Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

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Effects of Heavy Metals (Cd, Pb, Cu, Zn, and Ni) on Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. Growth in Soil Containing Metal-biochar Application

Bozhong Yu, Dongqin Li, Ru Zhang, Hongzhi He, Huashou Li, Guikui Chen

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2513–2524

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112057

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Antimicrobial and Cytotoxicity Studies of Some Organotin(IV) N-ethyl-N-phenyl Dithiocarbamate Complexes

Jerry O. Adeyemi, Damian Onwudiwe

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2525–2532

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111231

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Comparative Studies of Lead and Heavy Metals Concentrations in Pakistan Soil and Its Toxic Effects

Asrar Ahmad, Shabbir Hussain, Sajid Mahmood Rao, Amina Asghar, Misbah Irshad, Muhammad Aslam, Syed Salman Shafqat, Mohsin Javed, Muhammad Shahzad Bashir, Hafiza Samreen Kausar

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2533–2542

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/106028

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Composting of EFB and POME Using a Step-feeding Strategy in a Rotary Drum Reactor: The Effect of Active Aeration and Mixing Ratio on Composting Performance

Rosnani Alkarimiah, Fatihah Suja'

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2543–2553

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/110518

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Influence of Conditioned Media of Halomonas sp. DH-e on Phycosphere Bacterial Community Dynamics of Prorocentrum donghaiense

Xiao Bi, Aixia Wang, Hongzhi Han, Liling Xie, Di Wang, Guangyao Han, Lin Zhu, Yankun Zhu

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2555–2563

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112211

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Effects of Food Industry Wastewater Treatment Sludge on Corn Plant Development and Soil Properties

Mustafa Bıyıklı, Saliha Dorak, Barış Bülent Aşık

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2565–2578

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112897

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Evaluating Progressive Overload Changes of the Musculoskeletal System in Automobile Industry Workers

Anna Błaszczyk, Magdalena Zygmańska-Jabłońska, Katarzyna Wegner-Czerniak, Małgorzata B. Ogurkowska

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2579–2586

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111883

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Applying Chemometric Techniques to Biogenic Substances as a Source of Pollution in Lake Surface Waters

Anna Bucior-Kwaczyńska

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2587–2595

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/110204

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Variations in Cd and Pb Accumulations of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) Cultivars for Screening Pollution- and Nitrate-Safe Cultivars

Li Chen, Zheng-Xu Cui, Dan Wang

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2597–2607

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/113094

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Assessing Pollution Risk in Ardabil Aquifer Groundwater of Iran with Arsenic and Nitrate Using the SINTACS Model

Alireza Razavi Dizaji, Seyed Abbas Hosseini, Vahid Rezaverdinejad, Ahmad Sharafati

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2609–2616

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112903

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Low-Carbon Development of the Construction Industry in China’s Pilot Provinces

Qiang Du, Xinran Lu, Ming Yu, Yunqing Yan, Min Wu

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2617–2629

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111969

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Quantitative Research of Systematic and Functional Microbial Groups Associated with Decaying Solid Green Household Waste in Water and Soil

Azeddin El Barnossi, Fatimazhrae Moussaid, Abdelilah Iraqi Housseini

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2631–2639

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112365

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The Impact of Advanced Static Magnetic Units on Water Properties and the Performance of Aeroponic and NFT Systems for Lettuce

Wessam El-Ssawy, Mohamed Abuarab, Mohamed EL-Mogy, Mohamed Kassem, Essam Wasef, Wael Sultan, Mostafa M. Rady

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2641–2652

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112364

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Changes in Soil Enzymatic Activity Caused by Hydric Stress

Karolina Furtak, Anna Gałązka, Jacek Niedźwiecki

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2653–2660

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112896

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Change of Hydrological Regime and Water Quality Due to Reduced Wastewater Discharged into Surface Waters

Věra Hubačíková, Jozefína Pokrývková, Jana Marková

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2661–2668

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111440

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Reducing Concentrations of Benzo(a)pyrene in Gas Phase Soot Particles by Using and Burning Water Fuel Emulsions

Kubat Kemelov, Uran Maymekov, Damira Sambaeva, Zarlyk Maymekov

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2669–2677

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112367

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Effect of Fungi on the Destruction of Historical Parchment and Paper Documents

Hanna Kwaśna, Joanna Karbowska-Berent, Jolanta Behnke-Borowczyk

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2679–2695

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111236

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Ecological Heavy Metals Risk of Saline Lake Sediments in Northwestern China

Dianpeng Li, Jingbailun Jiang, Cuixia Yan, Mei Zhang, Yi Zhao, Yin Xiang, Wenqi Ma, Hongtao Jia, Xiaoning Zhao

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2697–2708

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112206

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Dynamic Response Analysis Among Environmental Regulation, Technological Progress and Water Resource Consumption in China’s Textile Industry

Yi Li, Yihan Wang, Lili Ding, Linjiang Ke, Weiqian Ma, Yongliang Yang

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2709–2719

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112618

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Adsorption of Rhodamine B from Aqueous Solution by Goat Manure Biochar: Kinetics, Isotherms, and Thermodynamic Studies

Yixin Lu, Jiao Chen, Li Zhao, Zheng Zhou, Cheng Qiu, Qianglin Li

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2721–2730

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112207

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Human Health Risk Assessment of Organophosphate Esters in Urban Topsoils of Shenyang, China

Qing Luo, Leiyan Gu, Yue Shan, Hui Wang, Lina Sun

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2731–2742

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111675

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Continuous Biodegradation of Sugar Beet Distillery Stillage in an Aerobic Stirred-Tank Reactor: The Effect of Hydraulic Retention Time

