Environmental Engineering Studies: Polish Research on the Way to the EU

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages xv-xv
Distribution of Cd, Pb and Hg Emissions Among Sectors of Economy in Poland and the Emission Assessment for the Years 1990-2000....Pages 1-11
Current Sulphur Dioxide Concentration Levels in Poland—Model Estimates and Comparison to Observations....Pages 13-21
Critical Levels of Sulphur Dioxide in Poland and Their Exceedances....Pages 23-32
VOCs Emission From Coal — Fired Power Station Boiler....Pages 33-42
Mass Transfer Modelling in the Couette-Taylor Flow Reactor for the Oxidation Process of Organic Contaminants....Pages 43-52
Regression Modelling of Ground Level Ozone Concentration....Pages 53-60
Computer Modelling of Diffusion of Chemically Reactive Pollutants in The Atmosphere....Pages 61-68
Analysis and Modelling of the System of air Pollution Concentration Fields In Big Cities....Pages 69-78
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
The Influence of the Development of an Urban Drainage Area on the Stormwater Quality....Pages 81-86
Treatment of Groundwater Containing High Amounts of Manganese and Ammonia Nitrogen Using Activated Filtration Beds....Pages 87-99
Application of Ozonation to Cyanide Compounds Elimination From Underground Water....Pages 101-108
Modelling of Bromate Formation in Relation to Hydrodynamic Characteristics Of Ozone Contactors....Pages 109-119
Coagulants Aided by Ultrasounds in the Water Treatment....Pages 121-127
Algorithm of Biotests for the Assessment of Mutagenic Activity of Microcontaminants in Drinking Water....Pages 129-139
Sorption of Organic Compounds from Water Soulutions on Activated Carbon....Pages 141-151
Prospects of Fibrous Ion Exchangers in Technology of Water Purification....Pages 153-165
Microfungal Species Composition in Raw and Treated Waste Water from Selected Wastewater Treatment Plants....Pages 167-173
Imultaneous Analysis of Inorganic Cations in the Textile Industry Wastewater by Capillary Electrophoresis....Pages 175-183
Chromium-Free Tannery Wastes Stabilized by Methane Fermentation in Sewage Treatment Plants’ Installations....Pages 185-198
The Effect of Chitosan form on Copper Adsorption....Pages 199-206
Front Matter....Pages 79-79
Laboratory Method for the Densification Efficiency Estimation in Flocculated Suspensions....Pages 207-214
Examples of the Application of Electrokinetic Potential in Environmental Engineering....Pages 215-224
The Environmental Aspects of High Ionic Strength Electrokinetics....Pages 225-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-233
Elimination of the Chemical and Microbiological Pollutants in the Modernized Wastewater Treatment Plant “WschóD” in Gdańsk....Pages 235-258
Environmental Impact of Sewage Sludge Application for Non-Industrial Purposes....Pages 259-271
The Estimation of the Hygienisation Level of Sewage Sludge with the Use of the Quantity Method of Salmonella Identification....Pages 273-280
Biodegradation of Diesel Oil Compounds by Microbiologically Modified Activated Sludge....Pages 281-291
Ultrasonic Field Application for Improving Sewage Sludge Sedimentation Process....Pages 293-299
Applicability of Glucosamine Determination as a Biomass Indicator in the Activated Sludge Processes....Pages 301-307
Technological Remarks to Methane Fermentation of Mixtures Containing Chromium-Free Tannery Wastes and to Dewatering of Post-Fermentation Sludges....Pages 309-322
Environmentally Safe Production System on the Example of Chromium Compound....Pages 323-338
The Effect of Texture on Methane Oxidation Capacity in a Sand Layer — a Model Laboratory Study....Pages 339-354
Silicatization of Fly Ashes — a Harmless Way of the Wastes Utilization....Pages 355-363
Front Matter....Pages 365-365
Introducing Sustainable Development — A Polish Perspective....Pages 367-375
Using new Technologies of Computing in Sustainable Development....Pages 377-388
Effect of Surfactants on the Biodegradation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons....Pages 389-398
Screening of Anthropogenic Dust Pollutions in Topsoil by Using Magnetic Proxies....Pages 399-407
Evaluation of Bioremediation Processes at the Oil Refinery in Czechowice-Dziedzice....Pages 409-419
Physico-Chemical Properties of Fulvic Acids....Pages 421-429
Ten Years of Experience in the Implementation of Environmental Engineering in the Protection of Biodiversity....Pages 431-442
Back Matter....Pages 443-450