• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.6.1-6.15
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• 2023

Background: Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are occupational and environmental pollutants generated by the incomplete combustion of organic matter. Exposure to PAHs can occur in various occupations. In this study, we compared PAH exposure levels among occupations based on 4 urinary PAH metabolites in a Korean adult population. Methods: The evaluation of occupational exposure to PAHs was conducted using Second Korean National Environmental Health Survey data. The occupational groups were classified based on skill types. Four urinary PAH metabolites were used to evaluate PAH exposure: 1-hydroxypyrene (1-OHP), 2-naphthol (2-NAP), 1-hydroxyphenanthrene (1-OHPHE), and 2-hydroxyfluorene (2-OHFLU). The fraction exceeding the third quartile of urinary concentration for each PAH metabolite was assessed for each occupational group. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for exceeding the third quartile of urinary PAH metabolite concentration were calculated for each occupational group compared to the "business, administrative, clerical, financial, and insurance" group using multiple logistic regression analyses. Results: The "guard and security" (OR: 2.949; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.300-6.691), "driving and transportation" (OR: 2.487; 95% CI: 1.418-4.364), "construction and mining" (OR: 2.683; 95% CI: 1.547-4.655), and "agriculture, forestry, and fisheries" (OR: 1.973; 95% CI: 1.220-3.191) groups had significantly higher ORs for 1-OHP compared to the reference group. No group showed significantly higher ORs than the reference group for 2-NAP. The groups with significantly higher ORs for 1-OHPHE than the reference group were "cooking and food service" (OR: 2.073; 95% CI: 1.208-3.556), "driving and transportation" (OR: 1.724; 95% CI: 1.059-2.808), and "printing, wood, and craft manufacturing" (OR: 2.255; 95% CI: 1.022-4.974). The OR for 2-OHFLU was significantly higher in the "printing, wood, and craft manufacturing" group (OR: 3.109; 95% CI: 1.335-7.241) than in the reference group. Conclusions: The types and levels of PAH exposure differed among occupational groups in a Korean adult population.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.577-588
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• 1998

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are products of incomplete combustion and, in urban area atmosphere, are mainly traffic or heating in origin. Size-segregated aerosol samples were collected on the Eixth story of Shinchon on the Yonsei campus, using a high-volume cascade impactor, between August 1994 and September 1995. Ten PAHs were analyzed by GC/MSD. The size distribution of PAH-containing particulates followed approximately a log-normal relationship with the majority of PAH content associated with particles below 3.0mm. PAHs concentration in submicron particles increased during the winter months. The Mass Median Diameter (MMD) value of annual particulates in the heavy traffic area of Shinchon shows about 1.6 pm. The MMD values of air particulate in winter were the lowest values and similar to that in summer, while MMD values of seasonal PAHs were generally lower than 1.0 pm. Among the PAHs, MMD values of PAHs with the more than 5 benzen ring were averagely lower than those with 4 benzin rings. Especially MMD's of dibenzo (a, h) anthracene in winter was clearly lower than in summer. This reason may be caused by fuels used for heating. In this area, 50∼80% PAHs mass was particles smaller than 1.0mm aerodynamic diameter in size range, and the MMD values of PAHs lower than those of other country's area.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.57-69
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• 2006

Lately human exposure to fine particles smaller than $2.5{\mu}m$ in aerodynamic diameter ($PM_{2.5}$) has become a great concern in Korea due to their possible cause of elevated mortality, lung function decrements, and more frequent hospital admissions for asthma. This study was conducted to investigate seasonal variations of human exposure to residential $PM_{2.5}$ and particle-associated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Ten homes in Chuncheon, Korea were visited for continuous 72 hour sampling of $PM_{2.5}$ in the living rooms using a MiniVol Portable Sampler from December 22, 2002 to November 3, 2003. During the same period, outdoor $PM_{2.5}$ samples were collected on the top of the Natural Sciences Building of Kangwon National University which is located in the middle of the ten households. Samples were analyzed for $PM_{2.5}$ mass concentrations and six selected PAHs. In two smoking homes, the highest $PM_{2.5}$ concentrations were measured ranging from 51.1 to 69.7 {\mu}g/m^3$ on average in all seasons, indicating smoking is a very important contributor to the elevation of indoor particle concentrations. Seasonal comparison showed that indoor particle concentrations were higher than outdoor ones except winter. Total PAH concentrations in smoking homes were highest in winter among the seasons primarily due to low ventilation rate, followed by the outdoor site and nonsmoking homes. BaP toxic equivalents (TEQs) were calculated for five PAHs. The TEQ for smoking homes in winter was highest followed by the outdoor site in winter. It is concluded that smoking and ventilation rate are two important contributors to the elevation of indoor $PM_{2.5}$ and PAH concentrations.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.132-139
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• 2021

