Filters
total: 8467
-
Catalog
- Publications 6349 available results
- Journals 543 available results
- Conferences 11 available results
- People 553 available results
- Inventions 5 available results
- Projects 24 available results
- Research Teams 1 available results
- e-Learning Courses 187 available results
- Events 30 available results
- Open Research Data 764 available results
displaying 1000 best results Help
Search results for: ENVIRONMENTAL TAX
-
IT- Enabled Comparison of Environmental Noise Levels and Noise-Evoked Hearing Impairments.
PublicationTematem pracy jest telemetryczny system monitorowania hałasu, opracowany w katedrze Systemów Multimedialnych Politechniki Gdańskiej, przeznaczony do zdalnego monitorowania poziomów hałasu środowiskowego. Oprócz ogólnej charakterystyki systemu zaprezentowano również szereg szczegółów implementacyjnych. Przedstawiono m.in. mobilne urządzenie pomiarowe, oprogramowanie do pomiarów hałasu, dźwiękowy interfejs USB wyposażony w mikrofon...
-
Air-sparged hydrocyclone (ASH) technology for separation and environmental clean-up
PublicationPrzedstawiono zastosowanie technologii wykorzystującej napowietrzany reaktor cyklonowy w oczyszczaniu środowiska. W pierwszych opracowaniach reaktora cyklonowego wykorzystano wkłady ze stali porowatej i polietylenu jako kontaktory fazy gazowej z ciekłą. Jako wynik badań nad rozwojem technologii wkłady porowate zostały zastąpione metalowymi siatkami, co wyeliminowało problem zatykania się elementów. Przeprowadzone badania laboratoryjne...
-
Analytical applications of membrane extraction for biological and environmental liquid sample preparation
PublicationW niniejszej pracy przedstawiono informacje dotyczące technik ekstrakcji membranowej wykorzystywanych do oznaczania związków organicznych w ciekłych próbkach środowiskowych i biologicznych. Szczególną uwagę poświęcono podstawom teoretycznym tych technik, możliwości połączenia z technikami oznaczeń końcowych oraz obszarom praktycznego ich wykorzystania.
-
Transcriptome profiling and environmental linkage to salinity across Salicornia europaea vegetation
Publication -
Preparation of environmental samples for gas chromatographic determination of selected organic pollutants
PublicationOpisano różne metody izolacji i wzbogacania zanieczyszczeń organicznych z ciekłych, gazowych i stałych próbek środowiskowych. Opisano konstrukcję i testowanie nowych systemów do przygotowania próbek oraz ich zastosowanie w połączeniu z chromatografią gazową do oznaczania zanieczyszczeń organicznych w póbkach rzeczywistych.
-
Derivatisation in gas chromatographic determination of acidic herbicides inaqueous environmental samples.
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono przegląd literaturowy dotyczący wykorzystania derywatyzacji w oznaczaniu herbicydów kwasowych w wodnych próbkach środowiskowych za pomocą chromatografii gazowej. Omówiono główne typy reakcji (transestryfikacja, estryfikacja, sililowanie, alkilacja, alkilacja ekstraktywna i pirolityczna), które powodują utworzenie pochodnych, łatwych do analizy techniką chromatografii gazowej. Scharakteryzowano także...
-
Quality problems in determination of organic compounds in environmental samples, such as PAHs and PCBs
Publication -
Shaping the New Vistula Spit Channel: Political, Economic, and Environmental Aspects
PublicationIn September 2022, the new shipping channel in Poland was opened for service. It connects the Port of Elbląg and the Gdańsk Bay in Poland, cutting through the Vistula Spit and the Vistula Lagoon. It was intended to enable direct access to the Baltic Sea from the Port of Elbląg without crossing Russian territory. Originally conceptualized decades ago, it has taken its final shape only recently. Its construction was associated with...
-
Proteases immobilized on nanomaterials for biocatalytic, environmental and biomedical applications: Advantages and drawbacks
PublicationProteases have gained significant scientific and industrial interest due to their unique biocatalytic characteristics and broad-spectrum applications in different industries. The development of robust nanobiocatalytic systems by attaching proteases onto various nanostructured materials as fascinating and novel nanocarriers has demonstrated exceptional biocatalytic performance, substantial stability, and ease of recyclability over...
-
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...
-
Quality problems in the determination of organic compounds in environmental samples, such as PAHs and PCBs
PublicationPrzedstawiono i skomentowano wyniki badań międzylaboratoryjnych w zakresie oznaczania wybranych związków organicznych w próbkach środowiskowych. Oznaczenia wykonane były przez niezależne laboratoria analityczne, które stosowały różne procedury przygotowania próbek do analizy.Badania wskazują, że wynik oznaczania poszczególnych analitów zależny był od stosowanej przez laboratorium procedury izolacji i oznaczania. Stwierdzono różnice...
