Most known species in the Strophariaceae are decomposers and grow on various kind of organic matter. Approximately 18 genera and 1,316 species in the Strophariaceae have been reported worldwide. Through an ongoing survey of indigenous fungi in Korea, 29 specimens belonging to the Strophariaceae were collected from 2012 to 2016. These specimens were identified based on morphological characteristics and molecular analysis of internal transcribed spacer sequences. Fifteen taxa were confirmed, with eight species matching those previously recorded. Seven species in five genera were shown to be new records in Korea: Galerina marginata, Gymnopilus crociphyllus, Gymnopilus picreus, Hebeloma birrus, Hebeloma cavipes, Pholiota multicingulata, and Psilocybe thaizapoteca. In this study, we provide detailed morphological descriptions of these species and investigate their evolutionary relationships by constructing phylogenetic trees.

Korea National Arboretum (KNA) is located in Gwangneung forest, between Namyangju-si and Pocheon-si, in Gyeonggi province. In KNA, there are 15 specialized plant gardens. The woody plants of 1,863 species and the herbaceous plants of 1,481 species have been maintained in these gardens for 500 years. KNA have suitable environments for fungal growth. Despite floral diversity in there, the intensive researches on fungal flora have not been studied to date. Therefore, in order to get informations on fungal flora, regular field trips were made to this area and fresh fungal specimens were collected from there for 48 days from May in 2007 to November in 2010. Total 1,522 higher fungal specimens were collected in Gwangneung forest. All the collected specimens were identified and classified in 8 classes, 19 orders, 69 families, 267 genera and 454 species, and deposited in the herbarium of Korea National Arboretum (KNA). Among the identified specimens, sixteenspecies were confirmed as new to Korea as follows: Cudoniella acicularis, Discina ancilis, Helvella costifera, Entoloma cephalotrichum, Entoloma lepidissimum, Mycena leptocephala, Naematoloma gracile, Sistotrema octosporum, Hydnellum peckii, Lachnellula calyciformis, Amanita cockeri f. roseotinctata, Micromphale foetidum, Mycena corynephora, Clitocybe lateritia, Physisporinus vitreus, and Datronia stereoides. Literature cited 1. 김현중, 한상국. 2008. 광릉의 버섯. 국립수목원. 420pp. 2. 今關六也, 本鄕次雄. 1987. 原色日本菌類圖鑑(I). 保育社. 325pp. 3. Breitenbach, J. and Kränzlin, Fred. 1984. Fungi of Switzerland: 1. Ascomycetes. Mykologia Luzern. 310pp. 4. Breitenbach, J. and Kränzlin, Fred. 1986. Fungi of Switzerland: 2. Non gilled fungi. Mykologia Luzern. 412pp. 5. Breitenbach, J. and Kränzlin, Fred. 1995. Fungi of Switzerland: 4. Agarics 2nd part. Mykologia Luzern. 368pp. 6. Singer, R. 1986. The Agaricales in Modern Taxonomy. Koeltz Scientific Books. 7. Smith, A. H., Smith, H. V. and Weber N. S. 1979. How to know the gilled mushrooms. Wm. C. Brown Company Publishers. pp. 27, 263, 286-287.

전통적으로 Cordyceps종은 한국을 포함한 동양에서 건강증진과 심장과 폐에 관련된 질환을 치료하는 약용식물의 하나로 사용되어왔다. 최근에 동충하초의 약리적 가치 때문에 큰번데기 동충하초를 포함한 몇가지 Cordyceps종의 인공재배에 관한 연구가 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 큰번데기 동충하초를 in vitro에서 인공재배한 결과 자실체 형성이 불안정한 것을 관찰하였기에 보고하고자 한다.

