• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.401-408
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• 2017

Organic amendments such as animal waste compost, lime-bordeaux mixture, and lime sulphur mixture contain heavy metal(loid)s which are toxic to human being, animal, and plant. The objective of this study was to compare heavy metal(loid)s contamination of soil between conventional and organic farm. Soil samples were collected from 10 conventional and 38 organic fruit farms. At each sampling point, top (0~15 cm) and sub soil (15~30 cm) were taken using hand auger. Total concentration for arsenic (As), cadmium (Cd), copper (Cu), nikel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) in the collected soil were measured. The pollution index (PI) for heavy metal in organic farms indicated it was unpolluted area. However, mean value of PI for organic farms (0.143) was higher than that for conventional farms (0.122). High Geoaccumulation index (Igeo) for Cu, Pb, and Zn implied that grape farms were more polluted than others fruit farms because a lot of lime-bordeaux mixture and lime sulphur were applied in organic grape farms. Especially, top soils showed higher level of contamination than sub soil. Based on the above results, organic amendments might cause accumulation of heavy metals in soil. Therefore, particular attention should be paid for concentration of Cu, Pb, and Zn, when organic amendments are used in the organic fruit farms.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.29-36
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• 1988

This present study has been carried out to examine the correlation between the distribution of the coliform bacterial plasmids and the viability test against heavy metals in the upper stream of Han river(Gapyung; clean water) and the its basin (Anyang Cheon; polluted water). And the distribution of plasmids were examined to be used as trophic indicator for analysis between the clean and polluted waters. 1. A total of 110 isolates were analyzed for the presence of plasmids by means of the boiling method and agarose gel techniques. Plasmids were significantly more frequent in the strains which had been isolated from the clean water (14.3%). Also, there were much higher multiplicity of plasmids at the polluted water(41.0%), compared with the clean water (33.0%). By the comparision between molecular weight of bacterial plasmids in the clean water and those of polluted water, there were no significant differences of the clean water from the polluted water, to such extent as 30.0%, 28.6%, respectively, in frequency for occurrence of high molecular weight plasmids iver 35.8% Mdal. 2. Each isolate was carried out the resistance test for mercury(10-5M), nickel(10-3M) and arsenic (0.1%). At the polluted site, the survival ability of the plasmid-carrying straings(Hg, 31.0%l Ni, 5.7%; As, 65.7%) was higher than that of the non plasmid-carrying strains(Hg, 12.1%; Ni, 3.0%; As, 54.6%). This trend was more remarkable in the clean site (plasmid-carrying strains: 16.7%,-,-). As a result it is suggested that plasmids could be used as an indicator of a certain types of water pollution. In addition, heavy metals might have inflyenced, some extent, to the distribution of plasmids in the environment which has been surveyed in the present study.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.487-496
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• 2019

Objective: The purpose of this study was to create soil contamination maps using QGIS (Quantum Geographic Information System) and suggest selection methods for soil pollution sources for preferential investigation in a soil contamination survey. Method: Data from soil contamination surveys over five years in Gyeonggi-do Province, South Korea (2013-2017) were used for making soil contamination maps and analyzing the density of survey points. By analyzing points exceeding the concern level of soil contamination, soil pollutant sources for priority management were identified and selection methods for preferred survey points were suggested through a study of the model area. Results: A soil contamination survey was conducted at 1,478 points over five years, with the largest number of surveys conducted in industrial complex and factory areas. Soil contamination maps for copper, zinc, nickel, lead, arsenic, fluoride, and total petroleum hydrocarbons were made, and most of the survey points were found to be below concern level 1 for soil contamination. The density of the survey points is similar to that of densely populated areas and factory areas. The analysis results of points exceeding the criteria showed that soil pollutant sources for priority management were areas where ore and scrap metals were used and stored, traffic-related facilities areas, industrial complex and factory areas, and areas associated with waste and recycling. According to the study of the model area, the preferred survey points were traffic-related facilities with 15 years or more since their construction and factories with a score of 10 or more for soil contamination risk. Conclusion: Soil contamination surveys should use GIS for even regional distribution of survey points and for the effective selection of preferred survey points. This study may be used as guidelines to select points for a soil contamination survey.

• 분석과학
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.15-23
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• 2022

Food delivery is gaining popularity due to changes in lifestyle and dietary patterns. However, packages used to delivery food may contain contaminants including heavy metals, or additives added during manufacturing process which may migrate into food during processing and transportation. In this study, a total of 58 food packages for delivery were collected and tested for migration of heavy metals (lead, cadmium and arsenic), bisphenol A and phenol into food simulants. The method was validated by evaluating linearity of calibration curve, limit of detection, limit of quantification, recovery and precision. Result of heavy metal migration showed that lead was the most frequently migrated metal and the highest concentration was detected in a polypropylene sample. Although there are no specific migration limits for bisphenol A and phenol in packaging materials tested in this study, migrations of bisphenol A and phenol were detected in some packages. This may due to contamination or additives added during manufacture of packages. Risk (%) was calculated to analyze the risk associated with the migration of heavy metals, bisphenol A and phenol, and was always below 1 %. These results showed that food packages for delivery are safe in terms of heavy metals, bisphenol A and phenol migration.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.3.1-3.11
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• 2023

