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Mathematical Modeling of the Impact Range of Sewage Discharge on the Vistula Water Quality in the Region of Włocławek
PublicationThe paper presents results of analysis of the industrial sewage discharge influence at km 688 + 250 of the Vistula River on water quality. During the analysis, two-dimensional models of flow, impurities and temperature transport were used. Hydrological conditions of the analyzed section of the river, characteristic flows and bathymetry of the riverbed in the first instance were defined. Calculations of velocity distribution at...
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ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF THE PLANNED SEWAGE DISCHARGE FROM THE ‘NORTH’ POWER PLANT ON THE VISTULA WATER QUALITY
PublicationThe paper presents results of analysis of the industrial sewage discharge impact from the ‘North’ Power Plant on the Vistula water quality around 45+330 of the river kilometer. For the analysis, the two-dimensional models of flow, impurities and temperature transport were used. Hydrological conditions of the analyzed section of the river, characteristic flows and bathymetry of the riverbed in the first instance were defined....
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Numerical Analysis of an Impact of Planned Location of Sewage Discharge on Natura 2000 Areas – The Dead Vistula Region Case Study
PublicationThis article presents results of an analysis of impact of a designed discharge of contaminated water into the Dead Vistula (Wisła Martwa) in the region of the Isthmus (Przesmyk) with the aim of determination of a possible effect of the pollution onto protected areas of Natura 2000 (bird habitats and sites, especially the Bird Paradise – Ptasi Raj) nature reserve. The analysis was conducted on the basis of the two-dimensional modelling...
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Analysis of faecal bacteria isolated from air and seawater samples following an emergency sewage discharge into the Gulf of Gdansk in 2018 — preliminary study
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Dielectric Barrier Discharge Systems with HV Generators and Discharge Chambers for Surface Treatment and Decontamination of Organic Products
PublicationThe article presents applications of systems with power electronic converters, high voltage transformers, and discharge chambers used for nonthermal, dielectric barrier discharge plasma treatment of a plastic surface and decontamination of organic loose products. In these installations, the inductance of the high voltage transformers and the capacitances of the electrode sets form resonant circuits that are excited by inverters....
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RESEARCH OF PARTIAL DISCHARGE IN THE LABORATORY CONSTRUCTE
PublicationNowadays in the Czech Republic begins implementation of new types of leadership system with insulated conductors nowadays. This system is used because of the use of conductors in difficulties to reach terrains and lower failure rate. The finding of specific faults is problem, because today's digital protection are not able to find it.
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Surface Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuators
PublicationThis paper presents a part of the works conducted in the Plasmaero European project (task 1.1) on surface dielectric barrier discharge actuators applied to airflow control. The study is divided into several parts. In the first part, the goal is to enhance the electric wind produced by a typical single DBD actuator by optimization of the active electrode shape. For instance, the use of a thin wire instead of a plate air-exposed...
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Reconstruction of 3D image of corona discharge streamer
PublicationIn this paper, the method of reconstruction of the 3D structure of streamers in DC positive corona discharge in nozzle-to-plate electrode configuration is presented. For reconstructing of 3D image of corona discharge streamer we propose a stereographical method, where streamers are observed from several directions simultaneously. The multi-directional observation enabled to obtain fine positional coordinates of streamers for a...
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Activation of the Normal Human Skin Cells by a Portable Dielectric Barrier Discharge-Based Reaction-Discharge System of a Defined Gas Temperature
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The legal regulations of sewage sludge management
PublicationThe growing quantity of sludge, high costs of the altered version, as well as new legal adjustments needs more and more higher qualitative requirements, the necessity of search in sludge economy and new solutions. The paper contributes to the discusion about legal ways of sewage sludge managemant.
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Application of microwaves for sewage sludge conditioning
PublicationArtykuł dotyczy wpływu promieniowania mikrofalowego na odwadnianie osadów ściekowych. Przeprowadzono pomiary parametrów charakteryzujących podatność osadów ściekowych na odwadnianie: opór właściwy, czas ssania kapilarnego oraz zawartość suchej masy w osadzie po odwirowaniu. Stwierdzono poprawę odwadnialności osadów kondycjonowanych promieniowaniem mikrofalowym, zależną ilościowo od rodzaju preparowanych osadów. Zastosowanie podwójnego...
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Reactive deposition of TiNx layers in a DC-magnetron discharge
PublicationTiNx layers have been deposited in 'balanced mode' and 'unbalanced mode' of a reactive DC-magnetron plasma (carrier gas argon, reactive gas nitrogen) under different conditions. Discharge power and reactive gas flow have been varied. The layers have been examined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray reflectometry (XR), and spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE). The results of the layer analyses were combined with plasma investigations...
