벼먼지응애는 벼 잎집 속에서 가해하기 때문에 발생 초기에는 육안으로 잎집의 변색을 판단하기 쉽지 않고, 밀도가 높아져 잎집이 변색 한 후에 발생을 알 수 있어, 수량 감소의 원인이 되고 있으나, 우리나라에서는 아직 벼먼지응애 방제방법 확립되지 않았을 뿐만 아니라, 피해정도도 알려지지 않았다. 따라서 1997년 10월 22일 파종하여 1997년 12월 2일 이앙 후 작물시험장 인공기상실에서 주간 26℃ , 야간 22℃ 의 조건에서 생육한 벼를 피해정도에 따라 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 벼먼지응애 발생 정도에 따라 초장 및 수수는 차이가 없었으나 영화수는 감소되었다. 2.정조 변색비율은 입집의 변색정도(1-9)가 7.3인 수원 441호는 81%, 2.8인 일품벼는 18% 이었다. 3. 등숙비율은 수원 441호에서는 피해정도가 심한 IV에서는 20.4% III은 30.8%, II는 37.6% 였으며, 일품벼는 IV는 38.9%, III은 59.7%, II는 69.5% 이었다. 4. 현미 완전미율은 무피해와 대비하여 피해정도가 IV일 때 수원 441호와 일품벼의 완전미율은 비슷하였으나, III과 II에서는 수원 441호가 일품벼보다 21.0%, 15.9%가 적었다. 5. 잎집의 변색 정도와 정조의 변색 정도는 정의 상관(r=0.892), 정조의 변색 비율에 대한 등숙율과 현미수량은 부의 상관(r=-0.929, r=-0.858)이 있었다.

Dust samples were collected from 17 middle and high schools in the Jeonju-city. Heavy metal concentrations were determined for the dry-deposited dusts from indoor and outdoor of classroom and playground of each sampling site. Concentrations of Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn in indoor's dusts were highly concentrated. Also heavy metal concentrations in outdoor's dusts were similar to that of indoor's dusts. Concentrations of Cd, Cu and Zn in the dusts were much higher than the world average contents in soil and environmental orientation value. These levels are similar to those of the dust samples at middle schools located at Kangseo-gu and Yangchon-gu, Seoul. Playground dusts in 6 schools exhibited the enhanced heavy metal pollution with a pollution index (by Kloke) greater than 1.0. Most indoor and outdoor dusts exhibited the enhanced heavy metal pollution with a pollution index (by Culbard et al.) greater than 1.0.

Methane production from grain dust was studied using a 3 L laboratory-scale anaerobic plug flow digester. The digester was operated at; temperature of 35, 45, and 55℃ hydraulic retention time(HRT) of 6 and 12 days; and influent concentration(S_0) of 7.8 and 9.0 % total solids(%TS). With ten different operation conditions, this study showed the significant effects of temperature, hydraulic retention time, and influent concentration on methane production, The highest methane-production rate achieved was 1.903 (L methane) /(L digester)(day) at 55℃, 6 days HRT, and S_0 of 7.8 %TS. A total of 3.767 L of biogas per day with a methane content of 50.57% was obtained from this condition. The ultimate methane yield(B_0 was found to be a function of temperature and influent concentration, and was described as : B_0= 0.02907T-0.1263-0.00297(T-10)(%TS), where TS is the total solids in the liquid effluent, and T is temperature(℃). Our results showed that thermophilic condition is better than mesophilic for grain dust stabilization in an anaerobic plug flow digester.

Authers Investigated the particulate size distribution in work environment of Banwol and Changwon industry complex. Size distributions of particles exposured to workers in welding and in grounding process were evaluated by personal cascade impactors. Personal air samplers with personal cascade impactor were attached to the workers. The mass median diameter measured in welding sites were 0.3 to 3.8μm and in grinding sites were 1.5 to 2.6μm. Respirable matter fractions were ranged 32.67 to 65.05%. Respirable matter fractions were calculated from the size distribution data by the respirable particle mass of the ACGIH criteria. The study relating to characteristics of particle of other industries and particulate size distribution is more needed in the near future.