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Functional safety and reliability analysis methodoloogy for hazardous industrial plants
PublikacjaThis monograph is devoted to current problems and methods of the functional safety and reliability analyses of the programmable control and protection systems for industrial hazardous plants. The results of these analyses are useful in the process of safety management in life cycle, for effective reducing relevant risks at the design stage, and then controlling these risks during the operation of given installation. The methodology...
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Hazardous material-related propagation of the effects of train accidents in the subgrade
PublikacjaA large part of the transport of hazardous materials is carried out by rail. Therefore, the security of these transports is becoming increasingly important. Every catastrophe involving dangerous materials has a negative impact on the participants of the incident and the surrounding environment, because its range is generally not local. It follows that in the event of a catastrophe, its effects should be minimized and remediation...
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Application of non-classical operational calculus to indicate hazards in numerical solutions of engineering problems
PublikacjaThe article addresses the application of non- classical operational calculus to approximative solutions of engineering problems. The engineering-sound examples show that a continuous–discrete problem transformation from differential unequivocal problem to a differential wildcard problem, triggering a change in solution quality. A number of approximative methods are capable to alter both quantitative and qualitative...
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Cognitive engineering and functional safety technology for reducing risks in hazardous plants
PublikacjaCognitive engineering is considered nowadays as interesting multidisciplinary domain that focuses on improving the relations between humans and the systems that are supervised and operated. The industrial automation and control systems (IACS) in hazardous plants are increasingly computerized and perform various safety functions. These are designed and implemented according to the functional safety concept. The objective is to maintain...
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Integrated safety and security analysis of hazardous plants and systems of critical infrastructure
PublikacjaThis article addresses an integrated safety and security analysis approach of hazardous industrial plants and systems of critical infrastructure. Nowadays due to new hazards that emerge there are opinions among experts that these issues require an integrated approach in life cycle, from the design concept, through the design and operation of the plant, to its decommissioning. It is proposed to start from an interesting methodology...
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Influence of Meteorological Hazards on the Hydrological Network in Respect to UEFA Euro 2012 Football Tournament in Gdansk
PublikacjaGdańsk jest jednym z miast - gospodarzy turnieju finałowego Euro 2012. Na rozgrywane mecze oraz przebieg imprezy w aglomeracji gdańskiej wpływ mogą mieć różne czynniki: np. ekonomiczne, gospodarcze. Bezpośredni przebieg meczu uzależniony jest w dużej mierze od naturalnych zjawisk meteorologicznych. W miesiącach letnich w Gdańsku i okolicach największe zagrożenie powodować mogą skutki deszczy nawalnych i ich potencjalny wpływ na...
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Recent Advancements in Cyclodextrin-Based Adsorbents for the Removal of Hazardous Pollutants from Waters
PublikacjaWater is an essential substance for the survival on Earth of all living organisms. However, population growth has disturbed the natural phenomenon of living, due to industrial growth to meet ever expanding demands, and, hence, an exponential increase in environmental pollution has been reported in the last few decades. Moreover, water pollution has drawn major attention for its adverse effects on human health and the ecosystem....
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Morphochemical investigation on the enrichment and transformation of hazardous elements in ash from waste incineration plants
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Cooperative response to marine hazardous and noxious substances and oil spill incidents in the ASEAN region
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Managing safety of industrial hazardous installations with emphasis on the control systems, interfaces and human factors
PublikacjaIn the paper a procedure for the layer of protection analysis (LOPA) as a tool to evaluate the risk of accident scenarios occurrence in hazardous installations is outlined. In such installations several protection layers exist. Human operator performance in each layer is unavoidable, but the role and tasks are different and depend on the context of situation. Based on suggestions form literature (EEMUA, CREAM) and own proposals...
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Methodological issues of functional safety and reliability assessment of critical systems in industrial hazardous plants
PublikacjaThe aim of this article is to identify and discuss some methodological issues that are of interest among functional safety specialists and experts after publication of the second edition of international standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511, including the design and implementing the safety-related functions of higher safety integrity levels and protection layers. The basic role of safety-related systems is to reduce effectively and...
