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Investigation of properties of swimming pool water treatment sediments
PublicationDwa rodzaje osadów pochodzących z instalacji basenowych zostały scharakteryzowane i otrzymane wyniki przedyskutowane, w szczególności flokuły, które zatrzymały się na filtrze piaskowo-żwirowym i następnie zostały usunięte w płukaniu zwrotnym oraz osady z dna niecki basenowej zebrane tzw. odkurzaczem wodnym. Lepsze zrozumienie struktury i właściwości osadów powinno usprawnić usuwanie cyst Cryptosporidium z basenów i w efekcie podnieść...
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Constituents of organic alkalinity in pore water of marine sediments
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Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs): Sediments and Water Analysis
PublicationUnfavorable side effects of different forms of anthropogenic activities can be found anywhere in the world. One of the basic characteristics of pollutants entering marine and ocean waters is their spread and movement in the global ocean. A portion of the substances entering the marine environment is rapidly degraded by chemical processes occurring in the air, sediments, and water, thereby losing their toxic properties. The biggest...
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The sanitary quality of water and sandy sediments of selected streams and the coastal area of Gdańsk Bay
PublicationPraca prezentuje wyniki badań bakteriologicznych przybrzeżnych wód morskich i plażowych osadów piaszczystych prowadzonych w rejonie ujścia do Zatoki Gdańskiej rzeki Kaczej i Sweliny oraz Potoków Grodowego i Kamiennego. W badaniach określano liczbę bakterii względnie psychrofilnych, mezofilnych oraz bakterii wskaźnikowych (bakterii z grupy coli, coli typu kałowego oraz paciorkowców kałowych). Stwierdzono, iż potoki wnoszą znaczny...
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The occurrence of heavy metals and metal-resistant bacteria in water and bottom sediments of the Straszyn reservoir (Poland)
PublicationThe aim of this study is investigate the distribution of selected heavy metals (zinc, copper, lead, cadmium) and metal-resistant bacteria in water and bottom sediments of drinking water reservoir for Gdańsk (Poland). The research area - Straszyn Lake is a dam reservoir on Radunia river, of the total volume of 3 mln m3. Sediment and water sampling took place between May and October 2013 (eight series). Regarding metal concentration...
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Microbiological analysis of sea water and bottom sediments in Kosakowo – Gdańsk profile
Open Research DataThis dataset contains the results of microbiological analysis of sea water and bottom sediments in Kosakowo – Gdańsk profile in 2013 - 2014 . The tested material consisted of water samples (surface water and bottom water) and bottom sediment samples. Water and sediment samples were analysed for the following: number of Enterobacteriaceae genus bacteria,...
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Bacteria in water and bottom sediments in Puck Bay area (Baltic Sea)
Open Research DataThe samples for testing were collected from 5th of November 2007 to 14th of December 2007. In total, there were 147 samples collected from 30 sites, including 57 water samples and 90 sediment samples. Water was sampled from the surface and directly above the layer of bottom sediment. Sediments, regardless of length of the sample core were sampled from...
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Microbiological condition of sediments and bottom water in the area of Gdańsk Deep in Gulf of Gdańsk
Open Research DataThis dataset contains the results of microbiological analysis of bottom water and bottom sediments in the area of Gdańsk Deep in Gulf of Gdańsk. The tested samples were collected at 5 sites on 15th of December 2007. 5 samples of bottom water and 10 samples of sediments were collected for microbiological testing. Each of these samples were analysed for...
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Speciation of heavy metals in bottom sediments of drinking water reservoir for Gdansk, Poland – changes over the 14 years
PublicationThere was conducted a comparative study of the concentrations of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Pb, and Cd) in the surface layer of sediments collected in two investigation periods: 1999–2000 and 2013. Theresults demonstrated that the degree of metals pollution decreased over time. The contamina-tion factors (Cf) calculated for Zn, Cu, Pb, and Cd were respectively 3.63, 3.86, 3.23, and 3.25 in the first period of research and 1.35, 3.42,...