Background: Studies on the risk of mercury (Hg) in Korean fishery products focus primarily on total Hg levels as opposed to methylmercury (MeHg) levels. None of the few studies on MeHg in tuna investigated tuna from Japanese restaurants. Few have evaluated lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As) in tuna. Thus, this study aimed to conduct a risk assessment by evaluating heavy metal concentrations in tuna from Japanese restaurants. Methods: Thirty-one tuna samples were collected from Japanese restaurants in the Republic of Korea. They were classified according to region and species. The concentration of heavy metals in the samples was analyzed using the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Food Code method. The rate of exceedance of maximum residue levels (MRLs) and the risk compared to the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) set by the Joint Food and Agriculture Organization/World Health Organization Expert Committee on Food Additives (%PTWI) were evaluated for risk assessment. Results: The mean of MeHg, Pb, Cd and As concentrations were 0.56 ± 1.47 mg/kg, 33.95 ± 3.74 ㎍/kg, 14.25 ± 2.19 ㎍/kg and 1.46 ± 1.89 mg/kg, respectively. No sample exceeded the MRLs of Pb and Cd, but 9.7% of the samples exceeded the MRL of MeHg. The %PTWIs of MeHg, Pb, Cd and As were 4.2037, 0.0162, 0.0244 and 1.1627, respectively. The %PTWI of MeHg by age group and sex was highest among men aged 19-29 years (10.6494), followed by men aged 30-49 years (7.2458) and women aged 19-29 years (4.8307). Conclusions: We found that 3 out of 31 samples exceeded the MRL of MeHg. The %PTWI of MeHg showed significant differences based on age and sex, and the value was likely to exceed a safe level depending on individuals' eating behaviors. Therefore, improved risk management for MeHg is required.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.453-459
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 2017년 대형유통매장 및 온라인에서 유통 중인 식약공용농산물 중 다소비 13품목 117건을 대상으로 중금속 4종(납, 카드뮴, 비소, 수은)과 아플라톡신($B_1$, $B_2$, $G_1$, $G_2$)의 함량을 조사하였다. 납 함량 분석 결과 117건 모두 기준(5 mg/kg이하) 이내로 검출되었고, 납의 검출량을 살펴보면 백출, 오가피, 갈근, 당귀에서 상대적으로 높게 검출되는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 카드뮴 함량 분석결과 2.6%가 기준을 초과하여 검출되었다. 카드뮴 기준 초과한 시료는 갈근 2건, 백출 1건이고, 검출량은 갈근 2건에서 각각 2.150 mg/kg, 1.822 mg/kg(기준 0.3 mg/kg 이하)이었고, 백출이 1.130 mg/kg(기준 0.7 mg/kg 이하)이었다. 조사한 13품목 중 백출, 갈근, 당귀, 길경 등 뿌리 및 뿌리줄기 부위를 사용하는 식약공용농산물의 카드뮴 오염도가 비교적 높게 조사되었다. 비소 함량 분석 결과 ND~0.610 mg/kg의 검출범위를 나타내어 조사한 시료 모두 비소 기준(3 mg/kg 이하)에 적합하였다. 품목별 비소 함량 비교 결과 당귀가 평균 0.162 mg/kg으로 상대적으로 높게 검출되었다. 수은 함량 분석 결과 ND~0.0139 mg/kg으로 검출되어 식약공용농산물의 수은 오염도가 낮음을 확인하였다. 식약공용농산물의 아플라톡신($B_1$, $B_2$, $G_1$, $G_2$) 오염도 조사 결과 11.1%의 검출률을 나타내었다. 갈근에서는 아플라톡신 $G_1$이 검출되었고 감초의 경우 2건 모두 아플라톡신 $G_2$가 검출되었다. 당귀는 검사한 10건 모두 아플라톡신 $G_1$, $B_2$가 동시에 검출되었다. 식약공용농산물 13품목 중 갈근, 백출, 감초, 당귀와 같이 뿌리부위를 사용하는 품목의 중금속(납, 카드뮴, 비소, 수은) 및 아플라톡신($B_1$, $B_2$, $G_1$, $G_2$) 검출률이 높게 조사되었다. 식약공용농산물의 안전한 유통 및 효율적인 품질관리를 위해서는 비의도적 유해물질에 대한 수거 검사 확대 실시를 통해 부정불량 제품의 유통을 차단하고, 곰팡이독소 오염도 조사결과를 바탕으로 기준규격 설정 검토 등의 품질관리체계 마련이 필요할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.107-111
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• 2005

