{"title":"The sulfur content in soil after application of composted materials containing foils","authors":"M. Mierzwa-Hersztek, K. Gondek, M. Kopeć","doi":"10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(1)6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(1)6","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the research was to assess the content of total and assimilable forms of sulphur in soil after application of composted materials with the addition of polyethylene and corn starch foils. The experimental design consisted of 7 treatments carried out in 3 replications on two soils: 0 – non-fertilized soil, NPK – soil fertilized with mineral fertilizers, K1 – soil fertilized with composted material without the addition of foil, K2 – soil fertilized with composted material with the addition of foil A (which included 47.5% polyethylene C + 45% corn starch + 7.5% compatibilizer), K3 – soil fertilized with composted material with the addition of foil B (which included 65% polyethylene C + 30% corn starch + 5% compatibilizer), K4 – soil fertilized with composted material with the addition of foil C (which included 65% polyethylene C + 30% corn starch + 5% compatibilizer and copolymer), and K5 – soil fertilized with composted material with the addition of foil C and microbiological inoculum. The experiments were conducted in soils with the granulometric composition of light loam and medium loam. Cock’s-foot was the test plant. The mean yield of Dactylis glomerata L., collected from the treatments located in soil with the granulometric composition of light loam, was between 1.4 and 2.4 Mg d.m. ha and between 1.8 and 3.6 Mg d.m. ha for treatments conducted in soil with the granulometric composition of medium loam. Total S content was determined after sample mineralization in a chamber furnace at 450C for 8 h, after prior binding of sulphur sulfate Mg(NO3)2. Assimilable forms of S were extracted with solution of 0.03 mol dm CH3COOH. The S content in the obtained solutions and extracts was determined using the ICP-OES method. The highest content of total forms of sulphur was determined in soil with the granulometric composition of medium loam, to which composted materials K3 and K4 (220 mgS kg d.m. of soil) were introduced. The content of assimilable forms of sulphur ranged from 8.3 to 12.9 mgS kg d.m. of soil in the case of treatments located in soil with the granulometric composition of light loam, and from 13.1 to 17.4 mgS kg d.m. of soil for medium loam treatments.","PeriodicalId":44472,"journal":{"name":"ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING A-CHEMIA I INZYNIERIA EKOLOGICZNA A","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68906001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The release of leachable constituents from copper slag depending on conditions of the leaching process","authors":"K. Mizerna, J. Kuterasińska","doi":"10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(1)8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(1)8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44472,"journal":{"name":"ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING A-CHEMIA I INZYNIERIA EKOLOGICZNA A","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68906080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of the possibility of recycling backwashing water from the swimming pool water treatment system","authors":"Edyta Łaskawiec, M. Dudziak, J. Wyczarska-Kokot","doi":"10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(4)30","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(4)30","url":null,"abstract":"The paper presents the physicochemical analysis and toxicological assessment of backwashing samples taken after the process of washing filter beds in a raw condition after the process of their aeration and dechlorination. The backwash water under investigation originated from circulation systems existing in two indoor swimming pool facilities. The backwash water, as used at the preliminary and the main stages, was characterized by different physicochemical properties. For toxicological assessment, the Mictorox bioluminescence inhibition test, the Chaoborus sp. insect larva survival test and the phyto test using Lemna minor fine cilium were involved. The investigation presented in the paper included a preliminary phase focusing on the ecotoxic characterization of backwash water subjected to aeration and dechlorination processes. In turn, at the main stage, the effect of aeration duration on the quality of backwash water in terms of its physicochemical parameters was analyzed. The results of the preliminary stage investigation indicate that backwash water, both in a raw condition and after 30 minutes’ aeration, could not be discharged directly to the environment due to the threat to living organisms caused by its high toxicity. Whereas, using 160 minutes’ aeration duration contributed to a significant improvement in the quality of the backwash water and elimination of its toxic properties with respect to the indicator organisms used. The chemical dechlorination process brought about varying effects. In the case of the Microtox test, a stimulation of bacterial bioluminescence was noted, but, at the same time, the death of individual insect larva specimens was observed. In spite of the high biomass increase in the Lemna minor test, a gradual discolouration of fronds under the influence of backwash water was observed. Because of the presence of numerous compounds being disinfection by-products, as well as coagulant residues in backwash water deriving from swimming pool systems, it is necessary to seek further solutions that will allow them to be recycled, which will result in a reduction of water consumption and effluent discharges.","PeriodicalId":44472,"journal":{"name":"ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING A-CHEMIA I INZYNIERIA EKOLOGICZNA A","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68906228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Niemiec, B. Wiśniowska-Kielian, M. Komorowska, K. Zmuda, N. Kuzminowa
