It was investigated the current state of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs), which is one of the major problems in occupational safety and health management. A survey was conducted for safety personnel serve in the enterprises located at two cities in Gyungbuk area, Gumi and Pohang where the major industrial complex reside. The goal of this study was to identify whether the category and scale of the enterprises affect the sort of hazard factors, occurrence rate, and countermeasures against WMSDs. The results from the survey indicated that there were significant differences in the level of recognition and counteracts for WMSDs among the enterprises subject to their categories and scales. On the basis of these results, it was considered a more efficient way of spreading proper ergonomic knowledge and skills to the industries that were coincided with the circumstances of individual enterprise.

복숭아의 주요 식물기생성선충 종류를 밝히기 위하여 2000년부터 2002년까지 3년간 경북지역의 124개 복숭아 과원 토양으로부터 선충을 분리하고 선충의 종류, 밀도, 빈도(Frequency), 우점도(Simpson's index), 다양성지수(Shannon and Wiener index), 중요도(Prominence value)를 분석하였다. 식물기생성 선충은 총 124지점 중 97지점에서 발견되었으며 우점도는 0.717-0.881, 다양성지수는 0.221-0.286로 복숭아는 다양한 종류의 식물기생성선충에 의하여 피해를 받기보다는 몇몇 우점하고 있는 식물기생성선충에 의하여 피해를 받고 있었다 복숭아과원에서 중요한 식물기생성선충은 Tylenchorhynchus nudus, Criconemoides informis, Paratylenchus elachistus, Pratylenchus vulnus, Helicotylenchus digonichus 순이었고, 그 외 Aphelenchus sp., Tylenchus sp., Heterodera sp., Scutellonema sp. 등이 검출은 되었으나 중요종은 아니었다. 이번 조사에서 특히 국내 복숭아과원 토양에는 Paratylenchus elachistus가 널리 분포하고 있었으며, 반면 외국에서 심각한 문제가 되고 있는 뿌리혹선충류는 발견되지 많았다.

1992년부터 2001년까지 10년 간 경북 사과주산지 4-6개 시군의 일반대목 사과원과 1999-2001년까지 3년 5-6개 시군의 M.9왜성대목 사과원에서 은무늬굴나방의 발생동향과 피해정도를 조사하였다. 1992년과 1993년의 발생과원율은 각각 10%와 25%, 피해엽율은 0.15%와 0.06%로 매우 경미하였다. 그러나, 1994년부터 2001년까지는 피해엽율이 급증하여 조사된 모든 일반대목 사과원에서 발생하였으며, 특히, 1996-1998년의 피해엽율이 6.28%-7.78%로 가장 높았다. M.9왜성대목 사과원에서는 3년 모두 발생과원율이 100%였으며, 누적피해엽율은 99년은 15.3%로 같은 해의 일반대목 사과원의 3.68%에 비해 높았으며, 2000년과 2001년은 통계적 유의성은 없었으나 M.9왜성대목 사과원의 발생밀도가 높았다. 일반대목 사과원의 월별 발생과원율과 피해엽율을 조사한 결과, 9월의 발생밀도가 가장 높았으며, M.9왜성대목 사과원에서는 통계적 유의성이 없었다. 국내에서 육성된 홍로. 감홍, 추광, 화홍 등 4개 품종과 후지의 은무늬굴나방에 의한 피해정도는 차이가 없었다. 이상의 결과로 보아 M.9왜성대목 사과원의 증가가 최근의 은무늬굴나방의 다발생과 관련이 클 것으로 판단된다.

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of mixed-sowing of legume forage and applying of cattle manure on the productivity of organic rye to provide dairy farmers with safe organic feeds. Also the present study aimed to evaluate optimal applying level of cattle manure and carrying capacity of Korean native cattle (Hanwoo) per unit area. The amount of crude protein was significantly higher in the mixed-sowing of legume forage (average 760~786 kg/ha) than in the single-sowing of rye (average 353 kg/ha) (p<0.05). The mixed-sowing of forage peas and the single-sowing of rye tended to improve by increasing the level of nitrous fertilization rather than the fertilization treatment. The amount of crude protein on the rye according to the mixed-sowing of legume was significantly higher in the mixture (average 8.29~9.90%) than in the single (average 4.93%) (p<0.05). The comparison by the level of nitrogen fertilization indicated signifi-cantly high for the rye in 50 kg N/ha than in fertilization treatments (p<0.05). Total digestible nutrients (TDN) amount in the single-sowing of rye was average 46.86% and has lower than average 49.96~50.12% of the mixed-sowing of legume, and especially the mixed-sowing of forage pea was the highest with 54.55% in 150 kg N/ha for the level of nitrogen fertilization (p<0.05). The breeding ability of annual organic livestocks per unit area according to the feed value of rye presented significantly higher ability in the mixed-sowing of legume (3.72~4.12 heads) than the single-sowing of rye (average 2.26 heads) (p<0.05). By summarizing above results, the mixed-sowing of legume is required to improve the productivity and the feed value of rye for increasing organic livestock breeding ability in southern area of Gyeongbuk regions, and the study for identifying the appropriate fertiliza-tion level using livestock excretions is further necessary.

