• 펄프종이기술
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.9-19
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• 2013

This research was performed to make functional papers by using the waste of herbal medicine such as Astragalus membranaceus, Angelica acutiloba, and Artemisia capillaris as additives, and to evaluate their physical and optical properties of the manufactured paper. The physical and optical properties were decreased with the increase of the amount of herbal medicine. Of those manufactured papers, the functional paper with Artemisia capillaris showed the dramatic decrease in its physical properties. Adding the herbal medicine waste as additives developed the aesthetic pattern on the surface of the manufactured paper. The paper showing the black pattern on white surface was most favored. Different patterns could be made by changing the size of fibers and the amount of wastes. There was odor emitted from the paper due to the herbal medicine waste, which make the paper to have a potential for the diverse purpose. The herbal medicine waste can be applied to replace weighting agents in the manufacturing process of paper or used for the fuctional additives, resulting in the reduce of the quantity of a pulp consumed. The paper with 10-20% Angelica acutiloba waste were thought to have the most excellent quality on the process point of view.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2004년도 학술대회지
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• pp.199-199
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• 2004

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제44권5호
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• pp.452-459
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• 2018

Objectives: We aimed to examine whether dental waste was being managed adequately at different types of dental institutions in City D in South Korea. Methods: The staff responsible for disinfection at 101 dental offices and clinics (six dentistry departments of general hospitals, 12 dental hospitals, and 83 dental clinics) was interviewed. Results: Solid suction pump waste was handled appropriately at four of the general hospital dentistry departments (66.7%), six dental hospitals (50.0%), and 15 dental clinics (18.1%). Solid spittoon waste was handled appropriately at four general hospital dentistry departments (66.7%), seven dental hospitals (58.3%), and 14 dental clinics (16.9%). Developer and fixer were handled appropriately by a subcontractor at two general hospital dentistry departments (100.0%), five dental hospitals (100.0%), and 24 dental clinics (75.0%). Impression materials were handled appropriately at four general hospital dentistry departments (66.7%), six dental hospitals (50.0%), and 11 dental clinics (13.3%). The plastic covers of intra-oral radiography films were handled appropriately at five general hospital dentistry departments (100.0%), eight dental hospitals (72.7%), and 22 dental clinics (30.1%). Conclusion: South Korea must implement detailed and specialized guidelines for the disposal of solid and general medical waste from dental institutions. Moreover, waste disposal training should be provided annually, and not only once every three years.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.332-339
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• 2012

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to prevent health problems and environmental contamination resulting from inappropriate management of dental wastes and to provide reference data for revision and supplementation of dental clinic waste management guidelines. Methods: From 640 total of dental clinics registered in 16 cities and counties in Gyeongsangnam-do, 100 (60 in Changwon (Masan, Changwon), 29 in Gimhae, and 11 in Jinju) were included in this study. From July 2010 to September 2010, investigators visited the 100 dental clinics and conducted survey interviews using a structured survey questionnaire regarding disposal methods for liquid wastes (suction pump, spittoon container waste, used liquid disinfectants, and X-ray developer), and disposal methods for solid waste (suction pump, spittoon container waste, and general medical waste). Results: All the 100 dental clinics were found to treat liquid waste from suction pumps and spittoon containers in the same manner as general waste water. Nineteen percent of the clinics treated solid waste that was not filtered through the filter of a suction pump as general waste. Fifty or more percent of the clinics treated solid waste in spittoon containers as general waste. Seventy percent of the clinics used disinfectant solution, although most of them treated used disinfectants in the same manner as general waste water. Some clinics treated used X-ray developer and X-ray fixer in the same manner as general waste water. In most of the clinics, used drapes were washed within the clinic. Conclusions: It was found that waste water and dental wastes at some dental clinics were treated in inappropriately. Thus, in conclusion, the development of guidelines regarding proper management of liquid and solid dental waste at dental clinics is required, and hygiene and environmental training for workers at dental clinics is necessary.

• 한국치위생학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.73-83
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• 2020

Objectives: This study aimed to measure the knowledge of dental hygienists regarding dental waste, and identify the relationship between general characteristics and infection control characteristics. Methods: This study was conducted using a self-reported questionnaire in 250 dental hygienists. The questionnaire consisted of 21 items: storage container (5 items), storage locations (5 items), storage period (9 items), and storage method (3 items). The collected data were analyzed using the t-test and analysis of variance. Results: The education experience of infection management within the last year was reviewed for significant differences among dental hygienists regarding storage container and storage periods (p<0.05). Statistically significant differences were observed regarding the knowledge of storage container, storage locations, storage period, and storage method among the enrolled dental hygienists (p<0.05). Conclusions: This study examined the necessity of developing conservative education and job education programs to improve the knowledge level of dental hygienists regarding dental waste management.

