scholarly journals Establishment and Application of a Monitoring Strategy for Living Modified Cotton in Natural Environments in South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 10259
Author(s):  
Hye Song Lim ◽  
Il Ryong Kim ◽  
Sunghyeon Lee ◽  
Wonkyun Choi ◽  
A-Mi Yoon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Natural Ecosystem ◽  
Cattle Feed ◽  
Cotton Plants ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
Living Modified Organisms ◽  
Transportation Routes ◽  
Harmful Effects

Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) is grown worldwide for its natural hollow fibers and is used as cattle feed. Living modified (LM) cotton is not cultivated in South Korea and must be imported for food, feed, and processing. From 2009 to 2013, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) and the National Institute of Ecology (NIE) conducted a natural environment monitoring and post-management initiative for living modified organisms (LMOs) in some areas to reduce the likelihood of harmful effects caused by unintentionally discharged LMOs during transportation and use. In this study, we adopted a new strategy to identify unintentionally released LM cotton plants nationwide from 2014 to 2018. A total of 451 suspicious cotton samples were collected from 3921 survey sites. Among them, we identified 255 LM cotton plants, of which approximately 72.2% had transgenic herbicide and insecticide traits. The majority of the samples were collected from the roadside along transportation routes and from stockbreeding farms. This study establishes an LMO safety management system to efficiently maintain conservation efforts in South Korea. Our findings suggest that these efforts may play a key role in safely transporting, using, and managing approved LMOs, as well as in regulating unintentionally released LMOs, in order to preserve the natural ecosystem of South Korea.

scholarly journals Monitoring Living Modified Canola Using an Efficient Multiplex PCR Assay in Natural Environments in South Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 7721
Author(s):  
Il Ryong Kim ◽  
Hye Song Lim ◽  
Wonkyun Choi ◽  
Da In Kang ◽  
Sang Yeol Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Multiplex Pcr ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Pcr Assay ◽  
Brassica Napus L ◽  
Livestock Feed ◽  
Multiplex Pcr Assay ◽  
Management Project ◽  
Pcr Method ◽  
Living Modified Organisms

Canola (Brassica napus L.) is cultivated worldwide and utilized as a vegetable oil, biodiesel, and livestock feed. It is also a major living modified (LM) crop alongside corn, soybean, and cotton. Many canola events have been authorized for food, feed, and processing use in South Korea. Concerns about the unintentional release of LM canola into the natural environment have increased environmental monitoring and post-management of living modified organisms (LMOs) is on the rise. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) and the National Institute of Ecology (NIE) conducted an environmental LMO monitoring and post-management project for LM canola from 2014 to 2017. The number of suspicious LM samples gradually increased each year. In this study, a multiplex PCR method was established to detect seven single LM canola events (Topas 19/2, Rf3, Dp-73496-4, Ms8, GT73, Mon88032, and T45) to cover 14 approved LM canola events. This method was utilized to detect 22 LMs out of 260 suspicious canola samples. Thus, this new method is more efficient in terms of time and cost than conventional PCR methods for the identification and monitoring of LMOs.

scholarly journals Effects of Baekje Weir Operation on the Stream–Aquifer Interaction in the Geum River Basin, South Korea

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 2984
Author(s):  
Hyeonju Lee ◽  
Min-Ho Koo ◽  
Byong Wook Cho ◽  
Yong Hwa Oh ◽  
Yongje Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Groundwater Flow ◽  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
Flow System ◽  
Natural Ecosystem ◽  
Visual Modflow ◽  
Ecosystem Recovery ◽  
Groundwater Use ◽  
Groundwater Flow System ◽  
The Impact

Hydraulic structures have a significant impact on riverine environment, leading to changes in stream–aquifer interactions. In South Korea, 16 weirs were constructed in four major rivers, in 2012, to secure sufficient water resources, and some weirs operated periodically for natural ecosystem recovery from 2017. The changed groundwater flow system due to weir operation affected the groundwater level and quality, which also affected groundwater use. In this study, we analyzed the changes in the groundwater flow system near the Geum River during the Baekje weir operation using Visual MODFLOW Classic. Groundwater data from 34 observational wells were evaluated to analyze the impact of weir operation on stream–aquifer interactions. Accordingly, the groundwater discharge rates increased from 0.23 to 0.45 cm/day following the decrease in river levels owing to weir opening, while the hydrological condition changed from gaining to losing streams following weir closure. The variation in groundwater flow affected the groundwater quality during weir operation, changing the groundwater temperature and electrical conductivity (EC). Our results suggest that stream–aquifer interactions are significantly affected by weir operation, consequently, these repeated phenomena could influence the groundwater quality and groundwater use.

scholarly journals An initial evaluation framework for the design and operational use of maritime STAMP-based safety management systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 451-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Osiris A. Valdez Banda ◽  
Floris Goerlandt ◽  
Johanna Salokannel ◽  
Pieter H. A. J. M. van Gelder
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Realist Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Initial Evaluation ◽  
Natural Ecosystem ◽  
Organizational Safety ◽  
Organizational Policies

