Filters
total: 11413
-
Catalog
- Publications 8844 available results
- Journals 260 available results
- Conferences 2 available results
- People 171 available results
- Inventions 1 available results
- Projects 22 available results
- Research Teams 1 available results
- e-Learning Courses 450 available results
- Events 16 available results
- Open Research Data 1646 available results
displaying 1000 best results Help
Search results for: METALS, TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTANTS, LONG-RANGE ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT, SURFACE WATER, ARCTIC, GLACIATED CATCHMENT
-
Water Reuse - project 2022/2023
e-Learning Coursesw ramach tego kursu przekazywane są informacje związane z projektem prowadzonym przez Alinę Wargin. Kierownikiem przedmiotu jest prof. Krzysztof Czerwionka. This course provides information related to the project led by Alina Wargin. The head of the subject is prof. Krzysztof Czerwionka.
-
Water Reuse - project 2023/2024
e-Learning Coursesw ramach tego kursu przekazywane są informacje związane z projektem prowadzonym przez Alinę Wargin. Kierownikiem przedmiotu jest prof. Krzysztof Czerwionka. This course provides information related to the project led by Alina Wargin. The head of the subject is prof. Krzysztof Czerwionka.
-
TOLERANCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL BACTERIA TO HEAVY METALS
Publication -
Conducting polymers electrodeposited on active metals
PublicationPraca poświęcona studiom literaturowym doniesień dotyczących polimerów przewodzących, osadzanych na metalach aktywnych. Zastosowanie polimerów przewodzących jako warstw antykorozyjnych oraz elektrokrystalizacja metali na polimerach przewodzących zostały zebrane i przedstawione w tej pracy.
-
Honey as an indicator of heavy metals in the environment
PublicationHoney bees collect nectar, pollen and honeydew to produce bee products. One of them is honey, which due to chemical composition and properties is considered by human as a valuable food product. When honey bees collect substrates to produce honey they can bring contaminants to the hive. The presence of xenobiotics in bee products may lower their quality and devalue their properties, and also endanger human health. Many scientists...
-
Two-particle entropy and structural ordering in liquid water
PublicationEntropies of simple point charge (SPC) water were calculated over the temperature range 278-363 K using the two-particle correlation function approximation. Then, the total two-particle contribution to the entropy of the system was divided into three parts, which we call translational, configurational, and orientational. The configurational term describes the contribution to entropy, which originates from spatial distribution of...
-
Surface quality control of a thin SiN layer by optical measurements
PublicationFiber optic interferometers have a wide range of applications, including biological and chemical measurements. Nevertheless, in the case of a reflective interferometer setup, standard silver mirrors cannot be used in every measurement, due to their chemical activity. This work investigates the surface quality of a thin optical layer of silicon nitride (SiN), which can serve as an alternative material for silver mirrors. We present...
-
Phenolics occurrence in surface water of the Dniester river basin (West Ukraine): natural background and industrial pollution
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań poziomu fenoli w wodach rzecznych pochodzących ze zlewni Dniestru. Określono zarówno poziom tła naturalnego tych związków w wodzie rzecznej (na poziomie 0,012 mg/l) jak i poziom stężeń tych związków w części zlewni podlegającej antropopresji. Główne źródła emisji antropogenicznej są związane z przemysłem petrochemicznym. Poziom stężenia sumy fenoli w wodzie rzecznej na obszarach objętych wpływem...
-
Modelling the Kerf Angle, Roughness and Waviness of the Surface of Inconel 718 in an Abrasive Water Jet Cutting Process
Publication -
The consequences of applying a new Polish Water Law Act for protection against urban flooding
PublicationPrevious legal regulations did not create conditions for a comprehensive solution to the problems of the urban melioration complex. For over 20 years, urban flooding caused by atmospheric precipitation has been systematically recurring in Poland. The article was elaborated on the experience resulting from the 2001 and 2016 floods in Gdansk (Poland). The newly adopted Water Law Act creates a foundation for a systemic solution...
