• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 2009

휴폐광산 인근 주민에 대한 위해영향을 평가하는데 있어서 벼 품종에 따른 변이를 파악하기 위하여 농경지 토양 및 쌀의 비소, 카드뮴, 구리 및 납의 함량을 분석하였다. 중금속 오염농경지에서 조사된 잠재적인 인체노출 경로로서 오염된 농경지 및 쌀을 통한 경구섭취 및 피부접촉을 통한 품종간 일일평균 인체노출량(ADD)을 산정하였다. 비발암성 위해도 평가로 노출경로별 중금속의 위험비율인 HQ 지수와 모든 노출경로를 총합한 중금속의 위험지수인 HI 값을 US-EPA D/B를 활용하였다. 벼 품종간 HI 지수는 23.6~34.3으로 전품종에서 높은 잠재적 위해성으로 평가되었는데 DA 품종이 가장 낮은 반면 TB 품종이 가장 높은 HI 값을 보였다. 쌀 소비에 따른 비소의 발암성 위해도 평가는 품종간 2.0E-03~3.5E-03을 보여 미국 EPA에서 정한 위해성 기준인 만명 중 한명 이상으로 높게 나타났다. 발암성 위해도에 대한 품종간 비교에서 DA 품종이 가장 낮은 반면 TB 품종이 가장 높은 HI 값을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 위해성 평가가 중금속 오염에 안전한 품종을 선발하는데 유용한 도구로서 활용할 수 있음을 보여준다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2017

이 연구는 장항제련소 주변 지역 주민들을 대상으로 중금속 노출에 의한 인체영향을 파악하기 위해 수행된 환경역학조사 결과 중 혈중 중금속 농도와 혈압 사이의 관계를 평가하기 위해 수행되었다. 이 연구에는 제련소에서 4km 이내에 거주하는 570명의 30세 이상 성인 남녀가 포함되었으며 남녀별로 혈중 카드뮴, 수은 및 납 농도를 각각 3분위로 나눈 후 군별로 수축기 및 이완기 혈압의 차이를 각각 비교하였다. 또한, 다중회귀분석을 통하여 남녀별로 수축기 및 이완기혈압에 영향을 주는 위험요인으로서의 중금속을 파악하였다. 남자의 경우는 혈중 카드뮴과 수은의 농도별 군에 따라 수축기 혈압 및 이완기 혈압의 평균에 유의한 차이를 보였으나 여자의 경우는 모든 중금속의 3분위 군에서 수축기 및 이온기 혈압의 평균이 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 다중 회귀 분석의 결과에서는 남자의 경우 연령과 체질량 지수 그리고 혈중 카드뮴 농도가 혈압에 영향을 주는 위험요인으로 나타났고, 여자의 경우는 연령과 체질량 지수, 음주 및 흡연, 그리고 혈중 수은이 혈압에 유의한 영향을 주었다. 종합해보면, 장항 제련소 근처에 거주하는 주민들은 일반인구 집단과 비교해 볼 때, 매우 높은 농도의 혈중 카드뮴, 납 수치를 보여 이들은 과거 직업적 또는 환경적으로 고농도의 중금속에 노출된 것으로 판단되며, 이러한 고농도 노출 집단에서의 유해 중금속 노출, 특히 카드뮴과 수은이 혈압 상승에 유의한 영향을 주는 것으로 확인되었다. 따라서 이들을 대상으로 추가적인 중금속 노출을 예방하기 위한 노력과 혈압 및 심뇌혈관질환 발생에 대한 지속적인 모니터링이 이루어져야 할 것으로 판단된다.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.105-119
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• 2012

