국가환경시료은행 활엽 시료를 활용한 지역별 대기침적 오염물질 모니터링 활용성 검토

이종천 ( Jongchun Lee ),이장호 ( Jangho Lee ),박종혁 ( Jong-hyouk Park ),이유진 ( Eugene Lee ),심규영 ( Kyuyoung Shim ),장희연 ( Heeyon Jang ) 한국환경영향평가학회 2016 환경영향평가 Vol.25 No.6

국가환경시료은행(NESB)에서는 환경오염물질의 생태계 영향을 모니터링하기 위한 시료로서 8종의 생물시료를 정기적으로 채취하여 초저온(<-130 °C) 저장을 해 오고 있다. 이 중 2 종의 활엽수(느티나무 및 신갈나무 잎)가 중금속 및 잔류성유기오염물질(POPs)과 같은 대기오염물질 모니터링을 위한 환경 시료로서 활용되기 위해 채취되고 있다. 한 지역을 대표하기 위해 군락 내 여러 개체에서 시료를 채취하는 과정에서 개체별 차이 및 오염분포 특성에 따른 이질성이 구성 시료의 대표성에 영향을 미치게 되고 따라서 분석을 통한 측정값을 활용한 연구의 신뢰도에 문제를 초래할 수 있다. 따라서 이러한 시료종은 엄격한 표준운영절차(SOP)에 따라 채취됨으로써 대표성을 확보할 수 있고 이를 근거로 오염물질의 지역간, 연도별 비교가 가능하게 된다. 본 연구에서는 표준운영절차(SOP)에 따라 5 지역의 고정구에서 채취된 신갈나무, 느티나무 잎 시료를 대상으로 지역 간 오염물질의 농도차이를 비교하기 위해 주요원소 및 중금속, 그리고 다환방향족탄화수소(Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs)에 대한 분석을 실시하였다. 그 결과인 측정값을 활용하기에 앞서 이에 대한 신뢰도 수준을 평가하기 위한 방편으로 시료채취단계에서 중복 시료를, 시료분석단계에서 중복분석을 수행하여 분산분석(ANOVA)을 수행하였다. 이로써 시료채취 및 분석의 단계별 불확도를 분리하여 산출한 후 측정불확도로 통합한 결과 측정값의 지역 간 연도별 농도 비교에 통계적 신뢰도 수준으로 활용할 수 있었다. 아울러 잎표면 대기침적물질 중 강우에 영향을 받는 중금속 및 PAHs 종류를 파악하기 위해 누적강우량과 오염물질의 축적도간 관계를 분석하였다. The National Environmental Specimen Bank (NESB) has been collecting broad leave samples to monitor environmental pollution from five different designated sampling areas. In order to ensure the reproducibility and comparability of the results, all the procedures from selecting trees and pooling leaves to make the representative sample are defined in the standard operation procedures(the SOP). The representative samples were subjected to the chemical analyses for some heavy minerals and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons(PAHs). The uncertainty levels involved in each step of the SOP, that is, the sampling and the chemical analysis, were derived using the Robust ANOVA, which enables the relative comparison among the different levels of pollutants concentrations with confidence. Furthermore, the effect of the varying degrees of precipitation on the pollutants concentration of the leaves was also examined. Overall, the biological difference estimated from the duplicate samples was found to exceed the variation across the site, implying even aerial deposition over site. Samples from Gwanak Mt. showed highest heavy metal concentrations than the other sites. Washing off effect of the pollutants adhering in the form of particles on the leaf surface was found to be affected by the cumulative precipitation.

국가환경시료은행 생태계 대표시료의 채취 및분석 표준운영절차에 대한 단계별 측정불확도 평가 연구

이종천 ( Jongchun Lee ),이장호 ( Jangho Lee ),박종혁 ( Jong Hyouk Park ),이유진 ( Eugene Lee ),심규영 ( Kyuyoung Shim ),김태규 ( Taekyu Kim ),한아름 ( Areum Han ),김명진 ( Myungjin Kim ) 한국환경영향평가학회 2015 환경영향평가 Vol.24 No.6

