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Emission characteristics for gaseous- and size-segregated particulate PAHs in coal combustion flue gas from circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boiler
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Biochar-mediated transformation of titanium dioxide nanoparticles concerning TiO2NPs-biochar interactions, plant traits and tissue accumulation to cell translocation
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Bamboo-biochar and hydrothermally treated-coal mediated geochemical speciation, transformation and uptake of Cd, Cr, and Pb in a polymetal(iod)s-contaminated mine soil
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Mercury concentration in phytoplankton in response to warming of an autumn – winter season
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Mercury loads into the sea associated with extreme flood
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Occurrence of organic phosphates in particulate matter of the vehicle exhausts and outdoor environment – A case study
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Effects of beach wrack on the fate of mercury at the land-sea interface – A preliminary study
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Selenium and mercury concentrations, Se:Hg molar ratios and their effect on the antioxidant system in wild mammals
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Chemical composition of water from roof in Gdańsk, Poland
PublicationThis study deals with the assessment of roof runoff waters from the region of Gdansk collected during the winter season (2007/2008). The chemical analysis includes 16 chemical variables: major ions, PAHs and PCBs measured at 3 sampling sites for 6-14 rain events. Although the data set is of limited volume the statistical data treatment using self-organizing maps (SOM) reveals the main factors controlling roof runoff water quality...
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Relationships and bioaccumulation of chemical elements in the Baikal seal (Phoca sibirica)
PublicationOznaczono stężenia w próbkach wątroby foki bajkalskiej, planktonu i zoobentosu ryb stanowiących źródło pokarmu dla fok. Badania przeprowadzono z wykorzystaniem technik ICP-MS oraz ICP-AES. Zbadano wpływ czynników wewnętrzynch i zewnętrznych (środowiskowych) na proces bioakumulacji z wykorzystaniem technik wielowymiarowych (ANOVA, analiza czynników) oraz analizy korelacyjnej. Stwierdzono istotny wpływ płci oraz wieku na proces akumulacji...
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Factors determining accumulation of bisphenol A and alkylphenols at a low trophic level as exemplified by mussels Mytilus trossulus
PublicationThe aim of the study was to investigate abiotic and biotic factors influencing the accumulation of endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) such as bisphenol A (BPA), 4-tert-octylphenol (OP) and 4- nonylphenol (NP) in mussels Mytilus trossulus from the Gulf of Gdansk (Southern Baltic). The key abiotic factor influencing BPA, OP and NP accumulation in mussels is their hydrophilicity/lipophilicity, which affects their main assimilation...
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Impact of inorganic ions and pH variations on toxicity and endocrine potential of selected environmentally relevant pharmaceuticals
PublicationAssessment of the impact of pharmaceutical residues on living organisms is a very complex subject. Apart from taking into account the toxicity of individual compounds, environmental factors should also be taken into account. In this paper, attempts were made to assess the impact of coexisting inorganic ions and changes in pH on the toxicity of ten selected pharmaceuticals. Two bioassays were used to measure the estrogenic and androgenic...
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Interspecific and intraspecific variation in organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls using non-destructive samples from Pygoscelis penguins
PublicationAs humans are present in Antarctica only for scientific and tourism-related purposes, it is often described as a pristine region. However, studies have identified measurable levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), such as organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), in the Antarctic region. These are highly toxic anthropogenic compounds with tendency to travel long distances and reach remote environments, where...
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Identification of novel halogenated naturally occurring compounds in marine biota by high-resolution mass spectrometry and combined screening approaches
PublicationMarine animals, plants or bacteria are a source of bioactive naturally-occurring halogenated compounds (NHCs) such as bromophenols (BPs), bromoanisoles (BAs) and hydroxylated or methoxylated analogues of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (HO-PBDEs, MeO-PBDEs) and bromobiphenyls (HO-BBs, MeO-BBs). This study applied a comprehensive screening approach using liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry and combining target,...
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Potential of nanocomposites of zero valent copper and magnetite with Eleocharis dulcis biochar for packed column and batch scale removal of Congo red dye
PublicationThe current study is the first attempt to prepare nanocomposites of Eleocharis dulcis biochar (EDB) with nano zero-valent Copper (nZVCu/EDB) and magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs/EDB) for batch and column scale sequestration of Congo Red dye (CR) from synthetic and natural water. The adsorbents were characterized with advanced analytical techniques. The impact of EDB, MNPs/EDB and nZVCu/EDB dosage (1–4 g/L), pH (4–10), initial concentration...
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Bisphenols (A, S, and F) affect the basic hormonal activity determined for pharmaceuticals – Study of Saccharomyces cerevisiae
PublicationPharmaceuticals and analogs of bisphenol A (BPA) are increasingly threatening environmental pollutants. In this study, mixtures of selected pharmaceuticals (diclofenac sodium salt, chloramphenicol, oxytetracycline hydrochloride, fluoxetine hydrochloride, estrone, ketoprofen, progesterone, gemfibrozil and androstenedione) were prepared with BPA and its two analogs (namely, bisphenols F and S) at such ratios to reflect environmentally...
