• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.41-48
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• 2020

Lead is a highly toxic heavy metal that causes serious health problems. Nonetheless, it is increasingly being used for industrial applications and is often discharged into the environment without adequate purification. In this study, Pb(II) was removed by powdered waste sludge (PWS) based on the biosorption mechanism. Different PWSs were collected from a submerged moving media intermittent aeration reactor (SMMIAR) and modified Ludzack-Ettinger (MLE) processes. The contents of extracellular polymeric substances were similar, but the surface area of MLE-PWS (2.07 ㎡/g) was higher than that of SMMIAR-PWS (0.82 ㎡/g); this is expected to be the main parameter determining Pb(II) biosorption capacity. The Bacillaceae family was dominant in both PWSs and may serve as the major responsible bacterial group for Pb(II) biosorption. Pb(II) biosorption using PWS was evaluated for reaction time, salinity effect, and isotherm equilibrium. For all experiments, MLE-PWS showed higher removal efficiency. At a fixed initial Pb(II) concentration of 20 mg/L and a reaction time of 180 minutes, the biosorption capacities (q_e) for SMMIAR- and MLE-PWSs were 2.86 and 3.07 mg/g, respectively. Pb(II) biosorption using PWS was rapid; over 80% of the maximum biosorption capacity was achieved within 10 minutes. Interestingly, MLE-PWS showed enhanced Pb(II) biosorption with salinity values of up to 30 g NaCl/L. Linear regression of the Freundlich isotherm revealed high regression coefficients (R² > 0.968). The fundamental Pb(II) biosorption capacity, represented by the K_F value, was consistently higher for MLE-PWS than SMMIAR-PWS.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.541-555
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• 2016

This study determined the concentrations of lead and cadmium in 18 species of commonly consumed fish and assessed the risk based on provisional tolerable weekly (monthly) intakes [PTW(M)I] % as affected by behavioral characteristics, such as migration and settlement. In the 18 species, the mean concentrations of lead and cadmium were higher in the 11 species of migratory fish (llargehead hairtail Trichiurus lepturus, chub mackerel Scomber japonicus, Pacific saury Cololabis saira, skipjack tuna Katsuwonus pelamis, Pacific cod Gadus macrocephalus, anchovy Engraulis japonicus, Alaska pollack Theragra chalcogramm, brown croaker Miichthys miiuy, Japanese Spanish mackerel Scomberomorus niphonius, yellow croaker Larimichthys polyactis, and Pacific herring Clupea pallasii) than in the seven demersal species (red stingray Dasyatis akajei, brown sole Pleuronectes herzensteini, bastard halibut Paralichthys olivaceus, conger eel Conger myriaster, blackmouth angler Lophiomus setigerus, rockfish Sebastes schlegelii, and filefish Stephanolepis cirrhifer). Based on the mean concentrations, the PTWI % of lead and cadmium in commonly consumed migratory fish were 1.900 and 2.986%, respectively, which were higher than the values for lead and cadmium in the commonly consumed demersal fishes (0.257 and 0.318%, respectively). The estimation of weekly (monthly) intakes and target hazard quotients for the toxic elements lead and cadmium revealed that the commonly consumed migratory and demersal fish do not pose any health risks for consumers.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2008

본 실험은 생분해가 어려운 절삭유를 단일 균주에 의해 생물학적 처리를 하는 데에 목적이 있다. 절삭유, 절삭폐유로부터 호기 균주 81개를 분리하여 이중 절삭유 분해능이 가장 높은 균주로, 48시간 내에 90.4%를 제거한(초기농도 699.1 mg/L) KS47을 선별하였다. KS47은 형태학적, 생리 화학적, 16S rDNA 염기서열, 그리고 지방산 분석을 통해 Pseudomonas aeruginosa로 동정되었다. P. aeruginosa KS47은 절삭유를 탄소원으로 사용하여 성장 할 수 있었으며, 절삭유 분해시, 최적 분해 조건은 1.5 g/L(wet weight), pH 7.0, $30^{\circ}C$이었다. 최적 조건 하에서 절삭유의 제거능을 본 결과, 1,060 mg/L의 절삭유를 12시간 내에 83.7% 제거함을 확인하였다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제50권1호
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• pp.22-26
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• 2014