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Analysis of the impact of wastewater discharge on recipients: synergistic approach
PublicationThe dissertation presents the analysis of chemical and microbial composition of wastewater and examines the impact of wastewater discharge on the environment. Various case studies were analysed: from small settlements in a pristine European Arctic, to large municipal wastewater treatment plants in areas subjected to greater anthropogenic pressure. In order to comprehensively analyse the impact of wastewater discharge on the receiving...
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Determination of metal content in sewage sludge and sewage sludge ash to find opportunities to use them in the construction industry
PublicationSewage sludge management is becoming an increasing problem in developed and developing countries. Due to their physicochemical properties (mainly high content of heavy metals) a safe method of utilization is sought. Considering environmental protection, energy recycling, reduction in use of the raw materials and the possibility of immobilization hazardous substances, the use of ashes in building materials becomes a very good way...
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A geophysical, geochemical and microbiological study of a newly discovered pockmark with active gas seepage and submarine groundwater discharge (MET1-BH, central Gulf of Gdańsk, southern Baltic Sea)
PublicationHigh-resolution bathymetric data were collected with a multi-beam echosounder in the southern part of the Baltic Sea (region MET1, Gulf of Gdańsk) revealing the presence of a 10 m deep and 50 m in diameter pockmark (MET1-BH) on the sea bottom (78.7 m). To date, no such structures have been observed to reach this size in the Baltic Sea. The salinity of the near-bottom water in the pockmark was about 2 PSU (about 31.22 mmol/l...
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Effect of sewage sludge properties on the biochar characteristic
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Experiences with utilisation of sewage sludge in reed beds
PublicationHydrofitowa metoda utylizacji osadów ściekowych polega na stosowaniu wielowarstwowych nawodnień osadami o niskiej zawartości suchej masy najczęściej w złożach tzrcinowych. W metodzie tej odwadnianie spowodowane jest odciekaniem wód oraz ewapotransiracją. Osady ściekowe w złożach trzcinowych ulegaja częściowej stabilizacji i higienizacji. Złoża trzcinowe zapewniają wysoki stopień odwodnienia osadów.
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Dewatering of Sewage Sludge Dewatering in Reed Systems
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Polish experience with sewage dewatering in reeds systems.
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Stepless control in water supply and sewage system
PublicationPrzedstawiono metody oraz zalety płynnego sterowania przepływami w systemachwodociągowych i kanalizacyjnych poprzez płynną regulację wydajności pompow-ni. Opierając się na przeprowadzonych symulacjach komputerowych opisano ty-powe przypadki sterowania i wskazano rozwiązania optymalne. Analizowane pły-nne sterowanie porównano z analogicznymi sterowaniami tradycyjnymi opartymio regulację dwustawną.
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Ultrasonic nebulization atmospheric pressure glow discharge — Preliminary study
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High-Resolution Discharge Forecasting for Snowmelt and Rainfall Mixed Events
PublicationDischarge events induced by mixture of snowmelt and rainfall are strongly nonlinear due to consequences of rain-on-snow phenomena and snowmelt dependence on energy balance. However, they received relatively little attention, especially in high-resolution discharge forecasting. In this study, we use Random Forests models for 24 h discharge forecasting in 1 h resolution in a 105.9 km 2 urbanized catchment in NE Poland: Biala River....
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Characterization of Defects Inside the Cable Dielectric With Partial Discharge Modeling
PublicationThe continuous monitoring of power system devices is an important step toward keeping such capital assets safe. Partial discharge (PD)-based measurement tools provide a reliable and accurate condition assessment of power system insulations. It is very common that voids or cavities exist in every solid dielectric insulation medium. In this article, different voids are modeled and analyzed using an advanced finite element (FE)-based...
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Groundwater quality regeneration in the discharge zone of the Gdansk aquifer system
PublicationEksploatacja wód podziemnych w rejonie Gdańska prowadzona jest głównie w strefie drenażu wód na nizinach nadmorskich. Wieloletni, intensywny pobór spowodował niekorzystne zmiany w ich jakości, są one głównie związane z zasoleniem wód podziemnych intruzjami wód morskich. Sytuacja ta dotyczy zwłaszcza pietra czwartorzędowego. Spadek wilekości eksploatacji, który obserwuje się od lat 90. prowadzi poprawy jakości wód podziemnych, a...
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Analytical and legislative challenges of sewage sludge processing and management
PublicationThis article presents the most popular methods of sewage sludge management and analytical techniques which could be a powerful tool in designing new sewage sludge management methods. Chemical analysis is also described as a vital point at the subsequent stages of technological processes control and sewage sludge quality assessment. It is also an instrument essential to maintaining control of processed sewage sludge introduced to...
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The potential of raw sewage sludge in construction industry – A review
PublicationExcess sewage sludge produced in any municipal or industrial wastewater treatment plant becomes a serious problem due to its increasing amount. This increase is related to the improvement of treatment technologies, expansion of sewage systems and the development of new industrial plants. The implementation and development of new technologies related to the utilization of sewage sludge is currently based on treating it as a substrate....