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Speciation of heavy metals in bottom sediments of a drinking water reservoir for Gdańsk, Poland – changes over the 14 years
PublicationThere was conducted a comparative study of the concentrations of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Pb, andCd) in the surface layer of sediments collected in two investigation periods: 1999–2000 and 2013.The results demonstrated that the degree of metals pollution decreased over time. The contaminationfactors (Cf) calculated for Zn, Cu, Pb, and Cd were respectively 3.63, 3.86, 3.23, and 3.25 in thefirst period of...
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Toxic Metals, Non-Metals and Metalloids in Bottom Sediments as a Geoecological Indicator of a Water Body’s Suitability for Recreational Use
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The possibilities of utilization of bottom sediments from fresh water fish farms on the base of legal status of biosludge utilization'
PublicationHodowle ryb łososiowatych są źródłem stosunkowo niewielkich ilości odpadów, jakim są osady denne, ale które stanowią istotny problem do rozwiązania dla eksploatatora obiektu. Przepisy prawne generalnie pomijają ten aspekt gospodarki odpadami. właściciele stawów hodowlanych radzą sobie z tymi osadami lepiej lub gorzej, ale przeważnie ich działania ukierunkowane są na tzw. przyrodnicze ich wykorzystanie - najczęściej w granicach...
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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....
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Effects of near-bottom water oxygen concentration on biogeochemical cycling of C, N and S in sediments of the Gulf of Gdansk (southern Baltic)
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Anthropogenic enrichment of the chemical composition of bottom sediments of water bodies in the neighborhood of a non-ferrous metal smelter (Silesian Upland, Southern Poland)
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The antimicrobial resistance of the Enterobacteriaceae family bacteria isolated from harbour water sediments in the Northern Poland = Lekooporność bakterii z rodziny Enterobacteriaceae wyizolowanych z portowych osadów dennych w Polsce Północnej
PublicationPraca dotyczy oceny lekooporności bakterii z rodziny Enterobacteriaceae wyizolowanych z dennych osadów portowych pobranych w dwóch polskich morskich portach w Gdańsku i w Gdyni.
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Seasonal changes of mercury speciation in the coastal sediments
PublicationPurpose Mercury speciation in sediments is linked to environmental conditions and processes. Domination of particular mercury species depends on its source, displays considerable seasonal behavior, and may be further modified due to oxygen levels, icing conditions, or the input of fresh organic matter. The purpose of this study was to examine the coastal area of the Gulf of Gdańsk in terms of mercury contamination and the influence...
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Distribution and bioavailability of mercury in the surface sediments of the Baltic Sea
PublicationThe study aimed to determine the level of mercury (Hg) and its labile and stable forms in the surface sediments of the Baltic Sea. The work considers the impact of current and historical sources of Hg on sediment pollution, together with the influence of different environmental parameters, including water inflows from the North Sea. Surface sediments (top 5 cm) were collected in 2016–2017 at 91 stations located in different...
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Review on the quality of sediments from the stormwater drainage system in the urban area
PublicationThe main task of the stormwater drainage system is a safe drainage of rainwater and snowmelt from the urban area to the receiver. The flow of rain water in the drainage pipes is directly related with the formation of sediments in the whole stormwater system. In addition, pollutants from land runoff get adsorbed to the sediments. The sludge is mainly formed in those elements of stormwater drainage system, wherein the flow conditions...
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Impact of Microphytobenthos Photosynthesis on the Characteristics of the Echo Signal from Baltic Sandy Sediments
PublicationThe understanding the influence of biological processes on the characteristics of the signals backscattered by the sea floor is crucial in the development of the hydroacoustical benthic habitat classification techniques. The impact of the microphytobenthos photosynthesis on the acoustical backscattering properties of the Atlantic sandy sediments was previously demonstrated by Holliday et al. (2004) and Wildman and Huettel (2012). To...