과거에는 생활폐기물을 처리하기 위한 방법으로 매립, 소각, 등의 방법이 주로 사용되었으며, 이와 같은 방법은 부산물 발생으로 2차 환경오염을 유발하여 지구온난화와 같은 기후변화에 영향을 주는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 기존의 소각 및 매립시설을 보완하기 위해 정책과 R&D 사업을 통해 다양한 방법을 비교분석하여 2007년부터 가정, 사업장 등에서 발생되는 폐기물에서 자원화 및 에너지화 가능한 물질을 최대한 회수하여 소각 및 매립량을 최소화 할 수 있는 생활폐기물 전처리시설이 도입되기 시작하였으며 현재는 전국에 약 20여기가 가동 및 건설 진행 중에 있다. 그러나, 현재 가동 중에 있는 전처리시설에서 자원화 및 에너지화 물질을 회수한 나머지인 저품위 혼합폐기물 약 40%이상이 고함수율(40%이상) 상태로 배출되고 있어 지역에 따라 소각 또는 매립처리되고 있다. 저품위 혼합폐기물의 배출상태는 대부분 입도 선별된 물질과 기계선별이 되지 않은 물질들로 구성되어 있어 입도가 작고, 유기물이 엉켜있어 수분이 높은 상태로 유지되고 있다. 이러한 저품위 혼합폐기물내에는 기계식 선별장치로 선별되지 못한 가연물이 다량으로 포함되어 있어 이를 에너지원으로 활용할 수 있다면, 기존 시설을 보완하여 소각 및 매립되는 폐기물 양을 현저히 저감할 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 소각 및 매립으로부터 발생되는 2차 환경오염을 저감할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구에서는 이러한 저품위 혼합폐기물을 대상으로 건조공정 이후 간단한 기계식 선별로 가연물을 회수한 다음 회수된 가연물로부터 에너지원 활용 가능성 여부를 알아보았다.

The aim of this study is to determine the exposure concentration of tetrabromobisphenol A(TBBPA) in southwestern coast and their photodecomposition rate. Also, it is to identify the radical species of the photodecomposition of TBBPA and their reactive byproducts using the electron spin resonance(ESR) method. TBBPA was not detected in any of the sea water samples from Mokpo, Gunsan, or Goheung. The sediment samples from Mokpo contained not detection(N.D)∼50.0 ng/g dry wt., while those from Gunsan contained N.D∼28.5 ng/g dry wt. and those from Goheung contained N.D∼7.3 ng/g dry wt. The photodecomposition rates were 2.56 × 10-6/hr by visible light(400 nm), 7.98 × 10-6/hr by ultraviolet light(300 nm <), and 6.78 × 10-6/hr by sunlight. Also, we confirmed that singlet oxygen and hydroxyl radicals are the key reactive oxygen species at wavelengths greater than 400 and 300 nm, respectively. This study shows that the main byproducts formed during irradiation at wavelengths above 300 nm are 2,6-dibromobenzosemiquinone radical(2,6-DBSQ·-) and g-value 2.0048 doublet spectrum.

We studied to determine quantitatively the radical species generated from humic acid (HA) solutions by irradiation(>400 nm). The formation of radical species from HA solutions was investigated with ESR spectroscopy. We gave ESR spectrum with g-value 2.0048 and line width 0.559mT, coincided with those of the semiquinone radical. 0.1 mg/L HA solution generated the radicals of 1.2×10-6M, increased with increasing HA concentration. Also, pH and ionic strength effect of the amount of the semiquinone radical generate from HA solution. In this study, we have found that the singlet oxygen affects the semiquinone radicals generation in HA solution.

In this study, we try to determine the distributive property in southwest coastal waters, such as Kwang-yang bay, Ka-mak bay, Yeo-ja bay, Wan-do, Hea-nam, Young-gwang, and Mok-po, using simultaneous analytical method of 310 chemicals. The results were detected tens of the organic pollutants in sampling sites, and the major chemicals detected were CH type chemicals such as aliphatic, polycyclic compounds and were CHN(O) type chemicals such as aromatic amines, nitro compounds. In particular, pesticides were mainly detected in summer, phenols and phthalate esters were not seasonal effect. Also, a number of aromatic chemicals were detected in Kwang-yang bay. From the results of this study, we confirmed that it is mainly contaminated in summer and the pesticide chemicals are the major pollutants in southwest coastal waters.

In this study, sixty chemicals including 47 pesticides were screened for estrogenic activity using E-screen assay. MCF-7 cell, used in E-screen assay, is known to be proliferated by addition of estrogenic chemicals. Eight of the measured pesticides showed estrogenic activity at the concentration range of 100-10,000nM. Their relative proliferative effect (RPE) and the relative proliferative potency (RPP) were 20-65% and 0.01-1.0%, respectively, when compared with 1.0nM of β-Estradiol-17-acetate(E2). DDVP and diazinone showed most strong estrogenic potency(RPP; 1.0%) and effect(RPE; 65%) of the eight pesticides. These results are in agreement with estrogenic activity of bisphenol A is known as a positive endocrine disrupter. Also, in this study, paraquat, DDVP, 4- chloro-3-methylphenol, 2,4,6-trichlorophenol and diazinon of the measured pesticides are estimated to estrogenic chemical.