Herbivorous insects can be exposed to soil contaminants via trophic transfer. To assess the effect of accumulated arsenate (As(V)) in host plants on aphids across generations, Myzus persicae were reared for several generations on pepper (Capsicum annuum) grown in soil treated with 0, 2, 4, and 6 mg of As(V) per kg. In the first generation, the body length of M. persicae significantly (p < 0.05) increased on As(V)-treated plants (μ = 1.29 mm) compared to untreated plants (μ = 1.21 mm). Aphids showed higher fecundity on plants treated with 2mg/kg of As(V) (15.3) compared to untreated ones (10.6), but it decreased again under the 4mg/kg (11.4) and 6mg/kg (11.2) treatments. When newborns were transferred to untreated plants after being reared on each treatment for two previous generations, they exhibited higher fecundity as their parents were treated with higher levels of As(V). While more research is needed to understand the unexpected beneficial effects, this study highlights the complex impacts of soil As(V) on aphid dynamics which span multiple generations.

Terrestrial toxic effects of soil arsenate were studied using a model system consisting of Capsicum annum, Myzus persicae, Aphidus colemani. We investigated the transfer of arsenic from soil to aphid and toxic effect of elevated arsenic on each trophic level. Artificial soil was treated with arsenate at 0, 2 and 6 mg/kg, then arsenic concentration of soil, plant tissues (root, stem, leaf) aphids were measured to observe the arsenic transfer. Toxic effects of elevated arsenic concentrations on each species were investigated at population level. Physiological and biochemical responses of plant and aphid were observed. In addition, enzyme activities against reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by arsenic stress were also investigated. Host choice capacity and parasitism success of the parasitoids were examined. The results suggest that arsenic concentration in plant tissues and aphids were elevated with increased concentration of arsenic in soils. Physiological responses of plants were not affected by soil arsenic but there was change of biochemical responses. Decreased fecundity and honeydew excretion of aphids were observed, elevated activity of antioxidant enzymes indicated that aphids received the ROS stress induced by arsenic. Decreased eclosion rate of parasitoids were observed with increased arsenic treatment in soil. The results showed low concentration of arsenic in soil can transfer through food chain and can impact on higher trophic level species.

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element in the earth's crust and is found throughout the environment, but compared with other toxic elements, little toxicological work has been conducted on arsenic. In this study, we tested the effect of two different arsenic compounds (arsenite (NaAsO2) and arsenate (Na2HAsO4)) on the reproduction of soil inhabiting collembolan species (Paronychiurus kimi). The toxicity tests for each arsenic compound were conducted in accordance with the ISO 11267. The estimated EC50s for reproduction of each arsenic compound were 20.43 (16.97-24.60) and 32.86 (25.64-42.13) mg/kg, respectively. There were statistically differences in the toxicity of two different arsenic compounds based on overlapping 95 % confidence intervals. The relative toxicity ratio of arsenite to arsenate (approx. 0.62) as well as the concentration-dependent decrease in reproduction of P. kimi was steeper at arsenite than that of arsenate. These results show that arsenite was more toxic to P. kimi than arsenate.

In order to establish the design parameters of adsorption for arsenic compounds with hydrotalcite including chlorine ion, the basic properties of adsorption and desorption as well as the oxidation of As (Ⅲ) were examined in batch tests. The maximum adsorption capacities of arsenite and arsenate were 6.2 ㎎-As(Ⅲ)/g and 103 ㎎-As (Ⅴ)/g, respectively. Although 80.4% of maximum desorption was shown in 20% NaOH solution, 5∼10% of NaOH was recommended considering operating benefits, where the proper condition of the desorption was in the range of 73% to 80%. The most suitable desorption condition was in the combination of NaCl (10∼20%) and NaOH (5∼10%). Within 2 minutes, As (Ⅲ) was easily oxidized to As (Ⅴ) with 0.0001 N KMnO4, where the maximum oxidization ratio was shown to 98.9%.

Arsenic (As) is accumulated in rice grain due to environmental reasons such as polluted ground water and soil, and As toxicity constitutes a serious threat to human health. However, the accurate information required for understanding As-responsive mechanisms remain mostly unknown in rice. Here, we performed the comparative genome-wide transcriptome analysis between As tolerance type (ATT) rice mutant induced by γ-irradiation and its wild type (WT). As compared to WT after As treatment of 150 ppm, ATT exhibited the phenotypic differences such as vigorous growth in shoots and root hairs, and low accumulation of H2O2 in rice roots. In transcriptome analysis, we found between WT and ATT that As toxicity commonly affected to inhibit gene regulations involved in photosynthesis, mitochondrial electron transport and lipid biosynthesis metabolism. While, many genes associated with cysteine synthesis metabolism considerably up regulated in both As-treated plants. Additionally, we found the potential As tolerance-related genes involved in abiotic stress-responsive mechanism and RNA-protein synthesis for protein degradation and modification. To further analyzes the genetic variations of As-responsive genes, the DNA polymorphic DEGs associated with oxidoreductase significantly distributed in ATT more than in WT.

