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Impact of maintenance of floodplains of the Vistula River on high water levels on the section from Włocławek to Toruń
PublicationThis article describes the methodology of hydraulic calculations to estimate the water levels in open channels for steady gradually varied flow. The presented method has been used to analyse the water level on the Vistula River from Włocławek cross-section to Toruń cross-section. The HEC-RAS modelling system has been used for parameterization of the river channel and floodplains, as well as for flow simulation. The results obtained...
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The importance of the shape of the protein–water interface of a kinesin motor domain for dynamics of the surface atoms of the protein
PublicationA single kinesin motor domain immersed in water has been investigated using molecular dynamics. It has been found that local properties of water in the solvation shell change along with the nature of the neighboring protein surface. However, a detailed analysis leads to the conclusion that the geometrical features of hydrogen bonds and overall structure of kinesin hydration water are not very different from bulk water. The local...
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Multi-sensor monitoring of the corrosion rate and the assessment of the efficiency of a corrosion inhibitor in utility water installations
PublicationThis paper presents an implementation of the monitoring of the corrosion rate and the assessment of the efficiency of a corrosion inhibitor in a utility water installation using an automated corrosion monitoring system. Due to the fact that the corrosion inhibitor was added to water intended for human consumption, it was necessary to build a multi-sensor monitoring system. In order to implement corrosion monitoring using a linear...
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Water absorption and blistering of glass fibre-reinforced polymer marine laminates with nanoparticle-modified coatings
PublicationMacro and microstructural damage was studied in typical glass fibre-reinforced polymer laminates with two types of coating systems – (a) isophtalic gel coat: pure or mixed with SiO2 nanoparticles 5 wt% (5%N) or 10 wt% (10%N) and (b) a two-layer coating system: urethane-modified vinyl ester-based gel coat and additional polyester barrier coat layer. Accelerated tests were performed at 50C for 50 days for specimens with nanoparticle-modified...
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Effect of some organic solvent - water mixtures composion on precipitated calcium carbonate in carbonation process
PublicationPrecipitated calcium carbonate particles were obtained during carbonation of calcium hydroxide slurry with carbon dioxide. Aqueous solutions of isopropyl alcohol, n-butanol and glycerol were used as solvents. Concentration of organic additives in the reactive mixture was from 0 to 20 % (vol.). Precipitation process were performed in a stirred tank reactor equipped with gas distributor. Multimodal courses of particles size distribution...
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Automated analyser for monitoring trace amounts of volatile chloro-organic compounds in recirculated industrial water
PublicationOpisano konstrukcję oraz badania laboratoryjne modelu nowego automatycznego analizatora śladowych ilości lotnych związków chlorowco-organicznych w wodzie do celów przemysłowych (o wysokiej czystości). Praca analizatora oparta jest na: - przeciwprądowym ciągłym wypłukiwaniu analitów ze strumienia próbki, - okresowym zatrzymywaniu uwolnionych analitów na złożu sorbenta, - desorpcji termicznej, - oznaczaniu sumy związków chlorowco-organicznych...
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Vivedenna dosovih vod u grunt = The rain - water management solutions basedon the seepage phenomena
PublicationWprowadzanie wód opadowych do gruntu. Rozwiązania o małej przepustowości, głównie do zastosowania w budynkach jednorodzinnych.
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Implicit versus explicit finite volume schemes for extreme, free surface water flow modelling.
PublicationPrzedstawiono jeden jawny i trzy niejawne schematy metody objętości skończonych. Porównano własności tych schematów oraz oceniono możliwości ich stosowania do modelowania gwałtownych przepływów w kanałach otwartych. Zaproponowano modyfikację schematu niejawnego. Poprawiony schemat może być stosowany do obliczeń przepływu szybkozmiennego w kanałach otwartych i w sieciach kanalizacyjnych.
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Influence of molecular organization of photo-active azo-phanes on thereactivity in monolayers at the air-water interface.