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Human Factors and Functional Safety Analysis in Designing the Control Rooms of Industrial Hazardous Plants
PublikacjaIn this work some aspects of human factors and functional safety analysis in designing the control rooms of industrial hazardous plants are presented. The “defence in depth” (D-in-D) concept is outlined. Some designing issues of the alarm system (AS) with regard to human factors to be supported using the human reliability analysis (HRA) are discussed. The AS and decision support system (DSS), when properly designed, would contribute...
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Green porous benzamide-like nanomembranes for hazardous cations detection, separation, and concentration adjustment
PublikacjaGreen biomaterials play a crucial role in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases as well as health-related problem-solving. Typically, biocompatibility, biodegradability, and mechanical strength are requirements centered on biomaterial engineering. However, in-hospital therapeutics require an elaborated synthesis of hybrid and complex nanomaterials capable of mimicking cellular behavior. Accumulation of hazardous cations like...
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Current challenges and methodological issues of functional safety and security management in hazardous technical systems
PublikacjaCelem artykułu jest zidentyfikowanie problemów oceny ryzyka w kontekście stosowania systemów elektrycznych / elektronicznych / programowalnych elektronicznych (E/E/PE) z uwzględnieniem aspektów bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego i zabezpieczeń (ochrony). Zadaniem rozwiązań bezpieczeństwa funkcjonalnego jest efektywne redukowanie ryzyka wychodząc z poziomu nieakceptowanego. Ryzyko jest definiowane jako kombinacja prawdopodobieństwa wystąpienia...
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Detection, classification and localization of acoustic events in the presence of background noise for acoustic surveillance of hazardous situations
PublikacjaEvaluation of sound event detection, classification and localization of hazardous acoustic events in the presence of background noise of different types and changing intensities is presented. The methods for discerning between the events being in focus and the acoustic background are introduced. The classifier, based on a Support Vector Machine algorithm, is described. The set of features and samples used for the training of the...
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Hierarchical influence diagrams for incorporating human and organizational factors in risk assessment of hazardous industrial systems
PublikacjaArtykuł dotyczy podstawowych zagadnień związanych z czynnikami organizacyjnymi i ludzkim w analizie ryzyka złożonych systemów przemysłowych. Analizuje się podobieństwa i różnice pomiędzy hierarchicznymi diagramami wpływu i hierarchicznym procesem analizy decyzyjnej i na tej podstawie proponuje się uogólnione podejście do rozważanej analizy decyzyjnej uwzględniające dane rozmyte.
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Knowledge-based functional safety and security management in hazardous industrial plants with emphasis on human factors
PublikacjaExisting and emerging new hazards have significant potential to impact destructively operation of technical systems, hazardous plants, and systems / networks of critical infrastructure. The programmable control and protection systems play nowadays an important role in reducing and controlling risk in the process of hazardous plant operation. It is outlined how to deal with security related hazards concerning such systems to be...
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Geographical information system for analysis of critical infrastructures and their hazards due to terrorism, man-originated catastrophes and natural disasters for the city of gdansk.
PublikacjaArtykuł prezentuje System Informacji Przestrzennej dla oceny i wizualizacji Infrastruktur Krytycznych i ich zagrożeń, stworzony przez Katedrę Systemów Geoinformatycznych dla Miasta Gdańska. System pozwala na przestrzenną analizę i mapowanie wyników przetwarzania danych dotyczących Infrastruktur Krytycznych pochodzących m.in. z modułu CARVER2.
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Formation of nitrogen functionalities in biochar materials and their role in the mitigation of hazardous emerging organic pollutants from wastewater
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Evaluation of sound event detection, classification and localization in the presence of background noise for acoustic surveillance of hazardous situations
PublikacjaAn evaluation of the sound event detection, classification and localization of hazardous acoustic events in the presence of background noise of different types and changing intensities is presented. The methods for separating foreground events from the acoustic background are introduced. The classifier, based on a Support Vector Machine algorithm, is described. The set of features and samples used for the training of the classifier...