Five years have passed since the first set of environmental samples was taken in 2011 to represent various ecosystems which would help future generations lead back to the past environment. Those samples have been preserved cryogenically in the National Environmental Specimen Bank(NESB) at the National Institute of Environmental Research. Even though there is a strict regulation (SOP, standard operating procedure) that rules over the whole sampling procedure to ensure each sample to represent the sampling area, it has not been put to the test for the validation. The question needs to be answered to clear any doubts on the representativeness and the quality of the samples. In order to address the question and ensure the sampling practice set in the SOP, many steps to the measurement of the sample, that is, from sampling in the field and the chemical analysis in the lab are broken down to evaluate the uncertainty at each level. Of the 8 species currently taken for the cryogenic preservation in the NESB, pine tree samples from two different sites were selected for this study. Duplicate samples were taken from each site according to the sampling protocol followed by the duplicate analyses which were carried out for each discrete sample. The uncertainties were evaluated by Robust ANOVA; two levels of uncertainty, one is the uncertainty from the sampling practice, and the other from the analytical process, were then compiled to give the measurement uncertainty on a measured concentration of the measurand. As a result, it was confirmed that it is the sampling practice not the analytical process that accounts for the most of the measurement uncertainty. Based on the top-down approach for the measurement uncertainty, the efficient way to ensure the representativeness of the sample was to increase the quantity of each discrete sample for the making of a composite sample, than to increase the number of the discrete samples across the site. Furthermore, the cost-effective approach to enhance the confidence level on the measurement can be expected from the efforts to lower the sampling uncertainty, not the analytical uncertainty. To test the representativeness of a composite sample of a sampling area, the variance within the site should be less than the difference from duplicate sampling. For that, a criterion, i.e. s2 geochem(across the site variance) 〈s2 samp(variance at the sampling location) was proposed. In light of the criterion, the two representative samples for the two study areas passed the requirement. In contrast, whenever the variance of among the sampling locations (i.e. across the site) is larger than the sampling variance, more sampling increments need to be added within the sampling area until the requirement for the representativeness is achieved.

환경오염 지표종인 집비둘기의 생체조직 내 중금속 분포 특성

이장호 ( Jangho Lee ),이종천 ( Jongchun Lee ),박종혁 ( Jong-hyouk Park ),이유진 ( Eugene Lee ),심규영 ( Kyuyoung Shim ),장희연 ( Heeyeon Jang ),김명진 ( Myungjin Kim ) 한국환경영향평가학회 2016 환경영향평가 Vol.25 No.6

본 연구에서는 환경오염 모니터링 지표종인 집비둘기(Columba livia)의 생체조직 내 중금속 축적 특성을 파악하기 위해 국가환경시료은행 자체 모니터링 지점(한강공원, 함평공원)에서 채집된 집비둘기 시료를 분석하고, 집비둘기를 포함한 국내외 조류 총 17종의 연구 자료를 검토하여 생체조직 내 중금속 분포특성을 고찰하였다. 유해 중금속인 카드뮴은 한강공원과 함평공원 모두에서 신장에 가장 높은 축적농도 비율을 보였고, 국내외 집비둘기 사례와 기타 사례 총 34개 중 31개에서도 조류종과 상관없이 거의 대부분 신장이 가장 높은 축적농도 비율을 나타냈다. 유해 중금속인 납은 한강공원과 함평공원 모두에서 뼈가 가장 높은 축적농도 비율을 나타냈으며, 기존 연구사례 총 30개 중 17개에서 뼈에 가장 높은 축적농도 비율을 보였고, 다음으로 신장(10개 사례), 간(3개 사례) 순으로 나타났다. 따라서 납의 주요 축적 조직은 뼈라고 볼 수 있다. 아연은 한강공원에서 간에 가장 높은 축적농도 비율을 보였고, 함평공원에서는 뼈에 가장 높은 비율을 보였다. 기존 연구사례 총 16개 중 13개에서는 뼈에 가장 높은 축적농도 비율을 보였고, 다음으로 간이 차지하였다. 본 연구에서는 이상의 결과 등을 중금속의 생화학적 축적특성(뼈 생성과정에서 납-칼슘의 경쟁관계, 중금속 흡착 단백질(메탈로치오네인)의 역할 등)과 관련하여 검토하였다. 이러한 검토결과는 향후 집비둘기의 오염물질 축적 모니터링 연구의 기초자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. In this study, heavy metal distributions in the tissues of feral pigeon (Columba livia) were characterized using samples collected from bio-monitoring sites (Hangang Park and Hampyeong Park) of the NESB (National Environmental Specimen Bank), Korea, in order to evaluate the feasibility of feral pigeons as an indicator for the environmental monitoring. Cadmium (Cd) was analyzed to be accumulated in kidneys at higher concentration than in the other tissues. Such trend can also be found in the reviews on the Cd accumulations of the 34 cases including 17 avian species which showed that 31 cases had the highest Cd concentrations in the kidney among tissues. However, lead (Pb) was found to be richest in the bones in this study. 17 cases out of 30 reviewed cases had the highest Pb concentration in bones, whereas other 10 cases showed the highest concentration in kidneys, and 3 cases in livers. Therefore, kidneys together with bones can be a main target organ to test cadmium exposure to different habitat environments depending on physiological traits of birds. Zinc (Zn) was found to be the highest concentration in the pigeon livers of Hangang Park, but not in the bones. In contrast, the 13 cases of 16 reviewed cases had the highest Zn concentration in bones, and the 3 cases in livers. In addition, the heavy metal distribution patterns in relations to the metal accumulation mechanisms (a competition between Pb and Ca, a function of methallothionein protein, and etc.) were discussed.