• 한국방사성폐기물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방사성폐기물학회 2004년도 학술대회지
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• pp.200-200
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• 2004

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.196-204
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• 2018

Objectives: To determine urinary mercury levels in e-waste workers in Southern Thailand and the airborne mercury levels in the e-waste shops where they worked, to describe the associations between urinary and airborne mercury levels, and to evaluate the prevalence of mercury exposure-related health effects among e-waste workers. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted by interviewing 79 workers in 25 e-waste shops who lived in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand. Information on general and occupational characteristics, personal protective equipment use, and personal hygiene was collected by questionnaire. Urine samples were collected to determine mercury levels using a cold-vapor atomic absorption spectrometer mercury analyzer. Results: The e-waste workers' urinary mercury levels were $11.60{\mu}5.23{\mu}g/g$ creatinine (range, 2.00 to $26.00{\mu}g/g$ creatinine) and the mean airborne mercury levels were $17.00{\mu}0.50{\mu}g/m^3$ (range, 3.00 to $29.00{\mu}g/m^3$). The urinary and airborne mercury levels were significantly correlated (r=0.552, p<0.001). The prevalence of self-reported symptoms was 46.8% for insomnia, 36.7% for muscle atrophy, 24.1% for weakness, and 20.3% for headaches. Conclusions: Personal hygiene was found to be an important protective factor, and should therefore be stressed in educational programs. Employers should implement engineering measures to reduce urinary mercury levels and the prevalence of associated health symptoms among e-waste workers.

• Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.261-266
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• 2008

We established a model to calculate radioactive waste from sewage disposal tank of hospitals to optimize the number of patients receiving inpatient radioiodine therapy within the safety guideline in our country. According to this model and calculation of radioactivity concentration using the number of patients per week, the treatment dose of radioiodine, the capacity and the number of sewage tanks and the daily amount of water waste per patient, estimated concentration of radioactivity in sewage waste upon disposal from disposal tanks after longterm retention were within the safety guideline (30 Bq/L) in all the hospitals examined. In addition to the fact that we could increase the number of patients in two thirds of hospitals, we found that the daily amount of waste water was the most important variable to allow the increase of the number of patients within the safety margin of disposed radioactivity. We propose that saving the water amount be led to increase the number of patients and they allow two patients in an already furnished hospital inpatient room to meet the increasing need of inpatient radioiodine treatment for thyroid cancer.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.13-27
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• 2017

국내 의료용 방사성폐기물 자체처분과 관련하여 심사과정에서 많은 보완을 거치게 되고, 이 과정을 통과함에 많은 어려움을 겪고 있다. 이에 따라 의료용 방사성폐기물의 자체처분시 기본적인 가이드라인을 제시함으로써 의료기관의 방사성 폐기물 처리효율을 높이고자 한다. 2015년부터 2016년까지 국내 15개 의료기관의 의료용 방사성폐기물 자체처분 절차서 및 계획서 작성 시 보완 요청된 사항들을 비교 검토하였으며, 이와 관련하여 원자력 안전법 관련 규정을 기준으로 방사성폐기물 자체처분 시 서류작성에 필요한 세부 작성안 들을 도출하였다. 한국원자력안전기술원의 대표적인 보완요청사항들로는 비가연성 폐기물의 처분방법, 자체처분 예정 폐기물의 저장방법, 폐기물 자체처분의 정당성 및 자체처분 전 조치사항, 배기필터의 기준방사능 및 보관기간 산출, 폐기물 수량 측정 용기 보유 여부 및 증빙자료, 감마카운터 사용 시 측정효율 증명자료 첨부임을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 의료 방사성 폐기물 자체처분 가이드라인 구축을 통해 방사성동위원소 핵종 및 발생유형별 분류기준 등을 명확히 제시하였다. 이를 통해, 자체처분 서류 작성에 따른 시간의 단축과 업무대행 지출비용이 발생되지 않음을 확인할 수 있었고 방사성 폐기물의 장기간 보관에 따른 보관시설의 저장효율이 좋아지고 경제적 비용도 절감됨을 알 수 있었다. 본 가이드라인을 바탕으로 방사성폐기물 자체처분의 실무적인 어려움을 겪고 있는 관계자들의 업무효율 향상에 기여할 것으로 사료된다.

• 핵의학기술
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2022

최근 한국원자력안전기술원의 방사성폐기물의 자체처분을 심사하는 과정에서 많은 보완을 거치게 되고, 기관별로 자체처분 최종 승인 과정에 도달하는데 어려움을 겪고 있다. 이에 따라 최근 보완사항의 사례를 분석하여 자체처분의 처리 효율을 높이고 안전성을 강화하고자 한다. 2018년부터 2021년까지 20개 기관별 방사성폐기물 자체처분 절차서 및 계획서 작성 시 보완 요청된 사항들을 비교 검토 하였다. 이와 관련하여 원자력안전법 규정을 기준으로 심사 처리기간 산출 및 심사 과정에서 발생한 보완요청 사항들을 정리하여 방사성폐기물 자체처분 시 서류에 필요한 세부 작성안들을 도출하였다. 한국원자력안전기술원의 대표적인 보완요청사항들은 방사성폐기물의 종류 및 핵종별 보관기간 산출, 포장 용기 등에 대한 내용, RASIS 보고 방법, 자체처분 예정 저장 방법 최종 처분업체 확인, 폐필터의 보관기간 산출, 방사성마크 부착 등이 중요하게 부각되고 있다. 최신 보완사항들을 반영한 가이드라인의 기대효과로는 서류 작성에 필요한 시간단축 및 업무처리 효율성의 증대와 방사성폐기물 보관실의 저장효율성 향상 및 경제적 비용절감이 있었다. 이 연구에서 제시한 방사성폐기물 자체처분 가이드라인을 현장에 적용한다면, 고충을 겪고 있는 관계자들의 업무효율 향상에 도움이 될 것으로 사료 된다.