PublicationStwierdzono, że molekularna organizacja monowarstw na granicy powietrze-woda, otrzymanych z amfifilowego azofanu z nierozgałęzionym podstawnikiem n-dodecylowym różni się od tej uzyskanej dla analogu z objętościowym podstawnikiem ''tert''-oktylowym pod względem powierzchni zajmowanej przez cząsteczkę. Kompleksowanie jonów sodu z subfazy wodnej, jak wywnioskowano z pomiaru potencjału powierzchniowego, jest ułatwione w przypadku azofanu...
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Evaluation of water turbine hydrodynamic thrust bearing performance on the basis of thermoelastohydrodynamic calculations and operational data.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono analizę konstrukcji łożyska wzdłużnego turbiny wodnej. Łożysko zostało skonstruowane około 50 lat temu, a jego konstrukcja przewiduje kompensację termicznych odkształceń klocków. W analizie uwzględniono odkształcenia łożyska i wymianę ciepła w filmie smarowym i klockach łożyskowych. Poza obecną konstrukcją łożyska przeprowadzono również studium wpływu podstawowych parametrów konstrukcyjnych: grubości klocka...
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Determination of pesticides in water using new solid phase extraction technique - speedisk and speedisk column.
PublicationW publikacji opisano zastosowanie nowych narzędzi do ekstrakcji do fazy stałej: szybkie dyski i szybkie kolumienki (speedisk i speedisk column). Zaprezentowano ich zastosowanie do ekstrakcji pestycydów z próbek wody, przy zastosowaniu różnych rozpuszczalników.
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Approximate solution for Euler equations of stratified water via numerical solution of coupled KdV system
PublicationWe consider Euler equations with stratified background state that is valid for internal water waves. The solution of the initial-boundary problem for Boussinesq approximation in the waveguide mode is presented in terms of the stream function. The orthogonal eigenfunctions describe a vertical shape of the internal wave modes and satisfy a Sturm-Liouville problem. The horizontal profile is defined by a coupled KdV system which is...
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Critical evaluation of employment possibilities of OTT technique for isolation of the PAHs and PCBs from samples of water
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono krótki przegląd technik wykorzystywanych na etapie izolacji i/lub wzbogacania analitów z grupy WWA i PCB z próbek wody. W części doświadczalnej dokonano oceny możliwości wykorzystania krótkiego odcinka kapilarnej kolumny chromatograficznej jako pułapki sorpcyjnej na etapie izolacji i wzbogacania analitów z grupy WWA i PCB z próbek wody. Ponadto przedstawiono wpływ zjawiska sorpcji analitów na ściankach używanych...
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Antitumor Activity of Triazine Mimic Antibiotics for DNA-binding Implications (Impressive Activity in Vitro Against a Variety of Tumor Types in the NCI-60 Screen): NSC 710607 To Fight HCT-116 Human Colon Carcinoma Cell Lines in Vivo Using the Hollow Fiber Assay and Xenograft Mouse Models
PublicationPurpose Successful clinical applications of DNA-directed selective cytotoxic agents disrupt the vital replication/transcription processes and ultimately lead to cancer cell death. This study aimed to examine the growth screen of two lead triazine compounds in a number of cell lines and xenografts and to develop anticancer agents with noncovalent binding affinity bringing fewer side effects. Methods The NCI initial hollow...
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Air trapping problem during infiltration on the large areas
PublicationThe process of flow modeling in unsaturated porous medium is often found in many fields of sciences: geology, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, microbiology or chemistry. Problem is relatively complicated due to complexity of the system which contains three phases: water, air and soil skeleton. The flow of water in such a medium can be described using two-phase (2PH) flow formulation, which accounts the inflow of air and water phases,...
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Analysis of effects of formation of non-condensable gases and water vapor during a severe accident in a boiling water nuclear reactor Analiza skutków powstawania niekondensujących gazów i pary wodnej podczas ciężkiej awarii wrzącego reaktora jądrowego
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Ichtiofauna seasonal changes in Redłowo area
Open Research DataSallow water areas of the Baltic Sea are very important feeding, spawning, and nursery grounds for many fish species. The dataset includes data from fish mass analysis and detailed analysis. The mass analysis includes total abundance and a total weight of fish species caught during sampling. Detailed analysis includes individual fish total length, weight,...