The purpose of this study is to estimate efficiency of environmental-friendly agricultural product by using Data Envelopment Analysis. A proposed method employs a bootstrapping approach to generating efficiency estimates through Monte Carlo simulation resampling process. The technical efficiency, pure technical efficiency, and scale efficiency measure of strawberry by pesticide-free certification is 0.967, 0.995, 0.968 respectively. However those of bias-corrected estimates are 0.918, 0.983, 0.934. We know that the DEA estimator is an upward biased estimator. In technical efficiency, average lower and upper confidence bounds of 0.807 and 0.960. According to these results, the DEA bootstrapping model used here provides bias-corrected and confidence intervals for the point estimates, it is more preferable.

This study was conducted to investigate the perception of the management of food service in schools. The subjects consisted of 271 school dietitians in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk areas. The questionnaire included the food temperature management and the frequency of the food quality confirmation. The sanitation performance of the delivery workers was evaluated with a 5-point Likert scale. The food items for which the proper temperatures while they were being received were difficult to maintain were as follows: ready-to-use vegetables, 49.8%; frozen foods, 30.3%; and fish paste, 27.7%. The frequencies of the food quality confirmation whenever the foods were received were as follows: for beef, 87.5%; pork, 84.5%; chicken, 84.1%; eggs, 73.4%; seafood, 59.4%; and processed foods, 52.8%. The total mean score of the dietitian-perceived sanitation management performance of the delivery workers was 3.86/5.00. The school dietitians said the percentage of the mixed delivery of food items in vans was 80.4%. The percentage of the dietitians who thought this mixed delivery influenced food sanitation and quality was 92.3%. Therefore, safe foods should be supplied to schools with a thorough inspection process and hygiene education, and professional research is required on the appropriate inspection process.

This study was conducted to investigate the food purchasing management of school food services. The subjects consisted of 271 school dietitians in the Daegu and Gyeongbuk area. The percentages of ready-to-use vegetables actually being used were as follows: root of balloon flowers, 88.4%; garlic, 87.8%; blanched bracken, 80.1%; raw lotus root, 65.7%; burdock, 63.5%; small green onion, 63.5%; stem of taro, 57.6%; ginger, 35.1%; radish root, 30.6%; blanched asterscaber, 29.2%; large type welsh onion, 25.8%; carrot, 25.5%; onion, 21.4%; and potato, 8.9%. The percentages of HACCP-certified products being used were as follows: meat, 75.9%; eggs, 66.7%; soybean curds, 65.5%; ready-to-use seafood, 55.1%; starch jellies, 49.9%; spice, 44.9%; kimchi, 30.9%; ready-to-use vegetables, 22.7%; and fruits, 6.9%. The percentages of environment-friendly food items being used were as follows: eggs, 31.0%; meat, 28.7%; soybean curds, 22.1%; and fruits, 17.7%. Of these food items, meat and ready-to-use seafood were being used the most in the elementary schools. The percentages of imported food items being used were as follows: starch jelly, 29.2%; ready-to-use seafood, 24.7%; soybean curds, 20.5%; spice, 15.9%; and fruits, 10.1%. The food items requiring HACCP certification were as follows: beef and pork, 81.5%; chicken, 80.1%; ready-to-use seafood, 78.6%; frozen dumplings, 73.8%; soybean curds, 71.6%; peeled eggs, 70.8%; fish paste, 69.4%; starch jelly, 65.7%; milk, 63.1%; kimchi, 54.6%; spice, 50.6%; frozen noodle, 45.4%; ready-to-use vegetables, 44.3%; and bean sprouts, 29.5%. It was confirmed that 8.1% of the sanitation monitoring results were intentionally misreported. Therefore, to supply good and safe foods to schools, active management is needed in schools and food manufacturing and delivery companies.

