Traditional wastewater research mainly focuses on 1) estimating the amount of waste entering sewage treatment facilities, 2) evaluating the treatment efficiency of sewage facilities, 3) investigating the role of sewage treatment effluent as a point source, and 4) designing and managing sewage treatment facilities. However, since wastewater contains a variety of chemical and biological substances due to the discharge of human excreta and material used for daily living into it, the collective constituents of wastewater are likely a reflection of a community’s status. Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE), an emerging and promising field of study that involves the analysis of substances in wastewater, can be applied to monitor the state of a defined community. WBE provides opportunities for exploiting indicators in wastewater to fulfill various objectives. The data analyzed under WBE are those pertaining to selected natural and anthropogenic substances in wastewater that are a result of the discharge of metabolic excreta, illicit or legal drugs, and infectious pathogens into the wastewater. This paper reviews recent progress in WBE and addresses current challenges in the field. It primarily discusses several representative applications including the investigation of drug consumption across different communities and the management of community disease and health. Finally, it summarizes established indicators for WBE.

The objective of this study was to evaluate Extremely Low Frequency Magnetic Fields (ELF-MFs) exposure level of housewives and the relation of residential environments with ELF-MFs exposure level in home. ELF-MFs measurements were performed for 58 housewives include 31 working women. Twenty-four hours personal MF exposure levels of housewives were slightly higher than working women as an arithmetic mean. However the median of 24 hours personal exposure levels for working women were significantly higher than housewives (p<0.05). The median of personal exposure levels due to the activity at home, working women were higher than housewives significantly (p<0.05). As a results of correlation of residential environments, such as their living environments, total income, type of water supply pipes, and distance from power line with ELF-MFs exposure level in home was different from the type of residence (p<0.05). This study could be informed as guidance for ELF-MFs exposure analysis in residential environment.

To investigate characterization of EMF(Electromagnetic Field) emission from VDT(Visual Display Terminal) in computer room, we were divided into 3 types of placement monitors which are 1) back side of monitor faced the ground(back view type), 2) arrangement of monitors was a line type(two sides type), and 3) disposition of monitors was s straight(horizontal line type). We also measured monitors classified types at the front, side and back by distance and evaluated by TCO(The Swedish Confederation of profession Employers) and MPR-2(Measure and Proof Radiation Board) guide line. Magnetic field emission level by the type of VDT, it was indicated that MF(Magnetic Field) level was below the backgrounds level when CRT moved away about 70~90cm, LCD moved away about 40~50cm. We evaluated MF emission level by the number of VDT, it did not show any relationship. Finally, estimated MF emission level by the placement of VDT, it was showed the MF level less than the background level, when VDT moved away 40~50cm in all dispositions with exception of 2 sites. Background level of case was higher than emitted from VDT, so that did not effect on MF level by distance. However, we find out that as distance increased, MF emission level decreased significantly in all cases. We measured MF emission level of one monitor and others (back and forth) monitor in line type. Below the background level when one monitor type moved away 70cm, others monitor type moved away 40cm. However, other monitor types affected MF level which is located back monitor. The data demonstrate that avoiding excessive MF exposure from VDT using computer room, to have a space between user and VDT at least 50㎝.

호리병벌과를 이용한 생물학적 환경평가 기법을 개발하기 위하여 농업지역 등 충 13개 지역에 대통트랩(nest trap)을 설치한 후 채집된 호리병벌과의 벌류를 분류 동정하고, 채집지의 환경에 따른 서식밀도를 분석하여 환경평가를 위한 유망종을 선발하였다. 시험기간 동안 총 7종이 채집되었으며, 그 중 황슭감탕벌(A. flavomarginatum Smith)이 우점종으로 나타났다. 호리병벌과에 속하는 종들의 영소수는 농업지역의 경우 무비무농약재배지에서 12.8개/m로 관행농업지의 7.2개/m에 비해 많았으며, 자연녹지의 경우 녹지지역(자연녹지도: 4.28)의 경우 13.4개/m로 상업지역(자연녹지도: 1.00, 1.2개/m)에 비해 많았다. 또한 영소수가 많은 지역일수록 종 풍부도 및 다양도 지수는 높게 나타났다. 한편, 농업농촌 생태계 등 자연환경평가 지표중으로 황슭감탕벌, 줄무의감방벌, 먹조롱박벌, 왕가위벌등 4종을 선발하였으며, 이들 종의 출현수 및 총 영소수, 종 다양도 등을 지표로 한 환경등급기준( 등급)을 설정하였다.

곤충자원의 대량사육을 위한 병 발생 예방과 해충의 효과적인 방제를 위하여 흰점박이꽃무지 이병충으로부터 곤충병원 사상균을 분리하였다. 전자현미경 관찰 결과 분리균주 KMA-1은 Metharizium속의 전형적인 쇠사슬형의 분생자를 paliside-like masse에 형성하였다. 따라서, 정확한 동정을 위하여 28S rRNA와 ITS염기 서열을 바탕으로 제작한 특이 프라이머쌍을 사용하여 PCR 반응을 수행하였다. 각각의 프라이머쌍을 사용한 PCR반응으로부터 특이 밴드가 검출되었으며 이 증폭 산물들의 염기 서열을 결정, 비교하였다. 분리 균주 KMA-1의 PCR산물인 28S rRNA와 ITS DNA염기서열을 GenBank데이터베이스에 등록된 염기서열 정보와의 상동성을 검색한 결과, 모두 Metarhizium anisopliae와 가장 높은 서열 상동성을 보였다. 이상의 결과로서 본 실험에서 분리 명명된 KMA-1는 M. anisopliae로 동정되었다.

곤충생태원을 인공적으로 조성한 후 곤충의 다양성 변화를 조사하고 기주식물과의 관계를 구명하고자 조성 후 1년 차인 1998년부터 2001년까지 4년간 발생하는 곤충 종을 조사하였다. 식재 4년차인 2001년 4월부터 11월까지 조사된 곤충으로 총 11목 138과 343종 5,744개체가 채집되었다. 곤충의 발생은 4월부터 7월 사이에 다양한 종이 출현하였으며, 특히 6월 말에 가장 많은 곤충 종들이 출현하였고 딱정벌레목의 곤충이 종 및 개체수에서 가장 많았다. 우점종으로는 딱정벌레목의 등빨간먼지벌레, 나비목의 배추흰나비, 노린재목의 투명잡초노린재 순이었다.