환경모니터링을 위한 집비둘기 알 껍데기의 중금속 축적특성 연구

이장호 ( Jangho Lee ),이종천 ( Jongchun Lee ),박종혁 ( Jong Hyouk Park ),이유진 ( Eugene Lee ),심규영 ( Kyuyoung Shim ),김명진 ( Myungjin Kim ),신영규 ( Youngkyu Shin ) 한국환경영향평가학회 2015 환경영향평가 Vol.24 No.6

The heavy metal accumulations of avian eggshells were studied in order to test a feral pigeon (Columba livia)`s eggshell as an indicator for the environmental monitoring of pollutants. The reviews on the eggs of the different 19 avian species showed that it is the eggshell rather than the egg content that can better reflect the heavy metals in the environment; in most cases the CVs (coefficients of variations) of the heavy metal concentrations in the eggshells were higher than those in the egg contents. This can indicate that the heavy metal accumulations are homeostatically controlled in the egg contents, but the accumulations in the eggshells are varied according to the environmental conditions. To test the reviews, the feral pigeon eggs from the two different sites, one representing urban and the other rural environment, were analyzed for lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd). The result showed that the eggshells of the urban pigeons (Hangang) had the higher metal concentrations than those of the rural pigeons (Hampyeong). The same difference can also be found in the internal organs (liver, bone) and blood. However, the analyses of the egg contents between the two sites did not reveal the differences. In other words, the result suggests that the feral pigeons, like the other avian species, are able to control the heavy metals into the egg contents homeostatically. Therefore, it is more useful to use the feral pigeon eggshell rather than the egg content in case of monitoring heavy metals in different habitats.

환경 오염물질 분석용 생물 표준물질 균질성 시험평가 연구

이장호 ( Jangho Lee ),정다위 ( David Chung ),최정희 ( Jeong-heui Choi ),이수용 ( Jongchun Lee ),이종천 ( Soo Yong Lee ) 한국환경과학회 2018 한국환경과학회지 Vol.27 No.12

The National Environmental Specimen Bank (NESB) has been sampling and cryogenically preserving various wildlife specimens to monitor bio-accumulations of chemical pollutants since 2010. Recently, the NESB set up a plan to develop reference materials at their facility to assure the analytical quality of and validate the analytical methods for their monitoring samples. One of the crucial characteristics of reference materials is intra- and inter-bottle homogeneity. In this study, we used ANOVA for total mercury concentrations in some samples to validate their homogeneities after milling and homogenization. We examined the intra- and inter-bottle homogeneities of two cryogenically-milled samples (Korean mussel (Mytilus coruscus) and black-tailed gull’s egg (Larus crassirostris). The variations in the total mercury concentrations were not significantly different intra- and inter-bottle (mussel: F=0.74, p=0.67; gull egg: F=1.96, p=0.10). Additionally, the relative standard deviations of the total mercury concentrations showed low values (mussel: 2.02%, gull egg: 1.78%). Therefore, the cryogenic-milling process statistically proves the homogeneity of the materials of mussels and sea gull eggs for chemical analysis for total mercury.

연안환경 괭이갈매기(Larus crassirostris) 알의 DDTs 및 수은 농도분포 조사

최정희 ( Jeong-heui Choi ),정다위 ( David Chung ),이종천 ( Jongchun Lee ) 한국환경과학회 2018 한국환경과학회지 Vol.27 No.12

