• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.81-91
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• 2021

This paper investigates the long run hedging ability of precious metals against the risks associated with adverse conditions of economic and financial variables for Pakistan, the USA, China, and India. Monthly data of gold, silver, platinum, stock returns, exchange rate, industrial production, and inflation was collected for the selected economies. Saikkonen and Lutkepohl (2002) unit root test was employed to access the unit root properties of the data series and identify the break dates. Furthermore, this study used the Johansen cointegration test with and without structural breaks to identify the long-run relationship between metals prices and different financial and economic variables. The findings suggest that the time series under study have unit root problem at level with and without structural breaks. Without considering structural breaks, the Johansen trace test indicates that in Pakistan and China, gold, silver, and platinum hold a cointegrating relationship with macroeconomic and financial variables. For the US, gold indicates cointegration which supports the hedging ability of gold against inflation, stock, and industrial production in the long run. The results of the cointegration test after incorporating the structural breaks provide even stronger evidence of the long-run relationship of precious metals and consumer prices, exchange rate, and stock prices.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.79-88
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• 1991

These studies were carried out to find out some characteristic responses of biological samples under the exposure of trace metals. In animal experiment, six rats per week were killed for 6 weeks under Cd exposures and the concentrations of Cd, Cu and Zn in their organs and blood were determined by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry.The results were summarized as follows: In animal experiments, the concentrations of Cd in the liver and kidney of Cd exposure groups were increased, however, the values of hematocrit and hemoglobin in blood were decreased remarkably. The body weight of the Cd exposure groups showed lower trend than that of control group. The concentrations of Cd in heart, lung and testes were increased slowly during the first 2 weeks. The concentrations of Cd in their organs decreased while the rapid increase of the concentration of Cd in the liver and kidney was observed. While rapid increase of the concentra~ion of Cd in the liver and kidney was observed, the concentrations of Cd in the organs were decreased afterward and increased again while the low increase of the concentration of Cd in the liver and kidney was observed. The concentrations Cu and Zn were increased remarkably in all the organs for first 2 and 3 weeks. In the exposure groups of Cd+Cu and Cd+Zn, the liver and kidney didn't show lower concentration of Cd than that of Cd group.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.244-253
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• 2010

The quality of marine sediments from the industrialized coastal areas of Korea (Ulsan Bay, Masan Bay, and artificial Lake Shihwa) was investigated using a bacterial bioluminescence toxicity test. Sediment toxicity results were compared with the levels of chemical contamination (trace metals, organic wastewater markers, acid volatile sulfides, total organic carbon). Effective concentration 50% (EC50) of sediments ranged from 0.014 to 1.126 mg/mL, which is comparable to or lower than values in contaminated lakes, rivers, and marine sediments of other countries. Sediment reference index (SRI) ranged from 13 to 1044, based on the EC50 of the negative control sample. Mean average SRI values in Masan Bay and Lake Shihwa were approximately 8 and 9 times as high as that in Ulsan Bay, indicating higher sediment toxicity and greater contamination in the two former regions. Sediment toxicity were strongly associated with the concentrations of some chemicals, suggesting that this test may be useful for determining potential chemical contamination in sediments.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.139-144
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• 2013

Laver, a red algae belonging to the genus Porphyra, is one of the most widely consumed edible seaweeds. The most popular commercial dried laver species, P. tenera and P. haitanensis, were collected from Korea and China, respectively, and evaluated for proximate composition, amino acids, minerals, trace heavy metals, and color. The moisture and ash contents of P. tenera and P. haitanensis ranged from 3.66~6.74% and 8.78~9.07%, respectively; crude lipid and protein contents were 1.96~2.25% and 32.16~36.88%, respectively. Dried lavers were found to be a good source of amino acids, such as asparagine, isoleucine, leucine, and taurine, and ${\gamma}$-aminobutyric acid. K, Ca, Mg, Na, P, I, Fe, and Se minerals were selected for analysis. A clear regional variation existed in the amino acid, mineral, and trace metal contents of lavers. Regular consumption of lavers may have heath benefits because they are relatively low in fat and high in protein, and contain functional amino acids and minerals.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2001