과산소산(peroxy-acid)을 산화제로 사용하여 현장 오염토양내 존재하는 다환방향족탄화수소의 산화분해 효과를 알아보기 위하여 실험실 규모의 연구를 진행하였다. 대상 토양의 토성은 19.2 %의 토양 유기물을 포함한 pH 6.8의 사양토(sandy loam)로 확인되었으며 토양 내 다환방향족탄화수소 중 벤조(a)피렌(benzo(a)pyrene)의 농도가 평균 2.23 mg/kg으로 국내 토양환경보전법의 1 지역 우려 기준치의 3배 정도 높게 나타났다. 따라서 벤조(a)피렌 오염 토양에 대하여 유기산과 과산화수소를 이용한 과산소산 산화(peroxy-acid oxidation)처리에 의한 토양내 벤조(a)피렌의 농도 저감효과를 유기산의 종류와 유기산 및 과산화수소의 농도조건별로 평가하였다. 선정된 유기산 중 프로피온산(propionic acid)의 산화 효과가 가장 큰 것으로 확인되었으며 토양 중 벤조(a)피렌의 농도를 최종적으로 1 지역 우려 기준치 이하로 저감하였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.12-19
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• 2004

정제된 Aldrich 휴믹산(PAHA)과 한외 여과된 다양한 크기의 PAHA 성분들(PAHA UF fractions)을 이용하여 여러 고리 방향족 탄화수소(PAH)와의 결합 메커니즘을 조사하였다. 유기탄소 결합계수($K_oc$)는 전통적인 Stern-Volmer 형광 소광법과 변형 형광 소광법 두 가지를 이용하여 구하였다. 구해진 Pyrene $K_oc$ 값은 PAHA 농도와 자유 용존 pyrene 농도에 의존하였다. 이러한 비선형 흡착결합 양상은 두 물질간의 흡착성 고유상호작용이 존재한다는 것을 암시하였다. 상대적으로 분자크기가 작은 naphthalene은 중간 크기의 PAHA UF fractions과의 결합에서 높은 $KK_oc$ 값을 보여준 반면 분자 크기의 큰 PAH,즉 pyrene의 경우에는 PAHA UF fractions 크기가 크면 클수록 더 결합이 잘 되었다. 이러한 두 PAH 물질간의 불일치한 크기별 결합양상은 현재까지 제시된 고유 결합 메커니즘들 중의 하나 인 크기별 배제(size exclusion) 효과로 잘 설명되었다. 다양한 pH 조건하에서의 PAH $K_oc$ 실험에서는 일반적으로 pH가 낮아질수록 휴믹산의 산성작용기가 중화되고 그에 따라 휴믹산내의 소수성 영역이 커짐으로 인해 pyrene과 휴믹산과의 결합정도는 커졌다. 그러나 큰 사이즈의 PAHA UF fraction(>100K Da)을 사용한 실험에서는 낮은 pH가 아닌 특정 pH 범위에서 또 하나의 높은 pyrene $KK_oc$ 값을 보여줌으로서 크기별 배제 효과가 존재함을 뚜렷이 보여주었다. 이러한 크기별 배제 효과는 휴믹산의 홀(hole)구조가 PAH 크기에 적합하게 구성되어 있는 조건(휴믹성분 크기 혹은 pH)에서만 작용하는 것으로 보인다.

