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Passive sampling techniques for monitoring pollutants in water
PublicationPraca przeglądowa poświęcona technice dozymetrii pasywnej. Omówiono charakterystykę wybranych próbników pasywnych wykorzystywanych w analityce zanieczyszczeń wody. Ponadto przedstawiono zalety i wady technik pasywnych oraz opisano obszar praktycznego zastosowania próbnikow pasywnych.
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Application of passive sampling technique in monitoring research on quality of atmospheric air in the area of Tczew, Poland.
PublicationThis paper presents the results of atmospheric air quality research in Tczew (adjacent to the Vistula River) on the content of BTEX compounds. Analytical procedure applied during the sampling of the analytes from the air used the passive sampling technique (diffusive passive sampler, Radiello®). For determination of BTEX compounds in atmospheric air, two-stage thermal desorption technique combined with gas chromatography (TD-GC-FID)...
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Application of passive sampling technique for monitoring of BTEX concentration in urban air: Field comparison of different types of passive samplers
PublicationW efekcie przeprowadzonych badań potwierdzono przydatności techniki dozymetrii pasywnej wykorzystywanej na etapie izolacji i wzbogacania analitów do uzyskania informacji o poziomie stężeń zanieczyszczeń z grupy BTEX w powietrzu atmosferycznym na terenie aglomeracji Trójmiejskiej. Dodatkowo, porównano wyniki oznaczeń uzyskanych z wykorzystaniem dwóch typów dozymetrów pasywnych.
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Application of passive sampling techniques for monitoring the aquatic environment
PublicationDozymetry pasywne są coraz powszechniej stosowanym narzędziem do pobierania próbek analitów ze środowiska wodnego. W przypadku próbników pasywnych pobieranie analitów następuje na drodze swobodnego transportu masy przez membranę do medium zatrzymującego, na skutek różnicy potencjałów chemicznych analitów w medium zatrzymującym w próbniku i środowiskiem wodnym, w którym umieszczany jest próbnik. Największą zaletą stosowania próbników...
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Application of passive sampling techniques as a usable tool in the field of environmental quality monitoring
PublicationAnalysis of literature data published for the past 20 years leads to the conclusion, that passive sampling technique has been developing very quickly and is commonly used in the field of monitoring pollutants in air, water and soil environment. The popularity of application of passive sampling techniques in analytical and environmental chemistry results from its many advantages e.g.: Simplicity in use, low costs of exploitation,...
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Zastosowanie techniki dozymetrii pasywnej do oceny jakości powietrza wewnętrznego. Application of passive sampling technique for assessment of indoor air quality
PublicationJakość powietrza wewnętrznego jest istotnym parametrem wpływającym na dobre samopoczucie i zdrowie człowieka. Kluczowego znaczenia nabiera więc jego nieustanna kontrola i oznaczanie zawartości zanieczyszczeń, które występują w nim na bardzo niskich poziomach stężeń. Do pomiarów jakości powietrza wewnętrznego często wykorzystywana jest (znana od ponad pół wieku) technika dozymetrii pasywnej. W literaturze nadal pojawiają się doniesienia...
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Passive sampling
PublicationPrzedstawiono możliwości wykorzystania technik pasywnych (opartych na swobodnym ruchu cząsteczek analitu do medium zatrzymującego) w analityce środowiskowej. Omówiono przykłady wykorzystania zarówno organizmów żywych (biomonitoring) jak i urządzeń pasywnych do pobierania próbek analitów z badanego medium (powietrze, woda, gleba).
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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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Advances in passive sampling in environmental studies
PublicationDozymetria pasywna stanowi użyteczne narzędzie wykorzystywane w monitoringu środowiskowym. W pracy zostały zawarte nowe rozwiązania i udoskonalenia istniejących próbników pasywnych oraz praktyczne ich wykorzystanie w monitoringu środowiskowym.