A solvent sublation has been studied for the determination of trace Au(III), Pt(IV) and Pd(II) in waste water with their complexes of 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT). Experimental conditions such as the concentration of HCl, the amount of MBT as a ligand, the type and amount of surfactants, bubbling rate and time, and the type of organic solvent were optimized for the solvent sublation, i.e., 25.0 mL of 2.0 M HCl solution and 30mL of 0.4%(w/v) MBT ethanolic solution were added to a 1.0 L sample to form stable complexes. The addition of 4.0 mL of 1 ${\times}$$10^{-3}$ M CTAB (cetyltrimehtylammonium bromide) solution was needed for the effective flotation accomplished by bubbling nitrogen gas at the rate of 40.0 mL/min for 35 minutes. As a solvent, 20.0 mL of MIBK (methylisobuthylketone) was used to extract the floated complexes. The procedure was applied to three kinds of waste waters. Au(III) was determined as 0.68 ng/mL and 0.98 ng/mL respectively for final washed water of two plating industries in Banwol. Pd(II) and Pt(IV) were not detected in any of the three samples. The recovery, which was obtained with analyte-spiked samples, were 95-120%.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.79-87
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• 1979

Analyses for 6 metals (Cd, Zn, Cu, Ni, Pb, Mn) by Atomic absorption spectrophotometer were made on hair samples of healthy 135 in urban area and 130 in rural area who have not dealt with the above metals in their daily working life. Marksd variations were found. Samples of urban area contained more cadmium, copper, lead and manganese than those of rural area. No sexual difference in mean value could be observed and the amount of metals in hair did not increase with age. And no age dependency was found. There was a statistically significant correlation between the concentrations of cadmium and lead in both urban and rural people; Pb = 1.50 Cd + 6.69 (r = 0.213, p<0.05) in urban area Pb = 1.44 Cd + 3.67 (r = 0.327, p<0.001) in rural area

• 해양환경안전학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.505-513
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• 2012

한반도 연안에 서식하는 고래의 조직 내 미량금속 농도 잔류특성을 알아보기 위하여 2009년 동해안에서 혼획된 밍크고래의 간, 창자, 근육, 표피, 지방 내 미량금속(Cu, Cd, Pb, As, Zn, Hg) 농도를 측정하였다. 조직 내 Cu, Cd, Zn, Hg은 간에서 가장 높고 지방에서 가장 낮았다. 이와 대조적으로 As는 지방에서 가장 높은 농도를 보였으며, 근육에서 가장 낮은 농도를 나타내었다. 전반적으로 밍크고래의 조직 내 미량금속은 Zn > Cu > As > Pb > Hg > Cd의 순으로 높은 농도를 나타내었다. 성별에 따른 미량금속은 수컷은 간과 표피에 Cu, As, Zn을, 암컷은 창자와 근육에 Cu와 Pb을 더 효율적으로 축적하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 성숙도에 있어서는 간의 경우 Cd, 근육은 Hg, 표피와 지방은 As와 Hg, 창자는 Cd, As, Hg이 성숙한 개체에서 미성숙한 개체보다 상당히 높은 농도를 보였다.

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제7권4호
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• pp.68-76
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• 2002

동래 납석광산 지역의 산성광석배수(ARD)에 의해 오염된 동래천의 공간적 화학조성 변화와 중금속의 제거 과정을 중화실험을 통하여 조사하였다. 광산에 인접한 동래천은 강산성(pH 3.0~4.2)이며 많은 양의 Al. Fe, $SO_4$및 중금속(Pb, Cu, Zn, Cd)을 포함하고 있다. 동래천의 화학조성은 산성배수의 침출지에서부터 수영강과의 합류지점까지 체계적으로 변화한다. 즉, 동래천으로 유입되는 침출수는 Al과 Fe가 풍부하나 하류로 갈수록 Al이 풍부한 조성으로 변한다. 침출수(pH 2.3)는 오염되지 않은 동래천(pH 6.5)과 소규모의 지류(pH 6.2)와 혼합되면서 pH가 최대 4.2까지 증가한다. 이러한 낮은 pH 범위(<4.2)에서는 거의 모든 Fe가 침전되나 Al은 대부분 용존상태로 남게 되어 하류로 갈수록 A띠 풍부한 조성으로 변화하게 된다. 한편, Al이 풍부한 하류의 지표수는 유량이 큰 수영강(pH 6.9)과 혼합되면서 pH가 증가(5.7)하여 흰색의 Al 침전물을 형성시킨다. 침출수를 대상으로 한 중화실험 결과. pH 3.5 이하에서 Fe침전물이, pH 4~6범위에서 Al 침전물이, 그리고 pH 6.0이상에서 Mn침전물이 형성되었다. pH의 증가에 따른 이러한 Fe, Al 및 Mn의 단계적인 침전은 실제 동래천에서 관찰되는 침전물의 형성과 잘 일치하고 있다. 또한 pH 증가에 따른 Fe및 Ai침전물에 의한 중금속의 흡착순서는 Pb>Cu>Cd$\geq$Zn이었으며, 50%의 흡착을 보이는 pH의 값($pH_{50}$은 Pb 3.2, Cu 4.5, Cd 5.2 및 Zn 5.8이었다. 이와 비교하기 위해서, Al이 풍부한 하류의 지표수를 대상으로 한 중화실험 결과, $pH_{50}$의 값은 Pb 4.5, Cu 5.8, Cd 7.4 및 Zn 7.0으로서 침출수에 비해 높은 값을 보였다. 이와 같은 결과로부터, 광산배수에서의 중금속의 제거는 pH의 변화뿐 만 아니라 하천수의 Fe 및 Al의 상대적인 양에 따라 결정됨을 알 수 있다.