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The Impact of Dredging Deep Pits on Organic Matter Decomposition in Sediments
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Sources of contamination in sediments of retention tanks and the influence of precipitation type on the size of pollution load
PublicationDensification of cities and urban population contributes to increased runoff and suspended solids and alteration of the urban water cycle. Nowadays, Blue-Green Infrastructure is promoted to increase a city’s resilience to floods; however, stormwater drainage systems, supported with retention tanks are still important in protecting urban areas against floods. Sediment accumulation in stormwater infrastructure relates to an issue...
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Unlocking the Secrets of River Pollution: Analyzing Organic Pollutants in Sediments—Experimental Study
PublicationUntreated wastewater released into rivers can result in water pollution, the spread of waterborne diseases, harm to ecosystems, contamination of soil and groundwater, as well as air pollution and respiratory problems for nearby humans and animals due to the release of greenhouse gases. The current study aims to investigate the recent input of anthropogenic loads into the rivers using linear alkylbenzene (LAB), which is one of the...
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Hazard assessment of sediments from a wetland system for treatment of landfill leachate using bioassays
PublicationFour bioassays were used in this study for the hazard assessment of sediments from sediment traps and several ponds in a treatment wetland for landfill leachate at Atleverket, Sweden. In the 6-day solid phase microbiotest with the sediment-dwelling crustacean Heterocypris incongruens both acute and chronic effects were observed with a gradual decrease and loss of toxicity with treatment in the wetland system. Some samples showed...
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Selected anionic and cationic surface active agents: case study on the Kłodnica sediments
PublicationSurface active agents (surfactants) are a group of chemical compounds, which are used as ingredients of detergents, cleaning products, cosmetics and functional products. After use, wastes containing surfactants or their degradation products are discharged to wastewater treatment plants or directly into surface waters. Due to their specific properties of SAAs, compounds are able to migrate between different environmental compartments...
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Assessment of Sewage Molecular Markers: Linear Alkylbenzenes in Sediments of an Industrialized Region in Peninsular Malaysia
PublicationIn this study, the use of linear alkylbenzenes (LABs) was employed to pinpoint the sources of human activity that cause detrimental impacts on the coastal environment and river ecosystems. LABs were detected using GC–MS in sediment samples assembled from Kim Kim River (KKR) and the Port Dickson coast (PDC). To assess the significance of variations in the distribution and concentrations of LABs across the sampling sites, this study...
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The sensitivity of bacteria to heavy metals in presence of mineral ship motor oil in coastal marine sediments and waters.
PublicationThe sensitivity of bacteria, isolated from coastal marine sediments and waters of Sopot beach, Gdańsk Bay (Poland), to heavy metals in the presence of mineral ship motor oil were studied. All isolated heterotrophic bacteria were resistant to the 0.1 mM lead concentration occurring in the environment. Metal resistance of bacteria isolated from coastal water was strongly related to mineral ship motor oil concentration. At 0.1% mineral...
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The influence of phosphorus fractions in bottom sediments on phosphate removal in semi-natural systems as the 3rd stage of biological wastewater treatment
PublicationThe research was carried out in two semi-natural systems (the polishing ponds in Swarzewo and the free water surface constructed wetland in Zarnowiec) in Poland. They were built as the 3rd stage of a conventional mechanical–biological wastewater treatment plant. These systems were built to improve the quality of the effluent of treated wastewater. In the polishing ponds and FWS wetland system, suspended solids, organic matter as...
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Analysis of the chemical composition of sediments
PublicationAnalysis of sediments and corrosion products was carried out, including microscoping and spectroscopic measurements with SEM/EDX
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Toxicity Assessment by Microtox® in Sediments, Pore Waters and Sediment Saline Elutriates in the Gulf of Gdansk (Baltic Sea)
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Organotin compounds in marine sediments
PublicationZwiązki cynoorganiczne są szeroko wykorzystywane w różnych sektorach gospodarki. Farby zawierające czynniki przeciwporostowe (biocydy), były wykorzystywane w ochronie przeciwkorozyjnej kadłubów statków i okrętów, są głównym źródłem emisji trójbutylo- i trójfenylocyny do środowiska morskiego.Międzynarodowa Organizacja Morska (IMO) wprowadziła w roku 2001 powszechny zakaz stosowania tych związków jako biocydów w powłokach malarskich....