Krzysztof Lutosławski, Edmund Cibis, Małgorzata Krzywonos, Agnieszka Ryznar-Luty

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2743–2752

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/110039

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Physical and Geographical Regionalization and Environmental Management: A Case Study in Poland

Andrzej Macias, Sylwia Bródka, Marta Kubacka, Witold Piniarski

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2753–2762

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/110756

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Metal Accumulation in Blood Plasma and in Femora of Feral Pigeon (Columba livia) Free Living in Smelting, Urban and Rural Area in Kosovo

Sheval F. Memishi, Kasum Rr. Letaj, Qerim I. Selimi, Isa R. Elezaj

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2763–2770

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111878

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Spatio-Temporal Disparity of Eco-Environmental Quality and Its Underlying Causes in Two Important River Basins Around Beijing, China

Chen Ming-Ye, Gao Bao-Jia, Xiao Wen-Fa

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2771–2781

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112902

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Benzene Degradation by Free and Immobilized Bacillus glycinifermantans Strain GO-13T Using GO Sheets

Hossein Mohammadpour, Mahdi Shahriarinour, Ramin Yousefi

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2783–2793

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111512

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Effect of Bronsted Base on Topological Alteration of Rice Husk as an Efficient Adsorbent Comparative to Rice Husk Ash for Azo Dyes

Rahat Naseer, Nargis Afzal, Zulfiqar ul Hassan, Shagufta Saeed, Huma Mujhahid, Sehrish Faryal, Sadaf Aslam, Habib ur Rehman

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2795–2802

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112353

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Environmental Hazards Resulting from the Use of Public Roads in Krakow, Poland

Dorota Pierri

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2803–2812

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112453

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Impact of Former Iron Ore Mining on Soil Cover in the Northern Foreland of Poland’s Świętokrzyskie Mountains

Monika Podgórska, Marek Jóźwiak

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2813–2824

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112209

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Invasion Impact Analysis of Broussonetia papyrifera in Pakistan

Huma Qureshi, Tauseef Anwar, Sammer Fatima, Shamim Akhtar, Sadiqullah Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Muhammad Mohibullah, Madeeha Shirani, Saba Riaz, Muhammad Azeem

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2825–2831

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111320

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Perceived Health Risks of Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution from Cooking Fuels in Sindh, Pakistan

Sohail Ahmed Rajper, Adnan Nazir, Sana Ullah, Zhongqiu Li

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2833–2844

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112061

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Adsorptive Removal of Textile Dye Direct Blue 9 from Aqueous Solution by Nano-Sized Polymers: Kinetic and Thermodynamic Studies

Aslı Göçenoğlu Sarıkaya

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2845–2853

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111135

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Pollution Assessment of Heavy Metals in Roadside Agricultural Soils

Taiba Ben Seghier, Keltoum Bouhadjera

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2855–2863

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112205

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Immobilizing and Removal of Cadmium and Rhodamine B from an Aqueous System by Converting Solid Waste from Poland; Studies of Equilibrium and Kinetic Sorption

Eleonora Sočo, Jan Kalembkiewicz

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2865–2878

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112901

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A Comparison of Various Ecological Indexes for Environmental Assessment of Vulnerable Mountain Ecosystems

Nurzat Totubaeva, Zhiide Tokpaeva, Kanatbek Kojobaev, Gulbubu Kurmanbekova

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2879–2887

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/109721

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A Novel Sediment Transport Calculation Method-Based 3D CFD Model Investigation of a Critical Danube Reach

Gergely T. Török, János Józsa, Sándor Baranya

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2889–2899

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111877

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Differences Among Influencing Factors of China’s Provincial Energy Intensity: Empirical Analysis from a Geographically Weighted Regression Model

Jingmin Wang, Keke Chen, Xiaojing Song

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2901–2916

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/113097

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Response of Wumeng Semi-Fine Wool Sheep to Copper-Contaminated Environment

Ting Wu, Xiaoyun Shen

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2917–2924

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111881

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Analysis of Natural Vulnerability of Groundwater Intakes to Migration of Surface Pollutants Based on a Selected Part of the Dunajec River Basin

Ewa Wysowska, Alicja Kicińska, Grzegorz Nikiel

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2925–2934

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111441

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Producing Hydrogen in Sequential Dark and Photofermentation from Four Different Distillery Wastewaters

Roman Zagrodnik, Krystyna Seifert, Mikołaj Stodolny, Anna Juszczak

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2935–2944

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112062

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Impact of Industrial Discharge on Aquatic Ecosystems of the Kłodnica River with Reference to Water Framework Directive Objectives

Aleksandra Zgórska, Jan Bondaruk, Mariusz Dudziak, Adam Hamerla

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2945–2953

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/112931

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Variation Characteristics of Stable Isotopes of Precipitation and Water Vapor Sources in the Monsoon Margin Region: A Case Study of the Binggou River Basin

Junju Zhou, Meihua Huang, Li Lei, Guofeng Zhu, Lanying Wang, Guoshuang Chong, Juan Xiang, Wei Feng

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2955–2967

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111876

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FDI Inflows, Market Fragmentation and Their Impact on Industrial Environmental Efficiency: An Empirical Study in China

Xiaoliang Zhou, Xiangxiang Sun, Yuping Yang, Yanhua Chen

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2969–2980

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111970

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Environmental Applications and Bio-Profiling of Tribulus Terrestris: an Ecofriendly Approach

Muhammad Arshad, Abdur Rahman, Abdul Qayyum, Khadim Hussain, Muhammad Asaf Khan, Tariq Hussain, Mazhar Abbas, Ghulam Abbas Shar, Muhammad Kashif Zahoor, Arif Nazir, Munawar Iqbal

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2020;29(4):2981–2986

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/111240

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