Archive
6/2014 vol. 23
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Heavy Metal Removal in a Constructed Wetland and Benefits for the Development of the Toad Bufo raddei
Wan-tong Si1,2, Wen-ya Zhang1, Yue Lv1, Feng Yang1, Ju-mei Liu1,2, Ying-mei Zhang1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2207–2215
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Present and Past Deposition of Heavy Metals in Poland as Determined by Moss Monitoring
Paweł Kapusta, Grażyna Szarek-Łukaszewska, Barbara Godzik
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2047–2053
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effects of Mobile Phone Radiation on Germination and Early Growth of Different Bean Species
Hsuan-Yu Chen1, Chiachung Chen2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1949–1958
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Drinking Water Quality of a Rice Land in Turkey by Statistical and GIS Perspectives
Cem Tokatli
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2247–2258
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Residue of Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls (DL-PCBs) in Sediment from CauBay River, Vietnam
Vu Duc Toan
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2243–2246
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Point Pattern Analysis of Different Life Stages of Haloxylon ammodendron in Desert-oasis Ecotone
Mei Wang1, Shuoxin Zhang2, Guangming Chu1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2271–2277
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Heavy Metals and Nitrate Content in Tomato Fruit Grown in Organic and Conventional Production Systems
Zoran S. Ilić1, Nikolaos Kapoulas2, Ljubomir Šunić1,
Dragoljub Beković1,Nataša Mirecki3
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2027–2032
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Investigation of the Effects of Salinity and Temperature on the Removal of Iron from Water by Aeration, Filtration, and Coagulation
Ewelina Podgórni, Mariusz Rząsa
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2157–2161
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Heavy Metals Uptake by Select Plant Species in the Landfill Area of Štěpánovice, Czech Republic
Magdalena Vaverková, Dana Adamcová
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2265–2269
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Differential Physiological and Ultrastructural Responses of Cottonseeds under Pb Toxicity
Mumtaz Khan1,2, Muhammad Daud Khan1,2, Basharat Ali1, Noor Muhammad2, Shui-Jin Zhu1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2063–2070
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Explosive Propagation of Aeolosoma Hemprichi in an Activated Sludge-Biofilm Reactor
Yong Zhan1, Qingqing Feng1, Haidong Zhou1, Qiang Zhang1, Bin Dong2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2295–2302
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Natural Radioactivity of Solid and Liquid Phases from Shale oil and Gas Prospecting in Pomerania
Anna Mykowska, Jan Hupka
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2137–2142
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Toxicity Screening after Electrochemical Degradation of Reactive Textile Dyes
Marijana Markovic1, Milica Jovic2, Dalibor Stankovic2, Jelena Mutic3, Goran Roglic3, Dragan D. Manojlovic3
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2103–2109
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Utilization of New Activated Carbon Derived from Oak Leaves for Removal of Crystal Violet from Aqueous Solution
Mohamed Sulyman1, Jacek Namiesnik1, Andrzej Gierak2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2223–2232
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Decontamination of 4-Chloro-2-Nitrophenol from Aqueous Solution by Graphene Adsorption: Equilibrium, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Studies
Ali Mehrizad1, Parvin Gharbani2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2111–2116
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effects of Lead Sulfate on Genetic and Epigenetic Changes, and Endogenous Hormone Levels in Corn (Zea mays L.)