• Nutritional Sciences
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.88-92
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• 1999

The purpose of this study was to study the intake of heavy metals such af arsenic, lead and cobalt and the relationship of dietary heavy metals with serum iron, topper, and zinc, which play important roles in hematopoiesis, in healthy college women living in Choongnam Korea, where we have detected heavy metals (As, Pb, Co) in some marine products in previous studies. The nutritional status of the subjects (35 women) was evaluated by anthropometric measurements, 24-hr dietary recall for 3 days. And 3-day diets (by weighing method) and blood were collected to analyze As, Pb, Co, Fe, Cu, Zn, Hb, Hct, and MCHC. The mean age, height, weight, and BMI were 20 years, 158 cm, 55 kg and 22.42 kg/$m^2$, respectively. The mean daily energy intake was 85.85% of RDA for Koreans. The ratio of energy from carbohydrate, protein, and fat was 60 : 24 : 16. The mean daily intake of heavy metals (As, Pb, Co) was 1.77 mg/day, 75.21 $\mu$g/day and 21.12 $\mu$g/day. And the mean daily intake of iron, copper, and Zinc concentrations were 97, 68, and 92% of normal values. The mean serum heavy metals (As, Pb, Co) were 16.14 $\mu$g/dl, 4.32 $\mu\textrm{g}$/dl and 0.02 $\mu$g/dr, respectively Mean blood levels of Fe, Cu, Zn, Hb, Hct, and MCHC were at normal levels. Dietary heavy metals except Co were not significantly different from serum Fe, Cu, Zn and Hb, Hct, and MCHC. However, there was a tendency toward lower serum concentration of Fe, Hb, Hct, and MCHC in the subjects with higher heavy metals (As) intake. Among heavy metals, only dietary Co showed a significant negative correlation with Hb (p< 0.001) and Hct (p < 0.001).

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제24권12호
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• pp.1775-1780
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• 2003

A continuous flow system has been developed to determine trace Cu(II), Mn(II), Ni(II) and Zn(II) in a large volume of water samples by a solvent sublation technique. The mixed solution of 1,10-phenanthroline(phen) and thiocyanate ion was used as ligands for the formation of their ternary complexes. The continuous system was constructed in this laboratory with a peristaltic pump, a mini shaker, three mixing bottles and a flotation cell by connecting each part with a polyethylene tube. The flotation conditions such as the flow rate of sample solution and the injection rates of ligand, buffer and surfactant solutions have been investigated to obtain the best sublation efficiencies. Each solution flowed into the flotation cell through each polyethylene tube by the peristaltic pumps. The ternary complexes were floated and extracted into MIBK in a flotation cell of 2 L by bubbling a nitrogen gas. The absorbances of extracted analytes in MIBK were directly measured by graphite furnace-AAS. The concentrations of 1,10-phenanthroline and thiocyanate ion were $2.6\;{\times}\;10^{-3}$ M and $2.3\;{\times}\;10^{-2}$ M in the mixed solution, respectively. The pH of sample solution was adjusted to 5.0 with a buffer solution and 1%(m/v) sodium lauryl sulphate solution was added as a surfactant to support the effective flotation of the complexes. The $N_2$ gas was bubbled at 30 mL/min for 90 minutes for 20 L of sample. Reproducible results of less than 10% RSD and recoveries of 80-120% could be obtained in real samples.