
prof. dr hab. inż. Żaneta Polkowska
Employment
- Profesor at Department of Analytical Chemistry
Contact
- zanpolko@pg.edu.pl
Profesor
- Workplace
- Budynek A Wydziału Chemicznego pokój 236
- Phone
- (58) 347 21 10
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Publication showcase
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Analytics of Surfactants in the Environment: Problems and Challenges
Surfactants (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...
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Cyanides in the environment—analysis—problems and challenges
Cyanide 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...
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Prenatal exposure to substance of abuse: A worldwide problem
Substance abuse during pregnancy is an important public health issue affecting the mother and the growing infant. Preterm labor, miscarriage, abruption and postpartum hemorrhage are obstetric complications which have been associated with women who are dependent on abused substances. Moreover, women are also at an increased risk of medical problems such as poor nutrition, anemia, urinary tract infections as well as sexually transmitted...
Obtained scientific degrees/titles
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2014-01-07
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2008-12-05
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1996-11-27
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