{"title":"Content of zinc and lead in water and in algae from selected Black Sea bays near Sevastopol","authors":"M. Niemiec, B. Wiśniowska-Kielian, M. Komorowska, K. Zmuda, N. Kuzminowa","doi":"10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(1)1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(1)1","url":null,"abstract":"For many years there has been intensified human pressure in the region of Sevastopol, arising out of its strategic role as the main city in the region as well as a port where the Russian or Soviet Black Sea fleet was stationed. The industry in Sevastopol, municipal sewage as well as agriculture are important sources of pollutants that enter the Black Sea in the region of this city. In terms of shaping the environmental protection policy (not only in the research region but in the whole basin), it is important to conduct monitoring research connected with the pollution of the Black Sea in regions with different levels of human pressure. The aim of this study was to assess the content of zinc and lead in water and in algae from selected Black Sea bays near Sevastopol. The samples of water and algae were collected in August 2012 from eight bays of Sevastopol (Galubaja, Kozacha, Kamyshova, Kruhla, Striletska, Pishchana, Pivdenna and the Sevastopol Bays) as well as one sample from the open sea near Fiolent. Cystoseira barbata and Ulva rigida algae were taken from the same places. The collected water samples were conserved in situ and after being brought to the laboratory their zinc and lead contents were determined. The collected algae were rinsed in distilled water, dried, and then homogenized and mineralized. The lead content was determined in mineralisates by AAS method with electrothermal atomization, and the zinc content was determined using the ICP-OES method. The zinc content in water ranged from 36.43 to 233.3 g Zn dm, and the lead content was between 1.32 and 38.32 g Pb dm. Considerable differences in contents of the studied elements in water of individual bays were found. Variability of zinc and lead concentration in the studied water samples was 69 and 112%, respectively. The highest zinc contents were found in water from the Striletska, Kozacha, and Sevastopol Bays, and the highest lead contents from the Kozacha and Kruhla Bays. Their lowest concentration was found in the water collected in the open sea. Moreover, the lower zinc concentration was in water from Pivdenna and DOI: 10.2428/ecea.2016.23(1)1 ECOL CHEM ENG A. 2016;23(1):7-19 1 Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture, al. A. Mickiewicza 21, 31–120 Kraków, Poland, email: niemiecm@tlen.pl, rrkielia@cyf-kr.edu.pl, komorowska.monika@interia.pl 2 Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of Ukrainian National Academy of Sciences, Sevastopol, Ukraine, email: kunast@rambler.ru * Corresponding author: rrkielia@cyf-kr.edu.pl Pishchana Bays, and the lowest lead concentration was found in the Galubaja and Pishchana Bays. The zinc content in the algae ranged between 6.517 and 30.21 mg kg. The Cystoseira barbata algae contained over twice more zinc than the Ulva rigida. The lead content in the algae ranged between 0.567 and 7.692 mg Pb kg. Compared with the Ulva rigida, almost a half more lead was found in the Cystoseira barbata. No statistically signi","PeriodicalId":44472,"journal":{"name":"ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING A-CHEMIA I INZYNIERIA EKOLOGICZNA A","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68905803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Surveys of consumer preferences of the operation and management of water supply","authors":"K. Pietrucha-Urbanik, A. Studziński","doi":"10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(3)25","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(3)25","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44472,"journal":{"name":"ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING A-CHEMIA I INZYNIERIA EKOLOGICZNA A","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68906026","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The impact of excess sludge disintegration on the changes of total organic carbon value","authors":"I. Zawieja","doi":"10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(4)35","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(4)35","url":null,"abstract":"The efficiency of conversion of organic substances contained in the excess sludge to the dissolved form is considered as an important factor limiting the process of anaerobic stabilization. Direct effect, occurring in the disintegrated sludge, lysis process is to increase the value of the total organic carbon (TOC), correlates with the increase of the concentration of volatile fatty acids (VFAs). The total organic carbon content is indicative of the supernatant liquid of total organic carbon in dissolved form (DOC) and suspended (SOC). Together with occurring, as a result of biochemical processes, increase the degree of decomposition of organic substances contained in the sludge decreases the value of the ratio of COD to TOC. The aim of the study was to determine the impact of the process of excess sludge disintegration on the changes of the total organic carbon values. The process of chemical disintegration of excess sludge was treated using the selected acidic ie HCl, alkaline ie KOH and oxidizing reagents ie H2O2. The modification was carried out at ambient temperature for 6 and 24 h. During sludge disintegration it was noticed the increase of total organic carbon values, disintegration degree as well as the concentration of volatile fatty acids that confirmed the susceptibility of prepared sludge to biodegradation. The highest TOC value of 2150 mg C/dm obtained in case of chemical disintegration of potassium hydroxide at a dose of 12.0 g/dm and preparation time 24 h. For given conditions of preparing a concentration of VFAs was 523 mg CH3COOH/dm .","PeriodicalId":44472,"journal":{"name":"ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING A-CHEMIA I INZYNIERIA EKOLOGICZNA A","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68906496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Janicka, D. Michniewicz, M. Skrętowicz, Kamil Trzmiel, R. Wróbel, M. Zawiślak
