본 연구에서는 연안으로 유출 위험이 있는 에마멕틴 벤조에이트(emamectin benzoate, EB) 성분의 농약에 대한 넙치의 폐사, 혈액학적 변화, 조직학적 변화를 확인하였다. EB 성분 농약을 96-well plate에서 48시간 동안 0.215, 2.15, 21.5, 215ppm의 농도로 EPC 세포에 노출한 후 세포 독성을 확인한 결과, 21.5ppm과 215ppm의 농도에서 세포 박리가 확인되었고 215ppm에서는 4.12±1.8%의 세포 생존율이 확인되었다. 넙치를 polypropylene수조(용량 300L)에 순치하고, EB 성분 농약을 침지법으로 48시간 동안 노출한 결과, 2.15ppm 21.5ppm 농도에서는 넙치가 모두 폐사했지만, 0.0215ppm과 0.215ppm 농도에서는 폐사가 관찰되지 않았다. 혈액학적 분석 결과, 혈장 glucose 농도는 21.5ppm 노출 넙치에서 control 대비 1.52배 증가하였고, total protein 농도는 2.15ppm, 21.5ppm 농도에서 control 대비 각각 0.71배, 0.74배 증가하였다. Cholesterol, alkaline phosphatase은 21.5ppm 농도에서 control 대비 각각 2.84배, 2.44배, 3.8배 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. Aspartate aminotransferase와 alanine aminotransferase는 21.5ppm 농도에서 control 대비 각각 0.4배 및 0.5배 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과로, 21.5ppm 이상의 농도는 넙치의 급성 폐사를 유발하며, gluscos수치 증가로 인해 스트레스 증가 및 간과 신장 손상에 의한 혈액학적 변화를 유발하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 한편 EB 성분 농약을 48시간 동안 단기간 처리하는 것에 의해서는 간 조직에 병변을 유발하지는 않았다.

A total of 100 commercially available olive oil products were analyzed for 179 pesticide residues using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC/MS/MS). The olive oil samples were mixed with organic solvents, centrifuged and frozen to remove fat, and pesticide residues were analyzed using the “quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe” (QuEChERS) method. The determination coefficient (R2) of the analysis method used in this study was ≥0.998. The detection limit of the method ranged 0.004–0.006 mg/kg and its quantitative limit ranged 0.012–0.017 mg/kg. The recovery rate (n=5) measured at the level ranging 0.01–0.02, 0.1, and 0.5 mg/kg ranged 66.8– 119.5%. The relative standard deviation (RSD) was determined to be ≤5.7%, confirming that this method was suitable for the "Guidelines for Standard Procedures for Preparing Food Test Methods". The results showed that a total of 151 pesticides (including difenoconazole, deltamethrin, oxyfluorfen, kresoxim-methyl, phosmet, pyrimethanil, tebuconazole, and trifloxystrobin) were detected in 64 of the 100 olive oil products. The detection range of these pesticide residues was 0.01–0.30 mg/kg. The percentage acceptable daily intake (%ADI) of the pesticides calculated using ADI and estimated daily intake (EDI) was 0.0001–0.1346, indicating that the detected pesticides were present at safe levels. This study provides basic data for securing the safety of olive oil products by monitoring pesticide residues in commercially available oilve oil products. Collectively, the analysis method used in this study can be used as a method to analyze residual pesticides in edible oils.