오염환경에 서식하는 토착미생물은 환경정화에 중요한 역할을 담당하며 이 연구는 6가 크롬 오염 지하수에서 분리한 미생물을 이용해 반응성, 이동성, 발암성 높은 6가 크롬을 당대사 조효소인 3가 크롬으로 환원/침전시켜 경제적, 친환경적, 생지화학적 정화의 효율성을 알아보았다. 미생물 농화배양과 조성분석, 호기와 혐기환경의 6가 크롬 환원과 내성, 전자공여체별 6가 크롬 환원, 지화학적 변화, 미생물 외형과 Cr((III) 침전물의 광물특성을 연구한 결과, 분리한 MMPH-0(Enterobacter aerogenes)는 혐기/호기환경에서 6가 크롬 내성과 환원능(유기산 주입 1주 후 70%, 주입 안한 경우 4주 후 10 ~ 20%)이 있고, Eh는 미생물의 유기산 산화로 생성된 전자에 의해 산화에서 환원환경, pH는 중성에서 약산성으로 변화되어 $Cr(OH)_3$/Cr(III)침전물이 형성되었다. SEM/TEM-EDS 결과 $2{\sim}5{\mu}m$ 막대형 미생물과 세포 밖 Cr(III) 침전물은 지화학적 환경변화와 유기산 산화에 따른 전자공여에 의한 환원의 근거가 된다. 지화학적 촉매제 토착미생물의 활성화로 산화환원에 민감한 중금속 오염 지하수 정화에 효율적 기술 응용이 기대된다.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.215-223
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• 1997

두발의 중금속 성분분석을 통하여 필수 원소이외에 흔히 문제시 될 수 있는 유해중금속과 당뇨병과의 관련성을 파악하기 위하여 1993년 3월부터 6월까지 경북대학교병원 내과에 내원한 69명(남자 32명, 여자 37명)의 인슐린 비익존형 당뇨병(NIDDM)환자와 그 대조군으로 74명(남자 47명, 여자 27명)의 정상인을 대상으로 필수원소인 아연, 구리, 망간과 유해중금속으로 연, 카드뮴, 알루미늄으로 함량분석을 원자흡광광도계(IL.551)로 분석하였다. 필수원소인 아연과 구리의 경우 대조군이 각각 $152.51{\pm}46.15$ ppm, $12.48{\pm}6.56$ ppm으로 NIDDM군의 $132.99{\pm}9.61$ ppm, $8.58{\pm}5.07$ ppm에 비해 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 망간의 경우는 당뇨군이 $0.44{\pm}0.27$ ppm으로 대조군의 $0.34{\pm}0.18$ ppm에 비해 오히려 높게 나타났다. 유해중금속인 연의 경우 대조군의 $8.10{\pm}2.45$ ppm에 비해 NIDDM군이 $10.04{\pm}4.60$ ppm으로 유의성 있게 높게 나타났고, 카드뮴과 알루미늄의 경우도 대조군의 $0.41{\pm}0.23$ ppm, $7.61{\pm}4.16$ ppm에 비해 각각 $0.57{\pm}0.12$ ppm, $11.31{\pm}3.98$ ppm으로 NIDDM군이 모두 높게 나타났다. 당화혈색소치 및 당뇨병의 유병기간과 분석대상 원소의 함량과는 유의한 상관 관계가 나타나지 않았다. 혈중요소질소 및 크레아티닌과 분석대상 원소의 함량과는 유의한 상관관계가 나타나지 않았다. 대조군과 NIDDM군에 대해 실시한 다중 로지스틱 회귀분석에서 유의한 변수는 카드뮴, 아연, 구리 등으로 나타났다. 아연과 구리는 함량이 낮을 경우 당뇨병의 발생과 연관성이 있는 것으로, 카드뮴은 그 함량이 높을 경우 당뇨병의 발생과 연관성이 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.51-56
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• 2007

