Chlorothalonil is continuously introduced into the marine environment and has significant toxic effects on various marine organisms, however, research on its effect on seaweed is limited. Therefore, we analyzed the impact of chlorothalonil on the early life stages of major aquaculture species in Korea, Undaria pinnatifida. U. pinnatifida female gametophytes were exposed to different concentrations of chlorothalonil (0, 0.03, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, and 0.40 mg L-1), and their survival rate and relative growth rate were analyzed. The no observed effect concentration (NOEC), lowest observed effect concentration (LOEC), and median lethal concentration (LC50) for female gametophyte survival were determined as 0.05, 0.10, and 0.141 (0.121-0.166) mg L-1. NOEC, LOEC, and median effective concentration (EC50) for relative growth rate were 0.10, 0.20, and 0.124 (0.119-0.131) mg L-1. Therefore, female gametophytes of U. pinnatifida are expected to experience toxic effects at concentrations above 0.05-0.10 mg L-1 of chlorothalonil. These research findings are anticipated to serve as crucial reference data for evaluating the effects of chlorothalonil on the health of U. pinnatifida in the early life stages.

어류 치어기의 주요 먹이로 생물로 사용되는 해산 로티퍼 (Brachionus plicatilis)의 생존율 및 개체군 성장률을 이용하여, 국내 연안에 잔류하고 있는 것으로 알려진 신방 오물질인 chlorothalonil의 독성을 평가하고자 하였다. B. plicatilis의 생존율은 0.039 mg L-1에서 유의하게 감소하기 시작하여, chlorothalonil의 농도가 증가할수록 감소하는 농도의존성을 나타냈다. 생존율의 무영향농도는 0.020 mg L-1, 최소영향농도는 0.039 mg L-1, 반수영향농도는 0.057 mg L-1로 나타났다. 개체군 성장률 또한 생존율과 마찬가지로 0.313 mg L-1에서부터 농도의존적으로 감소하는 경향을 나타냈다. 개체군 성장률의 무영향농도는 0.156 mg L-1, 최소영향농도는 0.313 mg L-1, 반수영향농도는 0.506 mg L-1 로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과, 해양 생태계 내에서 신방오물질인 chlorothalonil의 잔류 농도가 0.039 mg L-1 이상일 경우 B. plicatilis에게 독성영향을 줄 것으로 예상되며, 본 연구의 생태독성 시험결과를 바탕으로 해양환경 내 chlorothalonil 의 독성을 평가하기 위한 기초연구자료 및 다른 방오물질과의 독성영향을 비교평가할 수 있는 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것이다.

쑥갓의 안전성 확보를 위하여 쑥갓 재배기간 중 bifenthrin 및 chlorothalonil의 잔류양상을 연구하였다. 쑥갓에 유효성분 bifenthrin을 살포 후 0일(3시간)은 0.90 ± 0.07 mg/kg을 보였고, 26일후에는 0.14 ± 0.01mg/kg이었으며, chlorothalonil은 0 일(3시간)에 79.12 ± 6.02mg/kg, 26일후에는 4.60 ± 1.33mg/kg 으로 나타났다. 쑥갓 중 bifenthrin과 chlorothalonil의 회수율은 각각 88.67 ± 7.97%와 99.90 ± 16.03%로 유효한 회수율 범위를 보였다. 쑥갓의 생육 기간 중 농약의 잔류량 변화는 first order kinetics model을 적용하여 해석한 결과 bifenthrin의 반감기는 9.63일이었으며, chlorothalonil은 6.54일이었다. 산출된 두 농약의 감소상수를 이용하여 생산단계 잔류 허용기준을 산출한 결과 bifenthrin의 수확 26일 전 잔류 량은 11.7 mg/kg이었으며, chlorothalonil은 24.1 mg/kg이었는데 수확 예정일에는 두 농약의 잔류허용기준이 모두 5.0 mg/kg 이하로 잔류하여 안전할 것으로 판단되었다. 쑥 갓 생산단계 농산물의 농약 잔류허용기준을 설정하는데 기초자료로 활용하여 농산물 유통단계의 부적합에 따른 생산자의 경제적 손실을 최소화하고 소비자에 대한 안전성을 강화할 수 있다고 사료된다.

The present study was performed to investigate biodegradation rate of BPMC(2-sec-butylphenyl methyl carbamate) and chlorothalonil. In the biodegradation test of two pesticides by the modified river die-away method from June 17 to August 22, 1998, the biodegradation rate constants and half-life were determined in Nakdong(A) and Kumho River(B). Bio- degradation rate of BPMC was 27% in A sampling point, 40% in B sampling point after 7 days. Biodegradation rate constants and half-life of BPMC were 0.0460 and 15.1 days in A sampling point, 0.0749 and 9.3 days in B sampling point, respectively. Biodegradation rate of chlorothalonil was 100% in A and B sampling points after 7 days. Biodegradation rate constants and half-life of chlorothalonil were 0.1416 and 4.9 hours in A sampling point, 0.1803 and 3.8 hours in B sampling point, respectively. Biodegradation rate of chlorothalonil was faster than that of BPMC. Correlation analysis between biodegradation rate constants of pesticides and water quality(DO, BOD, SS, ABS, NH₃-N and NO₃-N) showed significant correlation with BOD, SS and NH,-N. Furthermore, regression analysis with BOD, SS and NH₃-N as independent variable and biodegradation rate constant as independent variable showed a significant linear equation. These results suggested that BPMC and chlorothalonil were mainly degraded by biodegradation, and the difference in biodegradation of two pesticides was due to difference of water quality.

In order to investigate the adsorption characteristics of organochlorine pesticides chlorothalonil and dicofol with soil colors and regions for soils of an orange orchard, the soils were sampled at 3 regions, respectively, among black volcanic, dark brown volcanic, and brown nonvolcanic soils. Every soil has a higher clay proportion (49-75%) in soil texture and the organic carbon content and cation exchange capacity with soil decreased in the following sequence: Black volcanic > Dark brown volcanic > Brown nonvolcanic soils. Especially those in black volcanic soils were much higher than others. The retention time, quantitative detection limit, and extractian, efficiencies of chlorothalonil and dicofol were 2.82min, 1.5ng/mL, 93.6% and 3.64min, 4.5ng/mL, 94.2%, repectively. The Freundlich constant, Kd, was higher in dicofol compared to chlorothalonil and in the black volcanic soils that have higher organic carbon content and cation exchange capacity. The Freundlich constant, 1/n, was in the range of 0.76-0.89 in the black volcanic soils that have a higher organic matter(16.4-19.8%), whereas it was in the range of 1.02-1.13 in the brown nonvolcanic soils that have a lower organic matter(2.4-3.4%), and so it was considered that 1/n was dependent on the organic matter.