Filiz Aygun Erturk1, Guleray Agar2, Esra Arslan2,
Gokce Nardemir3, Murat Aydin4, M. Sinan Taspinar5
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1925–1932
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Apion miniatum Germ. Herbivory on the Mossy Sorrel, Rumex confertus Willd.: Induced Plant Volatiles and Weevil Orientation Responses
Dariusz Piesik1, Ireneusz Kalka2, Anna Wenda-Piesik3, Jan Bocianowski4
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2149–2156
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Evaluating the Relationship between Phosphorus Bioavailability and Phosphorus Speciation in Sediments from Rural Rivers in the Taihu Lake Area, China
Luji Bo1,2, Dejian Wang1, Gang Zhang1, Can Wang1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1933
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Spatio-Temporal Variability and Trends of Penman-Monteith Reference Evapotranspiration (FAO-56) in 1971-2010 under Climatic Conditions of Poland
Leszek Łabędzki, Bogdan Bąk, Karolina Smarzyńska
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2083–2091
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Differential Sensitivity of Growth and Net Photosynthetic Rates in Five Tree Species Seedlings under Simulated Acid Rain Stress
Senmiao Tong, Liqin Zhang
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2259–2264
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Heavy Metals in Waters and Sediments of Rivers Affected by Brown Coal Mine Waters
Ryszard Staniszewski
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2217–2222
REVIEW PAPER
Floodplain Management in the Context of Assessment and Changes of Flood Risk and the Environment – a Review
Ewa Głosińska
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1895–1904
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Contamination Potential Assessment of Potable Groundwater in Lahore, Pakistan
Malik Muhammad Akhtar1, Zhonghua Tang1, Bahaa Mohamadi2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1905–1916
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
The Influence of Injection Advance Angle on Fuel Spray Parameters and Nitrogen Oxide Emissions for a Self-Ignition Engine Fed with Diesel Oil and FAME
Andrzej Ambrozik, Tomasz Ambrozik, Dariusz Kurczyński, Piotr Łagowski
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1917–1923
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Pilot Study of Selected Bioindicators of Fish Health in Northern Pike Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758 from Northeastern Poland
Joanna Danuta Borucinska1, Anna Czachorowska1, Nicole Klein1, Dorota Morka2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1941–1947
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Characteristics of Preferential Flow Paths and Their Impact on Nitrate Nitrogen Transport on Agricultural Land
Jinhua Cheng1, Hongjiang Zhang1, Youyan Zhang2, Yinzhen Chen1, Binyan Wang1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1959–1964
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Polyphenolic Compounds in Lacustrine Sediments
Joanna Cieślewicz
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1965–1973
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Cyanobacterial Blooms in Oligosaline and Alkaline Microaccumulation Before and After Rehabilitation
Nevena B. Đorđević, Snežana B. Simić
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1975–1982
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Radionuclide Content in the Soil-Water- Plant-Livestock Product System in East Kazakhstan
Sergazy Duyssembaev1, Bożena Łozowicka2, Aygerim Serikova1, Dilraba Iminova1,
Eleonora Okuskhanova1, Zhanibek Yessimbekov1, Piotr Kaczyński2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1983–1993
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Adsorption Isotherm, Kinetic, and Thermodynamic Studies for Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution by Needles of Pinus Sylvestris L.
Nese Ertugay, Emine Malkoc
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):1995–2006
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effects of Singular Noisy Events on Long-Term Environmental Noise Measurements
Carlos Prieto Gajardo1, Juan Miguel Barrigón Morillas1, Valentín Gómez Escobar1, Rosendo Vílchez-Gómez1, Guillermo Rey Gozalo1,2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2007–2017
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Biodegradable Waste Management in the Czech Republic. A Proposal for Improvement
Zdeněk Horsák1, Jiří Hřebíček2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2019–2025
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Criticality Analysis Using Risk Assessment-Based Maintenance of a Petrochemical Company
Fereshteh Jaderi1,2, Zelina Zaiton Ibrahim1, Neamat Jaafarzadeh3,
Ramdzani Abdullah1, Ahmad Reza Yavari4, Mad Nasir Shamsudin1,
Seyed Mohammad Bagher Nabavi5
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2033–2037
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Estimation of Structure and Water and Air Properties of Grodan Rockwool Waste after Production Cycle
Monika Jaroszuk-Sierocińska, Anna Słowińska-Jurkiewicz,
Maja Bryk, Beata Kołodziej
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2039–2045
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Influence of Eutrophic Lowland Reservoir on Crustacean Zooplankton Assemblages in River Valley Oxbow Lakes