유기성폐기물을 농경지에 투여하기 위하여 작물에 미치는 영향, 토양에 축적되는 중금속 농도 분석이 이루어지고 있으나, 토양에 축적된 총 오염물질이 지렁이에게 얼마나 독성을 갖고 있는지가 구명되어 있지 못한 실정이다. 본 연구는 4종류 유기성 슬러지(생활하수슬러지, 공단하수슬러지, 피혁슬러지, 주정슬러지)와 돈분퇴비를 8년 동안 매년 ha당 12,5톤, 25.0톤, 50.0톤으로 처리한 토양에 대한 지렁이의 독성을 측정하였다. 공단하수슬러지를 처리한 토양를 돈분퇴비와 비교해 보면, 축적된 구리는 18.9~26.2배, 크롬은 7.7~34.7배, 니켈은 14.8~18.8배로 나타났고, 피혁슬러지의 크롬은 35.7~268.0배, 니켈은 14.8~18.8배가 축적되었다. 이렇게 오염된 토양에 지렁이를 8주와 16주 동안 각각 노출시켰다. 8주 노출에서 생활하수슬러지와 주정슬러지의 모든 처리토양과 피혁슬러지 25.0톤 처리 토양은 돈분퇴비와 비슷한 낮은 독성을 나타냈으나, 나머지 공단슬러지와 피혁슬러지의 지렁이 치사율은 26.7~96.7%으로 높게 나타났다. 16주 노출에서 주정슬러지 12.5톤, 25.0톤의 토양만 돈분처리 토양과 비슷한 낮은 지렁이 독성을 보였고, 나머지 처리토양들은 모든 53.3~100%의 지렁이 치사율를 나타냈다. 이러한 결과들은 주정슬러지 50.0톤 처리 토양을 제외한 다른 슬러지 처리 토양은 지렁이에게 독성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다.

• 대한예방한의학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.145-159
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• 2016

Objectives : The aim was to investigate the characteristics of low dose effect and non monotonic dose responses(NMDRs) and to predict the influence it might have on the health and medicine, traditional Korean medicine. Methods : By investigating recently published major literatures related to low dose effect and NMDRs, the definition, mechanism, major related fields, and the influence on public health and medicine has been categorized and summarized. Results : Although there are still heated debates about the definition of low dose, it implies the biological responses in environmental exposure level and the NDMDRs means the nonlinear relationship between the dose-response in the slope sign change. Also, it implies the new form of the curve showing a U, reverse U shape, and the slop sign constantly changing showing various forms. This mechanism is because the two acceptor shows opposing effects to toxic materials and the affinity is different along with the numerical value that increase and decrease being different. These characteristics generally appear in endocrine disrupters such as bisphenol A, agricultural pesticides, metal, and radiation. The research field in the public health and medical treatment is obesity, problems in metabolism, growth hormone treatment, climacteric treatment, breast cancer, intake of Korean traditional medicine for pregnancy, menopause and phytoestrogen. Conclusions : As a result of discussing implications, NMDRs is a particular effect in low dose and heated debates surround this response, research is being conducted surrounding the field of obesity, problems in metabolism, growth hormone treatment, climacteric treatment, breast cancer, intake of Korean traditional medicine for pregnancy, menopause, and phytoestrogen. More research and interest in needed as it can have a massive influence in the public health and medicine.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2015년도 제49회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.65-65
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• 2015