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Application of advanced spectroscopic methods in the assessment of the leachability degree of hazardous elements from the matrix of cellular concretea
PublikacjaDue to its structure, autoclaved cellular concrete exhibits good insulating properties with relatively high compressive strength values. It is increasingly used in construction because of its economic attractiveness. Autoclaved cellular concrete is mainly used in interior structure layers, and therefore its potential exposure to heavy metal leaching from the matrix may be related to the presence of a high pH medium from other materials...
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Effective assessment of biopolymer-based multifunctional sorbents for the remediation of environmentally hazardous contaminants from aqueous solutions
PublikacjaPersistent contaminants in wastewater effluent pose a significant threat to aquatic life and are one of the most significant environmental concerns of our time. Although there are a variety of traditional methods available in wastewater treatment, including adsorption, coagulation, flocculation, ion exchange, membrane filtration, co-precipitation and solvent extraction, none of these have been found to be significantly cost-effective...
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Built Heritage, Sustainable Development, and Natural Hazards: Flood Protection and UNESCO World Heritage Site Protection Strategies in Krakow, Poland
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Organizational culture as prerequisite of proactive safety and security management in critical infrastructure systems including hazardous plants and ports
PublikacjaThis article addresses selected aspects of organizational culture to be considered in the context of knowledge based proactive safety and security management of plants, ports and systems of critical infrastructure. It has been often emphasized in the domain literature that business effectiveness of such plants and their resilience against hazards and threats to avoid major accidents depends substantially on human and organizational...
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Procedure based proactive functional safety management for the risk mitigation of hazardous events in the oil port installations including insurance aspects
PublikacjaThis article addresses selected technical and organization aspects of risk mitigation in the oil port installations with regard to functional safety requirements specified in standards IEC 61508 and IEC 61511. The procedure for functional safety management includes the hazard identification, risk analysis and assessment, specification of overall safety requirements and definition of safety functions. Based on risk assessment results...
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Layer of protection analysis in industrial hazardous installations =n Analiza warstw zabezpieczeń w przemysłowych instalacjach podwyższonego ryzyka
PublikacjaIn the paper The Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) as a technique for the risk evaluation relating to the hazardous industriall installations performance is presented. The results of the analyses are important in the terms of the safety management process in such installations. Based on obtained estimations deccisions might be made which solutions to be applied in order to mitigate the risk of the hazardous installations performance...
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Hazardous waste dewatering and dry mass reduction through hydrophobic modification by a facile one-pot, alkali-assisted hydrothermal reaction
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Cold atmospheric pressure plasmas as versatile tools for effective degradation of a mixture of hazardous and endocrine disturbing compounds from liquid wastes
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Air pollution in landfill of wastes other than hazardous or inert / Zanieczyszczenia powietrza na składowiskach odpadów innych niż niebezpieczne i obojętne
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Functional safety and cyber security analysis for life cycle management of industrial control systems in hazardous plants and oil port critical infrastructure including insurance
PublikacjaThis report addresses selected methodological aspects of proactive reliability, functional safety and cyber security management in life cycle of industrial automation and control systems (IACS) in hazardous plants and oil port critical installations based on the analysis of relevant hazards / threats and evaluation of related risks. In addition the insurance company point of view has been also considered, because nowadays the insurer,...
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Recognition of hazardous acoustic events employing parallel processing on a supercomputing cluster . Rozpoznawanie niebezpiecznych zdarzeń dźwiękowych z wykorzystaniem równoległego przetwarzania na klastrze superkomputerowym
PublikacjaA method for automatic recognition of hazardous acoustic events operating on a super computing cluster is introduced. The methods employed for detecting and classifying the acoustic events are outlined. The evaluation of the recognition engine is provided: both on the training set and using real-life signals. The algorithms yield sufficient performance in practical conditions to be employed in security surveillance systems. The...