경북 일원에 분포하는 일부 약수탕(7개)의 침전물의 광물학적 특징을 수질과 관련하여 고찰하였다. 약수탕의 수질유형은 Ca-HCO3, Na(Ca)-HCO3, Ca-SO4로 나타난다. 약수의 가장 풍부한 화학성분은 Ca, Fe, HCO3 -이다. 대부분의 pH는 5.76~6.81 범위를 보이지만, 황수탕의 경우는 예외적으로 pH 2.8의 강산성을 보인다. 수질분석치를 근거로 한 포화지수 계산에 따르면 모든 약수는 철산화물, 철수산화광물에 대하여 과포화상태에 놓여 있어 이들 광물들은 쉽게 침전될 수 있을 것으로 예측된다. 침전물의 입도분석결과에 따르면 침전물은 다양한 입도의 물질로 구성되어 있는데, 이는 수질변화에 민감한 함철광물의 상변화 가능성 또는 여러 광물종의 혼합물의 존재를 지시한다. 대체로 적갈색 침전물의 입자가 연갈색 침전물에 비하여 더 크다. XRD, SEM분석결과 주요 광물들은 페리하이드라이트(2-line type), 슈베르트마나이트, 침철석 및 방해석로 구성되며, 규산염광물과 망간산화물이 소량 수반된다. 대부분의 약수탕에서 가장 풍부한 광물은 페리하이드라이트인데, 이것의 입자크기는 0.1~2 μm 범위이며, 평균 0.5 μm의 구형의 극미립질이 주를 이룬다. pH가 매우 낮은 황수탕에서는 슈베르트마나이트가 특징적으로 형성된다. 철박테리아의 일종인 Gallionella ferruginea는 신촌약수탕에서 흔하게 관찰되는데, 극미립질 구형의 철산화물 입자들이 Gallionella stalk 표면에 치밀하게 분포한다. 이같은 특징은 Gallionella 박테리아의 활동이 철광물의 형성에 직접적인 영향을 주는 것임을 의미한다. 조사된 약수탕의 수질특징과 침전광물의 형성은 서로 밀접한 관련성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다.

경북지역에서 생산 유통되는 브랜드 쌀의 품질 분석을 통해 고품질 쌀 생산의 기초 자료로 활용하고자 하였으며, 분석시료로는 경북 시군에서 추천한 2006-2007년도 브랜드 쌀 26종을 사용하였다. 단백질 함량은 6.5%이하가 46.2% (12종), 6.6%-7.0%는 23.1%(6종)로 비교적 낮아 단백질 함량은 양호하였다. 완전립율은 95% 이상이 7.7%(2종), 90-94%는 15.4%(4종)이었으며 89% 이하가 76.9%(20종)로 품질이 다소 낮았으며 분상질립은 다소 높아 완전립율과 분상 질립 개선이 필요하다. DNA 분석에 의한 품종 혼입율 분포는 1-10%가 46.2%(12종), 11-20%는 34.6%(9종)로서 순도 80% 이상이 80.8%로서 매우 양호하였다.

Samples of water, soil, and sediment were taken from 10 streams of Andong city in Gyeongbuk province in October 2004. To assess the degree of environmental pollution for each stream site, the chemical analyses of pollutants such as T-N, T-P, COD, heavy metal, organophosphorous and organochlorine pesticides, and dioxin-like PCB congeners were implemented using the standard process tests or the U. S. EPA methods. In addition, biological assessment using insect immune biomarkers was conducted on the same environmental samples to complement the chemical assessment. Except Waya stream (T-N; 2.91 mg/L, T-P; 0.16 mg/L, COD; 14.0 mg/L) with above the environmental quality standards, the T-P and COD concentrations of 9 sites are relatively low. The contents of Pb and Cd in samples taken from each stream were much lower than environmental quality standards. However, in comparison with soil samples of other streams, several times higher concentrations of Pb and Cd were found in locations at Mi, Gilan, Yeonha, and Waya stream sites. Dementon-S-methyl, diazinon, parathion, and phenthoate compounds among organophosphorous pesticides were detected as concentrations of ppb levels, respectively, from soil samples collected in the vicinity of Gilan, Mi, Norim, and Waya stream. On the other hand, 16 organochlorine pesticides and 12 dioxin-like PCB congeners selected in this study were not found in all samples. In particular, considering significant disrupting effects of Waya stream's samples on insect immune capacity, this stream seems to be contaminated with investigated and/or uninvestigated pollutants in this study.