Herein, a new and generic strategy has been proposed to introduce uniformly distributed graphitic carbon into the nanostructured metal oxide. A facile and generic synthetic protocol has been proposed to introduce uniformly distributed conducting graphitic carbon into the Co3O4 nanoparticles ( Co3O4 NPs@graphitic carbon). The prepared Co3O4 NPs@graphitic carbon has been drop casted onto the portable screen-printed electrode (SPE) to realize its potential application in the individual and simultaneous quantification of toxic Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions present in aqueous solution. The proposed Co3O4 NPs@graphitic carbon-based electrochemical sensor exhibits a wide linear range from 0 to 120 ppb with limit of detection of 3.2 and 3.5 ppb towards the simultaneous detection of Pb(II) and Cd(II), which falls well below threshold limit prescribed by WHO.

2011년 7월부터 2012년 2월에 걸쳐 광양만, 목포 내항, 신안 비금도 주변해역의 퇴적물의 강열감량(IL), COD, 황화수소(H₂S)와 퇴적물 중금속의 함량을 조사하여 해저 퇴적물의 오염도를 평가하였다. 아울러 중금속의 농집지수(Muller, 1979)를 이용하여 퇴적물의 오염도를 평가하였다. COD, H₂S, IL를 이용한 저질의 오염 정도는 신안 비금해역이 I등급, 광양만은 II등급으로 나타났다.

Al, Ag, Au, Cu, Cd, Co, Fe, Ni, Pb, Zn등의 금속은 해수 중에 미량으로 존재하기 때문에 미량금속이라고 하며 일부는 미량영양소로서 생명체의 생리활동에 필요하지만 정해진 한계값을 초과할 때는 독성을 나타낸다. 미량금속(중금속)은 해양환경 및 해양생태계에 악영향을 미칠 수 있기 때문에 지속성 오염물질로 분류되어 다양한 연구가 수행되고 있다. 해수와 담수 등 자연수 중의 미량금속 측정은 정확도와 정밀도에 있어서 큰 오차를 가지고 있음이 장기간 인식되어 왔다. 미국과 유럽에서는 1975년 이후 미량금속의 해수 중 농도가 과거에 인지된 농도의 1/10~1/1,000 정도로 낮아졌으며, 수직 분포는 생물, 물리, 지화학적인 과정들이 반영되고 있음이 밝혀졌다. 이와 같은 결과는 대부분 미량금속에 대한 분석방법과 기기의 발전에 기인하며, 시료 채취, 보관 및 분석 과정에 발생할 수 있는 오염을 제거해야 하는 세심한 주의가 요구되고 있다. 그러나 국내의 경우 많은 해양환경 관린 조사 및 연구에서 정확성이 결여된 자료가 보고되고 있다. 특히 미량금속 분석에 있어서 시료의 채취, 보관, 분석에 대한 정착한 인식 및 이해 부족은 자료의 질을 저하시키고 있다. 해양환경 연구 및 환경평가에 활용하기 위하여 자연수 중 미량금속의 정확한 자료를 획득하는 주요 과정에 대하여 소개하고자 한다.

The population of river otter (Lutra lutra) has been declined most of the world due to hunting, habitat destruction and indirect or direct influences of eutrophication, acidification and toxic chemicals. This study is conducted to identify the population

In order to investigate the trace metals in Korean foods, the contents of Magnesium, Zinc, Manganese, Molybdenum and Selenium are studied in this paper. As show in the Table 1; a total of 250 samples of 25 species were analyzed by neutron activation analysis. The results obtained were as follows; 1. The overall ranges and mean (mg/100 g) were; Mg, 12.212-151.346 (55.164); Zn, 0.045-38.180 (2.473); Mn, 0.003-0.796 (0.225); Mo, ND-0.035 (0.007); Se, ND-0.069 (0.016). 2. The levels of all metals except Mo in shell fishes were high and the level of Mo in spices .was higher than that in other foods. 3. The levels of Zn and Mo in oyster were higher than another spcies.

In order to grasp status of trace metals contained and corelation analysis between cereal and soils, the samples which have been collected from four myeons in Ulju-ku Ulsan-city were 48 for cereal and 48 for soils. The average Hg containing level' of samples is 0.006 ppm for cereal and 0.062 ppm for soil, Pb is 0.302 ppm for cereal and 1.137 ppm for soil, Cd is 0.012 ppm for cereal and 0.027 ppm for soil, Cu is 2.01 ppm for cereal and 0.885 ppm for soil, and Zn is 7.853 ppm for cereal and 2.366 ppm for soil. Corelation analysis between cereal and soils showed statistical significance for Hg, Pb and Cu, but it didn't show any significance for Cd and Zn.

When relations improve between North and South Korea, there will be demand for North Korean edible plants because of the low labor cost and similar environmental conditions. However, there is no reliable information about trace elements, metals, and metalloids in edible plants from North Korea. Selenium (Se) and germanium (Ge) have positive effects on basic human health and are therapeutical in diverse illnesses. Metal and metalloid (Cd, Pb) poisoning, on the other hand, can cause many health problems. Plants collected from North Korea had higher selenium content than those from South Korea. Although none of the collected species exceeded the permissible levels of cadmium and lead, their content in plants was significantly higher in North Korea than in South Korea. The high metal contents in plants collected from North Korea may be associated with the soil physicochemical properties as well as the accumulated amounts of elements in the soil.