Abstract A safety management system (SMS) is the common means used by organizations to assess organizational performance with respect to the safety and well-being of people, property and the natural ecosystem. A SMS provides confidence to diverse stakeholders that organizational safety is at an appropriate level and fulfils the applicable regulatory standards. As a multifaceted system for organizational safety assessment, ensurance and assurance, the evaluation of the design and operational use of SMS is a complex process. An evaluation needs to provide evidence about how well the design and operation of an SMS complies with applicable standards and how well the methods used in the SMS implementation support the organizational policies and practical work. In the maritime domain, SMS is broadly applied. However, there are few theoretically rooted SMS design approaches, and there is a lack of frameworks to evaluate how well the SMS is designed and how effectively it operates. This paper proposes an initial evaluation framework for the design and operational use of a maritime SMS design approach based on Systems-Theoretic Accident Model and Processes (STAMP), realist evaluation and Bayesian Networks. This framework is applied for a case study of vessel traffic services (VTS) Finland to test its relevance and ability to guide the SMS design. The experiences gained in the case study, and the related discussion on the framework, can guide further research in this area. Ultimately, the work can be used as a basis for developing maritime SMS auditing processes, based on specific theoretical and methodological approaches.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Crash Involvement of Commercial Vehicle Drivers: Evaluation of Commercial Vehicle Drivers’ Characteristics in South Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jooyoung Lee ◽  
Jiho Yeo ◽  
Ilsoo Yun ◽  
Sanghyeok Kang
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Commercial Vehicle ◽  
Unobserved Heterogeneity ◽  
Management Policy ◽  
Single Type ◽  
Commercial Vehicles ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Different Types

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of driver-related factors on crash involvement of four different types of commercial vehicles—express buses, local buses, taxis, and trucks—and to compare outcomes across types. Previous studies on commercial vehicle crashes have generally been focused on a single type of commercial vehicle; however, the characteristics of drivers as factors affecting crashes vary widely across types of commercial vehicles as well as across study sites. This underscores the need for comparative analysis between different types of commercial vehicles that operate in similar environments. Toward these ends, we analyzed 627,594 commercial vehicle driver records in South Korea using a mixed logit model able to address unobserved heterogeneity in crash-related data. The estimated outcomes showed that driver-related factors have common effects on crash involvement: greater experience had a positive effect (diminished driver crash involvement), while traffic violations, job change, and previous crash involvement had negative effects. However, the magnitude of the effects and heterogeneity varied across different types of commercial vehicles. The findings support the contention that the safety management policy of commercial drivers needs to be set differently according to the vehicle type. Furthermore, the variables in this study can be used as promising predictors to quantify potential crash involvement of commercial vehicles. Using these variables, it is possible to proactively identify groups of accident-prone commercial vehicle drivers and to implement effective measures to reduce their involvement in crashes.

scholarly journals Special Issue: Microbial Degradation of Xenobiotics

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 487
Author(s):  
Yuji Nagata
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Microbial Degradation ◽  
Human Activities ◽  
Natural Ecosystem ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Harmful Effects

Xenobiotics are released into the environment by human activities, and they often cause problems such as environmental pollution, since most such compounds cannot be readily degraded, and have harmful effects on human beings and the natural ecosystem [...]

scholarly journals Safety at the Workplace – Selected Issues of Personal Data Safety

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 226-233
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Chmielarz
Keyword(s):  
Data Security ◽  
Safety Management ◽  
Personal Data ◽  
Global Dimension ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Data Safety ◽  
The Face ◽  
Harmful Effects ◽  
Financial Losses ◽  
Management Issues

AbstractThe paper presents the problem domain related to data safety management in the face of the threats that organisations of all types encounter in this scope. The Author’s particular concern are personal data management issues, which are of key importance for contemporary enterprises as they frequently determine wining the market advantage and growth in their competitiveness. Yet, incidents of personal data breaches, aimed at economic organisations have been on the increase in the recent years, leading not only to substantial financial losses, but what is worse, frequently resulting in damage to their reputation. Therefore, a vital issue for all enterprises is to make their employees acquainted with threats to data security and their potential harmful effects on the operations and financial results of organisations. The paper presents an analysis of breaches to personal data in organisations in a global dimension as well as analyses of their negative effects to their image and trust of their customers.

scholarly journals The Geographic Spread and Preferences of Tourists Revealed by User-Generated Information on Jeju Island, South Korea

Land ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 73 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Fisher ◽  
Spencer A. Wood ◽  
Young-Hee Roh ◽  
Choong-Ki Kim
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Recreation Demand ◽  
Jeju Island ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Ticket Sales ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Visitation Rates ◽  
Hiking Trails

Recreation and tourism are important ways that people interact with and derive benefits from natural environments. Understanding how and where nature provides recreational opportunities and benefits is necessary for management decisions that impact the environment. This study develops and tests an approach for mapping tourism patterns, and assessing people’s preferences for cultural and natural landscapes, using user-generated geographic content. The volume of geotagged images and tweets shared publicly on Flickr and Twitter and proprietary mobile phone traffic provided by a telecommunications company, are used to map visitation rates to potential tourist destinations across Jeju Island, South Korea. We find that densities of social media posts and mobile phone traffic are all correlated with ticket sales and counts of gate entries at tourist sites. Using multivariate linear regression, we measure the degree to which attributes of the natural and built environment explain variation in visitation rates, and find that tourists to Jeju Island prefer to recreate near beaches, sea cliffs, golf courses and hiking trails. We conclude that high-resolution and spatially-explicit visitation data provided by user-generated content open the door for statistical models that can quantify recreation demand. Managers and practitioners could combine these flexible and relatively inexpensive user-generated data with more traditional survey data to inform sustainable tourism development plans and policy decisions. These methods are especially useful in the context of landscape or regional-scale ecosystem service assessments, where there is a need to map the multiple ecological, economic, and cultural benefits of the environment.

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