• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제46권5호
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• pp.626-637
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• 2013

We measured the grain size, ignition loss (IL), chemical oxygen demand (COD), acid volatile sulfide (AVS) and trace metals (Al, Fe, Cu, Pb, Zn, Cd, Cr, Mn, Hg, and As) of intertidal surface sediment collected from 11 islands (62 stations) in the southern region of Jeollanam Province. The objective of this research was to evaluate the organic matter and trace metals contaminations of sediments from coastal island tidal flats. Surface sediment texture was characterized as follows: mud, sandy silt, muddy sand, and slightly gravelly sand facies. The finer sediments are mainly dominated in the northern part of each island. The concentrations of IL, COD, AVS and some trace metals (Al, Fe, Zn, Cr, Cu, and Hg) were higher in the northwestern part of Wan Island and the area between Gogeum and Sinji Islands, and were associated with relatively finer sediment, as compared to other locations. The concentrations of Mn, Pb, Cd, and As were higher in the northwestern and southeastern parts of Geoguem and Pyungil Islands, but were not correlated with mean grain size. Based on sediment quality guidelines (SQGs), the concentrations of trace metals were lower than the values of effect range low (ERL), used in United States, and threshold effects level (TEL), used in Korea, with exception of As. Similarly, the intertidal sediments were moderately contaminated with As, based on the the enrichment factor (EF) and the geoaccumulation index ($I_{geo}$). The high concentration of As in intertidal sediments from this study region may be due to the input of naturally or artificially contaminated submarine groundwater, contaminated waste from seaweed aquaculture operations and/or land-based seaweed processing facilities. Further studies are needed to identify the sources of As in this study region, and to determine the effects of As contamination on coastal ecosystem.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제65권1호
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• pp.132-148
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• 2023

Ruminants are the main contributors to methane (CH₄), a greenhouse gas emitted by livestock, which leads to global warming. In addition, animals experience heat stress (HS) when exposed to high ambient temperatures. Organic trace minerals are commonly used to prevent the adverse effects of HS in ruminants; however, little is known about the role of these minerals in reducing enteric methane emissions. Hence, this study aimed to investigate the influence of dietary organic trace minerals on rumen fermentation characteristics, enteric methane emissions, and the composition of rumen bacteria and methanogens in heat-stressed dairy steers. Holstein (n=3) and Jersey (n=3) steers were kept separately within a 3×3 Latin square design, and the animals were exposed to HS conditions (Temperature-Humidity Index [THI], 82.79 ± 1.10). For each experiment, the treatments included a Control (Con) consisting of only basal total mixed rations (TMR), National Research Council (NRC) recommended mineral supplementation group (NM; TMR + [Se 0.1 ppm + Zn 30 ppm + Cu 10 ppm]/kg dry matter), and higher concentration of mineral supplementation group (HM; basal TMR + [Se 3.5 ppm + Zn 350 ppm + Cu 28 ppm]/kg dry matter). Higher concentrations of trace mineral supplementation had no influence on methane emissions and rumen bacterial and methanogen communities regardless of breed (p > 0.05). Holstein steers had higher ruminal pH and lower total volatile fatty acid (VFA) concentrations than Jersey steers (p < 0.05). Methane production (g/d) and yield (g/kg dry matter intake) were higher in Jersey steers than in Holstein steers (p < 0.05). The relative abundances of Methanosarcina and Methanobrevibacter olleyae were significantly higher in Holstein steers than in Jersey steers (p < 0.05). Overall, dietary organic trace minerals have no influence on enteric methane emissions in heat-stressed dairy steers; however, breed can influence it through selective alteration of the rumen methanogen community.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2003년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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• pp.191.1-191.1
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• 2003

Germanium is present in all living plant and animal matter in micro-trace quantities. Clinical trials and use in private practices for more than a decade have demonstrated germanium's efficacy in treating a wide range of serious afflications. including cancer, arthritis and senile osteoporosis. To investigate anti-inflammatory activity of organic germanium, we measured the effect of organic germanium on histamine release, (omitted)

• 한국지하수토양환경학회지:지하수토양환경
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• 제23권5호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2018

Soil trace elements and their bioaccumulation in agricultural products have attracted widespread concerns, yet the crop uptake characteristics of trace elements in different soil-plants systems have been rarely investigated. Experiments were carried out to investigate the effect of soil properties on trace element concentrations in cabbage and radish. Soil pH and total organic matter were major factors influencing trace elements transfer from soil to vegetables. Inclusion of other soil properties in the stepwise regression analysis improved the regression models for predicting trace element concentrations. Consideration of other soil properties should be taken into account for more precise prediction of trace element concentrations in the two vegetables, which could help quantitatively evaluate the ecologic risk of toxic trace elements accumulation in crops.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.567-575
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• 2017