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Passive sampling techniques in monitoring of BTEX in urban air = Technika dozymetrii pasywnej w monitoringu analitów z grupy BTEX w powietrzu atmosferycznym na obszarach miejskich
PublicationLotna związki organiczne, a wśród nich związki z grupy BTEX, odgrywają istotną rolę w chemii środowiska. Mogą one oddziaływać znacząco na abiotyczną jak i biotyczną część środowiska. Nie bez znaczenia jest również wpływ LZO na organizmy żywe w tym na zdrowie ludzkie. Ponadto posiadają one zdolność do kumulowania się w organizmach żywych zwiększając ryzyko zachorowań. Niektóre z nich mogą również niekorzystnie oddziaływać na organizmy...
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Passive sampling techniques in monitoring of BTEX in urban air = Technika dozymetrii pasywnej w monitoringu analitów z grupy BTEX w powietrzu atmosferycznym na obszarach miejskich
PublicationLotna związki organiczne, a wśród nich związki z grupy BTEX, odgrywają istotną rolę w chemii środowiska. Mogą one oddziaływać znacząco na abiotyczną jak i biotyczną część środowiska. Nie bez znaczenia jest również wpływ LZO na organizmy żywe w tym na zdrowie ludzkie. Ponadto posiadają one zdolność do kumulowania się w organizmach żywych zwiększając ryzyko zachorowań. Niektóre z nich mogą również niekorzystnie oddziaływać na organizmy...
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Passive sampling and/or extraction techniques in environmental analysis: a review
PublicationThe current state-of-the-art of passive sampling and/or extraction methods for long-term monitoring of pollutants in different environmental compartments is discussed in this review. Passive dosimeters that have been successfully used to monitor organic and inorganic contaminants in air, water, sediments, and soil are presented. The application of new approaches to the determination of pollutants at the sampling stage is discussed....
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Passive sampling and/or extraction techniquesin environmental analysis: a review
PublicationPrzedstawiono przegląd literaturowy dotyczący pasywnych technik izolacji i wzbogacania analitów z matryc środowiskowych, takich jak powietrze, woda czy gleba. Zwrócono uwagę na rosnącą rolę technik pasywnych w monitoringu środowiskowym oraz zaprezentowano krótki rys historyczny rozwoju tych technik.
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Measurement of benzene concentration in urban air using passive sampling
PublicationAbstract The concentration of benzene in urban air in theTri-City area of Poland (Gdańsk-Sopot-Gdynia, andTczew) was assessed using diffusive passive samplers (Rad-iello). Samples were collected during a four-year monitoringcampaign (2007-2010) at selected monitoring stations man-aged by the Agency of Regional Air Quality Monitoring inthe Gdańsk Metropolitan Area (ARMAAG) Foundation.The performance of the passive samplers was investigatedin...
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Permeation passive sampling as a tool for the evaluation of indoor air quality
PublicationOkreślono stężenie średnie ważone w czasie wybranych lotnych związków organicznych w powietrzu ośmiu pomieszczeniach mieszkalnych na terenie miasta Gdańska. Do pobierania próbek analitów z powietrza wewnętrznego zastosowano permeacyjny dozymetr pasywny typu pudełkowego oraz technikę dynamiczną (urządzenie przepływowe z rurką sorpcyjną). Porównano wyniki uzyskane w wyniku zastosowania w/w technik pobierania próbek analitów.
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Passive sampling as a tool for obtaining reliable analyticalinformation in environmental quality monitoring
PublicationSpośród technik pobierania próbek analitów technika dozymetrii pasywnej wydaje się być interesującą alternatywą w stosunku do powszechnie stosowanych technik dynamicznych. Dozymetria pasywna łączy w sobie etap pobierania próbki z etapem izolacji i wzbogacania analitów, które są zatrzymywane w odpowiednim medium zatrzymującym. Prowadzi to do znacznego uproszczenia operacji analitycznych wykonywanych in situ. W odróżnieniu od aktywnych...
