인삼양영탕은 한국·중국·일본의 전통의약권에서 허약 개 선에 복용되는 14종 한약재로 구성된 의약품이다. 먼저 고 성능 액체 크로마토그래피(HPLC)를 적용하여 인삼양영탕 주요 물질을 규명하였다. 식품의약품안전처 단회투여독성 시험기준에 따라 Sprague-Dawley 랫드 암수 각 5마리에게 0, 1,000, 2,000, 5,000 mg/kg 용량으로 단회 경구 투여하 였다. 시험 결과 사망한 랫드는 없었으며 일반 증상 및 부 검소견에서도 어떠한 이상 반응도 관찰되지 않아, 랫드에 서 인삼양영탕 반수 치사량(LD50)은 5,000 mg/kg 이상으로 판단되었다. 문헌조사를 통해 조사된 인삼양영탕 일반독 성시험 5건(일본 2건, 중국 2건, 한국 1건)에 따르면 개략 치사량(ALD)은 160,000 mg/kg 초과, LD50는 10,000 mg/kg 초과, 최대내성용량(MTD)은 160,000 mg/kg 초과한다고 보 고하였다. 랫드 무독성량 5,000 mg/kg을 기준으로 인체 등 가 용량 변환하면 인삼양영탕 최대안전권장복용량(MRSD) 은 4.1 g 또는 4.8 g이며, 한의서 기준 인삼양영탕 성인 1 일 복용량 28.3 g을 랫드 독성시험 투여 용량으로 변환하 면 34,750 mg/kg 또는 29,100 mg/kg이다. 인삼양영탕 안전 성 평가를 위하여 동물과 인체 종간 등가 용량을 계산하 여 보니, 동물 독성시험 투여 용량과 실제 환자 복용 용 량 간에 유의미한 상관관계가 없음을 시사한다. 학계에서 는 전통적으로 확립된 한약처방 복용량에 대한 동물 독성 시험 평가시에 ICH 및 OECD 기준이외에 다각적인 투여 용량 검토가 필요하다고 사료된다.

This study was carried out to investigate the acute oral toxicity of Chamaecyparis obtusa (C. obtusa) essential oil (CBE) in New Zealand white male and female rabbits. Acute oral treatment with the CBE did not reveal any sign of toxicity or mortality in treated rabbits. The body weight of the rabbits was not affected after a single oral administration of the CBE during the 14-day observation period. In both the hematological and blood biochemical analysis, all parameters of the treated group with 2,000 mg/kg body weight of the CBE were not significantly different than those of the control group. Therefore, the lethal dose 50 of the CBE was estimated to be greater than 2,000 mg/kg body weight in rabbits, which indicated that the CBE is non-toxic. In conclusion, this study suggests that oral administration of the CBE is safe on rabbits.

The present study was carried out to investigate the acute oral toxicity of Chamaecyparis obtusa (C. obtusa) essential oil in ICR male and female mice. Acute oral treatment with C. obtusa essential oil did not reveal any sign of toxicity or mortality in treated mice. Mouse body weights were not affected after single oral administration of C. obtusa essential oil during the 14-day observation period. In the hematological and blood biochemical analysis, all parameters of the treated group with 2,000 mg/kg body weight of the essential oil were not significantly different those of the control group. Therefore, the lethal dose 50 of the essential oil was estimated to be greater than 2,000 mg/ kg body weight in mice, which indicated that the essential oil is non-toxic. In conclusion, this study suggests that C. obtusa essential oil orally safe ICR mice.

Daphnia Magna Stratus has been widely accepted as useful species for estimating the toxicity of chemicals to aquatic invertebrate and recommended as species for the testing chemicals from the international guideline as well as Korean guideline. The study was performed for the acute toxicity test by using water flea(D. Magna) for effluents from several wastewater treatment plants and drainage canals in GyeongBuk area. Five heavy metals, 1,4-Dioxane and Perchlorate were tested. Most Toxicity Units(TU) of Industrial wastewater effluents were less than 1 which means effluent was not toxic to D. Magna. However, effluents containing 1,4-Dioxane and Perchlorate were significantly toxic to D. Magna. Therefore, facilities should reduce the 1,4-dioxane since new regulations will force them after the year of 2011.

There are concerns that chemical residues could harm the consumer on the environment, although 50 to 80% of the crops would be destroyed by pests and others without agrochemicals. Environmental fate and ecotoxicity studies are usually carried out to assess the impact on the human and the environment. A comparision of the Daphnia magnia and Simocephalus mixtus toxicity was performed to study the relative sensitivities and discrimination abilities to agriculture chemicals. The species of Simocephalus mixtus was more sensitive to agriculture chemicals than Daphnia magnia. Simocephalus mixtus was approved to be a water flea in determining insecticide and pesticide toxicity by heartbeat rate in a consistency and repeatability. The order of acute toxicity to water flea Daphnia magnia for ecotoxicity test was carbaryl>benomyl>amtirole with both Daphnia magnia and Simocephalus mixtus. The heartbeat pattern after the exposure to agrochemicals was different from that of exposure to heavy metals. Agrochemical leathal concentration test with heartbeat rate measurement was found to be more appropriate than inhibition concentration test with respect to toxicological endpoint.