본 연구에서는 제주도에서 규모가 가장 큰 항구인 제주항내 퇴적물을 대상으로 PCBs의 분포특성을 연구하였다. 연구 결과, 제주항 내 표층퇴적물에서 PCBs 화합물의 농도범위는 1.62∼4.45 ng/g dw로 낮은 농도로 분포하고 있었고, PCBs의 동족체 패턴 분석을 보면 제주항은 선박 활동으로 유래되는 고염소화된 CBs(Hexa-CBs 이상)이 주로 분포하였다. 퇴적물에서 PCBs 화합물의 분포에 미치는 유기물의 영향을 평가하기 위하여 퇴적물 내 유기탄소 함량과 PCBs 화합물의 농도와의 상관관계를 검토한 결과, R2이 0.8387로 높게 나타나 유기탄소 함량과 PCBs 농도는 매우 유의한 상관성을 보이는 것을 알 수 있었다. PCBs 화합물의 농도분포와 입자크기와의 관계에서 역질, 사질, 니질로 나누어 조사하였는데 니질의 함량이 증가할수록 PCBs의 농도도 높게 분포하였다. 그리고 연구지역의 표층퇴적물에서 분포하고 있는 PCBs의 농도를 국외에서 적용하고 있는 퇴적물오염기준(sediment quality guidenes, SQGs)의 ERL(effect range-low)과 TEL(Threshold Effects Level) 값과 비교한 결과, 훨씬 낮은 값을 보여 생태독성학적 관점에서 저서생물에 미치는 영향은 미미한 것으로 사료된다.

본 연구는 PCBs가 칼납자루의 생식에 미치는 영향을 조직학적인 방법을 사용하여 조사하였다. 0, 3.4, 9.3 그리고 25.8 μg L-1의 PCBs에 8주 동안 노출 실험한 결과, PCBs에 의한 행동과 생존율에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 대조구와 비교해볼 때 PCBs에 노출된 어류들은 생식소발달, 생식소중량지수 (GSI), 간중량지수 (HSI), 혼인색지수(NCI) 및 산란관지수(OLI)의 차이를 보였다. 이러한 결과는 PCBs

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)는 유기염소계 농약잔류성분의 GLC분석에 간섭하는 물질이다. 본 실험에서는 PCBs의 존재하에 대표적인 유기염소계 농약 및 이들의 주요대사물의 분석을 목저르오 Florisil column상에서 PCBs와 농약성분의 분리를 시도하였다. 활성화한 Florisil column에서 , Heptachlor, epoxide, Dielerin, p.p'-DDD, p.p'-DDT와 Aroclor 1254는 완전히 그리고 정량적으로 분리하여 GLC로 분석할 수 있었다. Heptachlor와 Aldrin은 Aroclor와 함께 elution되나 Chromatogram 상에서 정량이 가능하였다. 본 시험에서 사용한 Florisil column chromatography는 많은 시료를 대상으로 한 잔류농약의 효과적 분석에 사용될 수 있다.

Concentrations of dioxins, furans and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs) were determined in crucian carp collected from eight locations mainly along the Nakdong River during 2004. Total dioxin concentrations which include concentrations of dioxins, furans and DL-PCBs ranged from 0.053 to 0.614 pg WHO-TEQ g-1 wet wt. with a mean of 0.342±0.213 pg WHO-TEQ g-1 wet wt. The proportions of dioxins, furans and DL-PCBs to total dioxin TEQ were 4%, 12% and 84%, respectively. The results suggest that concentrations of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls should be determined when total dioxin TEQ accumulated in freshwater fish is investigated.

Concentrations of PCBs in the sediment of the Kumho River was determined. Samples were collected at 23 locations along the river. Total PCB levels ranged from 2.7 to 87.6 ng/g dry weight. The site near the Keomdan factory district had the highest concentrations. The levels of PCB congeners significantly correlated with the total organic carbons in the sediment. The major fractions of PCBs were congeners containing 4, 5, or 6 chlorine atoms per biphenyl molecule.

Atmospheric bulk (wet and dry) samples were monthly collected in an urban environment (Daeyeon-dong) of Busan over a year, to assess the deposition flux and seasonality of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DLPCBs) using stainless steel pots. Deposition fluxes of DLPCBs in bulk samples were determined using high resolution gas chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry (HRGC/HRMS). Particle deposition fluxes in the urban environment varied from 23 to 98 g/m2/year (mean 41 g/m2/year). DLPCB deposition fluxes in atmospheric bulk samples ranged from 0.09 to 0.77 ng-TEQ/m2/year (mean 0.35 ng-TEQ/m2/year). Seasonal atmospheric deposition fluxes of DLPCBs were high in winter and low in summer. Atmospheric deposition fluxes of particles and DLPCBs in this study were comparable to or slightly lower values than those of different locations in the world. Monthly DLPCB profiles in deposition bulk samples were similar over a year. Non-ortho PCBs were higher contributions to the total DLPCBs fluxes than mono-ortho PCBs. In particular, PCB 126 had the highest concentrartion (>75%) in all deposition samples, followed by PCB 169 and PCB 156. A highly positive correlation was found among the deposition fluxes of DLPCB species, suggesting the possibility of that the DLPCB contamination originated from one source. The deposition fluxes of DLPCBs were not significantly correlated with temperature and the amount of precipitation even though the summer season with the highest temperature and the largest amount of precipitation showed the lowest DLPCB deposition flux.

The effects of nutritional sources on growth of Pseudomonas sp. P2 were investigated in medium containing biphenyl as a carbon source. To determine characterization of Pseudomonas sp. P2, the incubation time was determined to 100 h of the log phase in the growth curve. The optimal compositions for the growth of Pseudomonas sp. P2 degrading polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were 1000 ㎎/L NH4NO3, 1000 ㎎/L KH2PO4, 100 ㎎/L MgSO4·7H2O, 30 ㎎/L CaCl2·2H2O, 200 ㎎/L NaCl, and 10 ㎎/L FeSO4·7H2O. Pseudomonas sp. P2 showed the degradability of 59.3 %, 57.6%, 51.4%, and 48.7% at 500 ㎎/L, 1000 ㎎/L, 1500 ㎎/L, and 2000 ㎎/L of the PCBs within insulating oil after 100 h incubation under the optimum conditions, respectively.

PCBs have been measured using GC-ECD, GC-MS, GC-ELCD, HPLC, TLC, NMR and Immunoassay. The analysis of PCBs using GC- ECD include the peak pattern method as none derivatization and the perchlorination method as derivatization. This study was conducted to establish the perchlorination method with SbCl_5 from PCBs to decachlorinated biphenyl(DCB). The aroclor 1242 of PCBs was chlorinated and then, converted into the DCB which showed a single peak in GC-ECD chromatogram. The detection limit of DCB was 2pg. The quantification detection concentration of PCBs extracted with soxhlet was 0.5ng/g in the soil. PCBs were not detected in the suburban soil, but 174ng/g in the soil of industrial complex. Mean PCBs concentration of Shinchun stream at Kumho river and Jinchun stream at Nakdong river was calculated average 88ng/g in the sediment. PCBs concentration in the sediment of Kumho river near 2-7㎞ from conjunction with Nakdong river was average 154ng/g. PCBs concentration in the sediment of Nakdong river near conjunction with Kumho river was average 159ng/g.