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Calibration of Passive Samplers for the Monitoring of Pharmaceuticals in Water-Sampling Rate Variation
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Ionic liquids for the passive sampling of sulfonamides from water—applicability and selectivity study
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Salinity and pH as factors affecting the passive sampling and extraction of pharmaceuticals from water
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Employment of passive sampling in monitoring indoor air quality in selected residences in a Tri-city area in Poland
PublicationTime-weighted average concentrations of selected volatile compounds were measured in chosen residences in a Tri-City area of Poland by means of passive sampling. The results were compared to those obtained by dynamic technique – sorption tubes filled with Tenax TA sorbent. Results obtained by employing the two techniques were similar. Total volatile organic compound (TVOC) parameters were also determined. An attempt was also...
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Employment of passive sampling in monitoring indoor air quality in selected residences in a Tri-city area in Poland
PublicationNa etapie pobierania próbek analitów zastosowano dwie techniki: pasywną - wykorzystującą permeacyjne dozymetry pasywne oraz technikę klasyczną - wykorzystującą rurki sorpcyjne. Wyznaczono sumaryczną zawartość TVOC lotnych związków organicznych.
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Preliminary study on suitability of ionic liquids as potential passive-sampling media of polyaromatic-hydrocarbon (PAH) analyses in water
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Membrane in tandem with a helical sorbent trap as continuous sampling technique of the polyvinyl chloride thermo-oxidative degradation products for their on-line gas chromatographic monitoring
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Monitorowanie i mapowanie zanieczyszczenia powietrza atmosferycznego przez związki z grupy BTEX (benzen, toluen, etylobenzen, ksylen) z wykorzystaniem techniki dozymetrii pasywnej do pobierania próbek analitów = Monitoring and mapping of atmospheric pollutans with the use of passive technique of sampling of BTEX (benzene, ethylbenzene, toluene, xylenes) analytes
PublicationWskutek działalności człowieka do atmosfery dostaje się coraz większa liczba substancji szkodliwych, uznanych za potencjalnie niebezpieczne dla organizmów żywych, głównie z uwagi na ich toksyczność. Do takich substancji zalicza się między innymi związki z grupy BTEX. Chcąc ocenić stopień narażenia populacji na obecność w powietrzu atmosferycznym analitów z grupy BTEX, niezbędne jest monitorowanie poziomu stężeń tych zanieczyszczeń...
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Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in Indoor Air in the Gdansk Area Using Permeation Passive Samplers
PublicationPassive dosimetry — known for over a hundred years — is still a useful tool in monitoring air pollutants. In this work, permeation passive samplers were used to determine indoor air quality in 22 apartments located in the Gdansk area in the northern part of Poland. The results obtained by the passive sampling technique were compared to those obtained by dynamic sampling. Attempts were also made to identify indoor sources of...
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The influence of meteorological conditions and anthropogenic activities on the seasonal fluctuations of BTEX in the urban air of the Hanseatic city of Gdansk, Poland
PublicationThe results of studies conducted in Gdansk in the period from January to December 2013 and focused on the determination of BTEX in the atmospheric air are presented. At the stage of the isolation and/or enrichment of analytes from the gaseous medium, a passive sampling technique—Radiello® diffusive passive samplers, was applied. The time-weighted average annual concentration of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and total xylenes...
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The miniaturised emission chamber system and home-made passive flux sampler studies of monoaromatic hydrocarbons emissions from selected commercially-available floor coverings
PublicationThe estimation of the emission rate of organic compounds released from various types of indoor materials can be performed using stationary environmental test chambers (ETC) classified as ex-situ methods or small-scale portable analytical devices based on the use of passive technique at the stage of analytes sampling from the gaseous phase (in-situ methods). The paper presents results of emissions of selected organic compounds from...
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The Relationships Between BTEX, NOx, and O3 Concentrations in Urban Air in Gdansk and Gdynia, Poland
PublicationThis paper presents the results of atmospheric air quality research conducted in the areas of two shipyard cities: Gdansk and Gdynia (Poland), in the period between March and December 2011. The purpose of the research was focused on determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) compounds in atmospheric air. Passive sampling technique, with Radiello® diffusive passive samplers, was used for BTEX sample collection...
