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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART C-ENVIRONMENTAL CARCINOGENESIS & ECOTOXICOLOGY REVIEWS
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Manufacturing and Recycling Impact on Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Innovative Wind Power Plant Part 1/2
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Manufacturing and Recycling Impact on Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Innovative Wind Power Plant Part 2/2
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Comparison of the Usefulness of SPE Cartridges for the Determination ofβ-Blockers andβ-Agonists (Basic Drugs) in Environmental Aqueous Samples
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Dimethyl(3,3,3-trifluoropropyl)silyldiethylamine—A new silylating agent for the derivatization of β-blockers and β-agonists in environmental samples
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Matrix effects and recovery calculations in analyses of pharmaceuticals based on the determination of β-blockers and β-agonists in environmental samples
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Remote Sensing Methods In the Study of the Impact of Long-Term Process of Sulphur Mining on Environmental Changes of the Carpathian Foreland
PublicationThe paper presents research on the extent of impact of sulphur mining process and post-mining activities upon properties of selected elements of the environment, as well as the assessment of the influence of indirect effects resulting from many years' process of exploitation of sulphur deposits in the areas of the Carpathian Foreland (south-east Poland). Within the scope of research conducted, the assessment of the extent of...
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Nowe wyzwania dla architektury krajobrazu - oceny środowiskowe = New challenges for landscape architecture - Environmental Impact Assessments
PublicationArchitektura krajobrazu jest dziedziną, której potencjał w Polsce nie jest odpowiednio wykorzystywany w gospodarowaniu przestrzenią. Tymczasem istnieją narzędzia dające możliwość przełożenia dorobku tej dziedziny na działania praktyczne. Należy do nich system ocen środowiskowych, towarzyszący procesom planistycznym i inwestycyjnym. W Europie w ramach ocen oddziaływania na środowisko (OOŚ) stosowana jest metodologia ocen krajobrazowych...
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Analytical studies on the environmental state of the Svalbard Archipelago provide a critical source of information about anthropogenic global impact
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Environmental emission, fate and transformation of microplastics in biotic and abiotic compartments: Global status, recent advances and future perspectives
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INDICES FOR ASSESSING POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARD FROM FUTURE SHIP SCRAPPING PROCESS, DETERMINABLE IN SHIP DESIGN STAGE
PublicationThis paper shortly presents the issue of utilization of ships after their withdrawal from service. Information on number of floating units liquidated in previous years was presented. Hazards to the environment , health and life of workers employed in the Far East ship scrapping yards operating on the beaches, were indicated. Then, the most important rules which have to make the ship recycling process safe were referred to. This...
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Environmental characteristics of a tundra river system in Svalbard. Part 1: Bacterial abundance, community structure and nutrient levels
PublicationThe Arctic hosts a set of unique ecosystems, characterised by extreme environmental conditions and undergoing a rapid change resulting from the average temperature rising. We present a study on an aquatic ecosystem of the Revelva catchment (Spitsbergen), based on samples collected from the lake, river and their tributaries, in the summer of 2016. The landscape variety of the study site and the seasonal change in the hydrological...
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Snapshot of micro-animals and associated biotic and abiotic environmental variables on the edge of the south-west Greenland ice sheet
PublicationMicroinvertebrates play a role as top consumers on glaciers. In this study we tested what kind of cryoconite material the animals inhabit (mud vs granules) on the edge of the Greenland ice sheet (GrIS) in the south-west. We also tested the links between the densities of micro-fauna in cryoconite material and selected biotic (algae, cyanobacteria, bacterial abundances) and abiotic (water depth, pH, ion content, radionuclides) factors....
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Some aspects of the analysis of environmental pollutants in sediments using pressurized liquid extraction and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
PublicationOpisano wyniki badań nowej procedury oznaczania analitów z grupy wielopierścieniowych węglowodorów aromatycznych oraz polichlorowanych bifenyli w próbkach osadów dennych. Szczególnie dużo uwagi poświęcono zbadaniu możliwości wykorzystania techniki przyspieszonej ekstrakcji analitów za pomocą rozpuszczalnika na etapie izolacji wzbogacania. Ustalono również warunki oznaczeń końcowych z wykorzystaniem techniki GC-MS.
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Manufacturing and Recycling Impact on Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Innovative Wind Power Plant Part 2/2
PublicationThe process of conversion of wind kinetic energy into electricity in innovative wind power plant emits practically no harmful substances into the environment. However, the production stage of its components requires a lot of energy and materials. The biggest problem during production plan-ning process of an innovative wind power plant is selection of materials and technologies and, consequently, the waste generated at this stage....