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Technical Report - University of Texas at Austin, Center for Research in Water Resources
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NUMERYCZNE MODELOWANIE HYDRODYNAMIKI JAKO NARZĘDZIE WSPOMAGANIA PROJEKTOWANIA REKREACYJNYCH I SPORTOWYCH OBIEKTÓW WODNYCH
PublicationW artykule opisano zastosowanie obliczeń numerycznych w procesie projektowania, analizy działania oraz oceny bezpieczeństwa użytkowania wodnych obiektów rekreacyjnych i sportowych. Użytkownicy aquaparków, sportowcy, a szczególnie kibice, oczekują wyjątkowych doznań na obiektach wodnych z jednoczesną gwarancją bezpieczeństwa. Na te kwestie duży wpływ ma hydrodynamika przepływu. Aby właściwie dobrać parametry geometryczne i hydrauliczne...
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Optimised Robust Placement of Hard Quality Sensors for Robust Monitoring of Quality in Drinking Water Distribution Systems
PublicationA problem of optimised robust placement of the hard quality sensors in Drinking Water Distribution Systems under several water demand scenarios for robust quality monitoring is formulated. Numerical algorithms to solve the problem are derived. The optimality is meant as achieving at the same time a desired trade off between the sensor capital and maintenance costs and resulting robust estimation accuracy of the monitoring algorithm...
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Data-driven models for fault detection using kernel pca:a water distribution system case study
PublicationKernel Principal Component Analysis (KPCA), an example of machine learning, can be considered a non-linear extension of the PCA method. While various applications of KPCA are known, this paper explores the possibility to use it for building a data-driven model of a non-linear system-the water distribution system of the Chojnice town (Poland). This model is utilised for fault detection with the emphasis on water leakage detection....
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Application of subsurface vertical flow constructed wetlands to reject water treatment in dairy wastewater treatment plant
PublicationThe paper presents the effects of applying subsurface vertical flow constructed wetlands (SS VF) for the treatment of reject water generated in the process of aerobic sewage sludge stabilization in the biggest dairy wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in Poland. Two SS VF beds were built: bed (A) with 0.65 m depth and bed (B) with 1.0 m depth, planted with reeds. Beds were fed with reject water with hydraulic load of 0.1 m d-1 in...
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Monitoring Salt Water Intrusion During Construction of a Road Tunnel under the Martwa Wisła River in Gdańsk
PublicationThe paper presents results of groundwater monitoring carried out during the construction of a road tunnel under the Martwa Wisła river in Gdańsk, Poland. Martwa Wisła is one of the branches of Wisła (Vistula) river, heavily influenced by storm surges and saline water inflow from the Bay of Gdańsk. Increased values of chloride concentration were observed on both sides of the river, in particular on the western side, which was caused...
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WATER LUBRICATED MAIN SHAFT BEAR INGS WITH THREE LAYER BUSH – MODERN SOLUTION FOR MARINE INDUSTRY
PublicationWater lubricated sliding bearings are increasingly popular in marine and hydro power industry. Such popularity is partly due to their simple construction which also means a relatively affordable price. Properly designed and installed water lubricated bearings may well last for over a decade. During the last decade their traditional range has been expanded with new, modern products like three layer bearing bush. The work presents...
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Photogrammetric Development Of The Threshold Water At The Dam On The Vistula River In Wloclawek From Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (Uav)
PublicationBarrage in Wloclawek (Poland) was designed by Hydroprojekt and built in the years of 1962 - 1970 as the first stage of the planned Lower Vist ula Cascade. Cascade design assumed the construction of 8 dams in Wyszogr o d, Plock, Wloclawek, Nieszawa (Ciechocinek as an option), Solec Kujawski, Chelmno, Opalen and Tczew. Nieszawa dam was supposed to ensure the maintenance of an adequate free surface...
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Interaction Between Storm Water Conduit Flow and Overland Flow for Numerical Modelling of Urban Area Inundation
PublicationNowadays we can observe increasing frequency of inundations in cities. This makes accurate predicting of inundations more important than ever. Numerical modeling of this issue requires complex approach with simultaneous calculations of pipe flow and surface flow. In this paper, after a short review of known methods used for solving pipe and surface flow, we will try to answer the question if presented methods would be sufficiently...
