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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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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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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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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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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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Total mercury in surface sediments of the Gdansk Basin
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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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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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Biodegradation and sorption of nodularin (NOD) in fine-grained sediments
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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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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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Constituents of organic alkalinity in pore water of marine sediments
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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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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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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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The Impact of Dredging Deep Pits on Organic Matter Decomposition in Sediments
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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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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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Arsenic concentrations in Baltic Sea sediments close to chemical munitions dumpsites
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Sea-dumped ammunition as a possible source of mercury to the Baltic Sea sediments
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Comparison of different extraction techniques of polychlorinated biphenyls from sediments samples.
PublicationIn this work, problems that may occur during determination of trace levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in sediment samples are described. Main error sources are connected with extraction of analytes prior to final determination. During model studies, polychlorinated biphenyls have been extracted from sedimentreference material (METRANAL 2) with the use of different solvents (dichloromethane, hexsane, and toluene); the process...
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Analytical methods and problems related to the determination of organotin compounds in marine sediments
PublicationProcedury analityczne oznaczania zwiazków cynoorganicznych w osadach morskich skladają się z wilu operacji i czynnosci (pobieranie próbek, wstępne przygotowanie, transport, oznaczenia końcowe). Zazwyczaj procedury te charakteryzują się dużą praco- i czasochłonnością. W pracy omówiono podstawowe źródła błędów zwiazane z w/wym etapami postepowania analitycznego oraz przedstawiono sposoby im zapobiegania.
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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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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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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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Surface sediments pollution due to shipwreck s/s “Stuttgart”: a multidisciplinary approach
PublicationShipwrecks may pose a serious source of pollution for marine ecosystems. For this reason, it is of great importance to perform a marine ecosystem risk assessment due to plausible wreck presence. One of elements of such an assessment is determining the state of the environment in the vicinity of the wreck. In the work presented, the results of studies on surface sediments samples collected around the s/s Stuttgart ship sunk during...
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Annual changes of basic parameters of bottom sediments from the Klodnica River Catchment
PublicationThe Klodnica River Catchment is heavily contaminated ecosystem located in area of the Upper Silesia Industrial Region. In this area various forms of human activity can be observed (e.g. mining coal underground, metallurgy, power/heat plants, wastewater discharged directly into the river). The impact of industrial and municipal wastes on this aquatic system causes to changes in the hydrographic network of river and the waters quality. In...
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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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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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Heavy Metals in Waters and Sediments of Rivers Affected by Brown Coal Mine Waters
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The impact of declining oxygen conditions on pyrite accumulation in shelf sediments (Baltic Sea)
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Spatial distribution of phosphorus forms in sediments in the Gulf of Gdańsk (southern Baltic Sea)
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Toxicity of sediments and its relations with the mobility of pollutants on the basis of studies of Lake Turawskie
PublicationPraca niniejsza jest raportem z badań nad toksycznością i jej powiązaniem z mobilnością zanieczyszczeń. Moblilność zanieczyszczeń uzależniona jest od pH próbki. Próbki pobierano z Jez. Turawskiego, toksyczność była mierzona przy użyciu testu Microtox (AZUR Environmental, USA).
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Change in Heavy Metals Concentrations in Sediments Deposited in Retention Tanks in a Stream after a Flood
PublicationOur paper presents the results of heavy metal (HM) (Zn, Cu, Pb, Cd) content in bottom sediments from retention tanks along Oliwa Stream in Gdańsk, Poland, before a flood (BF) and after a flood (AF) 14-15 July 2016. The flood had a huge impact on the quality of bottom sediments and their displacement. The concentrations of HM differed significantly for research series conducted 3 months BF and 8 months AF. The concentration of Cu...
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Sources and fate of microplastics in marine and beach sediments of the Southern Baltic Sea—a preliminary study
PublicationMicroplastics’ sources and fate in marine bottom and beach sediments of strongly polluted Baltic Sea have been investigated.Microplastics were extracted using sodium chloride. Their qualitative identification was conducted using micro-Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (μFT-IR).