Protocatechualdehyde (PA)는 항산화 활성과 항암 활성을 가진 페놀성 물질이다. Streptomyces lincolnensis M-20 균주에서 생산된 PA를 균주 상등액에서 분리, 정제하였다. 항산화 활성을 가진 PA가 구리 이온 존재 하에서는 산화촉진제로 작용하였다. 항산화 활성은 DPPH를 이용한 방법으로 측정하였으며, 구리 이온 존재 하에서 PA의 산화 촉진 작용은 pBR322 플라스미드의 DNA 절단 작용으로 측정하였다. DNA 손상으로 생성되는 활성산소 종의 확인은 활성 산소종의 포집자인 글루타치온에 의해 DNA 절단이 억제되는 것으로 확인하였다. PA와 구리 이온의 복합체 형성은 금속 이온의 킬레이트인 EDTA가 존재할 경우와 존재하지 않을 경우를 자외선/가시광선 분광학적 분석법으로 비교, 확인하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권4호
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• pp.497-501
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• 2005

An experiment was conducted on crossbred male calves to study the effect of arsenic (As) on immunity status and certain hematological parameters. Ten crossbred male calves of 3-4 months of age were distributed into two equal groups. Group I was kept as control, whereas, group II was supplemented daily with 50 ppm As (as $As_sO_3$) up to 90 days, in the diet. Calves of both groups were fed as per ICAR standards and their requirements were fulfilled by feeding concentrate mixture and green oats. All calves were kept under similar managemental conditions. Blood samples were collected at fortnightly intervals to estimate various haematological parameters and superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activity. Serum Ig and serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase (SGPT) were also measured. Cell-mediated immune responses of the calves were monitored at 0, 45 and 90 of experimental feeding, through lymphocyte proliferation. No change in blood total leukocyte counts (TLC), differential leukocyte counts (DLC), packed cell volume (PCV), haemoglobin (Hb) and SGPT was observed with As supplementation. A decrease in SOD activity was noticed in group II calves. Stimulation index (SI) for lymphocyte proliferation decreased from 1.14 to 0.79 in group II calves during 90 days experimental feeding, whereas, there was no change in SI values in group I indicating significant decrease in immune response of As supplemented calves. Blood As concentration increased in group II calves with the decrease in immune response. Short term supplementation of As to growing calves suggested suppressive effects on cell-mediated immunity. However, long term experiments are required to demonstrate clearly the efects of this toxic metal in calves.

• 한국방사선학회논문지
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2018

병원에서 방사선을 차폐하는데 있어 납은 매우 유용하게 사용되고 있다. 하지만 납은 독성을 가지고 있고 대체물질에 대한 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있으며, 대표적으로 텅스텐을 대체물질로 한 연구가 많이 이루어지고 있다. 이에 본 연구에서 납과 텅스텐의 물리적 특성 및 반가층 실험을 진행한 결과 원자번호가 높은 납 원소의 반응단면적이 텅스텐에 비해 높게 나타났으나, 텅스텐의 밀도가 높아 동일한 크기일 경우 텅스텐의 전자밀도가 납에 비해 약 1.7배 높은 것으로 나타났다. MCNPX를 이용한 모의 모사에서도 에너지 따라 다소 차이가 있지만 텅스텐이 납에 비해 약 1.4배 차폐효과가 높은 것으로 나타났으며, 텅스텐이 납에 비해 우수한 차폐효율을 갖고 있는 것으로 확인 되었다. 하지만 경제적 측면을 고려할 때 텅스텐은 희소금속으로 납에 비해 가격이 약 25배 높아 납에 대한 대체물질로는 부적당한 것으로 사료되었다.

• 패션비즈니스
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.145-159
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• 2011

The study aimed to analyze the status quo of manufacturing work environment and the work clothes' clothing comfort and wearer mobility of welding and grinding work processes in the machine and shipbuilding industries in South Korea. A questionnaire survey was conducted for the study, which consisted of questions about work clothes' clothing comfort and wearer mobility according to body parts. The findings derived from the research were: the high impact levels of work environment factors on welding and grinding work processes were noise, metal fragment, superheat, toxic gas, UV ray factors. Subject workers' assessment of work clothes' clothing pressures were in the levels between 3 (i.e. moderate) and 4 (i.e. comfortable) in a range of 5-point scale. The impact levels of wearer mobility factor were high on the work processes of welding and grinding in machine and grinding in shipbuilding. While welding process in shipbuilding showed a 'moderate' wearer mobility level and this was because its work postures were uncomfortable yet the rate of the motion change was low. The consideration to develop the work clothes specialized for certain work processes should include the materials' protecting performance from the hazardous work environment factors; and work clothes' designs that provides workers with maximized clothing comfort and wearer mobility for bending or tilting postures of upper, lower and lateral body parts defined in the study.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.215-223
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• 2001