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An optimised placement of the hard quality sensors for a robust monitoring of the chlorine concentration in drinking water distribution systems
PublicationThe problem of an optimised placement of the hard quality sensors in drinking water distribution systemsunder several water demand scenarios for a robust monitoring of the chlorine concentration is formulatedin this paper. The optimality is understood as achieving a desired trade off between the sensors and theirmaintenance costs and the accuracy of estimation of the chlorine concentration. The contribution of thiswork is a comprehensive...
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Molecular mobility of water protons under interaction with chemically modified starches. DSC and HMR-relaxation investigations
PublicationThe change of water protons mobility in the system chemically modified starches – water were investigated by DSC and NMR-relaxation methods. The amount of unfrozen water at subzero temperature as well as additional unfrozen water which appears after gelatinization have lower values for chemically modified starches in comparison with the native starch. The proton spin-spin relaxation time Т2 for chemically modified starch samples,...
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Processes and the Resulting Water Quality in the Medium size Turawa Storage Reservoir after 60 Year Usage
PublicationThe Turawa reservoir built on the Mała Panew river is one of important storage reservoirs in Poland. Quite many physico-chemical parameters of water in the reservoir itself and also in the reservoir inflowing rivers at different times of the year were measured and compared. The changes of water characteristics as well as their reasons and consequences were discussed.
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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...
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Solubility of sulfanilamide in binary solvents containing water: Measurements and prediction using Buchowski-Ksiazczak solubility model
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In-situ synthesis and characterization of biocompatible magnetic ginger nanofiber composites for copper (II) removal from water
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Comparison of bacterial production in the water column between two Arctic fjords, Hornsund and Kongsfjorden (West Spitsbergen)
PublicationBacterial production and the accompanying environmental factors were measured in the water columns of two Arctic fjords during the cruise in July and August 2013. Water samples were collected at six stations located in the central part of Hornsund and Kongsfjorden. In Hornsund, where average water temperatures were 1.25-fold lower than in Kongsfjorden, the bacterial production was twice as high (0.116 ± 0.102 vs 0.05 ± 0.03 mg...
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Assessing groundwater vulnerability to sea water intrusion in the coastline of the inner Puck Bay using GALDIT method
PublicationIn this research, GALDIT method was used to assess seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifer of the inner Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea). The impact of potential sea-level rise on groundwater vulnerability for years 2081-2100 was also considered. The study area was categorized into three classes of vulnerability: low, moderate and high. The most vulnerable area is the Hel Peninsula with northern part of the Kashubian Coastland....
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Assessing groundwater vulnerability to sea water intrusion in the coastline of the inner Puck Bay using GALDIT method
PublicationIn this research, GALDIT method was used to assess seawater intrusion in the coastal aquifer of the inner Puck Bay (Southern Baltic Sea). The impact of potential sea-level rise on groundwater vulnerability for years 2081-2100 was also considered. The study area was categorized into three classes of vulnerability: low, moderate and high. The most vulnerable area is the Hel Peninsula with northern part of the Kashubian Coastland....
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Improved Empirical Coefficients for Estimating Water Vapor Weighted Mean Temperature over Europe for GNSS Applications
PublicationDevelopment of the so-called global navigation satellite system (GNSS) meteorology is based on the possibility of determining a precipitable water vapor (PWV) from a GNSS zenith wet delay (ZWD). Conversion of ZWD to the PWV requires application of water vapor weighted mean temperature (Tm) measurements, which can be done using a surface temperature (Ts) and its linear dependency to the Tm. In this study we analyzed up to 24 years...
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Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) as an indicator of surface water quality in the vicinity of the Polish Polar Station, Horsund
PublicationSurface waters were collected in the vicinity of the Polish Polar Station in Hornsund (Svalbard) to determine their concentration of various persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). In addition, parameters such as pH, SEC and TOC were measured. In total, 15 samples of lake water from and 15 samples of stream water were analysed. The sampling took...