비소 함유 골재를 토양개량제로 사용하였을 경우 광미에 포함된 유효태 또는 광물로 존재하는 비소가 용출되어 식물 생육에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 실험 한 결과를 요약 하면 다음과 같다. 1. 중세사에서 자갈크기의 유비철석 입자시료에서는 비 소가 약 95.28 mg kg-1 정도 함유된 있으나 밭토양 시 료에서는 비소가 없는 것으로 조사되었다. 2. 상추 재배토양에 함유된 양을 기준으로 생물학적 이용 가능 비소와 그리고 상추로 전이된 비소의 양의 비율 을 비교한 결과 토양으로부터 생물학적 이용 가능 비 소 형태로 전환된 비소의 비율은 최저 2.20%에서 최 대 3.31%로 조사되었다. 3. 상대적 생물학적 이용가능 비소와 상추내 비소 지수는 정의 상관관계를 보이고 있는 반면 이의 비소 지수가 증가함에 따라 상추의 엽장, 엽폭, 엽수, 생체중과 건 물중 모두 반비례로 감소하는 것으로 조사되었다. 4. 입자직경이 토양보다 큰 모래 또는 자갈크기의 비소를 포함한 자갈이 혼합량이 증가됨에 따라 식물가용수분 함량이 감소될 뿐만 아니라 상추가 자라는 동안 비소 를 포함된 유비철석입자부터 비소가 토양내로 용존되 어 작물체내로 전이기 증가되어 상추 엽장, 엽폭 엽수, 생체중, 그리고 건물중에 영향을 준 것으로 판단한다.

비소는 대표적인 지하수 오염물질로써 장기 음용시 색소침착, 피부 각화증, 신장질환 및 암을 유발하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 최근 해외 언론 보도에 따르면, 중국의 경우 2천만명이 비소로 오염된 지하수를 마시고 있을 가능성이 있다는 연구 결과가 사이언스에 발표되어 파문이 일었다. 국내에서도 폐광산 주변 토양 및 지표수가 비소 등의 중금속으로 오염되어 그 처리방안이 심각하게 다루어지고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 자연계에 존재하는 대표적인 비소 형태인 비산염(arsenate) 제거를 위해 생체흡착제에 의한 비산염의 흡착 및 탈착 특성을 연구하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 생체흡착제는 발효폐기물을 PEI로 개질한 것으로 다량의 아민기를 가지고 있어 음이온성 교환수지의 기능을 가진다. 비산염은 pH3~6의 영역에서 1가 음이온(H2AsO4-)으로 존재하기 때문에 pH가 낮아질수록 비산염의 흡착 속도 및 흡착량이 증가하였다. 하지만 pH가 3 이하로 더욱 낮아지게 되면 오히려 탈착 현상이 일어났다. 그 이유는 pH 3 이하에서는 비산염이 0가의 형태(H3AsO4)로 전환될 뿐만 아니라 pH 조절에 사용된 산성용액에 포함된 염소이온이나 황산이온에 의해 1가 음이온성 비산염(H2AsO4-)이 탈착되기 때문이었다. 흡착된 비소는 0.01M NaOH 용액을 이용해 100% 탈찰할 수 있었다. 다만 수회 반복된 흡탈착 실험결과 흡탈착이 반복될수록 흡착제의 질량감소로 인해 흡착량이 감소하였다.

In this research, equilibrium of adsorption and kinetics of As(V) removal were investigated. The coal mine drainage sludge(CMDS) was used as adsorbent. To find out the physical and chemical properties of CMDS, XRD (X-ray diffraction), XRF (X-ray fluorescence spectrometer) analysis were carried out. The CMDS was consist of 70% of goethite and 30% of calcite. From the results, an adsorption mechanism of As(V) with CMDS was dominated by iron oxides. Langmuir adsorption isotherm model was fitted well more than Freundlich isotherm adsorption model. Adsorption capacities of CMDS 1 was not different with CMDS 2 on aspect of amounts of arsenic adsorbed. The maximum adsorption amount of two CMDS were respectively 40.816, 39.682 mg/g. However, the kinetic of two CMDS was different. The kinetic was followed pseudo second order model than pseudo first order model. Concentrations of arsenic in all segments of the polymer in CMDS 2 does not have a constant value, but the rate was greater than the value of CMDS 1. Therefore, CMDS 2, which is containing polymer, is more effective for adsorbent to remove As(V).

웅성 불임제를 이용한 바 1대잡종 종자 생산체계를 대립하고자 웅성불임제인 sodium methyl arsenate의 적정 처리농도, 처리시기, 처리량 및 품종간 반응에 대하여 검사한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 웅성불임 유발에 적절한 약제의 처리농도는 0.02％이었고, 웅성불임 유발률은 처리량에 관계없이 출수전 5일 이전 처리에서 99％ 이상이었다. 2. 자방 생존률은 처리량이 적을수록 또 처리시기가 늦을수록 높은 경향으로 출수 전 5일 이후 처리에서 18.8∼33.8％이었다. 자방 생존률은 동일처리 조건에서도 품종에 따라 달랐으며 태백벼가 25.8％로 가장 높았고, 용문벼가 10.3％로 가장 낮았다. 3. 종자의 발아률은 약제 처리량이 많을수록 낮아지는 경향이었다. 4. sodium methyl arsenate 처리는 약해를 유발시키고 간장과 수장이 짧아지며 수당 입수가 감소하는 등의 생육 저해를 초래하였으며 특히 이삭의 추출이 불량하였는데 이러한 점들은 앞으로 개선해 나가야 할 것이다.