Purification of the isocitrate lyase extracted from Microbacterium laevaniformans was investigated. The isocitrate lyase was purified 43.6 folds by the following continuous treatment with ammonium sulfate fraction, DEAE-cellulose, DEAE-sephacel and Sephadex G-200 chromatography. The purified isocitrate lyase was showed to be a single protein band by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The molecular weight of the purified isocitrate lyase was estimated 54,000 Da by the SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The Km and Vmax values for isocitrate were estimated to be 0.83mM and 0.33units/㎖, respectively. Activity of isocitrate lyase was inhibited by cystein-HCl and glutathione.

The effects of organophosphorus and carbamate pesticides were examined inhibition of the acetylcholinesterase activity in the chicken brain with enzyme - inhibition methods. The acetylcholinesterase activity in chicken brain determined by the Ellman method was 167 μmol/min/g protein. The optimum pH of acetycholinesterase was 8.2. pI_50 of acetycholinesterase by some organophosphorus were 3.80M of phosphorodithioate, 4.04M of phosphorothioate, 6.33M of phosphate, and 6.60M of phosphrothiolate. pI_50 of acetycholinesterase by some carbamates were 5.10M of XMC, 5. 90M of carbofuran, 6.16M of isoprocarb, 6.30M of carbaryl, 6.47M of BPMC, and 6.77M of propoxur. pI_50 of carbamates selected was similar to that of phosphorothioate and phosphate organophosphates

This study was conducted to investigate the treatment of wastewater from acetaldehyde manufacturing plant by activated sludge process with Micrococcus roseus AW-6, Micrococcus luteus AW-22, Microbacterium lacticum AW-38 and Microbacterium laevaniformans AW-41. The COD_Mn and BOD_5 of the wastewater were 5,260㎎/L and 6,452㎎/L, respectively. pH was 1.85. The main organic component in the wastewater was acetic acid which was contained 67,600㎎/L. Optimum dilution time for activated sludge process was shown 10 times. The specific substrate removal rate(K_e) was 1.95day^-1 and the nonbiodegradable matters(S_n) were 23.2㎎/L. Saturation constant (K_e) and maximum specific growth rate(q_max) were 1,640㎎/L and 2.33day^-1, respectively. Sludge yield coefficient(Y) and endogenous respiration coefficient(K_d) were 0.28㎎ MLVSS/㎎COD and 0.02day^-1, respectively. COD_cr removal efficiency was 91% for 1.95day of hydraulic retention time.

Permethrin[3-phenoxybenzyl (1RS)-cis,trans-3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane carboxylatel insecticides were selected to study adsorption and leaching potentials related to pollution on Commerce silty clay loam soil near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. GLC-ECD chromatogram of permethrin included 32.5 % of cis-permethrin and 67.4 % of trans-permethrin. Extraction efficiencies of cis and trans-permethrin were 92.5 % and 92.3 in fortified water, respectively and 85.9 % and 88.8 % in fortified soil, respectively. At a 1:10 soil/water ratio,the Koc values for cis and trans isomers of permethrin were 938 and 877, respectively. Leaching of permethrin was evaluated in soil columns(5.4 cm i.d. × 26 cm length). Total recoveries of the permethrin applied to the soil column were 84.5 ± 3.1 %. When the soil columns were leached with three pore volumes of water, the distributions of cis-permethrin leached were 6.10 % and 0.07 % of amount applied in the untreated zone soil and leachate water, respectively. Trans-permethrin distributions were 5.20 % in the untreated zone soil and 0.05 % in leachate water. Cis and trans-permethrin was strongly adsorbed to soil. The results of the study showed the strong relationship between adsorption and leaching. Cis and trans-permethrin to be leached into the groundwater in soils with shallow aquifers were suggested a low leaching potential.

PCBs have been measured using GC-ECD, GC-MS, GC-ELCD, HPLC, TLC, NMR and Immunoassay. The analysis of PCBs using GC- ECD include the peak pattern method as none derivatization and the perchlorination method as derivatization. This study was conducted to establish the perchlorination method with SbCl_5 from PCBs to decachlorinated biphenyl(DCB). The aroclor 1242 of PCBs was chlorinated and then, converted into the DCB which showed a single peak in GC-ECD chromatogram. The detection limit of DCB was 2pg. The quantification detection concentration of PCBs extracted with soxhlet was 0.5ng/g in the soil. PCBs were not detected in the suburban soil, but 174ng/g in the soil of industrial complex. Mean PCBs concentration of Shinchun stream at Kumho river and Jinchun stream at Nakdong river was calculated average 88ng/g in the sediment. PCBs concentration in the sediment of Kumho river near 2-7㎞ from conjunction with Nakdong river was average 154ng/g. PCBs concentration in the sediment of Nakdong river near conjunction with Kumho river was average 159ng/g.