-
On the influence of a surface roughness on propagation of anti-plane short-length localized waves in a medium with surface coating
PublicationWe discuss the propagation of localized surface waves in the framework of the linear Gurtin–Murdoch surface elasticity and taking into account a roughness of a free boundary. We derive a boundary-value problem for anti-plane motions with curvilinear boundary and surface stresses. Using the asymptotic technique developed earlier, we obtain the form of a localized wave and analyze its amplitude evolution. As the main result we present...
-
Transport towarów niebezpiecznych
PublicationArtykuł jest podrozdziałem ropzdziału 8 9 problemy bezpieczeństwa wielomadalnego transportu osób i towarów ) Monografii ZSBT.
-
Estimating the Average Speed of Public Transport Vehicles Based on Traffic Control System Data
PublicationIntelligent Transport Systems are a valuable source of traffic information, covering both private and public vehicles. The main problem, however, is that very few studies are conducted to determine the speed of buses, trams and trolleys in urban networks in relation to traffic conditions. The paper investigates how ITS systems data could be used to model the speed of Public Transport vehicles. This is now possible thanks to the...
-
Combined Long-Period Fiber Grating and Microcavity In-Line Mach–Zehnder Interferometer for Refractive Index Measurements with Limited Cross-Sensitivity
PublicationThis work discusses sensing properties of a long-period grating (LPG) and microcavity in-line Mach–Zehnder interferometer (µIMZI) when both are induced in the same single-mode optical fiber. LPGs were either etched or nanocoated with aluminum oxide (Al2O3) to increase its refractive index (RI) sensitivity up to ≈2000 and 9000 nm/RIU, respectively. The µIMZI was machined using a femtosecond laser as a cylindrical cavity (d = 60...
-
Lead-free bismuth-based perovskites coupled with g–C3N4: A machine learning based novel approach for visible light induced degradation of pollutants
PublicationThe use of metal halide perovskites in photocatalytic processes has been attempted because of their unique optical properties. In this work, for the first time, Pb-free Bi-based perovskites of the Cs3Bi2X9 type (X = Cl, Br, I, Cl/Br, Cl/I, Br/I) were synthesized and subjected to comprehensive morphological, structural, and surface analyses, and photocatalytic properties in the phenol degradation reaction were examined. Furthermore,...
-
Light microscopy observation of emergent macrophytes in floating treatment wetlands combined with microbial fuel cells (FTW-MFC): heavy metals loaded treatments
Open Research DataThis dataset presents the light microscope images of emergent plants (Phragmites australis and Iris pseudacorus) used in floating treatment wetlands combined with microbial fuel cells (FTW-MFC) systems for wastewater treatment and bioenergy generation.
-
Studies on intercorrelation between selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and ions in sea water from the coastal zone of the Baltic Sea, Gdańsk Bay Region
PublicationMorze Bałtyckie jest zbiornikiem słonej wody a szacunkowy czas wymiany z innymi akwenami wynosi 25 lat. Woda morska jest zanieczyszczona wieloma nieorganicznymi oraz organicznymi substancjami. Opracowanie przedstawia wyniki badań monitoringowych oraz ocenę stanu zanieczyszczenia środowiska morskiego w południowej części Morza Bałtyckiego, w rejonie Zatoki Gdańskiej. W próbkach wody morskiej oznaczano: wielopierścieniowe węglowodory...
-
Transport of paracetamol in swellable and relaxing polyurethane nanocomposite hydrogels
PublicationPolyurethane hydrogels are potentially attractive materials for biomedical applications. They are able to absorb large amount of water, biological fluids or active substances, and thus, they have potential to be used as absorbents or wound-healing dressings. They are also used for the controlled release of therapeutics because of their capacity to embed biologically active agents in their water-swollen network. The presence of...
-
Transmission system model in the track-vehicle relationship based on Long Term Evolution technology
Publication -
MOF/TiO2 erythrocyte-like heterostructures decorated by noble metals for use in hydrogen photogeneration and pollutant photodegradation
PublicationVarious metal–organic framework (MOF)/TiO2 heterostructures can be obtained by the partial hydrolysis or calcination of Ti-based MOFs. By adjusting the hydrolysis and calcination steps of NH2-MIL-125 (Ti), a novel photoactive material composed of a MOF (NH2-MIL-125 (Ti)) and TiO2, with a unique “erythrocyte” shape, was developed. Furthermore, modification of the composition prepared by the partial hydrolysis of NH2- MIL-125 (Ti)...