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Methods of Assessment of Metal Contamination in Bottom Sediments (Case Study: Straszyn Lake, Poland)
PublicationThe concentrations of six metals (Zn, Cu, Pb, Ni, Cr, and Cd) were investigated in bottom sediments of Straszyn Lake (North Poland). This study was designed to determine a total content of metals and to assess their mobility and bioavailability. The sequential extraction was used to fractionate metals into five fractions: exchangeable, bound to carbonates, bound to Fe–Mn oxides, bound to organic matter, and residual. The evaluation...
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Heavy Metals in Sediments of Urban Streams: Contamination and Health Risk Assessment of Influencing Factors
PublicationSediments of two urban streams in northern Poland outflowing to the Baltic Sea were assessed to explain the spatial variation in relation to urbanization level of the catchment, the role of retention tanks (RTs) and identification of pollution level. During the 3 month period of investigation sediment samples were collected from the inflow (IN) and outflow (OUT) of six RTs located on streams for flood protection. Six heavy metals...
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Seagrass vegetation and meiofauna enhance the bacterial abundance in the Baltic Sea sediments (Puck Bay)
PublicationThis study presents the first report on bacterial communities in the sediments of eelgrass (Zostera marina) meadows in the shallow southern Baltic Sea (Puck Bay). Total bacterial cell numbers (TBNs) and bacteria biomass (BBM) assessed with the use of epifluorescence microscope and Norland’s formula were compared between bare and vegetated sediments at two localities and in two sampling summer months. Significantly higher TBNs and...
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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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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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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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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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Distribution of pollutants in the Odra River system part III. Organic pollutants in bottom sediments
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań próbek osadów dennych pobranych (w okresie 1997-2000) w ramach Międzynarodowego Programu Badań Dorzecza Rzeki Odry (w trakcie 8 Kampanii) na zawartość szerokiej gamy związków organicznych (pestycydy, lotne związki organiczne, wielopierścieniowe węglowodory aromatyczne, chlorobenzeny, polichlorowane bifenyle).
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Miniaturised analytical procedure of determining polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and polychlorinated biphenyls in bottom sediments
PublicationOpisano metodę oznaczania bardzo niskich stężeń polichlorowanych bifenyli w obecności wysokich zawartości wielopierścieniowych węglowodorów aromatycznych. Analizie techniką GC-MS poddawany jest ekstrakt z 1 g próbki osadu. Jako standardy wewnętrzne zastosowano Naftalen-d8, benzo[a]antracen-d12 i PCB 209. Średni odzysk standardów przedstawiał się następująco: 65, 55 i 60% odpowiednio. Do izolacji frakcji PCB stosowano niekomercyjne...
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The impact of military activities on the concentration of mercury in soils of military training grounds and marine sediments
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Toxicity assessment of sediments associated with the wreck of s/s Stuttgart in the Gulf of Gdańsk (Poland)
PublicationPrzeprowadzono badania w pobliżu wraku s/s Stuttgart zalegającego przy Polskim wybrzeżu (Zatoka Gdańska) i stanowiącego źródło zanieczyszczenia w formie WWA i PCB. Przeprowadzono oznaczenia śladowych zanieczyszczeń organicznych oraz badania toksykologiczne aby oszacować ryzyko ze strony wraku i jego pozostałości. W wyniku badań można stwierdzić, że tylko siły grawitacyjne i kształt dna morskiego są czynnikami wpływającymi na transport...
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Impact of methane occurrence on iron speciation in the sediments of the Gdansk Basin (Southern Baltic Sea)
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Selected anionic and cationic surface active agents determined in river sediments – the Klodnica catchment
PublicationSurface active agents (SAAs) are specific compounds that contain hydrophilic/ hydrophobic group in their molecules named as amphiphilic structures. According to charge on the hydrophilic part of surfactants they can be classified into three main groups: anionic, cationic and non-ionic compounds. Due to the amphiphilic structure of SAAs they have specific properties (e.g. ability to adsorption at different surfaces, reduction of...
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Trace Metal Contamination of Bottom Sediments: A Review of Assessment Measures and Geochemical Background Determination Methods
PublicationThis paper provides an overview of different methods of assessing the trace metal (TM) contamination status of sediments affected by anthropogenic interference. The geochemical background determination methods are also described. A total of 25 papers covering rivers, lakes, and retention tanks sediments in areas subjected to anthropogenic pressure from the last three years (2019, 2020, and 2021) were analysed to support our examination...