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Anaerobic co-digestion of white cabbage and sewage sludge
PublicationPrzedstawiono badania nad możliwością redukcji biomasy kapusty białej w procesie mezofilowej ko-fermentacji z przefermentowanym osadem ściekowym w procesie jednostopniowej fermentacji. Wykazano, że biomasę kapusty białej można poddać ko-fermentacji z osadem ściekowym przy obciążeniu komory fermentacyjnej na poziomie 1,87 kg smo m-3d-1. Zaobserwowano, że w wyniku fermentacji metanowej wsadu można uzyskać biogaz o średnim składzie...
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The Air and Sewage Pollutants from Biological Waste Treatment
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Operation of reed systems used to stabilization of sewage sludge
PublicationThe aim of this research was to determine the parameters of property operation of reed systems. It was also checked the possibility to use sludge in agriculture for the sake of heavy metal concentrations.The research was conducted in four Danish objects utilized sludge located in Helsinge, Vallo, Rudkobing and Nakskov near Copenhagen.It was found that correct operation of reed basins requires the determination of optimal doses...
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Effect of neoteric solvents on the activated sewage sludge activity
PublicationCiecze jonowe (ILs) cieszą sie rosnącym zainteresowaniem z uwagi na fakt, iż znajdują coraz więcej zastosowań jako alternatywa dla rozpuszczalników organicznych. W związku z zaistnieniem możliwości zastosowania ILs w nowych czystych technologiach nastała potrzeba zbadania ich toksyczności w stosunku do organizmów żywych i środowiska. Celem badań było oszacowanie wpływu cieczy jonowych na wyselekcjonowane mikroorganizmy osadu czynnego....
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The concept of sewage-sludge management system for an individual household
PublicationThe individual farms at the rural areas often face problems with domestic sewage collection and treatment. In many cases building of sewerage systems and central wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) brings too high costs, due to high distances from one farm to another and terrain configuration. Treatment wetlands for individual farms can solve this problem. In the article, an overview of individual treatment wetlands in Europe and...
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Sewage gardens - constructed wetlands for single family households
PublicationDuring the last 30 years the increase of interest in low-cost decentralized and small wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) is observed in Europe. For this purpose sand filters, stabilization ponds, mini reactors with activated sludge, trickling filters and treatment wetlands are used. Among the listed facilities treatment wetlands (TWs) offer effective and reliable treatment efficiency, being at the same time low-cost and simple...
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Determination of toluene formed during fermentation of sewage sludge
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki oznaczeń toluenu w próbkach osadów ściekowych przy wykorzystaniu techniki wypłukiwania i jednoczesnego wychwytywania analitów (PT). Badania procesu feremntacji osadów ściekowych doprowadziły do stwierdzenia, że w trakcie tego procesu powstaje toluen. Stwierdzono wzrost stężenia toluenu od poziomu 3 mg/l do ponad 24 mg/l dla próbek osadów ściekowych z Oczyszczalni Gdańsk -Wschód oraz od poziomu 0,6 mg/l...
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Biodetoriation of Mater_Bi Y Class in compost with sewage sludge.
PublicationPrzedmiotem badań była mieszanina skrobi termoplastycznej z pochodną celulozy produkowana przez firmę Novamont pod nazwą handlową Mater Bi Y. Próbki o wymiarach 1,7 x 8 X 0,1 cm umieszczano w kompoście naturalnym z oczyszczalni ścieków w Gdyni. Badania po 4-ch miesiącach wykazały 96% ubytku wagi, co oznacza powolniejszą degradację w porównaniu do testów standardowych stosowanych przez firmę Novamont.
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SEWAGE SYSTEM CONCEPT FOR KAMIEŃ VILLAGE IN THE COMMUNE OF SZEMUD
PublicationThe aim of this thesis is to solve a disturbing problem, which is illegal sewage discharge, without any previous treatment in a village Kamień, Szemud commune, Poland, by developing a multivariate sewerage system concept. The introduction submits the theory concerning the division of sewer systems as well as the wastewater treatment’s level. Moreover, there is also the problem of rural sanitation presented and main locality –...
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Modeling of entrained flow steam gasification of sewage sludge
PublicationProper management of sewage sludge becomes increasingly problematic due to legal requirements aiming at diminishing environmental impact, as well as rationalizing the utilization from the point of view of logistics. Steam gasification of sewage sludge can result in very good quality of the producer gas. So far, the works have been focused on the gasification in fixed bed gasifiers. However, this does not allow to take full advantage...