-
Volatile Organohalogen Compounds Determination with Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction Applying Solvent Lighter than Water
PublicationBackground: Volatile organohalogen compounds (VOX) are a group of environmental pollutants that risk the quality of drinking water. These compounds are characterized by certain acute and chronic toxicities, possessing mutagenic properties. Because of these potential risks factors that these compounds cause, the maximum allowable concentrations (MACs) have been established by respective organizations. The abundance of VOX, their...
-
Overflowing tests at the Polish DredgDikes research dike – stability of the dike surface against erosion
PublicationIn the project DredgDikes the different research dike embankments were tested with respect to overflowing water induced erosion. Therefore, flumes were installed on the land side embankments in which the effect of overflowing water on the vegetated surface was investigated. On the Polish DredgDikes research dike near Gdansk, Poland, two parallel flumes were installed and the surface of the dike made of different mixtures of...
-
Selection of the most adequate trip-modelling tool for integrated transport planning system
Publication -
Towards Hybrid Urban Mobility: Kick Scooter as a Means of Individual Transport in the City
PublicationThe characteristic feature of a contemporary city is its inconvenience and oppressiveness caused by the hitherto dominant paradigm of urban planning based on car mobility. As a result, the inhabitants have to cope with air pollution, noise, spatial barriers, sedentary lifestyle and other factors which worsen their health and quality of life. Ecological and physically activating urban mobility thus plays an increasingly important...
-
Development of a simulation model of the activities of a transport and forwarding enterprise in the organization of international road cargo transportation
PublicationThe object of this study is the process of planning the work of a transport and forwarding company when serving different categories of customers who need organizational support for the delivery of goods by road transport in international traffic. The solved problem is due to the need to devise recommendations for organizing the work of forwarders when interacting with customers of transport and forwarding services that export...
-
Bacteria in water and bottom sediments in post-dredging pits - Puck Bay (Baltic Sea)
Open Research DataThe dataset contains the results of microbiological testing of water and bottom sediments samples taken from the post-dredging pits - Puck Bay (Baltic Sea). The samples for testing were collected from 10th of April 2008 to 14th of April 2008. In total, there were 30 samples collected from 15 sites, including 15 water samples and 15 sediment samples....
-
Extended range of motion does not induce greater muscle damage than conventional range of motion in the bench press exercise
Publication -
Traffic Model of IMS/NGN Architecture with Transport Stratum Based on MPLS Technology
PublicationGrowing expectations for a fast access to information create strong demands for a universal telecommunication network architecture, which provides various services with strictly determined quality. Currently it is assumed that these requirements will be satisfied by Next Generation Network (NGN), which consists of two stratums and includes IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) elements. To guarantee Quality of Service (QoS) all NGN stratums...
-
Long-Term GNSS Tropospheric Parameters for the Tropics (2001-2018) Derived from Selected IGS Stations
PublicationThis paper describes dataset “Tropospheric parameters derived from selected IGS stations in the tropics for the years 2001-2018” contains GNSS-derived zenith tropospheric delay (ZTD), a posteriori corrected zenith wet delay (ZWD), and precipitable water vapour (PWV) time series. These troposphere-related data were estimated for the Jan 2001 – Dec 2018 period for 43 International GNSS Service (IGS) stations located across the global...
-
Toward the next generation of air quality monitoring: Mercury
PublicationMercury is a global pollutant that is ubiquitous in the environment. Enrichment of mercury in the biosphere as the result of human activities and subsequent production of methylmercury (MeHg) has resulted in elevated concentrations in fish, wildlife and marine mammals globally. Elemental mercury (Hg0) is the most common form of mercury in the atmosphere, and the form that is most readily transported long distances from its emission...
