality Index (SQI) was derived based on the contaminant data by comparing with Sediment Quality Guidelines (SQGs) established in Korea, Canada, and Australia/New Zealand. Toxic contaminants were found to be widely distributed across the coast. Among organic contaminants, PAHs showed the highest concentration, followed by butyltins, nonylphenols, PBDEs, DDTs, PCBs, HCHs and CHLs. Heavy metals were also abundantly detected with the highest concentration of Zn followed by Cu > Cr > Pb > Ni > As > Cd > Hg. Compared to organic contaminants, most heavy metals, except for Cu and Hg, were homogeneously distributed along the coast in a good relationship with total organic carbon of sediment particles. In general, the concentrations of organic compounds and heavy metals were highest at the inner part of harbor areas with a tendency to decline from inside areas to the outside, indicating the high loading of pollutants from harbors. A high exceedance for low-SQGs and high-SQGs was found for TBT, p'-DDT, p,p'-DDD, Cu and Zn. The SQI scores calculated from low-SQGs and high-SQGs were in the range of 18-100 and 54-100, respectively. The inner part of Busan Harbor, Dadaepo Harbor, and Gamcheon Harbor were observed as being regions of concern. Overall, TBT, Cu, and p,p'-DDT were the chemicals most frequently exceeding SQGs and influencing SQI scores.

• 청정기술
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.29-39
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• 2005

잔류성 유기오염 물질 (POPs) 중의 하나인polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)는 강한 독성 및 난분해성으로 암, 내분기계장애(환경호르몬) 등을 유발할 수 있는데, 대부분의 PCBs는 변압기, 콘덴서 같은 전기 설비의 절연유를 오염시키고 있다. 국내외의 PCBs 관련 오염 현황및 관련 대책을 살펴보고, PCBs를 무해화 분해 처리하기 위한 기술로서 소각, 화학적 탈염소, 광화학, 생물학적 처리를 중심으로 국내외 기술 현황 비교 평가 및 특허 출원 동향을 분석하였다. 이를 바탕으로 향후 국내 PCBs 기술 개발및 대응 방향과 전망을 기술하였다.

• Ocean Science Journal
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.91-100
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• 2005

Bioassay using the marine bacteria, Vibrio fischeri and rotifer, Brachionus plicatilis, and chemical analyses were conducted to assess the toxicity of the various sewage sludges, one of the major ocean dumped materials in the Yellow Sea of Korea. Sludge elutriates extracted by filtered seawater were used to estimate the ecotoxicity of the sludge. Chemical characterization included the analyses of organic contents, heavy metals, and persistent organic pollutants in sludge. Bacterial bioluminescent inhibition (15 min), rotifer mortality (24 hr) and rotifer population growth inhibition (48 hr) assay were conducted to estimate the sludge toxicity. EC50 15 min (inhibition concentration of bioluminescence after 15 minutes exposed) values by Microtox(R) bioassay clearly revealed different toxicity levels depending on the sludge sources. Highest toxicity for the bacteria was found with the sludge extract from dyeing waste and followed by industrial waste, livestock waste, and leather processing waste. Clear toxic effects on the bacteria were not found in the sludge extract from filtration bed sludge and rural sewage sludge. Consistent with Microtox(R) results, rotifer neonate mortality and population growth inhibition test also showed highest toxicity in dyeing waste and low in filtration bed and rural sewage sludge. High concentrations of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and heavy metals were measured in the samples from the industrial wastes, leather processing plant waste sludge, and urban sewage sludge. However, there was no significant correlation between pollutant concentration levels and the toxicity values of the sludge. This suggests that the ecotoxicity in addition to the chemical analyses of various sludge samples must be estimated before release of potential harmful waste in the natural environment as part of an ecological risk assessment.