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The speciation of organotin compounds in sediment and water samples from the port of Gdynia
PublicationOrganotin compounds (OTC) are toxic towards all living organisms. The application of organitin-based antifouling systems is becoming the main source of OTC in the ocean. Harbor sediments and water contain large deposits of organotin compounds due to application of antifouling systems in the shipping industry. OTC contamination presents a potential risk to the marine environment. Sediment and water samples were collected in 2009...
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Analytical procedure for the determination of chlorobenzenes in sediments
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono badania nad opracowaniem procedury oznaczania chlorobenzenów w próbkach osadów dennych. Składa się ona z następujących etapów: ekstrakcji za pomocą rozpuszczalnika (wytrząsanie); oczyszczanie ekstraktu; odparowanie rozpuszczalnika (redukcja objętości ekstraktu); analiza z wykorzystaniem techniki GC-MS. Przeprowadzono badania stopnia odzysku z wykorzystaniem wzorca wewnętrznego (deuterowany 1,2-dibromobenzen).
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Fate of Ionic Liquids in Soils and Sediments
PublicationZrozumienie losu cieczy jonowych w glebach i osadach dennych jest istotnym elementem ich implementacji z zachowaniem idei zrównoważonego rozwoju. Niniejsza publikacja zawiera analizę i podsumowanie danych dotyczących oddziaływań cieczy jonowych w roztworach wodnych oraz agregacji na powierzchniach stałych. Zaobserwowano, że silnie lipofilowe ciecze jonowe zawierające długi łańcuch węglowodorowy lub duży organiczny anion wykazują...
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The impact of sediment, fresh and marine water on the concentration of chemical elements in water of the ice-covered lagoon
PublicationThe common use of chemical elements by man has been contributing to their extraction for centuries. As a consequence, they have been directly or indirectly introduced into the biogeochemical cycle. In the framework of many conventions, mining and processing of elements are currently subject to many restrictions. However, their large load that has already been deposited in the soil and bottom sediments can be remobilised and...
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Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in bottom sediments: Identification of sources
PublicationPolychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) can enter the environment from various sources. They are synthetic chemicals and as such are present in the environment mainly as mixtures containing various amounts of PCB congeners. It is therefore difficult to pinpoint the source of PCB emissions into the environment and the pathways along which they migrate there. The situation is different where locating the emission sources of polycyclic aromatic...
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Theoretical Model of Acoustic Wave Propagation in Shallow Water
PublicationThe work is devoted to the propagation of low frequency waves in a shallow sea. As a source of acoustic waves, underwater disturbances generated by ships were adopted. A specific feature of the propagation of acoustic waves in shallow water is the proximity of boundaries of the limiting media characterised by different impedance properties, which affects the acoustic field coming from a source situated in the water layer “ deformed”...
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Total mercury in surface sediments of the Gdansk Basin
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Aleksandra Dudkowska doktor
PeopleDoctor of physical sciences, assistant professor at the Institute of Oceanography at the University of Gdańsk. Her interests focus on Sea Dynamics, in particular on the numerical modeling of water masses and sediments movement in the sea.
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Biodegradation and sorption of nodularin (NOD) in fine-grained sediments
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Some remarks on mobility, bioavaibility and location of pollutants in sediments
PublicationRemediacja osadów jest obecnie palącym problemem w wielu państwach intensywnie eksploatujących wody śródlądowe i morskie. Prowadzone badania sugerują, że zanieczyszcenia obecne w osadach nie są w całości dostępne dla bioty. Zatem zagadnienia mobilności, biodostępności i lokalizacji zanieczyszczeń mają duże znaczenie dla oceny ryzyka wynikającego z poziomu zanieczyszczenia osadów i ustanawiania dopuszczalnych stężeń. Wyniki prezentowane...