-
Optical Emission Spectroscopy of Microwave (915 MHz) Plasma in Atmospheric Pressure Nitrogen with Addition of Ethanol Vapour
PublicationIn this paper results of optical emission spectroscopic study of microwave 915 MHz plasma in atmospheric pressure nitrogen with an addition of ethanol vapour are presented. The plasma was generated in waveguide- -supplied cylinder-type nozzleless microwave plasma source. The aim of research was to determine the rotational Trot and vibrational Tvib temperatures of CN and C2. A method called bubbling was employed to introduce alcohol (ethanol)...
-
Surface Plasmon-Coupled Emission of Rhodamine 110 Aggregates in a Silica Nanolayer
PublicationFirst analysis of strong directional surface plasmon-coupled emission(SPCE) of ground-state formed intermolecular aggregates of Rhodamine 110 (R110) insilica nanofilms deposited on silver nanolayers is reported. Until now, the processes ofenergy transport and its trapping due to aggregate formation have not been studied in the presence of SPCE. A new approach to multicomponent systems with weakly and strongly fluorescent centers...
-
Area-Averaged Surface Moisture Flux over Fragmented Sea Ice: Floe Size Distribution Effects and the Associated Convection Structure within the Atmospheric Boundary Layer
Publication -
Relevance of Urban Freight Transport Modelling Towards the Challenges of Urban Freight Policy
PublicationThe main objective of this paper is to investigate how recent trends in urban freight transport analysis and modelling are related to urban freight measures set out in Gdynia’s 2016 Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan. Building on the literature a review framework was defined including 1) stakeholders, 2) descriptors, 3) objectives and 4) solution approach applied in freight modelling efforts. It was clear that the implementation...
-
Heat Transfer During Pool Boiling of Water, Methanol and R141b on Porous Coated Horizontal Tube Bundles
PublicationThis paper presents the results of experimental investigation of water, methanol and R141b refrigerant boiling on horizontal porous coated tube bundles supposed to represent a flooded-type evaporator. Experiments were carried out for a bundle of 19 tubes in triangular layout for two pitch-to-diameter ratio values – 1.7 and 2.0 – in atmospheric and sub-atmospheric pressure conditions. Average heat transfer coefficients – both local,...
-
SURFACE SCIENCE
Journals -
High-Resolution, Broad-Range Detection Setup for Polarimetric Optical Fiber Sensors
PublicationA common-path polarization interferometer using a Wollaston prism and an area detector for the measurement of retardation or optical path difference is presented. Employing a moderate-resolution 1280 by 1024 pixel monochrome camera, it offers a measurement range of approximately 780 radians at 830 nm and 1350 radians at 515 nm while maintaining a high measurement resolution. Retardation introduced by a zero-order waveplate or a...
-
Long Distance Geographically Distributed InfiniBand Based Computing
PublicationCollaboration between multiple computing centres, referred as federated computing is becom- ing important pillar of High Performance Computing (HPC) and will be one of its key components in the future. To test technical possibilities of future collaboration using 100 Gb optic fiber link (Connection was 900 km in length with 9 ms RTT time) we prepared two scenarios of operation. In the first one, Interdisciplinary Centre for Mathematical...
-
A first-principles study of electronic and magnetic properties of 4d transition metals doped in Wurtzite GaN for spintronics applications
PublicationWe studied the electronic and magnetic properties of wurtzite GaN (w-GaN) doped with different concentrations of the 4d transition metal ions Nb, Mo, and Ru. We incorporated spin-polarized plane-wave density functional theory within an ultrasoft pseudopotential formalism. The 4d transition metals were doped at different geometrical sites to determine the geometry with the lowest total energy and the one that induced the largest...
-
NOx Photooxidation over Different Noble Metals Modified TiO2
PublicationWe compared the activity enhancement effect of noble metal deposited on TiO2 in photocatalytic nitrogen oxides oxidation. Titanium dioxide was decorated with Ag, Au, Pt or Pd in the sol-gel process. Synthesized catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller measurement (BET), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX)....