In this talk, I will introduce two topics. The first topic is the polymer light emitting diodes (PLEDs) using graphene oxide quantum dots as emissive center. More specifically, the energy transfer mechanism as well as the origin of white electroluminescence in the PLED were investigated. The second topic is the facile synthesis of eco-friendly III-V colloidal quantum dots and their application to light emitting diodes. Polymer (organic) light emitting diodes (PLEDs) using quantum dots (QDs) as emissive materials have received much attention as promising components for next-generation displays. Despite their outstanding properties, toxic and hazardous nature of QDs is a serious impediment to their use in future eco-friendly opto-electronic device applications. Owing to the desires to develop new types of nanomaterial without health and environmental effects but with strong opto-electrical properties similar to QDs, graphene quantum dots (GQDs) have attracted great interest as promising luminophores. However, the origin of electroluminescence (EL) from GQDs incorporated PLEDs is unclear. Herein, we synthesized graphene oxide quantum dots (GOQDs) using a modified hydrothermal deoxidization method and characterized the PLED performance using GOQDs blended poly(N-vinyl carbazole) (PVK) as emissive layer. Simple device structure was used to reveal the origin of EL by excluding the contribution of and contamination from other layers. The energy transfer and interaction between the PVK host and GOQDs guest were investigated using steady-state PL, time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Experiments revealed that white EL emission from the PLED originated from the hybridized GOQD-PVK complex emission with the contributions from the individual GOQDs and PVK emissions. (Sci Rep., 5, 11032, 2015). New III-V colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) were synthesized using the hot-injection method and the QD-light emitting diodes (QLEDs) using these CQDs as emissive layer were demonstrated for the first time. The band gaps of the III-V CQDs were varied by varying the metal fraction and by particle size control. The X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) results show that the crystal states of the III-V CQDs consist of multi-phase states; multi-peak photoluminescence (PL) resulted from these multi-phase states. Inverted structured QLED shows green EL emission and a maximum luminance of ~45 cd/m2. This result shows that III-V CQDs can be a good substitute for conventional cadmium-containing CQDs in various opto-electronic applications, e.g., eco-friendly displays. (Un-published results).

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2003년도 생물공학의 동향(XII)
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• pp.40-44
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• 2003

Soil-borne infectious disease including Pythium aphanidermatum and Rhizoctonia solani causes severe damage to plants, such as cucumber. This soil-borne infectious disease was not controlled effectively by chemical pesticide. Since these diseases spread through the soil, chemical agents are usually ineffective. Instead, biological control, including antagonistic microbe can be used as a preferred control method. An efficient method was developed to select an antagonistic strain to be used as a biological control agent strain. In this new method, surface tension reduction potential of an isolate was included in the ‘decision factor’ in addition to the other factors, such as growth rate, and pathogen inhibition rate. Considering these 3 decision factors by a statistical method, an isolate from soil was selected and was identified as Bacillus sp. GB16. In the pot test, this strain showed the best performance among the isolated strains. The lowest disease incidence rate and fastest seed growth was observed when Bacillus sp. GB16 was used. Therefore this strain was considered as plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). The action of surface tension reducing component was deduced as the enhancement of wetting, spreading, and residing of antagonistic strain in the rhizosphere. This result showed that new selection method was significantly effective in selecting the best antagonistic strain for biological control of soil-borne infectious plant pathogen. The antifungal substances against P. aphanidermatum and R. solani were partially purified from the culture filtrates of Bacillus sp. GB16. In this study, lipopeptide possessing antifungal activity was isolated from Bacillus sp. GB16 cultures by various purification procedures and was identified as a surfactin-like lipopeptide based on the Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), high performance liquid chromatography mass spectroscopy (HPLC-MS), and quadrupole time-of-flight (Q-TOF) ESI-MS/MS data. The lipopeptide, named GB16-BS, completely inhibited the growth of Pythium aphanidermatum, Rhizoctonia solani, Penicillium sp., and Botrytis cineria at concentrations of 10 and 50 mg/L, respectively. A novel method to prevent the foaming and to provide oxygen was developed. During the production of surface active agent, such as lipopeptide (surfactin), large amount of foam was produced by aeration. This resulted in the carryover of cells to the outside of the fermentor, which leads to the significant loss of cells. Instead of using cell-toxic antifoaming agents, low amount of hydrogen peroxide was added. Catalase produced by cells converted hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water. Also addition of corn oil as an oxygen vector as well as antifoaming agent was attempted. In addition, Ca-stearate, a metal soap, was added to enhance the antifoam activity of com oil. These methods could prevent the foaming significantly and maintained high dissolved oxygen in spite of lower aeration and agitation. Using these methods, high cell density, could be achieved with increased lipopeptide productivity. In conclusion to produce an effective biological control agent for soil-borne infectious disease, following strategies were attempted i) effective screening of antagonist by including surface tension as an important decision factor ii) identification of antifungal compound produced from the isolated strain iii) novel oxygenation by $H_2O_2-catalase$ with vegetable oil for antifungal lipopeptide production.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.231-238
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• 2014