카드뮴의 주요한 표적장기이며 카드뮴이 만성 및 급성 폭로시 축적되는 가장 중요한 장기인 간의 세포독성을 Hepalclc7세포에서 caspases및 Bax단백질의 활성과 발현 그리고 미토콘드리아 세포막 전위 변화(MPT) 등을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 카드뮴은 농도의존적으로 간세포인 Hepalclc7 세포의 생존율을 감소시켰다. 2. 카드뮴을 농도별로 처리하였을 때 100 M 이상의 농도에서 세포사멸의 특징중의 하나인 DNA분절현상을 확인하였다. 3. 카드뮴 처리 후 caspase-3, caspase-8, caspase-9 의 활성변화를 조사한 결과 caspase-3,-9 pretease 활성이 시간이 경과함에 따라 증가하였다. 4. 카드뮴 처리 후 cytochrome c가 세포질내로 방출되었고 이는 caspase-9 proteas의 활성화를 유도하였다. 5. 카드뮴 처리 후 Bax가 세포질에서 미토콘드리아로 이동하여 cytochrome c의 세포질내로의 방출에 관여하였다. 6. 카드뮴 처리시 미토콘드리아 세포막 전위차의 감소를 JC-1 형광염색을 통하여 확인하였다. 이상의 결과는 카드뮴에 의한 Hepalclc7 세포사멸의 신호전달기전은 세포질내에 있는 Bax가 미토콘드리아로 이동, cytochrome c의 세포질내로의 방출, 그리고 caspase-3, 9 pretease 활성화를 의해서 매개되는 것으로 판단된다. 또한 Bax 단백질의 발현변화가 미토콘드리아의 기능변화에 기여하였으리라 사료된다.

• 한국광물학회지
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.217-224
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• 2011

철환원 박테리아인 미시가넨시스를 이용하여 용존 셀레늄을 제거할 때, 물 속의 다른 금속성분들인 철, 황산염, 그리 구리가 미칠 수 있 영향을 살펴보았다. 미시가넨시스 박테리아는 산화수가 4가인 산화 셀레나이트(2 mM)를 셀레나이드로 환원시키고 물속의 셀레늄 농도를 점차 감소시켰다. 환원된 셀레나이드는 용존 2가 철과 결합하여 나노입자 크기의 철-셀레나이드로 침전되었다. 용존 황산염과 구리는 미생물의 셀레나이트 환원작용에 부정적인 영향을 끼쳤는데, 특히 구리 성분은 미생물에 대해 독성으로 작용하여 셀레나이트 제거가 원활히 이뤄지지 못하게 하였다. 이러한 결과로부터 알 수 있는 것은 셀레늄으로 오염된 현장을 미생물로 정화할 때 황산염 혹은 구리의 농도 분포와 양을 충분히 고려해야 한다는 사실이다. 궁극적으로 미생물에 의한 철-셀레나이드 광물형성작용은 지하수를 따라 원거리로 이동할 수 있는 셀레늄의 확산을 억제하는 중요한 수단이라고 볼 수 있다.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.512-520
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• 2014

PURPOSE. The purpose of this study was to assess the surface characteristics and the biocompatibility of zirconium (Zr) coating on Ti-6Al-4V alloy surface by radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering method. MATERIALS AND METHODS. The zirconium films were developed on Ti-6Al-4V discs using RF magnetron sputtering method. Surface profile, surface composition, surface roughness and surface energy were evaluated. Electrochemical test was performed to evaluate the corrosion behavior. Cell proliferation, alkaline phosphatase (ALP) activity and gene expression of mineralized matrix markers were measured. RESULTS. SEM and EDS analysis showed that zirconium deposition was performed successfully on Ti-6Al-4V alloy substrate. Ti-6Al-4V group and Zr-coating group showed no significant difference in surface roughness (P>.05). Surface energy was significantly higher in Zr-coating group than in Ti-6Al-4V group (P<.05). No difference in cell morphology was observed between Ti-6Al-4V group and Zr-coating group. Cell proliferation was higher in Zr-coating group than Ti-6Al-4V group at 1, 3 and 5 days (P<.05). Zr-coating group showed higher ALP activity level than Ti-6Al-4V group (P<.05). The mRNA expressions of bone sialoprotein (BSP) and osteocalcin (OCN) on Zr-coating group increased approximately 1.2-fold and 2.1-fold respectively, compared to that of Ti-6Al-4V group. CONCLUSION. These results suggest that zirconium coating on Ti-6Al-4V alloy could enhance the early osteoblast responses. This property could make non-toxic metal coatings on Ti-6Al-4V alloy suitable for orthopedic and dental implants.