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Calibration of the Chemcatcher passive sampler for the monitoring of priority organic pollutants in water
PublicationNa Univeristy of Portsmouth (UK) opracowano próbnik pasywny typu Chemcatcher, który może być stosowany do długotrwałego monitoringu organicznych zanieczyszczeń wody. Na działanie wszystkich próbników pasywnych wpływ mają warunki środowiskowe takie jak np. ruch wody czy temperatura. Przed użyciem próbnika Chemcatcher w badaniach polowych wymagana więc była wcześniejsza kalibracja w laboratorium. Przedstawiono wyniki serii doświadczeń...
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Improvement of Fingerprinting Method based on Hill Cipher by using Frequency Domain
PublicationThe main goal of this paper is to present the advantages of a digital fingerprinting in a frequency domain over a pixel domain, in case of VoD services (Video on Demand). The paper presents basic issues of a multimedia data protection by digital fingerprinting. It also describes threats to embedded fingerprints from both collusion attacks and from a transmission itself. Possible solution was presented on the example of the DCT...
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Calculation methods of interaction of electromagnetic waves with objects of complex geometries
PublicationModeling of the electromagnetic interaction with different homogeneous or inhomo-geneous objects is a fundamental and important problem. It is relatively easy to solve Maxwellequations analytically when the scattering object is spherical or cylindrical, for example. How-ever, when it loses these properties all that is left for us is to useapproximation models, to ac-quire the solution we need. Modeling of complex, non-spherical,...
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LLA : A New Anypath Routing Scheme Providing Long Path Lifetime in VANETs
PublicationVehicular ad-hoc networks (VANETs) are a promising solution to improve the road traffic safety, reduce the environmental pollution, or simply provide the on-board infotainment services. However, these actions are often not possible due to high mobility of vehicles causing frequent failures of VANET links. In this paper, we focus on anypath routing to improve the reliability of multihop VANET communications. In particular, the paper...
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Stadion PGE Arena – dobre praktyki zarządzania projektem budowlano-infrastrukturalnym
PublicationW opracowaniu zaprezentowano case study, tj. opis przebiegu projektu, którego celem było wybudowanie stadionu piłkarskiego w Gdańsku. Inicjatywa budowy stadiony była związana ze zgłoszeniem Gdańska, jako miasta-gospodarza mi-strzostw Euro 2012. Główne działania zrealizowane w projekcie, tj. od inicjacji projektu aż do oddania obiektu do użytkowania zostały zestawione chronolo-gicznie w skali czasu. Wyeksponowano również szereg...
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Pollutant deposition via dew in urban and rural environment, Cracow, Poland
PublicationThis study is a comparative analysis of dew in rural and urban environment. Dew samples were collected between May and October, 2009 in two reference stations in southern Poland: Cracow and Gaik-Brzezowa. The investigation included comparison of volume and chemistry of the collected samples. Due to its formation mechanisms, dew is a good indicator of air pollution. Following parameters were analyzed in 159 collected samples: pH,...
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Electronic Noses for Indoor Air Quality Assessment
PublicationThis chapter presents a proposal of the use of electronic noses in the monitoring of indoor air quality. The main focus is put on the detailed characteristics of today’s indoor air quality control methods, the types of pollution in the air, and the development of electronic noses for air testing. Currently, scientists seek methodological and structural solutions that would enable real-time online indoor air control. It has been...
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Analysis of allophones based on audio signal recordings and parameterization
PublicationThe aim of this study is to develop an allophonic description of English plosive consonants based on recordings of 600 specially selected words. Allophonic variations addressed in the study may have two sources: positional and contextual. The former one depends on the syllabic or prosodic position in which a particular phoneme occurs. Contextual allophony is conditioned by the local phonetic environment. Co-articulation overlapping...
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Determination of selected parameters/ analytes in surface water samples collected in the surroundings of the capital of Spitsbergen (Longyearbyen)
PublicationPolar regions are extremely sensitive to pollution such as harmful gases, particles or toxic substances which affect the Arctic climate and ecosystems. Spitsbergen, as well as all Arctic region, because of its geographically distant location and lack of industry sector, should be free of chemical pollution. Despite this, many pollutants could be found in the Polar environment, for example in freshwaters. Their occurrence is related...
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Indeks jakości powietrza
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono użyteczne narzędzie do przekazywania informacji na temat poziomu zanieczyszczęń powietrza opinii publicznej za pośrednictwem mediów i internetu - indeks jakości powietrza. Kolejno przedstawiono; historię indeksu jakości powietrza, metodykę jego wyznaczania i przykłady zastosowań w monitoringu powietrza.
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Tytuły kościoła pocysterskiego w Oliwie
PublicationKościół pocysterski w Oliwie obecnie ma trzy tytuły: Trójcy Świętej, Najświętszej Panny Marii i św. Bernarda. Z dokonanych badań wynika, że zestaw ten nie jest pierwotny lecz powstał z biegiem czasu. Na najstarszego patrona, jeszcze małej kaplicy z pocz. XIII wieku, wybrano NPMarię. Kolejny, św. Bernard został dodany po zakończeniu prac w 3 ćw. XIII wieku. Powstał wtedy pierwszy w pełni ukończony oliwski kościół. Ostatniego patrona...