• 한국환경독성학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국환경독성학회 2001년도 추계심포지움 및 학술발표회:환경오염의 생체지표를 이용한 위해성 평가의 최근 기법
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• pp.89-89
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• 2001

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1997년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.130.2-130
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• 1997

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• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.339-344
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• 2009

본 실험은 밤가공품의 제조과정 중에 생성될 수 있는 PAHs 함량을 분석하기 위해 실시되었다. 밤가공품은 시중에서 유통되고 있는 7종을 구입하여 초음파 추출과정과 정제과정을 거친 후 HPLC/FLD를 이용하여 분석하였다. 분석 결과 8종류의 PAH는정성 정량분석에 만족할만한 다음의 결과를 얻었다. 첫째 PAHs를 농도범위에서 측정한 결과 상관계수($R_2$)가 0.997이상으로 분석에 양호한 직선성을 나타냈으며, 검출한계는 0.012-0.382 ${mu}g/kg$, 정량한계는 0.042-1.273 ${mu}g/kg$으로 만족할 만한 수준이었다. 둘째 PAHs와 공시료를 대상으로 회수율을 측정한 결과 평균회수율은 87.83-100.56%이고, 상대표준편차는 0.60-3.76%로 나타났다. 셋째 일내, 일간 정확성은 각각 81.95-125.44%, 79.89-116.53%이었고, 정밀성은 0.02-4.48%, 0.37-9.83%이었다. 넷째, 밤가공품을 대상으로 분석한 결과 PAHs 중 일부는 검출되었으나 모두 정량한계 이하로 나타났고, 대부분의 시료에서는 검출되지 않았다.

• 한국대기환경학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.33-44
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• 2003

The atmospheric concentrations of particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) associated with PM$_{10}$ were determined in Taegu metropolitan area. Sampling was undertaken every five days throughout one year period from 1993 to 1994 at four sites, representing a residential, a commercial, an industrial, and a sub-urban area, respectively. Benzo (e) pyrene, benzo (k) fluoranthene, and chrysene were found to be the most abundant com-pounds during the study period. The concentrations of benzo (a) pyrene, one of carcinogenic PAHs, ranged 2.0~4.8 ng/㎥ in winter and 0.5~1.5 ng/㎥ in summer season, indicating a marked seasonal variation. It was found that there were very similar patterns in the relative profiles of PM$_{10}$-bound PAH concentrations among the four sampling sites, while the absolute levels of each PAH were significantly different from each site. In addition, the patterns of summer to winter concentration ratios for each PAH were almost identical between the different sites. Despite difficulties due to the lack of good markers for specific sources in the target compounds, we were able to evaluate and describe the effects of vehicle emissions and space heatings, using relative profiles of PAHs, winter to summer (W/S) ratios, PAH-to-PAH ratios, and the result of principal component analysis. As a con-sequence, it was concluded that the vehicle emissions in urban and sub -urban areas are likely to be a major contributor for PAH loadings in the ambient atmosphere during the non-heating season, while the contributions of residential heating and local industrial oil burning emissions were highly significant in heating season.son.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.35-40
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• 2003

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) are frequently detected in food, water, soil, and sediment and are widespread environmental pollutants formed by the incomplete combustion of fossil fuels, woods and other organic matter. PAHs are considered to be probable human carcinogens. The mechanism of action of PAHs has been studied extensively, however it is not clear how PAHs turn on CYP1A1 in human breast cancer. Our laboratory have been studied the effect of PAHs in the human breast cancer cell MCF7. In this study, we examined the ZR-75-1 human breast cancer cells as a new system to evaluate bioactivity of PAHs. ZR-75-1 human breast cancer cell line responses to estrogen and progesteron. We have been able to estbilish long term culture system of this cells then used for the study to observe the effect of PAHs. We demonstrate that PAHs induced the CYP1A1 promoter and 7-ethoxyresolufin O-deethylase (EROD) activity in a concentration-dependant manner. RT-PCR analysis indicated that PAHs significantly up-regulate the level of CYP1A1 mRNA. Some of PAHs showed stronger stimulatory effect on CYP1 gene expression than TCDD. Apparently, ZR-75-1 cells have Aryl hydrocarbon receptors, therefore it would be good experimental tool to study the cross-talk between PAHs and steroid actions.