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Modelling the Kerf Angle, Roughness and Waviness of the Surface of Inconel 718 in an Abrasive Water Jet Cutting Process
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Heat transfer during pool boiling of water, methanol and R141b on porous coated horizontal tube bundles
PublicationPrzedstawiono wyniki badań eksperymentalnych wrzenia wody, metanolu i R141b na poziomym pęczku rur pokrytych metaliczna powłoką porowatą. Badania przeprowadzono dla podziałek rur 1.7d oaz 2d, przy ciśnieniu atmosferycznym i podciśnieniu.
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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic and theoretical study of water interactions with glycine and its N-methylated derivatives
PublicationZbadano hydratację glicyny i jej metylowych pochodnych: N-metyloglicyny (NMG), N,N-dimetyloglicyny (DMG) i N,N,N-trimetyloglicyny (TMG) przy wykorzystaniu spektroskopii FTIR, z zastosowaniem cząsteczki HDO jako sondy molekularnej. Ilościowa wersja metody widm różnicowych pozwoliła na wyizolowanie widma wody zaburzonej przez substancję rozpuszczoną. Wyniki widmowe zostały skonfrontowane z obliczeniami teoretycznymi w ramach teorii...
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Solventless and solvent-minimized sample preparation techniques for determining currently used pesticides in water samples: A review
PublicationThe intensification of agriculture means that increasing amounts of toxic organic and inorganic compounds are entering the environment. The pesticides generally applied nowadays are regarded as some of the most dangerous contaminants of the environment. Their presence in the environment, especially in water, is hazardous because they cause human beings to become more susceptible to disease. For these reasons, it is essential to...
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Changes of the concentrations of dissolved chemical compounds migrating into ground water through biogeochemical barriers in an agricultural landscape
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Data-driven models for fault detection using kernel PCA: A water distribution system case study
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Application of the PASSIL technique for the passive sampling of exemplary polar contaminants (pharmaceuticals and phenolic derivatives) from water
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Structural and dynamic properties of water within the solvation layer around various conformations of the glycine-based polypeptide
PublicationSeveral conformations of the solvated glycine-based polypeptides were investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. Some properties of water in the neighbouring space around these molecules were investigated. It was found, that water forms a well-defined layer - the first solvation shell - around the peptide molecule, and thickness of this layer is independent of the peptide structure, and it equals to approximately 0.28 nm....
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Contamination of Runoff Water at Gdańsk Airport (Poland) by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)
PublicationAirport runoff can contain high concentrations of various pollutants, in particular polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), the environmental levels of which have to be monitored. Airport runoff water samples, collected at the Gdańsk-Rębiechowo Airport from 2008 to 2009, were analysed for PAHs and PCBs by gas chromatography. The aromatic fractions were separated by liquid-liquid extraction...
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Vibrational spectroscopic studies of N,N'-dimethylpropyleneurea-water system: Affected solvent spectra and factor analysis
PublicationZmierzono widma FT-IR układu N,N'-dimetylopropylenomocznik (DMPU) - woda w całym zakresie składów w zakresie 4000-500 cm-1 przy użyciu techniki całkowitego wewnętrznego odbicia (ATR). Hydratacja DMPU została dodatkowo zbadana przy pomocy transmisyjnej spektroskopii FT-IR izotopowo rozcieńczonej HDO w H2O. Widma zanalizowano przy użyciu ilościowej wersji metody widm różnicowych, prowadzącej do wyizolowania widma rozpuszczalnika...
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Application of dispersive liquid - liquid microextraction for determination of pesticides from various chemical groups in water samples
PublicationPesticides are a global risk because they move with the wind, rain and sea currents from other regions, which makes getting to places which were never used before. Their presence was detected in all types of water circulating in the ecosystem, which is an easy source of exposure to life and health of all living organisms. Currently, it is considered one of the most dangerous and toxic pollutants, which fate and function is still...
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Physicochemical Properties and Application of Silica-Doped Biochar Composites as Efficient Sorbents of Copper from Tap Water
PublicationThis article concerns research on new sorption materials based on silica-doped activated carbon. A two-stage synthesis involved pyrolysis of plant material impregnated in a water glass solution , followed by hydrothermal activation of the pyrolysate in KOH solution. The resulting composite can be used as a sorbent in drinking water filters. The proposed method of synthesis enables the design of materials with a surface area...