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Bacteriological hazards associated with consumption of smoked fish.**2002,95 s. 29 rys. 11 tabl. bibliogr. 162 poz. maszyn. Rozprawa doktorska /2002.07.12/ Wydz. Chem. Promotor: prof. dr hab. inż. Z. E. Sikorski. Bakteriologiczne zagrożenia związane z konsumpcją wędzonych ryb.
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Inhalation risk to PAHs and BTEX during barbecuing: The role of fuel/food type and route of exposure
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Photodecomposition of dyes on Fe-C-TiO2 photocatalysts under UV radiation supported by photo-Fenton process
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Immobilization of TiO2 and Fe–C–TiO2 photocatalysts on the cotton material for application in a flow photocatalytic reactor for decomposition of phenol in water
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Application of carbon-coated TiO2 for decomposition of methylene blue in a photocatalytic membrane reactor
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Nickel in soil and water: Sources, biogeochemistry, and remediation using biochar
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Evaluation of floor-wise pollution status and deposition behavior of potentially toxic elements and nanoparticles in air conditioner dust during urbanistic development
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Biochar-induced immobilization and transformation of silver-nanoparticles affect growth, intracellular-radicles generation and nutrients assimilation by reducing oxidative stress in maize
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Emission characterization and δ13C values of parent PAHs and nitro-PAHs in size-segregated particulate matters from coal-fired power plants
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Adsorption dynamics of chlorinated hydrocarbons from multi-component aqueous solution onto activated carbon
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Ammonolysis of (3-chloropropyl)trimethoxysilane
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Degradation of diclofenac by new bacterial strains and its influence on the physiological status of cells
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Chromium, nickel and vanadium mobility in soils derived from fluvioglacial sands
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Health impacts of indoor air pollution from household solid fuel on children and women
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Use of clinoptilolite for the immobilization of heavy metal ions and preparation of autoclaved building composites
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Ultimate biodegradability and ecotoxicity of orally administered antidiabetic drugs
PublikacjaHypoglycaemic pharmaceuticals are recently more and more frequently detected in the environment. In our previous study, we have shown that even though many of them undergo significant primary degradation some are transformed to stable products or undergo such transformation that a large part of the structure is still preserved. One of the main routes of elimination from wastewaters or surface waters is biodegradation and a lack...
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Influence of microbial adaptation and supplementation of nutrients on the biodegradation of ionic liquids in sewage sludge treatment processes
PublikacjaCiecze jonowe przyciągają coraz większą uwagę ze strony przemysłu, ze względu na możliwość zastosowania ich jako zamiennik dla bardziej niebezpiecznych substancji. Jednakże część ich struktury może stać się trwałym zanieczyszczeniem dlatego niezbędne jest prowadzenie badań w celu określenia zagrożenia dla środowiska, związanego z obecnością w nim cieczy jonowych, np. dotyczących możliwości ich biodegradacji w warunkach rzeczywistych....
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Primary degradation of antidiabetic drugs
PublikacjaType 2 diabetes is a chronic disease affecting a large portion of the world population and is treated by orally administered drugs. Since these drugs are often taken in high doses and are excreted unchanged or partially metabolised many of them are nowadays detected in surface waters or wastewater treatment plants effluents. Unmetabolised antidiabetics or some of their transformation products retain their pharmacological activity,...
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Simultaneous opto-electrochemical monitoring of carbamazepine and its electro-oxidation by-products in wastewater
PublikacjaThe growing human impact on aquatic environments, due to the extensive use of pharmaceuticals and the release of persistent pollutants, makes it necessary to implement new widespread methods for the characterisation and quantification of such contaminants and relative degradation products. Carbamazepine, 5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine-5-carboxamide, (CBZ) is a widely used anti-epileptic drug, characterised by its limited removal by conventional...