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Manufacturing and Recycling Impact on Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Innovative Wind Power Plant Part 1/2
PublicationWind power plants are considered as ecologically-clean source of energy. However, manufacturing processes cannot be treated that way. Manufacturing processes consume huge amount of electrical and thermal energy and significant amount of materials, e.g. steel, polymers, oils and lubricants. All of the above could be potentially harmful for environment. There are not many works and publications regarding life-cycle analysis of wind...
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New generation of analytical tests based on the assessment of enzymatic and nuclear receptor activity changes induced by environmental pollutants
PublicationAnalytical methods show great potential in biological tests. The analysis of biological response that results from environmental pollutant exposure allows: (i) prediction of the risk of toxic effects and (ii) provision of the background for the development of markers of the toxicants presence. Bioanalytical tests based on changes in enzymatic activity and nuclear receptor action provide extremely high specificity and sensitivity....
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The use of recycled semiconductor material in crystalline silicon photovoltaic modules production - A life cycle assessment of environmental impacts
PublicationTo offset the negative impact of photovoltaic modules on the environment, it is necessary to introduce a longterm strategy that includes a complete lifecycle assessment of all system components from the production phase through installation and operation to disposal. Recycling of waste products and worn-out systems is an important element of this strategy. As the conclusions from the previous studies have shown, thermal treatment...
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DETERMINATION OF THE EFFECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS ON THE CORROSION OF WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BASED ON ANALYSIS OF ON-LINE CORROSION MONITORING RESULTS
PublicationCorrosion of water distribution system is a significant issue causing problems with quality, safety and continuity of distribution. The changes of corrosion rates of the water distribution systems in Cracow made of carbon steel were investigated by analysis of online corrosion monitoring system results. Corrosion rates were determined using the linear polarization method. The impact of rain, temperatures, conductivity, dissolved...
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Use of Satellite Data in Monitoring of Hydrophysical Parameters of the Baltic Sea Environment
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Degradation of Gel-Coat Layer in Glass/Polyester Laminate in Seawater Environment
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Annual variation in prey composition of domestic cats in rural and urban environment
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Mercury in various components of the environment (Gulf of Gdańsk, southern Baltic Sea)
PublicationTotal mercury concentration was determined monthly form January 2012 to May 2013 in the water (microlayer and the surface), plankton, epilithon, epiphyton, benthos and sediment. The study was conducted in the coastal zone of the Gulf of Gdańsk. The abundance and biomass of plankton, benthos; the concentration of suspended particulate matter, particulate organic carbon and nitrogen; δ13C and δ15N in the suspended matter; sediment...
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Site environment type – The main factor of urban road dust toxicity?
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New propagation model for wireless monitoring systems in the container terminal environment
PublicationW artykule został poddany analizie problem szacowania tłumienia propagacyjnego na obszarze terminala kontenerowego. Została opisana kampania pomiarowa, której rezultatem było opracowanie nowego modelu propagacyjnego dla łącza radiowego pracującego w warunkach LOS i NLOS.
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A Prototype of Educational Agent in Distance Learning Environment - Virtual Student Assistant
PublicationW zdalnym nauczaniu pojawia się wiele systemów wspierających, z których niezwykle ciekawym przykładem są agenty edukacyjne. Wśród wielu rodzajów agentów edukacyjnych wyróżnia się osobistych asystentów, których rolą jest organizacyjna pomoc osobie zdobywającej wiedzę. Artykuł jest poświęcony zaimplementowanemu na Wydziale ETI Politechniki Gdańskiej prototypowi agenta edukacyjnego o nazwie WAS (Wirtualny Asystent Studenta). Pokazana...
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Elastic protection coasting for ship tanks to increase environment protection level
PublicationW opracowaniu przedstawiono ideę nowego rozwiązania dla podniesienia bezpieczeństwa zbiorników paliwowych statków, polegającą na wprowadzeniu do zbiornika drugiej - elastycznej bariery ochronnej opartej na warstwie wypełniacza.
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Synthesis of antimicrobial silver nanoparticles through a photomediated reaction in an aqueous environment
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A model of occurrence of the situations endangering inland waterways passanger ships and the environment
PublicationZaproponowano czterostanowy semimarkowski model pojawiania się sytuacji zagrażających pasażerskim statkom śródlądowym. Model ten został opracowany w formie semimarkowskiego procesu dyskretnego w stanach i ciągłego w czasie, którego wartościami są rodzaje stanów, interpretowanych jako sytuacje: normalna, skomplikowana, niebezpieczna oraz awaryjna. Zobrazowano przykładową realizację procesu zmian sytuacji, jakie mogą pojawić się...