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Optoelectronic monitoring of plasma discharge optimized for thin diamond film synthesis
PublicationPraca dotyczy optoelektronicznego monitoringu wyładowań jarzeniowych podczas syntezy diamentu cienkowarstwowego. Analizę składu plazmy wykonano za pomoca optycznej spektroskopii emisyjnej. Badania mają na celu zdalne określenie składu plazmy oraz jego wpływu na systezę warstw diamentopodobnych.
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The Impact of Shrubby Floodplain Vegetation Growth on the Discharge Capacity of River Valleys
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Recent Results from Studies of Electric Discharges in the Mesosphere
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Reduction of spectral interferences in atmospheric pressure glow discharge optical emission spectrometry
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The Characteristic of Surface Layers on Austenitic Stainless SteelAfter Glow-discharge Nitriding Process.
PublicationThis paper presents investigation of surface layers. The diffusion layers were produced by using different parameters of reactive atmosphere (N2:H2). The research of the surface layers was performed using scanning electron microscope (SEM). The results of energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis are presented. Research reveals the influence of chemical constitution of reactive atmosphere on the...
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Role of the Lakes in Groundwater Recharge and Discharge in the Young Glacial Area, Northen Poland
PublicationThe aim of this research was to delineate characteristic hydrogeological lake types in the Young Glacial Area (YGA). The YGA is in the central and east part of the Kashubian Lake District (KLD) in Northern Poland, an area covered by deposits of Quaternary glaciation. All the bigger lakes were investigated in the area of about 1500 km2 (39 lakes). The role of lakes in groundwater recharge and discharge was determined from total...
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Spectroscopic Study of Plasma Polymerized a-C:H Films Deposited by a Dielectric Barrier Discharge
PublicationPlasma polymerized a-C:H thin films have been deposited on Si (100) and aluminum coated glass substrates by a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) operated at medium pressure using C2Hm/Ar (m = 2, 4, 6) gas mixtures. The deposited films were characterized by Fourier transform infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy (FT-IRRAS), Raman spectroscopy, and ellipsometry. FT-IRRAS revealed the presence of sp3 and sp2 C–H stretching and...
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Detection of inter-turn faults in transformer winding using the capacitor discharge method
PublicationThe paper presents results of an analysis of inter-turn fault effects on the voltage and current waveforms of a capacitor discharge through transformer windings. The research was conducted in the frame of the Facility of Antiproton and Ion Research project which goal is to build a new international accelerator facility that utilizes superconducting magnets. For the sake of electrical quality assurance of the superconducting magnet...
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The quality of sewage sludge stabilized for a long time in reed basins
PublicationThe aim of the work was to determine changes of long-term sewage sludge quality stabilized in reed basins from 7-15 years. The following parameters were evaluated: dry matter and organic matter concentration, nitrogen, phosphorus, and selected heavy metal (Cd, Ni, Pb, Cr, Cu, Zn) fractions. The material for the investigations was collected from 4 reed basin systems (utilisated sewage sludge) located in conventional WWTPs in Denmark...
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The Development of Anammox and Chloroflexi Bacteria during the Composting of Sewage Sludge
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Modern trends of domestic sewage treatment with separating toilets applications
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono nowoczesne rozwiązania oczyszczania ścieków bytowych z zastosowaniem toalet kompostowych, próżniowych lub separujących. Innowacyjność tych technologii dotyczy całości rezultatu, ponieważ w sposób alternatywny dla stosowanych rozwiązań zapewniają kompleksowe rozwiązanie problemów związanych z oczyszczaniem ścieków oraz zagospodarowaniem osadów. W tradycyjnych oczyszczalniach ścieków przede wszystkim oczyszcza...
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Soil and groundwater contamination as a result of sewage sludge land application
PublicationThe leaching of chemical compounds (N-NO3, N-NH4, Norg, P-PO4, Ptot) and trace elements (Cd, Cu, Cr, Ni, Zn, and Pb) from sewage sludge and their migration through the soil profile was the subject of the study. The column experiments were carried out under atmospheric conditions corresponding to naturally occurring storm events - sewage sludge amended soil was irrigated with high rates of water. The column filter media used in...
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The influence of humic substances in treated sewage on the quality of surface waters
PublicationAt present the evaluation of WWTP effectiveness is based upon organic matter and nutrients removal. Recently it was found out that sewage treatment leads to formation of resistant to biochemical degradation organic compounds, similar to humic acids. The humic acids formed during sewage treatment process play diversified functions when discharged to surface waters - for instance they can act as carriers of hydrophobic organic pollutants...
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The newest researches and applications of treatment wetlands in sewage sludge management
PublicationIn the paper the newest researches and applications of treatment wetlands conducted by re-searchers of Civil and Environmental Faculty are presented. Among others it was proved that this technology could be successfully implemented for highly polluted wastewater treatment. Within the research project two multistage treatment wetlands, one for landfill leachate and the second for reject water from digested sewage sludge centrifugation,...