한국 환경보건 발전에 대한 역학 연구의 기여 및 전망

이경무(Kyoung-Mu Lee),박문영(Moon-Young Park) 한국환경보건학회 2022 한국환경보건학회지 Vol.48 No.3

Background: Epidemiology is a fundamental study of public health, including environmental health, since the features and causes of diseases discovered through epidemiology provide crucial information for developing successful disease prevention strategies. Objectives: This paper tried to define the role and function of epidemiologic research in the field of environmental health, summarize examples of epidemiological studies with regard to selected environmental health events in South Korea, and address important issues that should be considered when conducting epidemiological research in the future. Methods: Epidemiological studies of selected environmental health events were reviewed and summarized in terms of their contribution to environmental health in South Korea. Based on the information, important issues were suggested for future epidemiological studies in environmental health. Results: The role and function of epidemiologic research in the field of environmental health includes the systematic description of the health effects caused by environmental exposure, verification of the causal relationship between environmental exposure and health effects, and provision of background data for conducting prevention strategies and developing policies. A number of epidemiological studies have contributed to characterizing and assessing the environmental risks involved in a series of environmental health events in South Korea. Conclusions: Important issues for future epidemiological studies may include health effects from chronic low-level environmental exposure, application of analytical epidemiology to elucidate causal relationships, use of exposure/disease/susceptibility biomarkers, accurate reconstruction of past exposure status, cohort recruitment and long-term follow-up, and in-advance surveillance of diseases with environmental causes.

북한 환경보건 실태와 남북 협력방향

황나미 한국환경보건학회 2018 한국환경보건학회 학술대회 자료집 Vol.2018 No.2

국내 주요 환경보건 재난의 전개 과정과 그 교훈, 그리고 환경보건 전문가의 역할

안종주(Jong-Ju Ahn) 한국환경보건학회 2022 한국환경보건학회지 Vol.48 No.1

In today’s civilization, it can be impossible to prevent disasters that cause large-scale human and material harm, and the environmental industry is not excepted from this. Over the last 50 years, several large and small environmental health catastrophes have occurred in Korea. Notable instances include the phenol pollution accident in the Nakdong River, the Hebei Spirit oil spill in Taean, Chungcheongnam-do, and the humidifier disinfectant disaster. Looking at these instances, it is clear that the government failed to prevent similar incidents and accidents after the tragedies. The government created and executed different policies to prevent such incidents and accidents, but the majority of them were highly fragmented. It is understandable that depending on the political and social level of the society in which the environmental health hazard incident/ accident happened, the investigation of the cause, countermeasures, and policy reaction may differ. To put it another way, the more authoritarian and non-democratic a political social system is, the more likely it is to cover up occurrences and accidents without a deep examination. This is in line with the members of society s level of political awareness and acknowledgment of the importance of life and safety. In 1985, when the Onsan pollution disease was discovered, and in 2011, when we recognized the realities of the humidifier disinfectant disaster, South Korea s political and social systems were entirely different.

쓰레기 처리 문제 및 개선방안

한국환경보건학회 한국환경보건학회 2001 한국환경보건학회 학술대회 자료집 Vol.2001 No.-

환경보건종합계획을 통해 살펴본 환경보건정책: 지난 10년과 향후 10년

이종태(Jong-Tae Lee) 한국환경보건학회 2021 한국환경보건학회지 Vol.47 No.5

This paper discussed environmental health policies for the past and coming decade by reviewing the First Comprehensive Environmental Health Plan (2011~2020) and introducing the Second Comprehensive Environmental Health Plan (2021~2030). The major achievement of the First Comprehensive Environmental Health Plan was the establishment of receptor-oriented environmental health policies. However, the main limitations were insufficient policy support for relief and/or recovery from environmental pollution damage and low public awareness of environmental health policies. The Second Comprehensive Environmental Health Plan presents the following major policy tasks: establish an omnidirectional environment health investigation and monitoring system, provide customized environmental health services, improve the environmental health damage relief and recovery system, and promote regional environmental health policies. The Second Plan has a clear distinction from the First Plan in that it expands the field of environmental health from the prevention and management of environmental risk factors to proactive damage response and recovery, which will effectively contribute to alleviating the burden of environmental disease.