-
Determination of estrogenic endocrine disruptors in environmental samples - a review of chromatographic methods
PublicationWśród związków endokrynnych to estrogeny zarówno naturalne jak i syntetyczne zostały wskazane i opisane jako związki niosące ze sobą największy potencjał aktywności estrogennej. Wysoki potencjał estrogenny jaki posiadają związki z grupy hormonów płciowych potwierdziły badania przeprowadzone zarówno in vitro jak i in vivo. W dużej części (50-95%) próbek ścieków pochodzących z oczyszczalni ścieków zostały wykryte związki z grupy...
-
Waste Fires in Poland and Some of their Environmental Implications: A Ten-Year Perspective
Publication -
Determination of Surfactants in Environmental Samples. Part III. Non-Ionic Compounds
PublicationNon-ionic surface active agents are a diverse group of chemicals which have an uncharged polar head and a non-polar tail. They have different properties due to amphiphilic structure of their molecules. Commercial available non-ionic surfactants consist of the broadest spectrum of compounds in comparison with other types of such agents. Typically, non-ionic compounds found applications in households and industry during formulation...
-
Environmental awareness and initiatives in the Swedish and Polish hotel industries-survey results
PublicationWyniki badania świadomosci środowiskowej/ekologicznej wśród hotelarzy w Polsce i Szwecji, oraz analiza czynników wpływających na konkretne postawy wobec środowiska.
-
Environmental stress cracking in e-glass and aramid/glass epoxy composites
PublicationKompozyty epoksydowe wzmocnione włóknami szklanymi są dość odporne na wpływy środowiskowe w stanie nieobciążonym, jednak po przyłożeniu obciążeń łatwo pękają w środowisku wody i rozcieńczonych kwasów. Charakterystyki propagacji pęknięć środowiskowych w laminatach szklano/epoksydowych były przedmiotem szeregu prac, jednak brak jest danych na temat zachowania laminatów o wzmocnieniu hybrydowym aramidowo-szklanym stosowanych w budowie...
-
Analysis and bioanalysis: an effective tool for data collection of environmental conditions and processes
PublicationReliable information that allows us to estimate the state of the environment and to forecast changes in the ecosystem are constantly required. Increasing environmental consciousness and dynamic development of analytical techniques are the main reasons for determining the wide range of pollutants occurring at very low concentrations in complex matrix samples. The presence and concentration of many of those pollutants in the environment...
-
Green aspects of techniques for the determination of currently used pesticides in environmental samples
PublicationPesticides are among the most dangerous environmental pollutants because of their stability, mobility and long-term effects on living organisms. Their presence in the environment is a particular danger. It is therefore crucial to monitor pesticide residues using all available analytical methods. The analysis of environmental samples for the presence of pesticides is very difficult: the processes involved in sample preparation are...
-
Environmental aspects of coastal earth structures made of soil-ash composites
PublicationThis paper presents an innovative technology of building the coastal dams with the use of soil-ash composites. A natural- scale test stand and results of the performed environmental tests are presented ; they have been compared with standards for purity of soils and waters. Also, an analysis of the obtained results and discussion of trends and anomalies in the observations, are given.
-
Formation, occurrence and determination of volatile fatty acids in environmental and related samples
PublicationKrótkołańcuchowe alifatyczne kwasy monokarboksylowe mogą być oznaczane w różnych próbkach środowiskowych,za pomocą techniki mikroekstrakcji do fazy stacjonarnej z fazy nadpowierzchniowej na etapie przygotowanie próbek oraz chromatografii gazowej sprzężonej ze spektrometrią mas na etapie oznaczeń końcowych.Opracowana metodykę z powodzeniem zastosowano do oznaczenia tych kwasów w próbkach ścieków pochodzących z farmy bydła.
-
The impact of lipophilicity on environmental processes, drug delivery and bioavailability of food components
PublicationLipophilic properties of the compound allow to predict its fate in living organisms and to propose the models of chemicals transport and accumulation in the ecosystem. Lipophilicity is also useful as the characteristic of chemicals in respect to their optimal attributes for specific biological and non-biological tasks. The lipophilicity descriptors define the potency of endo- and xenobiotics to metabolic transformations and their...
-
The 15th Workshop on Progress in Trace Metal Speciation for Environmental Analytical Chemistry
PublicationArtykuł jest sprawozdaniem z konferencji TRACESPEC - the 15th Workshop on progress in trace Metal Speciation for Environmental Analytical Chemistry, ktora odbyla sie we wrzesniu 2016 na Politechnice Gdańskiej. W artykule przedstawiono głowne cele i załozenia konferencji oraz opisano program naukowy.