To understand the geochemical characteristics of Gomso Bay, which features extensive Manila clam, we measured various geochemical parameters, organic matter, and trace metals (Cu, Cd, Pb, Zn, Cr, Hg, As and Fe) of intertidal and subtidal surface sediments in 2011. The surface sediments consisted of sedimentary facies including gravel (0.21%), sand (61.1%), silt (32.1%), and clay (6.5%). The chemical oxygen demand (COD) and acid volatile sulfide (AVS) values in most areas were below sediment quality criteria (COD, $20mg/g{\cdot}dry$; AVS, $0.2mg/g{\cdot}dry$). Trace metals in the surface sediments were below pollution thresholds, except for As (morderately polluted). Sediment quality was evaluated using the trace metal pollution load index (PLI) and ecological risk index (ERI), which showed that sediments were generally not polluted and at low risk; however, values along the outer bay were higher. We expect these results will be valuable for sustainable aquaculture prodution and environmental management in Gomso Bay.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.151-157
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 퇴적물에서 일어나는 유기물 분해과정 중 이용된 전자 수용체와 분해과정에서 생산된 환원 물질의 농도 변화를 적절히 파악하고 정량화하기 위한 수치모델을 개발하였다. 퇴적물에 서식하는 미생물이 전자 수용체를 이용하여 유기물을 분해하는 반응들은 전자 수용체의 종류에 따라서 다음과 같이 6가지 형태로 구분 할 수 있다: (1) 호기성 분해(Aerobic Respiration), (2) 탈질(Denitrification), (3) 망간 환원(Manganese Reduction), (4) 철 환원(Iron Reduction), (5) 황산염 환원(Sulfate Reduction), (6) 메탄 환원(Methanogenesis). 이와 같은 6가지 반응은 양론(Stoichiometry)적으로 표현되어지며, 여기에 관여하는 3개의 고형물질(침전성 유기물질, manganese oxides, iron oxides)과 8개의 용존물질 (oxygen, nitrate, sulfate, ammonia, dissolved manganese, dissolved iron, sulfide, methane)의 움직임은 1차원 물질수지 방정식으로 모델에서 재현되어졌다. 퇴적물에서 미생물에 의한 유기물 분해 반응은 Monod 반응식을 이용하여 간단히 표현되어졌다. 퇴적물에 포함된 물질들에 대한 물질수지 방정식들은 Monod 반응식에 포함된 비선형성을 제거하기 위해서 다단계의 반복적인 수치해석법에 의해 안정적인 해를 구할 수 있었다. 모델의 타당성을 검토하기 위하여 Sweert et al.(1991a)이 Netherland의 Veluwe 호수의 퇴적물에서 조사한 자료에 모델결과를 비교하였고, 결과로써 산출된 전자 수용체와 환원 물질의 수직적 분포형태는 관측간과 비교적 잘 부합하였다. 그러나 모델을 통하여 예측된 $NH_4^+$의 농도는 측정된 농도보다 훨씬 낮은 것이 관찰이 되었는데, 이는 모델에서 유기물질을 표현할 때 사용한 Redfield의 유기물식이 본 연구에 적용된 퇴적물에서의 높은 질소 함유율을 적절히 표현하지 못한 결과로 해석되어 질 수 있다. 퇴적물 깊이에 따른 전자 수용체와 환원된 물질의 분포변화는 중금속의 재용출과 생물이용도를 조절하는 주요인이 되기 때문에, 이 연구에서 개발된 수치모델은 퇴적물에서 일어나는 미량 오염 물질의 거동을 파악하기 위해 유용하게 사용되어질 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제17권12호
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• pp.333-338
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• 2016