충남지역 수질관리 현황 및 대책

한국환경보건학회 한국환경보건학회 2001 한국환경보건학회 학술대회 자료집 Vol.2001 No.-

A Proposal of Hazard/Risk Assessment Criteria and an Asbestos Management Method for Asbestos-containing Building Materials

Whame Park,Yoonshin Kim 한국환경보건학회 2012 한국환경보건학회지 Vol.38 No.1

Objectives: The AHERA method by the US EPA, ASTM E2356-04, and HSG264 by the UK HSE, all of which are hazard/risk assessment methods for asbestos-containing building materials, were reviewed and compared based on 231 homogeneous areas. In addition, the current Act on Asbestos Safety Management (enforcement: April 29, 2012) was reviewed and analyzed. This trial provided fundamental data for improving the current asbestos hazard/risk assessment method. Methods: For the hazard/risk assessment of 77 asbestos-containing public buildings including schools, 231 homogeneous areas were selected, each of which was assessed using AHERA, ASTM E2356-04, and HSG264. Results: The matching rate of the hazard/risk assessment stood at 20.4 percent between AHERA and ASTM, at 71.4 percent between AHERA and HSG264 and at 17.8 percent between ASTM and HSG264. The AHERA method includes a seven-category rating scale. There were three categories, two of which have three subcategories. ASTM provides two decision-making charts consisting of ten rating scales for current condition estimation and for potential for disturbance estimation. In addition, the HSG264 method has a total of 20 scores with four items, and then provides four grades. This HSG264 method cannot clearly separate current condition and potential for disturbance. Conclusions: In the Korean Act on Asbestos Safety Management, the hazard/risk assessment method for asbestos-containing building materials should consider balance between current condition estimation and the potential for disturbance estimation.

한국 전통 간장과 된장의 숙성 중 미생물상의 변화(제1보)

김종규 한국환경보건학회 2005 한국환경보건학회 학술대회 자료집 Vol.2005 No.-

염화철코팅 활성탄을 이용한 지하수 중의 질산성질소 제거를 위한 연구

정경훈,정오진,최형일,박상일,박대훈,Cheong Kyung-Hoon,Jung Oh-Jin,Choi Hyung-Il,Park Sang-Il,Park Dae-Hoon 한국환경보건학회 2005 한국환경보건학회지 Vol.31 No.2

A laboratory experiment was performed to investigate the nitrate removal from groundwater using Iron chloride(III) coated activated carbon (ICCAC). The breakthrough profiles of two ionic species, such as nitrate and sulfate showed that nitrate was selectively exchanged with chloride in ICCAC. The $FeCl_3$-coated activated carbon produced about 26 BV (Bed volume) of throughout when treating groundwater containing about $25\;mg/\iota\;of\;NO_3-N$. The regeneration of ICCAC with 1M KC1 was effective at a flow rate of 4 BV/hr. The ion exchange technology seems to be suitable technology for the treatment of small volumes of groundwater polluted by nitrate.

겨울철 서울시 일부 실내스포츠시설에서 금연정책 실시 전후 PM 2.5 농도 비교

김윤지(Yoonjee Kim),이기영(Kiyoung Lee),김승원(Seung Won Kim) 한국환경보건학회 2018 한국환경보건학회지 Vol.44 No.3

Objectives: This study examined the impact of a smoke-free policy on indoor air quality at indoor recreation facilities by assessing PM 2.5 concentrations before and after the implementation of the new policy. Methods: Using real-time monitors, PM 2.5 concentrations were measured in 50 billiard rooms and 50 golf simulator rooms in Seoul, Korea. The characteristics of the indoor recreation facilities, smoking status, and atmospheric conditions were recorded at the same time.After the enforcement of a smoke-free policy, PM 2.5 concentrations, installation of smoking room, and smoking status were examined when the facilities were revisited. Results: Almost a half of the billiard rooms and over 80% of golf simulator rooms were located underground. Seventy percent of the billiard rooms and one hundred percent of the golf simulator rooms were equipped with a local exhaust ventilation system. After the implementation of the smoke-free policy, 46% of the billiard rooms and 20% of the golf simulator rooms newly installed a smoking room. In the billiard rooms with a newly-installed smoking room, the PM 2.5 concentrations decreased from 97.9 to 45.6 µg/m3 after the implementation of the smoke-free policy. The same change of 29.0 to 26.3 µg/m3 was not statistically significant in golf simulator rooms. Indoor PM 2.5 concentrations were correlated with outdoor PM 2.5 concentrations, number of smokers, and number of people in the room. Conclusions: The smoke-free policy forindoor recreationfacilities was not effective atmaking the indoor spaces free fromsecondhand smoke. Although a few billiard rooms installed a smoking room, indoor PM 2.5 concentrations were still higher than those of outdoor PM 2.5 or atmospheric PM 2.5 . Stricter enforcement of the smoke-free policy should be achieved to prevent secondhand smoke exposure.