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Unconventional and user-friendly sampling techniques of semi-volatile organic compounds present in an indoor environment: An approach to human exposure assessment
PublicationThe commonly applied solutions used to assess the potential risk of human exposure to semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) are based on the investigation of biological samples collected in an invasive or non-invasive manner. For SVOCs, which are typically introduced to humans through the respiratory system, dermal adsorption, or digestive system, sampling solutions generally used in the indoor environments are classified as...
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Green Sample Collection
PublicationThe term of “green sample collection” is directly associated with both passive and dynamic analytical tools which allow for simultaneous management of the stage of collection and isolation and/or enrichment of a broad spectrum of chemical compounds from environmental samples. The use of passive sampling techniques at the stage of sample collection makes it possible to obtain in a simple yet inexpensive manner an analytical information...
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α-Pinene, 3-carene and d-limonene in indoor air of Polish apartments: The impact on air quality and human exposure
PublicationMonoterpenes are among most ubiquitous volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to be detected in indoor air. Since the quality of indoor air is considered important for inhabitants' well-being, the present study aimed at investigating impact of human activity on levels of selected monoterpenes applying passive sampling technique followed by thermal desorption and gas chromatography coupled mass spectrometry. One of the objectives of...
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Ground Tire Rubber Modified by Elastomers via Low-Temperature Extrusion Process: Physico-Mechanical Properties and Volatile Organic Emission Assessment
PublicationIn this paper, low-temperature extrusion of ground tire rubber was performed as a proecological waste tires recycling method. During this process, ground tire rubber was modified with constant content of dicumyl peroxide and a variable amount of elastomer (in the range: 2.5–15 phr). During the studies, three types of elastomers were used: styrene-butadiene rubber, styreneethylene/butylene-styrene grafted with maleic anhydride and...
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The home-made in situ passive flux sampler for the measurement of monoterpene emission flux: preliminary studies
PublicationThe paper presents the construction and metrological characteristics of the home-made in situ passive flux sampler, an analytical tool representing small-scale emission chambers working in situ and passively sampling analytes from the gaseous phase. The sorption element was a cylindrical container made of stainless steel net, packed with a carbon sorbent bed-graphitized charcoal, Carbograph 4 (35/50mesh). The recommended working/exposure...
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Concentrations of monoaromatic hydrocarbons in the air of the underground car park and individual garages attached to residential buildings
PublicationThe paper describes the characteristics of a two-level underground car park and three individual garages attached to residential buildings, differing by the resident utilization habits, located in North Poland (Tri-City agglomeration area). The strategy of collecting the analyte samples from air in mentioned enclosed areas, concerning the determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, o-xylene and p,m-xylenes (BTEX) concentrations...
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Monitoring of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in atmospheric air. Part II. Sample collection and preparation
PublicationThe paper reviews literature information on air sampling techniques commonly used for monitoring volatile organic compounds (VOCs) levels in atmospheric air. It describes containers for collecting samples of atmospheric air, such as vacuum canisters and bags made from synthetic materials. It discusses dynamic, passive and denudational techniques for sampling analytes from air combining isolation with preliminary enrichment, and...
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BTEX concentration levels in urban air in the area of the Tri-City agglomeration (Gdansk, Gdynia, Sopot), Poland
PublicationThe paper presents and discusses the results of atmospheric air quality research conducted in 2012 with reference to the level of BTEX compounds in the Tri-City agglomeration—Gdansk, Gdynia, and Sopot (northern Poland). At the stage of BTEX sampling from the ambient air, Radiello® diffusive passive samplers were applied. The annual time-weighted average concentrations for benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes (BTEX) in the...
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Selected concentration techniques for gas chromatographic analysis of environmental samples
PublicationThe paper describes the role and tasks of environmental analysis and monitoring. It emphasises the leading role played by gas chromatography, especially when coupled with suitable sample preparation. This is demonstrated by some literature evidence and mainly by the author's original work on the design of sample preparation apparatus and development of GC-based methods of determination of a wide variety of organic pollutants in...