-
Effects of different hydraulic models on predicting longitudinal profiles of reactive pollutants in activated sludge reactors
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wpływ dyspersji na prognozowanie stężeń azotu amonowego w komorach osadu czynnego w oczyszczalni ścieków Gdańsk-Wschód. W tym celu wykorzystano jednowymiarowe równanie adwekcji-dyspersji z członem źródłowym (szybkością nitryfikacji). Współczynnik dyspersji został wyznaczony na podstawie pomiarów znacznika fluoroscencyjnego. Model został zweryfikowany w oparciu o pomiary stężeń azotu w 6 sekcjach komory tlenowej...
-
Pool Boiling of Water–Al2O3 and Water–Cu Nanofluids Outside Porous Coated Tubes
PublicationThis paper deals with pool boiling ofwater–Al2O3 and water–Cu nanofluids on porous coated, horizontal tubes. Commercially available stainless-steel tubes having 10 mm outside diameter and 0.6 mm wall thickness were used to fabricate a test heater. Aluminum porous coatings 0.15 mm thick with porosity of about 40% were produced by plasma spraying. A smooth tube served as a reference tube. The experiments were conducted under different...
-
APPLICATION OF SATELLITE IMAGERY AND GIS TOOLS FOR LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION AND VERIFICATION
PublicationLand surface temperature (LST) plays an important role in many land-surface processes on regional as well on global scales. It is also a good indicator of energy flux phenomena and is used as a parameter in various Earth observation related studies. However, LST estimation based on processing and utilisation of satellite derived data constitutes several problems in terms of time limitations, accessibility, atmospheric influence...
-
Andrzej Wilk dr hab. inż.
People -
Experiencing historic waterways and water landscapes of the Vistula River Delta
PublicationThe paper gives insights into the characteristics of Vistula River Delta water landscapes, referring to the process of creating land out of water by Polish, Dutch and German settlers. Based on this, the paper presents an integrated strategy formed upon studies in cultural geography and aesthetics, and focused on enhancing the unique characteristics of the region and its rediscovery by tourism. The long process of constructing Vistula...
-
Long-Period Gratings and Microcavity In-Line Mach Zehnder Interferometers as Highly Sensitive Optical Fiber Platforms for Bacteria Sensing
PublicationSelected optical fiber sensors offer extraordinary sensitivity to changes in external refractive (RI), which make them promising for label-free biosensing. In this work the most sensitive ones, namely long-period gratings working at (DTP-LPG) and micro-cavity in-line Mach-Zehnder interferometers (µIMZI) are discussed for application in bacteria sensing. We describe their working principles and RI sensitivity when operating in water...
-
Europejskie wyzwania spójności polskiej przestrzeni : regiony, metropolie, transport
PublicationRegiony kreują spójnosc terytorialną Europy. Regionalny system terytorialny ulega transformacji zależnej od procesu równoważenia rozwoju. Strategia rozwoju regionalnego w Europie i w Polsce w powiązaniu z rozwojem przestrzennym. Metropolie i regiony metropolitarne jako wyraz globalizacji. Dwa mechanizmy rozwoju metropolii: interaktywnego oddziaływania kapitałowego i ''rozlewania'' struktur miejskich. Transport jako infrastruktura...
-
Cost Effective Corrosion and Fatigue Monitoring for Marine Transport Products
PublicationW artykule omówiono genezę i główne założenia projektu badawczego "Cost Effective Corrosion and Fatigue Monitoring for Transport Products'' o kryptonimie CORFAT, realizowanego w ramach VII Programu Ramowego Unii Europejskiej. Przedstawiono cele i metodykę badań, zalety nowej nowej metodyki monitorowania statków, zadania projektu, zalety i ograniczenia metody Emisji Akustycznej (EA), opis innych metod badań nieniszczących (NNDT)....
-
Wireless short-range device for wind generators
Publication -
Internet database for photogrametric close range applications
PublicationPublikacja przedstawia koncepcję systemu informacyjnego przeznaczonego do gromadzenia, prezentowania i publikowania przez Internet numerycznych i cyfrowych wyników pomiarów fotogrametrycznych z różnych aplikacji fotogrametrycznych umożliwiających opracowania bliskiego zasięgu.