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Application of Box-Behnken design in response surface methodology for the molecularly imprinted polymer pipette-tip solid phase extraction of methyl red from seawater samples and its determination by spectrophotometery
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A probabilistic model for accidental cargo oil outflow from product tankers in a ship–ship collision
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Risk management model of winter navigation operations
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Mercury in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea: A response to decreased atmospheric deposition and changing environment
PublicationOur review of the literature showed that since the beginning of the socio-economic transformation in Poland in the 1990s, the downward trend in Hg emissions and its deposition in the southern Baltic Sea was followed by a simultaneous decrease in Hg levels in water and marine plants and animals. Hg concentrations in the biota lowered to values that pose no or low risk to wildlife and seafood consumers. However, in the first decade...
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Evaluation of bioconcentration and metabolism of diclofenac in mussels Mytilus trossulus - laboratory study
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Mercury in suspended matter of the Gulf of Gdańsk: Origin, distribution and transport at the land–sea interface
PublicationThe coastal regions of inland seas are particularly vulnerable to Hg pollution. An important carrier of toxic Hg in the marine environment is suspended matter originating from multiple sources. The present study was conducted in the Gulf...
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Impact of hydrotechnical works on outflow of mercury from the riparian zone to a river and input to the sea
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Total, methyl and organic mercury in sediments of the Southern Baltic Sea
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Factors influencing variability of mercury input to the southern Baltic Sea
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Labile and stable mercury in Harris mud crab (Rhithropanopeus harrisii) from the southern Baltic Sea – Considerations for a role of non-native species in the food web
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Differing responses of the estuarine bivalve Limecola balthica to lowered water pH caused by potential CO2 leaks from a sub-seabed storage site in the Baltic Sea: An experimental study
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Impact of intense rains and flooding on mercury riverine input to the coastal zone
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Mercury in suspended matter of the Gulf of Gdańsk: Origin, distribution and transport at the land–sea interface
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Corrigendum to “Impact of intense rains and flooding on mercury riverine input to the coastal zone” [Mar. Pollut. Bull. 127 (2018) 593–602]
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Mercury forms in the benthic food web of a temperate coastal lagoon (southern Baltic Sea)
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Bioindicative potential of shell abnormalities occurring in the clam Macoma balthica (L.) from the Baltic Sea
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A probabilistic model estimating oil spill clean-up costs – A case study for the Gulf of Finland
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Organochlorine pesticides in fish from the southern Baltic Sea: levels, bioaccumulation features and temporal trends during the 1995-2006 period
PublicationW próbkach pięciu gatunków ryb bałtyckich pobranych w latach 1995-2006 oznaczono zawartość heksachlorocykloheksanu (HCH), heksachlorobenzenu (HCB) oraz DDT i jego pochodnych. Dzięki zastosowaniu szeregu metod chemometrycznych a w szczególności analizy głównych składowych (PCA) zaobserwowano szereg istotnych zależności. Nie stwierdzono wpływu miejsca połowu na poziom analizowanych pestycydów w ciałach ryb. Zaobserwowano statystycznie...
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PCBs in fish from southern Baltic Sea: Levels, bioaccumulation features and temporal trends during the 1997-2006 period
PublicationW próbkach 5 gatunków ryb bałtyckich pobranych w latach 1997-2006 oznaczono zawartość 7 wskaźnikowych polichlorowanych bifenyli. Zaobserwowano wyraźny trend spadku zawartości cięższych kongenerów w latach 1997-2001 dla różnych gatunków ryb za wyjątkiem dorsza. W próbkach szprota i śledzia stwierdzona statystycznie istotny spadek zawartości PCB 101, 118, 153, 138 i 180. Stwierdzono występowanie gatunkowospecyficznej bioakumulacji...
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Air quality policy in the U.S. and the EU – a review
PublicationThe high level of atmospheric pollution is a global problem that has taken on particular significance in recent years and will continue to grow in the near future. Air pollution directly affects the health, living organisms, vegetation, water, soil and buildings. Additionally, it moves easily even over long distances. Certain air pollutants influence the climate, cause negative processes in the protective ozone layer and contribute...
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Biocatalytic Functionalities of Lignin Peroxidase‑Based Systems in Lignin Depolymerization and Pollutants Removal from Environmental Matrices
PublicationPurpose of Review In the presented review, we have summarized and highlighted recent developments in the use of lignin peroxidase (LiP) to remove a variety of pollutants from water matrices. The high redox potential of LiP is underlined by its excellent catalytic functionalities in the elimination of pharmaceuticals, phenolics, dyes, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), and other miscellaneous...
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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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Historical records of organic pollutants in sediment cores
PublicationAnalyses of sediment core samples are primary sources of historical pollution trends in aquatic systems. Determining organic compounds, such as POPs, in the dated sediments enables the estimation of their temporal concentration changes and the identification of the contaminant origin in local regions. Wars, large-scale fires, economical transitions, and bans on certain chemicals are reflected in the sediment organic compound concentrations....