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Runtime Visualization of Application Progress and Monitoring of a GPU-enabled Parallel Environment
PublicationThe paper presents design, implementation and real life uses of a visualization subsystem for a distributed framework for parallelization of workflow-based computations among clusters with nodes that feature both CPUs and GPUs. Firstly, the proposed system presents a graphical view of the infrastructure with clusters, nodes and compute devices along with parameters and runtime graphs of load, memory available, fan speeds etc. Secondly,...
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Fuzzy Sets in the GIS Environment in the Location of Objects on the Surface of Water Bodies
PublicationThe issue presented here focuses on concerns about the localization of the object on water surface. The article shows how to facilitate localization process by applying mathematical solutions characterized by simplicity, rapid action and delivering credible results. The paper shows the results of background experiments, which enabled to collect technical parameters needed for conducting simulation testing. The research has been...
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A Test-Bed Analysis of Simultaneous PMIPv6 Handover in 802.11 WLANs Environment
PublicationProviding mobility in access networks is a challenge that we have to deal with. Due to networks’ convergence and migration to all-IP networks, mobility management at the network layer is required. However, there is a need for cooperation mechanisms between the network layer and lower layers to support multimedia services and make handover more efficient. This paper presents experimental research on simultaneous handover performance...
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An Empirical Propagation Model for Mobile Radio Links in Container Terminal Environment
PublicationIn this paper, a novel empirical propagation model for mobile radio links in a container terminal environment is presented. Measurement propagation research carried out in the Deepwater Container Terminal (DCT) in Gdańsk, Poland is described, and the investigated environment is characterized. The results of the statistical evaluation of the new model are discussed. In addition, statistical tuning of the Walfisch–Ikegami model for...
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The role of the sawage treatment plant in the removal of genotoxic compounds from the environment
PublicationOne reason for increased incidence of various types of cancer are environmental pollutants particularly of anthropogenic origin. All human activities may pollute the environment, but some have significant impact, just to mention energy industry, mining, transportation, chemical and petrochemical industries and housing. Environmental pollutants are a large group of compounds in terms of their physicochemical properties, some of...
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Objectivity in a Noisy Photonic Environment through Quantum State Information Broadcasting
PublicationRecently, the emergence of classical objectivity as a property of a quantum state has been explicitly derived for a small object embedded in a photonic environment in terms of a spectrum broadcast form—a specific classically correlated state, redundantly encoding information about the preferred states of the object in the environment. However, the environment was in a pure state and the fundamental problem was how generic and robust...
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Degradation of Gel-Coat Layer in Glass/Polyester Laminate in Seawater Environment
PublicationGlass/polyester laminate coated with gelcoat layer of different thickness 0,5; 1,5; 3 mm was studied in terms of blistering behaviour and water sorption in hot water environment. Blistering was found to be accelerated for thin (0,5 mm) gel-coat layer compared to the thick (1,5; 3 mm), however no significant difference in blistering behaviour was observed between the laminates with gel-coat thickness 1,5 and 3 mm which may suggest...
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DRinK: A Defense Strategy of Cooperative Wireless Terminals in a Wireless Multihoming Environment
PublicationZ uwagi na brak kontroli administracyjnej nad terminalami bezprzewodowymi w środowisku dołączenia do wielu sieci lokalnych terminal egoistyczny może dążyć do maksymalizacji własnej funkcji użyteczności, związanej z długoterminową średnią wartością uzyskiwanej przepływności. Przyjmując podejście wzorca zachowań proponuje się wbudowanie w protokół terminala nieegoistycznego odpowiedniej strategii obronnej. Strategia taka, pod nazwą...
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Technological aspects of manufacturing polymer packaging materials degradable in seawater environment
PublicationIn recent years, the number of polymer materials used in the food packaging market was growing extremely fast. This contributed to depletion of non-renewable resources and more intense degradation of the environment due to resistant polymer. Therefore, such a dramatic situation has forced researchers to look for biodegradable materials, decomposable under action of microorganism. Currently, only a small number of researches examine...
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Integration of Geographic Information Systems for Monitoring and Dissemination of Marine Environment Data
PublicationZastosowanie Systemów Informacji Przestrzennej (GIS) do celu monitorowania i wizualizacji różnych procesów środowiska morskiego jest dziedziną badaną od końca XX wieku. W ostatnich latach rozwój szerokopasmowego dostępu do Internetu oraz dostępność klastrów obliczeniowych pozwalają na wykonywanie czasochłonnych i wymagających operacji, takich jak analizy przestrzenne, w sposób zdalny. Jakkolwiek do tej pory sieciowe Systemy Informacji...
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Physical crosslinking of hyaluronic acid in the presence of phospholipids in an aqueous nano-environment
PublicationHyaluronic acid and phospholipids are two components in the synovial joint cavity that contribute to joint lubrication synergistically. Molecular dynamics simulations were performed and hydrogen bonds in hyaluronic acid were analyzed to identify specific sites that are responsible for its physical cross-linking. Two molecular masses of hyaluronic acid, 10 kDa and 160 kDa, were considered. We use molecular dynamics simulations and...