솔잎 열수 증류액 시료 자체의 음용수 적합성 여부와 향기성분 등 품질평가를 검토하였다. 음용수 평가 항목에 따라 총45종류의 성분을 측정하였으며 실험 모두에서 유해성분이 검출되지 않았다. 특히 인체에 유해한 비소 (As), 납 (Pb), 수은 (Hg) 및 카드뮴 (Cd)등과 같은 무기물이 검출되지 않았을 뿐만 아니라 기타의 성분도 음용수 기준치 내의 함량을 나타냄으로서 음용수로 사용하는데 적합한 것으로 평가되었다. 솔잎 열수 증류액의 향기성분에 대한 분석에서는 총34종류의 향기성분이 분석되었는데 우수한 향기성분으로서 fenchol, bomeol, $\beta-fenchyl$ alcohol 및 bomyl acetate의 경우는 각각 6.7, 13.1, 26.6 및 $16.2\%$ 함유되어 있었으며 대부분의 성분들이 alcohol이나 aldehyde 성분으로서 향기의 주요 성분들이었고 그 함유량도 비교적 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.207-212
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• 1986

명란젓, 대구아가미젓, 바지락젓, 새우젓, 창란젓, 꼴뚜기젓, 게젓, 멸치젓, 오징어젓, 조개젓에 대한 중금속(重金屬) 및 유기인계 잔유농약(殘留農藥)에 대한 분석(分析)결과는 다음과 같다. 수은함량은 $0.11{\sim}0.46ppm$이었고, 납의 함량(含量)은 $ND{\sim}1.3ppm$, 카드륨 함량은 $0.01{\sim}0.34ppm$이며 구리함량은 $0.4{\sim}5.98ppm$, 아연함량은 $0.16{\sim}4.5ppm$, 망간함량은 $0.02{\sim}0.49ppm$으로 상당히 낮으며 비소함량은 검출되지 않는 젓갈이 많았다. 유기감소(有機監素) 잔유농약의 함량(含量)은 Total BHC는 멸치젓이 $0.3{\sim}1.825ppb$였고 게젓, 멸치젓에서는 PP'-DDE, Dieldrin, PP'-DDD, PP'-DDT가 다소 검출되었으나 나머지 젓갈에서는 검출되지 않았다. 우리나라 허용기준과 비교해 볼때 젓갈 중의 중금속 및 잔유농약은 식품위생상 안전하다고 볼 수 있다.

• 한국자원공학회지
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• 제55권6호
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• pp.527-537
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• 2018

황산염 함량이 높은 광산배수를 대상으로 황산염환원균(Sulfate reducing bacteria, SRB)을 이용한 생물반응기의 설계인자를 도출하고자 컬럼실험을 수행하였다. 생물반응기의 기질물질로 우분을 기본으로 하여 버섯퇴비를 혼합하고, 보조제로써 볏짚, 석회석을 각각 혼합하여 적용하였다. 우분(70%), 버섯퇴비(10%), 볏짚(20%)을 기질물질로 사용하였을 때 최대 82%의 용존된 총 황 제거효율을 보였고, 체류시간은 2일 일 때 높은 효율을 보였다. 생물반응기 내 광산배수의 흐름이 상향류 일 때 배출수 내 환원형태의 황이 산소와 직접 접촉하면서 재산화되어 제거효율이 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 황산염환원에 따른 금속 황화물 형성을 유도하기 위한 무기성 슬러지의 주입은 비소의 환원성 용해 및 SRB에 독성을 발현하여 생물반응기의 장기적 운영을 저해할 수 있다. 연구결과, 우분을 포함한 혼합기질물질을 활용한 하향류의 생물반응기가 황산염 및 용존된 총 황을 효과적으로 제거하였고, 이는 황산염 함유량이 높은 염수의 광산배수에서 적용이 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제52권5호
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• pp.452-460
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• 2019

Exposure to heavy metals through the consumption of contaminated seafood poses a health risk to humans. In Korea, seafood imports are increasing with consumption, with the largest increase in imported seafood coming from Russia. Peter the Great Bay and the Razdolnaya River are both major fisheries and protected areas under the Northwest Pacific Action Plan located near Vladivostok, Russia. This study analyzed heavy metal [cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), total mercury (tHg), and total (tAs), and inorganic (iAs) arsenic] concentrations in shellfish and crustaceans collected from these areas. Except for iAs, the major toxic heavy metal concentrations of the samples met the national standards (Cd, 0.024-0.982 and 0.003-0.379 mg/kg; Pb, 0.021-1.533 and 0.002 mg/kg; tHg, 0.006-0.015 and 0.036-0.097 mg/kg). The tAs concentrations of three samples exceeded the Russian standard (5 mg/kg, wet weight), whereas the iAs concentrations were extremely low (ND-0.033 mg/kg). Compared with the provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI) of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives, the percentages of PTWI of Cd, Pb, and tHg were 0.239%, 0.001-0.049%, and 0.013-0.302%, respectively. These findings reveal that there is no potential health risk by heavy metals through the consumption of Russian seafood obtained in the surveyed areas.