-
Bioassays as one of the Green Chemistry tools for assessing environmental quality: A review
PublicationFor centuries, mankind has contributed to irreversible environmental changes, but due to the modern science of recent decades, scientists are able to assess the scale of this impact. The introduction of laws and standards to ensure environmental cleanliness requires comprehensive environmental monitoring, which should also meet the requirements of Green Chemistry. The broad spectrum of Green Chemistry principle applications should...
-
Ionic liquids in extraction techniques: Determination of pesticides in food and environmental samples
PublicationThe intensive use of pesticides in agricultural practices has promoted the appearance of environmentaland public health problems. Due to that, scientists face challenges with developing simple, fast, sensitive,selective, and low-cost methods dedicated to determining pesticide residues in food and environmentalsamples. Following thefifth principle of Green Analytical Chemistry, chemists are searching for greeneralternatives for...
-
Landscape as a Potential Key Concept in Urban Environmental Planning: The Case of Poland
PublicationRapid urban development increases the consumption of materials, energy, and water, resulting in an overproduction of waste and emissions. These cause many environmental threats, such as ozone layer depletion and rain acidification, leading to climate change. Therefore, the question arises on how to improve the effectiveness of tools that strengthen environmental protection. This discursive article presents an approach stressing...
-
Analysis of the Usefulness of Cheap Audio Recorders for Spectral Measurement of Environmental Noise
PublicationEnvironmental noise pollution is nowadays one of the most serious health threats. The impact of noise on the human body depends not only on the sound level but also on its spectral distribution. Reliable measurements of the environmental noise spectrum are often hampered by the very high price of top quality measuring devices. This paper explores the possibility of using much cheaper audio recorders for the frequency analysis....
-
Analysis of the Environmental Impact of the Hull Construction of a Small Vessel Based on LCA
PublicationIn recent years, issues related to the impact of human activity on the natural environment have become pressing, and the challenge of global warming necessitates immediate action. To support environmental protection efforts, it has become imperative to adopt a broader perspective when evaluating various products and systems. A valuable tool for such assessments is a life cycle assessment (LCA), which enables a comprehensive analysis...
-
The effect of environmental turbulence on cyber security risk management and organizational resilience
PublicationEven though there is a plethora of research on the role of environmental turbulence in organizational performance in general, little attention has been paid to the effect of environmental turbulence on cyber security risk management and further - organizational resilience. Drawing on the resource-based view and contingency theory, this study investigates how technological and market turbulence influence organizational cyber security...
-
A comprehensive review on environmental transformation of selenium: recent advances and research perspectives
Publication -
Jacek Namieśnik prof. dr hab. inż.
PeopleScientific discipline: chemistryRector in 2016-2019 He was born on 10 December, 1949 in Mogilno. He graduated in 1972 at the Faculty of Chemistry at Gdańsk University of Technology, obtaining a master's degree in chemical engineering. In 1972 he started working at Gdańsk University of Technology, where in 1978 he defended his doctoral thesis and in 1985 he completed his habilitation. He was appointed an associate professor in 1991...
-
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS
Journals -
Artificjal environment for simulation of emergent behaviour
PublicationPrzedstawiono opracowane środowisko dla modelowania zjawisk, w których współdziałanie wielu prostych jednostek prowadzi do powstawania złozonych struktur. Sposób oddziaływania jednostki zawarty jest w jej strukturze, która interpretowana jest poprzez specjalnie zdefiniowany język podobny do Prologu.
-
Environment friendly ships for Baltic area
PublicationPrzedstawiono końcowy efekt projektu europejskiego grupy Eureka E!2772. Scharakteryzowano zagrożenia stwarzane przez żeglugę oraz ekologiczne wymagania stawiane statkom. Przedstawiono plany generalne jednostek.
-
The parallel environment for endoscopic image analysis
PublicationThe jPVM-oriented environment to support high performance computing required for the Endoscopy Recommender System (ERS) is defined. SPMD model of image matching is considered and its two implementations are proposed: Lexicographical Searching Algorithm (LSA) and Gradient Serching Algorithm (GSA). Three classes of experiments are considered and the relative degree of similarity and execution time of each algorithm are analysed....
-
Conceptual system development in a concurrent environment
PublicationW artykule omówiono możliwości wspomagania jednego z najważniejszych obszarów projektowania, a mianowicie projektowania koncepcyjnego. Rozważania te odniesiono do otoczenia inżynierii wspozadaniowej, co dodatkowo skomplikowano problemy decyzyjne podejmowane na tym etapie projektowania. Zaproponowano szereg elementów wspomagania projektowania koncepcyjnego ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem możliwości praktycznej implementacji takiego...