Sea gulls are high trophic level consumers in the coastal environment, and thus, which have been widely used to monitor contamination biomagnified through a food web. However, such monitoring studies using sea gulls have been rare in the Korean literature. The National Environmental Specimen Bank chose eggs of a black-tailed gulls (Larus crassirostris) to serve as an environmental specimen for the long-term monitoring of the coastal ecosystem affected by terrestrial pollutants. Black-tailed gull eggs were collected from Baengnyeongdo, Hongdo and Uleungdo, and their DDTs and total mercury content were determined. The highest concentration of ∑DDTs was 231.6±106.1 μg/kg wet in Baengnyeongdo, followed by 230.0±123.8 μg/kg wet in Ulleungdo, and 117.7±18.3 μg/kg wet in Hongdo. In addition, total mercury was detected at 414.5±97.6 μg/kg wet in Ulleungdo, 363.9±123.6 μg/kg wet in Hongdo, and 237.5±42.3 μg/kg wet in Baengnyeongdo. Relatively high concentrations of the target pollutants were recorded in specimens from Ulleungdo. Additional comprehensive and prolonged studies are required to elucidate spatial and temporal patterns of contamination in black-tailed gull eggs with regard to monitoring contaminant trends in eggs and prey.

통합환경관리제도를 위한 비료 및 질소화합물 제조업 최적가용기법 기준서의 이해

서경애 ( Kyungae Seo ),이재웅 ( Jaewoong Lee ),김가희 ( Gahee Kim ),김은석 ( Eunsuk Kim ),강필구 ( Philgoo Kang ),이종천 ( Jongchun Lee ) 한국물환경학회(구 한국수질보전학회) 2019 한국물환경학회·대한상하수도학회 공동 춘계학술발표회 Vol.2019 No.-

목질판상제품에서 방출되는 휘발성유기화합물 방출량 평가 연구

김아롱(Arong Kim),권이슬(Yi Seul Kwon),심인근(In-Keun Shim),이종천(Jongchun Lee),정현미(Hyen-Mi Chung),류정민(Jungmin Ryu) 한국생활환경학회 2020 한국생활환경학회지 Vol.27 No.1

As individuals spend more time indoor in a modern society, the interest on the indoor air quality has been increasing intensely. There are pollutants that affect the indoor air quality, such as air inflow from outside, construction materials, furniture, and so on. It has been divided into two categories, unsurfaced treated and surface treated to analyze the amount of pollutants released from wood based panels. VOCs emitted from wood based panels were analyzed by GC/MS. The amount of TVOC that is released from unsurfaced treated wood based panels ranges 0.078~0.315mg/㎡·h, and for the toluene ranges 0.000~0.003mg/㎡·h. Surface treated wood based panels release 0.041~1.785mg/㎡·h of TVOC and 0.000~0.048mg/㎡·h of toluene. Unsurfaced treated wood based panels and Surface treated wood based panels release 0.002~0.196mg/㎡·h and 0.004~0.275mg/㎡·h of natural VOC(NVOC) respectively.

눈 위 발자국 추적을 통한 담비의 겨울철 생태특성 파악

우동걸 ( Donggul Woo ),최태영 ( Taeyoung Choi ),권혁수 ( Hyuksoo Kwon ),이상규 ( Sanggyu Lee ),이종천 ( Jongchun Lee ) 한국환경영향평가학회 2015 환경영향평가 Vol.24 No.5

The winter ecology of individual yellow-throated martens(Martes flavigula) intemperate region of Korea were studied through snow-tracking. The study was performed across 3 winter seasons, from January 2011 to February 2013. Total distance of 49.8km was snow tracked (comprising 13 snow-tracking routes) to determine winter foraging habits, general behavior and movement paths of solitary and small groups (1-6 individuals; mean = 2.9 ± 1.6) of yellow-throated martens. The martens in the current study were omnivorous, with their winter diet including 9 animal and 5 plant species. Yellow-throated martens searched for food near and under the fallen logs and branches, root plates of fallen trees, around the roots of growing trees, and in small holes in the ground. They also climbed trees to search inside the tree holes and vacant bird nests. Foraging activity was estimated to occur at a frequency of 1.20 times/km, while territory marking occurred 1.42 times/km on average. Of the 60 documented foraging activities we observed, 17 were successful (28.3%). Moving activity and territory marking mainly occurred along ridges, whereas foraging activity was recorded in valleys, slopes, and forest edges. To protect the habitat of this species, the entire forest should be preserved, including the valleys, slopes, and even forest edges as well as main ridges.

도료 제조업에서의 중금속 발생 저감을 위한 최적가용기법 기준서 적용

김가희 ( Gahee Kim ),강경희 ( Kyunghee Kang ),강필구 ( Philgoo Kang ),이재웅 ( Jaewoong Lee ),김은석 ( Eunseok Kim ),서경애 ( Kyungae Seo ),이종천 ( Jongchun Lee ) 한국물환경학회(구 한국수질보전학회) 2019 한국물환경학회·대한상하수도학회 공동 춘계학술발표회 Vol.2019 No.-