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Kinetics of hexane and cyclohexane biodegradation using Candida subhashii in mineral salt medium in the presence of DES solution
Open Research DataDataset presents results of investigations on kinetics of biodegradation of hexane and cyclohexane in Candida subhashii.
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Austenitic stainless steel sensitization
Open Research DataHigh-alloy steels, thanks to their composition and content of appropriate alloying additives, are characterized by increased resistance to many corrosive environments. However, this is due to the increased sensitivity of the described construction materials to specific environmental conditions during their use. An example may be the increased susceptibility...
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Sampling Strategies: Statistics of Sampling
PublicationEach step of the analytical procedure has a significant influence on the final result of the analysis. In the majority of cases the analytical procedure encompasses sampling because the analysis of the entire object (material) is usually not possible. Thus it is necessary to include the uncertainty related to sampling procedure in the uncertainty budget calculations. In the paper: the most important properties of the analysed...
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Urban dew formation efficiency and chemistry in Poland
PublicationThe measurements of dew formation efficiency and chemistry were performed in Poland in September 2009, as a part of a longer, two-year sampling campaign. Pairs of sites, representing centers of major Polish cities and rural conditions in three different regions, were compared. With the aim to get more detailed landuse-oriented characteristics of dew, two additional sites were set close to Wroclaw. Collection of dew at each site...
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Validation of a sampling procedure
PublicationEach step of the analytical procedure influences the final results in a significant way. In the majority of cases the analytical procedure encompasses sampling because the analysis of the entire object (material) is usually not possible. Thus it is necessary to include the uncertainty related to sampling procedure in the uncertainty budget calculations. This paper describes two basic ways of estimating the sampling uncertainty,...
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22/23_winter_ Legislative technique in planning
e-Learning CoursesThe objective of the module is for students to understand the principles of legislative technique and to be able to apply them correctly in the planning documents they draw up.
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23/24_winter_ Legislative technique in planning
e-Learning CoursesThe objective of the module is for students to understand the principles of legislative technique and to be able to apply them correctly in the planning documents they draw up.
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The power spectral density of audible noise and electric disturbances in ship’s electrical drive systems with frequency converters
Open Research DataThe presented dataset is part of research focusing on the impact of the ship's electrical drive systems with frequency converters on vibrations and the level of audible noise on ships.
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The AC motor voltage and audible noise waveforms in ship’s electrical drive systems with frequency converters
Open Research DataThe presented dataset is part of research focusing on the impact of the ship's electrical drive systems with frequency converters on vibrations and the level of audible noise on ships.
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Validation of atmospheric aerosols sampling in equivalent fractions
PublicationPhysical properties and chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols are of extreme importance, in many fields of interest, namely the Environment even with legal implications. Atmospheric sampling poses inherent problems with consequent demands on sampling optimisation, with sampling strategies requiring validation. In this work a study was conducted aiming at validating the collection of atmospheric aerosols in equivalent fractions....
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Application of Passive Samplers in Monitoring of Organic Constituents of Air
PublicationThe principles of passive dosimetry, which has been known for over 100 years, are finding an ever increasing use in analytical practice and are being used as a convenient technique for isolation and enrichment of analytes from various environmental media. Due to its simplicity, a variety of designs, as well as the possibility of using a number of different final determination techniques, passive dosimetry has been applied in...
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Magnetic flux leakage signals of near side defects measured with different velocities
Open Research DataThe dataset contains raw signals measured with the use of the magnetic flux leakage (MFL) technique. Linear Hall effect sensors A1324 were used to measure magnetic flux leakage. Three voltage signals were measured: Bx sensor output, Bz1 sensor output, and difference of Bz1 and Bz2 outputs. An output of a Bx sensor was directly proportional to the tangential...
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Magnetic flux leakage signals of far side defects measured with different velocities
Open Research DataThe dataset contains raw signals measured with the use of the magnetic flux leakage (MFL) technique. Linear Hall effect sensors A1324 were used to measure magnetic flux leakage. Three voltage signals were measured: Bx sensor output, Bz1 sensor output, and difference of Bz1 and Bz2 outputs. An output of a Bx sensor was directly proportional to the tangential...