{"title":"Exposure of the Driver Staying Inside the Car Cabin to Volatile Organic Compounds","authors":"A. Janicka, D. Michniewicz, M. Skrętowicz, Kamil Trzmiel, R. Wróbel, M. Zawiślak","doi":"10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(2)10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(2)10","url":null,"abstract":"Nowadays the motorization is one of the basic branch of industry. Dynamic development of the – transportation sector has very positive impact on the social and civilization benefits, but on the other side, it generates also a lot of problems, especially related to the people health and life. The road transport is one of the main air pollution source, particularly in the cities. Furthermore, the motorization development caused increased in residence time inside vehicles. In the cities the traffic intensity is significantly higher than in the rural areas. This is the reason why road congestions are created. Exhausts, including hazardous volatile organic compounds, can easily penetrate into the cabin in the road congestion situation and they are the serious danger to the drivers and passengers. In the new cars, additional sources of volatile organic compounds are elements of the cabin interior. In this paper the results of the research on volatile organic compounds concentration inside passenger car in simulated conditions were presented. Additionally, the main sources of volatile organic compounds inside the car cabin were identify and the evaluation of driver exposure was defined.","PeriodicalId":44472,"journal":{"name":"ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING A-CHEMIA I INZYNIERIA EKOLOGICZNA A","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68905602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Kapusta-Duch, B. Kusznierewicz, T. Leszczyńska, B. Borczak
{"title":"Effect of conventional cooking on changes in the contents of basic composition and glucosinolates in kale","authors":"J. Kapusta-Duch, B. Kusznierewicz, T. Leszczyńska, B. Borczak","doi":"10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(4)31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(4)31","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44472,"journal":{"name":"ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING A-CHEMIA I INZYNIERIA EKOLOGICZNA A","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68906242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Kamińska, M. Dudziak, J. Bohdziewicz, E. Kudlek
{"title":"Effectivness of Removal of Selected Biologically Active Micropollutants in Nanofiltration","authors":"G. Kamińska, M. Dudziak, J. Bohdziewicz, E. Kudlek","doi":"10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(2)14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(2)14","url":null,"abstract":"This study addressed the removal efficiency of five different compounds classified as biologically active compounds ie benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), anthracene (ANT), diclofenac (DCL), pentachlorophenol (PCP), octylphenol (OP) in nanofiltration. They were removed from deionized water solution (500 g/dm) and comparatively from synthetic and municipal effluent. It was found that the efficiency of the nanofiltration depends on significantly both on type of membrane and the environmental matrix and physic-chemical properties of the compounds contained in the treated feed. The highest retention was observed for benzo(a)pyrene removed from deionized water. In this case, the retention of BaP varied from 99.82% to 99.94%. For other compounds (excluding octylphenol) we observed an inverse trend, higher retention degrees were obtained when the synthetic or real effluent were filtered. This study documented a complex mechanism of separation of low molecular weight organic micropollutants in nanofiltration, which could be a result of intermolecular interactions, sieve effect and adsorption. In addition, in the last part we compare our experimental data with predicted retention coefficients, which were computed from models for predicting retention of micropollutants in nanofiltration.","PeriodicalId":44472,"journal":{"name":"ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING A-CHEMIA I INZYNIERIA EKOLOGICZNA A","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68905650","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Membrane processes in the utilization of wastewater generated during waste gasification","authors":"A. Kwiecińska, T. Iluk, S. Stelmach","doi":"10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(3)22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2428/ECEA.2016.23(3)22","url":null,"abstract":"Gasification, regardless of the fuel type, is always accompanied with the generation of highly loaded wastewater. Those streams are formed during cooling and cleaning of process gas and comprise of tars, condensed water vapor and a range of organic and inorganic compounds. Nowadays, there are no treatment systems of those wastewater, especially dedicated to small and medium size gasification plants, operated with alternative fuels, ie biomass and wastes, what is the main limitation in the technology popularization and industrial commercialization. On the other hand, conventional methods proposed for the treatment characterize with the narrow spectrum of action dedicated, mainly to the removal of tar substances. In the presented paper the possibility of utilization of waste gasification wastewater by means of membrane processes is proposed. The technology was based on the two stage treatment system enabling the separation of tars by spontaneous sedimentation/floatation and low pressure drive aqueous phase filtration. Polymeric, ultrafiltration membranes of various cut off were investigated due to the contaminants removal effectiveness and capacity. It was shown, that the use of membrane processes assures the concentration of soluble organic contaminants to the rate enabling their recycle to the gasifier. The filtrate obtained during the process characterized with much decreased load of contaminants and after the proper polishing could be directly deposited to the environment.","PeriodicalId":44472,"journal":{"name":"ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY AND ENGINEERING A-CHEMIA I INZYNIERIA EKOLOGICZNA A","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68905747","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}