-
How to decrease pharmaceuticals in the environment? A review
Publication -
Legal environment of the private entrepreneurship in Poland.
PublicationW pracy dokonano prezentacji i analizy podstawowych składowych otoczenia prawnego określającego warunki kształtowania i rozwoju prywatnej przedsiębiorczości w Polsce w okresie transformacji rynkowej.
-
Executing Multiple Simulations in the MERPSYS Environment
PublicationThe chapter investigates the steps necessary to perform a simulation instance in the MERPSYS environment and discusses potential limitations in case when vast numbers of simulations are required. An extended architecture is proposed which includes a JMS-based simulation queue and multiple distributed simulators, overcoming the potential bottlenecks. The chapter introduces also methods for preparing suites of multiple simulations...
-
Experiments with the Universal Constructor in the DigiHive Environment
PublicationThe paper discusses the performance and limitations of the universal constructor embedded in the DigiHive environment and presents the result of two simulation experiments showing the possibility of workaround the limitations.
-
Bacterial aerosols in a municipal landfill environment
Publication -
Responsibility towards the environment in infrastructure projects
Publication...
-
Gaze tracking in multi-display environment
PublicationThis paper presents the basic ideas of eye and gaze tracking in multiple-display environment. The algorithm for display detection and identification is described as well as the rules for gaze interaction in multi display environment. The core of the method is to use special LED markers and eye and scene tracking glasses. Scene tracking camera registers markers position which is then represented as a cloud of points. Analyzing the...
-
Occurrence of Surface Active Agents in the Environment
PublicationDue to the specific structure of surfactants molecules they are applied in different areas of human activity (industry, household). After using and discharging from wastewater treatment plants as effluent stream, surface active agents (SAAs) are emitted to various elements of the environment (atmosphere, waters, and solid phases), where they can undergo numerous physic-chemical processes (e.g., sorption, degradation) and freely...
-
Honey as an indicator of heavy metals in the environment
PublicationHoney bees collect nectar, pollen and honeydew to produce bee products. One of them is honey, which due to chemical composition and properties is considered by human as a valuable food product. When honey bees collect substrates to produce honey they can bring contaminants to the hive. The presence of xenobiotics in bee products may lower their quality and devalue their properties, and also endanger human health. Many scientists...
-
Analytics of Surfactants in the Environment: Problems and Challenges
PublicationSurfactants (surface active agents = SAAs) are a group of compoundswith specific physicochemical properties (amphiphilicity,solubility in polar and nonpolar liquids, ability to form micelles,adsorption at phase boundaries).1,2 Because of their properties,surface-active compounds are widely applied in industry and thehousehold (e.g., in detergents, personal-care products, paints,pesticides, petroleum products). As their applications...
-
Solid road environment and its hazards
PublicationAccidents that involve vehicles departing the road tend to have very high severity, as they often result in the vehicle hitting a permanent obstacle (which can be a ree, a pole, facility pillar, front wall of a culvert or a barrier). In recent years, this type of accident caused approx. 19% of all road deaths in Poland. A particularly high risk can be observed on roads located in northern and western...
-
Modeling Parallel Applications in the MERPSYS Environment
PublicationThe chapter presents how to model parallel computational applications for which simulation of execution in a large-scale parallel or distributed environment is performed within the MERPSYS environment. Specifically, it is shown what approaches can be adopted to model key paradigms often used for parallel applications: master-slave, geometric parallelism (single program multiple data), pipelined and divide-and-conquer applications....
-
Cyanides in the environment—analysis—problems and challenges
PublicationCyanide toxicity and their environmental impact are well known. Nevertheless, they are still used in the mining, galvanic and chemical industries. As a result of industrial activities, cyanides are released in various forms to all elements of the environment. In a natural environment, cyanide exists as cyanogenic glycosides in plants seeds. Too much consumption can cause unpleasant side effects. However, environmental tobacco smoke...
-
Music signal equalization in a changing environment
PublicationThe paper presents the concept of an automatic system for music signal correction, considering room frequency response and music genre being played. The proposed algorithm, based on the room frequency response, compensates acoustic conditions surrounding the sound source. Additionally, the compensation process considers the signal content by recognizing music genre. As part of the described research, a series of subjective tests...
-
Simulation of the IT Service and Project Management Environment
PublicationThe authors of this paper present a simulation of the socio-technical system in which teams of students – regarded as low-maturity organizations – were given a task to utilize the (relatively) mature technologies that support IT project and service management. The experiment consisted of the following phases: teams formation, introduction to technologies used during the simulation, performing a set of reactive and proactive service...