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Binary Mixtures of Selected Bisphenols in the Environment: Their Toxicity in Relationship to Individual Constituents
PublicationBisphenol A (BPA) is one of the most popular and commonly used plasticizer in the industry. Over the past decade, new chemicals that belong to the bisphenol group have increasingly been used in industrial applications as alternatives to BPA. Nevertheless, information on the combined effects of bisphenol (BP) analogues is insufficient. Therefore, our current study aimed to find the biological response modulations induced by the...
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Design of control algorithms for mobile robots in an environment with static and dynamic obstacles
PublicationThis article proposes the construction of autonomous mobile robots and designing of obstacle avoidance algorithms for them. Nowadays, mobile robots are gaining more and more popularity on the customer as well as industrial market, for example as automatic vacuum cleaners or lawnmowers. Obstacle avoidance algorithms play an important role in performance of this types of robots. The proposed algorithms were designed for builds with...
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Degradacja związków organicznych w środowisku. Degradation of organic compounds in the environment
PublicationZwiązki organiczne w zależności od elementu środowiska, w jakim występują (gleba, osady denne, wody powierzchniowe i gruntowe), mogą ulegać - pod wpływem rozmaitych procesów chemicznych, fizycznych, biologicznych czy też foto-chemicznych - różnorakim przemianom. Przedstawiono drogi degradacji wybranych trwałych zanieczyszczeń organicznych w różnych warunkach. Omówiono problem pojawiania się produktów pośrednich w czasie degradacji...
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PCA application in assessment of fertilizer plant impact on different components of environment
PublicationW pracy podjęto próbę oceny wpływu Gdańskich Zakładów Nawozów Fosforowych "Fosfory" S.A. na najbliższe środowisko. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki świadczące o jakości różnych komponentów środowiska na terenie objętym wpływem zakładu. W pracy przedstawiono wyniki oznaczeń 44 pierwiastków w 46 próbkach gleb i traw pobieranych na terenie fabryki oraz w bezpośrednim sąsiedztwie. 37 z 44 oznaczonych pierwiastków użyto do wykonania analiz...
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Evolutionary - fuzzy hybrid system of steering the moveable object in dynamic environment
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Application of INAA in assesment of phosphatic fertilizer plant impact on the adjacent environment
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono wyniki badań przeprowadzonych na terenie GZNF "Fosfory" S.A. i wokół fabryki. Oznaczono szerokie spektrum pierwiastków w próbkach gleby, trawy, fosforytów, potrójnego superfosfatu, Amofoski i soli potasowej. Podjęto próbę oceny wpływu GZNF "Fosfory" na otaczające je środowisko. Badania przeprowadzono w ramach projektu UE "Fertilizers and Health" ICA2-CT-2000-10025, w którym brały udział: Holandia, Rosja, Uzbekistan,...
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Qualitative and quantitative mechanisms in managing IT projects in concur-rent engineering environment
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wprowadzenie do twardych i miękkich moetod modelowania. Nastepnie wprowadzono czytelnika do obszaru inżynierii równoległej (współzadaniowej). Całość zaproponowano jakośrodowisko wspomagania decyzji w procesach zarządzania złożonymi międzynarodowymi projektami badawczymi w obszaru Information Technology.
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Detection of corrosion process in marine environment by means of acoustic emission technique
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono możliwość detekcji procesu korozyjnego nieniszczącą metodą emisji akustycznej konstrukcji metalowych pracujących w środowisku wody morskiej. Pewną alternatywą wobec technik elektrochemicznych w monitorowaniu korozji zaproponowano nieniszczącą technikę emisji akustycznej. Emisja akustyczna znana jako zjawisko fizyczne i technika pomiarowa znalazły zastosowanie w detekcji korozji obiektów morskich. W związku...
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New trends in a development of the contemporary lighting forms within the urban environment
PublicationThis paper presents selected issues on the design of urban lighting forms including street luminaires within the urban environment. The purpose of this paper is to show the evolution of urban lighting forms, in terms of their performance, character, and in the context of the progression of new lighting technologies. The authors discuss chosen aspects related to the development of lighting forms and the changing role of lighting...
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Modeling of Performance, Reliability and Energy Efficiency in Large-Scale Computational Environment
PublicationLarge scale of complexity of distributed computational systems imposes special challanges for prediction of quality in such systems.Existing quality models for lower-scale systems include functionality,performance,reliability,flexibility and usability.Among these attributes,performance and reliability have a particular significance to the large-scale systems computing quality modeling due to their strong dependence on the system...