This study investigated the indoor air quality conditions of public transportation according to the changing of seasons and different times of the day. We measured the concentration of PM10 and CO2, which are substances subject to control measures and limits established by Ministry of Environment for public transportation, and compared actual levels whit the legal standard. Public transportation was classified as subway lines (form 1 to 4), trains (KTX, ITX) and buses. The PM10 concentration was measured as being high during peak hours in winter compared to that in summer. On the other hand, the PM10 concentration in trains and buses was shown to be low. The CO2 concentration in public transportation was recorded as being higher than the legal standard. PM10 concentration was affected by the inflow of outdoor air, and CO2 concentration was influenced by the number of people in a particular space or environment. This survey focused on the indoor air quality of public transportation. The basic data could prove useful in formulating policies to promote and maintain good indoor air quality with regard to public transportation.

In this study, we measured the concentration of total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) in four different seasons from 2016 to 2017 in order to determine seasonal variation of indoor air quality in relation to public transportation modes (subways, trains, and express buses). The measurement was carried out both during rush hour when traffic was congested as well as during non-rush hour when traffic was not congested. Effects by season, degree of congestion, and characteristics of public transportation were analyzed on the basis of 295 items of data during the periods of congestion and 295 items of data during the periods of non-congestion. The average TVOCs concentration in winter was the highest with 226.4 μg/m 3 . The average TVOCs concentration on an express bus was the highest with a seasonal average of 142.3 μg/m 3 . The TVOCs concentration in the period of congested traffic was higher than in the period of non-congested traffic for all public transportation modes. For the average TVOCs concentration by season and transportation, there was no data that exceeded the guidelines regarding maintaining indoor air quality. However, 2.5% of all sample measured data (TVOCs) exceeded the guidelines regarding maintaining indoor air quality. Therefore, the continuous monitoring of public transport vehicles is required.

농산물 검역통계를 통해서 채소 모종 수출 현황과 채소 접목묘의 일본 선박 수송 시의 온도 및 상대습도 변화를 분석하여 국내 채소 모종 수출 연구와 정책 수립을 위한 기초자료를 제공하기 위하여 본 연구를 수행하였다. 2007~2016년 사이 수출된 채소 모종은 배추, 양배추 등 엽채류 4종, 토마토, 오이 등 과채류 7종, 근채류 1종으로, 전세계 20여 국가에 46,146,536주(총 1,839건) 수출 되었다. 상업적 목적을 위한 채소 모종의 주요 수출국은 일본이었고, 2016년 기준 일본에 수출된 모종은 주로 과채류 접목묘인 가지, 토마토, 오이, 수박 및 고추 등으로 총 2,575,446주가 수출되었으며, 총 수출 금액으로는 0.7~1.6백만불로 추산된다 일본으로 수출되는 접목묘는 도시농업용과 농가용으로 구분되고 있으며, 온도 15~18oC의 냉장 컨테이너를 이용한 선박 수송은 포장 → 선적 → 검역(한국 부산항) → 검역(일본 시모노세키항) → 바이어 수령의 과정으로 대략 24시간 내외가 소요되고 있었다. 일본의 도시농업 발달로 인한 채소 모종 수요의 급격한 증가와 러시아 등 인근 국가들의 채소 접목묘에 대해 높아지고 있는 관심과 수요는 우리나라 채소 접목묘 수출 규모를 확대할 수 있는 기회가 될 것이다. 채소 모종 수출을 확대하기 위해서는 본 연구 결과를 기반으로 정확한 채소 모종수출 정보의 수집 및 분석이 이루어질 수 있도록 정부의 적극적인 정책 지원과 수출 전용 모종 생산, 모종 저장 및 수송 관련 기술 개발을 위한 연구가 필요하다.

The porcine zygotic genome activation occurs along with global epigenetic remolding at the 4-cell stage. The histone acetylation, regulating DNA transcription, replication and so on, requires adequate acetyl-CoA. Acetyl-CoA produced by translocated pyruvate dehydrogenase in the nucleus of mammalian cells has been reported, which is commonly considered locating in the mitochondria. To find out whether the nuclear pyruvate dehydrogenase regulating the histone acetylation by controlling generation of acetyl-CoA, a multiple sgRNAs-CRISPR/Cas9 targeting strategy was employed to generate a pyruvate dehydrogenase E1 alpha1 (Pdha1) knockout (KO) parthenogenetic embryo model. Results showed that the targeting efficiency of Pdha1 reached more than 90%. Hence, this model was used in the subsequent experiments. Furthermore, a translocation of Pdha1 during zygotic genome activation was found by immunofluorescent staining and was significantly inhibited by Pdha1 KO. Meanwhile, the 8-cell stage embryo rate significantly decreased after 72 h (24.19% vs 12.53%, control vs Pdha1 KO), indicating a 4-cell arrest. In addition, the nuclear histone acetylation level significantly decreased when Pdha1 was KO. To determine whether the zygotic genome transcription was affected, the qPCR was performed and showed that the mRNA level of Eif1A, Acly, Sqle and Pdha1 all dropped significantly in the Pdha1 KO group compared to the control. In conclusion, the translocated Pdha1 generates acetyl-CoA for histone acetylation inside the nucleus of porcine embryos, which promotes the zygotic genome activation of porcine embryos.