본 연구는 식물성 식품에 대한 잔류농약의 국내와 코덱 스의 residue definition 비교를 통해 국내에서 식이노출과 소평가의 가능성이 있는 농약성분을 파악하고 더 나아가 식이노출 과소평가가 위해성 평가에 미치는 영향에 대해 우선적으로 검토가 필요한 농약성분을 알아내고자 하였다. 연구결과, 국내와 코덱스의 residue definition 정보로부터 식이노출 과소평가의 가능성이 있는 44종의 농약성분이 파악되었다. 이들 성분 중 농약성분의 ADI값, 국내 MRL 정보 및 대사물질의 독성학적 정보에 근거하여 다음의 24종 농약성분이 식이노출 과소평가가 위해성 평가에 미치는 영향에 대해 우선적으로 검토가 필요한 것으로 나타났다: acibensolar-S-methyl, chlorfenapyr, chlorothalonil, cyantraniliprole, cyclaniliprole, cyflumetofen, dithiocarbamates, fenamidone, fenpyroximate, fluazifop-P-butyl, fluopicolide, flupyradifuron, fluxapyroxad, glyphosate, hexythiazox, isoprothiolane, isopyrazam, myclobutanil, penthiopyrad, propiconazole, spinetoram, spiromesifen, spirotetramat, trifloxystrobin. 더 나아가 chlorfenapyr, chlorothalonil, dithiocarbamates, fenamidone은 대사물질의 독성이 더 커서 특히 우선적으로 검토가 요구되는 것으로 판단된다 . 본 연구는 식품 중 잔류농약에 대한 국내 위해성 평가방법의 개선을 위해 활용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

도시림, 생활림, 가로수, 도시공원 등 국민들의 일상생활을 하는 구역이나 장소에 위치한 생활권 수목 식재지에서의 농약 살포는 농약 살포자의 농약 노출 문제뿐만 아니라 농약의 살포 후 생활권 수목과 접촉하는 불특정 시민들도 지속적인 농약 노출이 문제가 될 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 생활권 수목의 관리를 위해 관행적으로 가장 많이 사용 살포되는 살충제인 Fenitrothion을 회양목에 살포하고 일정시간별로 손 노출량, 잎 잔류량, 호흡 노출량을 측정 한 뒤, 위해성 평가 수식(MOS; margin of safety)을 이용하여 체중별 안전 노출시간을 분석하였다. 그 결과, 살포된 Fenitrothion의 손을 통한 전이량이 급격하게 떨어지고 호흡노출량이 측정되지 않는 48시간 이전 까지는 농약노출에 대한 주의가 필요할 것으로 판단되었다.

Risk assessment traditionally are conducted on individual chemicals; however, humans are exposed to multiple chemicals in daily life. The organophosphotus (OP) pesticides are considered in a single risk assessment because they act by a common mechanism of toxicity, and there is likely to be expose to multiple OP pesticides simultaneously or sequentially. The OP pesticides act by inhibiting the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and have available extensive database. AChE is widely distributed droughout the body, most importantly in the nervous system. Inhibition of AChE results in accumulation of acetylcholine in the nervous system that results in clinical signs of cholinergic toxicity, including increased salivation and lacrimation, nausea and vomiting, muscle fasciculation, lethargy and fatigue, among others. To conduct an exposure assessment for pesticides in the diet, we need to know the food consumption patterns of the population, and the pesticide residue levels in the foods that are consumed. This study was conducted to identify cumulative dietary risk due to multiple OP pesticides that can be exposed through various foods. Total 22 food samples including cereals, vegetables and fruits were collected randomly two times from food markets in several sites (4 cities). The subjected foods were selected by regarding of highly consumed foods to general Korean people. The 12 OP pesticides including Acephate, Azinphos-methyl, Chlorpyrifos, and Diazinon were monitored. For the exposure assessment, general adult group of 60 kg body weight was regarded as target population and food consumption data suggested by Lee et al. (2000) were used as consumed value of individual food Analyses of samples for OP pesticides have been carried out according to the multiclass multiresidue analysis method and acephate and methamidophos analysis method of Korea Food Code. In general the levels of OP pesticides found in the food samples were very low or not detected. The detected highest value was 0.282 ppm as methidathion in mandarin and acephate, chlorpyrifos, methamidophos and methidathion were detected in several foods. To quantify simultaneous exposure, toxic equivalency factor of proportionately corresponding potency giving decreased AChE activity on the basis of reference dose 0.3 ㎍/kg/day to the chlorpyrifos was applied. The estimated dietary daily intake of OP pesticide was 4.52 × 10^(-2) ㎍/kg/day as mean value. The hazard index (HI) is the sum for OP pesticides being considered together was 0.15. The HI less than 1 indicates the exposure may be lower than an acceptable level.