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Origin and fate of nanoparticles in marine water – Preliminary results
PublicationThe number, morphology and elemental composition of nanoparticles (<100 nm) in marine water was investigated using Variable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy (VP-SEM) and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Preliminary research conducted in the Baltic Sea showed that the number of nanoparticles in seawater varied from undetectable to 380 (x102) cm-3. Wind mixing and density barriers (thermocline) had a significant impact...
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Sources and composition of chemical pollution in Maritime Antarctica (King George Island), part 1: Sediment and water analysis for PAH sources evaluation in the vicinity of Arctowski station
PublicationThe paper presents a study regarding the identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in fresh waters and surface sediments on the western shore of Admiralty Bay over four sampling seasons from 2017 to 2018. The results were compared to literature data from 2016 to provide a more comprehensive image of the environmental fate of PAHs over the years. The highest value of Σ PAHs was 82.9 ng/L and 445 ng/g dw in water...
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Comparison of soil models in the thermodynamic analysis of a submarine pipeline buried in seabed sediments
PublicationThis paper deals with mathematical modelling of a seabed layer in the thermodynamic analysis of a submarine pipeline buried in seabed sediments. The existing seabed soil models: a “soil ring” and a semi-infinite soil layer are discussed in a comparative analysis of the shape factor of a surrounding soil layer. The meaning of differences in the heat transfer coefficient of a soil layer is illustrated based on a computational example...
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Total, methyl and organic mercury in sediments of the Southern Baltic Sea
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Canthaxanthin in recent sediments as an indicator of heterocystous cyanobacteria in coastal waters
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Sample preparation and chromatographic analysis of acidic herbicides in soils and sediments
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono różne techniki przygotowania próbek i oznaczania herbicydów z grupy pochodnych fenoli i pochodnych kwasów karboksylowych w próbkach gleby. Opisano wybrane metody wzbogacania i izolacji analitów, m. in.: ekstrakcję za pomocą wodnych roztworów zasad i rozpuszczalników organicznych płynem w stanie nadkrytycznym, wodą w stanie podkrytycznym, cieczą pod zwiększonym ciśnieniem, cieczą wspomaganą mikrofalami. Niski...
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The speciation and physico-chemical forms of metals in surface waters and sediments
PublicationWody powierzchniowe mogą być zanieczyszczone przez metale występujące w różnych formach fizykochemicznych przez metale w postaci jonowej jak i również metale związane z materia zawieszoną. Substancje nierozpuszczone występujące w postaci koloidów lub w postaci zaabsorbowanej na powierzchni materii zawieszonej mogą ulegać procesowi rozpuszczania w odpowiedzi na zamianę warunków chemicznych i fizycznych środowiska wodnego.Również...
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Wave-induced pore pressure oscillations in sandy seabed sediments
PublicationPracę poświęcono zagadnieniu wywoływania cyklicznych oscylacji ciśnieniacieczy porowej w piaszczystym gruncie dna morskiego w wyniku oddziaływania progresywnego falowania powierzchniowego. Dokonano szerokiego przeglądu i analizy istniejących teorii ciśnień cieczy porowej z punktu widzenia skom- plikowania opisu matematycznego zachowania się ośrodka wodno-gruntowego. Wyprowadzono dwuwymiarowe rozwiązanie analityczne i...
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The Application of a Mobile Unmanned Device for Monitoring Water and Sediment Pollution in the Port of Gdynia
PublicationPollution in the Port of Gdynia can encompass various types of substances and contaminants that affect the quality of water and sediment in this region. Ships entering and leaving the port can release pollutants such as oil, fuel, waste, and chemicals into the water. Controlling and monitoring these pollutants is a crucial part of environmental stewardship. In recent years, uncrewed units have been increasingly in use for in situ...