BACKGROUND: Biochar (BC) has a great potential for enhancing soil fertility and carbon sequestration while facilitating beneficial waste disposition. Therefore, it is essential to assess and mitigate any inadvertent consequences associated with soil biochar amendment. Earthworm activity is very vital in the soil system, yet there are a limited number of studies that have examined their impact resulting from biochar application to soil. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this study, the survival, growth, reproductive tests, and oxidative DNA damage tests (measured by 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) and catalase (CAT) activities) to assess the potential toxicity to earthworm Eisenia fetida in artificial soil amended with BCs were investigated. The BCs derived from perilla meal, sesame meal, and pumpkin seed were pyrolyzed at 300 and $550^{\circ}C$, and then amended with soil at a rate of 5%. All the earthworms survived, but lost weight compared to control soil after 28 day incubation period. Moreover, the BC-amended soils did not significantly affect the cocoon numbers of earthworms. Slightly higher concentrations of 8-OHdG and CAT were observed in earthworms present in BC-treated soil than those in control soil. Furthermore, the 8-OHdG concentrations in the soil amended with BC produced at $550^{\circ}C$ were greater than those at $300^{\circ}C$, and it slightly decreased as the incubation time increased. CONCLUSION: These observations could be due to higher contents of toxic metal(loid)s and also higher pH in BCs pyrolyzed at $550^{\circ}C$ than $300^{\circ}C$. While BC is efficiently being used in agricultural fields, this study suggests that it is required to assess the unintended negative impacts of BC on soil ecosystems.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.505-517
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• 2000

This study was undertaken to provide a drinking water quality on the basis of physicochemical properties. In this study, the 25 samples of supply waters of the Taejon area were sampled twice (February and August in 1999). Hydrochemistry of the supply water belongs to the $Ca^{2＋}$-${HCO_3}^{-1}$ type, whereas the supply water was characterized by the relatively significant enrichment of ${Ca}^{2+}$, ${Na}^{2+}$, ${K}^{2+}$, ${Cl}^{2+}$ ions and heavy metals compared to the original water from the Daecheong lake. Generally, the supply water has a mean values for $10.7^{\circ}C$ of temperature, 6.86 of pH, -12 mV of Eh, 88 ${\mu}S$/cm of EC and 70.379 mg/l of TDS in February, whereas the waters of the same sites in August are a slightly high temperature ($26.1^{\circ}C$), TDS (78.069 mg/l) and extremely high EC (442 ${\mu}S$/cm) value. These values are similar with physicochemical properties of the original lake water depending on the seasonal differences. Results of speciation calculation indicate that potentially toxic ions might exist mainly in the forms of free metal (${Cu}^{2+}$ or ${Zn}^{2+}$) and a small amount of ${CO_3}^{2-}$and ${OH}^{-}$in the supply water. The water seemed to be in equilibrium with kaolinite field of the normal stability diagrams for the natural water. Based on enrichment parameter of the supply water normalized by original lake water composition, the average value of those parameter can be calculated with nearly 1.00, but the those values for Cu＋Zn possible source of decrepit pipe lines are 126.75 in February and 115.63 in August samples. The parameter values varied with sampling sites, however, do not exceed by chemistry of drinking water standard. Solid compounds remained on the membrane filter papers after filtration are adhered to pale yellow or yellowish brown colored dissolved solids and precipitates, which are coated by 0.02 to 0.35 mm thick per 500 ml with colloidal particles of about 1 to 2${\mu}m$ size. The particles are mainly Fe-Cu-Zn compounds and partly detected to Mn and Pb.