시화호 표층퇴적물 중 지구화학적 특성과 미량금속의 오염도 평가를 위해 입도, 강열감량(IL), 화학적산소요구량(COD) 및 미량금속(As, Pb, Cd, Cu, Cr, Zn, Ni, Mn, Hg, Fe, Li)을 분석 하였다. 시화호 표층퇴적물의 평균입도는 2.94~6.35Ø의 범위로 분포하였으며, 퇴적상은 전반적으로 sandy silt(sZ)를 나타내었고, 이러한 표층퇴적물의 성상은 유기물 및 미량금속의 농도와 상관관계를 나타내었다 (p<0.05). 특히, 표층퇴적물 중 As, Pb, Cd, Cu, Cr, Zn, Fe, Hg은 평균입도와 상관성을 보일 뿐만 아니라, IL(Ignition Loss)과도 높은 상관성을 보여 이들 원소의 농도가 입도와 유기물의 영향을 받고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이에 시화호의 표층퇴적물 관리에 있어서 미량금속의 유입 뿐 만 아니라 유기물의 유입을 병행하여 조사되어야 할 것으로 판단되었다. 오염도 평가에 있어서 표층퇴적물 중 미량금속 함량의 농축계수와 농집지수는 대부분 약간 오염된 상태를 나타낸 가운데, As의 경우 농축계수와 농집지수 가 오염된 상태를 보였다. 이는 특정 중금속에 의한 농축이 여전히 해결되지 않은 것으로 나타나, 이를 해결할 수 있는 방안마련이 시급할 것으로 사료되었다. 아울러 비교적 공단지역 및 배수갑문에 근접한 지역은 오염도가 높은 반면, 시화호 중앙부분은 오염도가 낮은 경향을 보여, 지역적 편차를 고려한 지속적인 모니터링시 이 필요할 것으로 판단되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.617-622
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• 1992

Four rumen-fistulated swamp buffaloes steers were used in a change-over experiment. This experiment was designed to provide a comparison of the effect of urea-ammonia treatment of rice straw with untreated rice straw. Nitrogen, mineral and trace elements were supplied at adequate levels to both diets in order to overcome deficiencies which may have otherwise confounded a direct comparison. There was a 46% increase in the intake of digestible organic matter (OM) with the urea-ammonia treated diet. This was contributed by a 17% increase in the digestibility of OM and a 25% increase in the voluntary intake of OM. Of the cell wall fraction, the digestibility of hemicellulose increased by the greatest amount (26%). There was an increased rate of passage of particulate matter out of the rumen for the treated straw, along with the increased rate of OM fermentation resulted in a 9% decrease in the amount of digesta dry matter (DM) contained in the rumen. The volatile fatty acid (VFA) pool in the rumen was 24% higher for the treated diet.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.495-506
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• 2020

This study investigated the nitrate formation process, and mass closure of Particulate Matter (PM) were calculated over the urbanized area of Jeju Island. The data for eight water-soluble inorganic ions and nineteen elements in PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ were used. The results show that the nitrate concentration increased as excess ammonium increased in ammonium-rich samples. Furthermore, nitrate formation was not as important in ammonium-poor samples as it was in previous studies. According to the sum of the measured species, approximately 45~53% of gravimetric mass of PM remained unidentified. To calculate the mass closure for both PM_2.5 and PM₁₀, PM chemical components were categorized into secondary inorganic aerosol, crustal matter, sea salt, trace matter and unidentified matter. The results by the mass reconstruction of PM components show that the portion of unidentified matter was decreased from 52.7% to 44.0% in PM_2.5 and from 45.1% to 29.1% in PM₁₀, despite the exclusion of organic matter and elemental carbon.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.53-61
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• 2006

Geochemical and sedimentological analyses of sediment piston core were used to trace paleoceanographic environmental changes in the East China Sea. The analytical results revealed three lithostratigraphic units (I, II, and III) corresponding to a highstand stage, a transgressive stage, and a lowstand stage, respectively. Accelerator mass spectrometry (AMS) $^{14}C$ dated the boundaries between the units as 7 ka and II ka. That is, Unit I extended from the present to 7 ka, Unit II occupied a transitional episode from 7 to 11 ka, and Unit III was older than 11 ka. The transitional episode was characterized by sudden fluctuations in various geochemical proxies. Most strikingly, there was a gradual upward increase in both carbonate and total organic carbon (TOe) contents post-7 ka, during which time the ${\delta}^{l3}C$ values of organic material increased to a constant value. The gradual upward increase in the TOC and $CaCO_3$ contents in Unit I were accompanied by slight variations in grain size that probably reflect a stable modern oceanographic environment. Within Unit II (7 to 11 ka), the geochemical signals were characterized by abrupt and steep fluctuations, typical of a transgressive stage. Vertical mixing may have provoked an increase in productivity during this interval, with large amounts of terrigenous organic matter and/or freshwater being supplied by neighboring rivers. The geochemical signals remained stable throughout Unit III but exhibited different patterns than signals in Unit I. The high terrigenous organic matter content of Unit III suggests correspondence to a lowstand stage.