Maciej Karpowicz
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2055–2061
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effect of the Intensity of Environmental Regulation on Production Technology Progress in 17 Industries: Evidence from China
Jinlin Liu, Maosheng Ran
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2071–2081
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
A PSR-Framework-Based Health Assessment of Ulansuhai Lake in China
Xufeng Mao1,2, Xiaowen Wang3, Qiong Chen1,2, Xinan Yin4
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2093–2102
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Single-Stage Extraction to Assess Metals Bioavailability from Smelting Dust
Edyta Melaniuk-Wolny1, Kamila Widziewicz2, Zdzisław Adamczyk3, Katarzyna Nowińska3, Magdalena Żak1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2117–2124
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Effects of Potassium, Ammonium, and Calcium Chlorides on the Sorption of Metamitron in Soil
Paweł Muszyński1, Marzena S. Brodowska2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2125–2135
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Investigating the Toxicity of Phenol-Loaded and Phenol-Free TiO2 and ZnO Nanoparticles Using Bioassay Experiments
Kazem Naddafi1, Masoud Yunesian1, Mahmood Alimohammadi1, Noushin Rastkari1, Mohammad Reza Zare1, Mina F. Banadarvish2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2143–2148
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Chemically Modified Biomass from Triticum aestivum for Eco-Friendly Detoxification of Cd(II)- and Sn(II)-Contaminated Waters
H. M. Hamid Raza, Makshoof Athar, Umar Farooq, Muhammad Salman
Adnan Mujahid, Tajamal Hussain
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2163–2174
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Investigation of Photocatalytic Activity of C60/TiO2 Nanocomposites Produced by Evaporation Drying Method
Elżbieta Regulska, Joanna Karpińska
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2175–2182
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Health Evaluation of a Lake Wetland Ecosystem Based on the TOPSIS Method
Li Ren1,2, Jin-Tao Liu1<,sup>, Jian-Jun Ni3, Xin-Yi Xiang4
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2183–2190
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Magnitude of Nitrogen and Phosphorus Delivered to Baltic Sea via Polish Rivers
Andrzej Sapek
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2191–2198
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Efficient Pb Translocation by ‘Purple Petticoats’ cv. of Heuchera L. from Contaminated Soil in a Coal Basin
Gabriela Sąkol1, Janusz Mirosławski2, Piotr Z. Brewczyński1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2199–2205
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Assessing Efforts to Mitigate Particulate Matter Air Pollution in the Moravian-Silesian Region
Petr Šauer, Jaroslav Kreuz, Aleš Lisa
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2233–2242
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Leaching of Heavy Metals from Rice Fields with Different Irrigation Management
Junzeng Xu1,2, Qi Wei2, Yanmei Yu2, Shizhang Peng1, Shihong Yang1,2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2279–2286
ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Optimization of Solid-Phase Extraction for Pretreatment of Selected Estrogens in Sewage by Response Surface Methodology
Xiao-Li Yang1, Ming-Qian Xia1, Ming Chen1, Dan-Qun Shen1,
Da-Fang Fu1, Hai-Liang Song2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2287–2294
SHORT COMMUNICATION
The Impact of Natural Ventilation on Ammonia Emissions from Free Stall Barns
Sabina Angrecka, Piotr Herbut
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2303–2307
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Efficiency of Canola (Brassica Napus L.) as an Accumulator of Heavy Metals in Wastewater Applications
Talip Çakmakci1, Yusuf Ucar2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2309–2313
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Environmental and Economic Benefits of Using Kinetic Wind Energy to Generate Electricity
Stanisław Gumuła1, Krzysztof Pytel2, Małgorzata Piaskowska-Silarska2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2315–2320
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Polemical Remarks to the Claim that Carbon Dioxide Strengthens the Greenhouse Effect in the Atmosphere
Stanisław Gumuła1, Krzysztof Pytel2, Małgorzata Piaskowska-Silarska2
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2321–2325
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Molecular Detection of Metallo-β-Lactamase and Putative Virulence Genes in Environmental Isolates of Pseudomonas Species
Isoken H. Igbinosa, Etinosa O. Igbinosa, Anthony I. Okoh
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2327–2331
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Chromium Quantification in a Leather Tanning Industrial Area Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy
Shakeel Ahmad Khan1, Muhammad Ibrahim1, Yasir Jamil2,
Nasir Amin3, Saif Ullah4, Farhat Abbas1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2333–2337
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Energy Harvesting System Based on Ionic Polymer-Metal Composites – Identification of Electrical Parameters
Janusz Kwaśniewski, Ireneusz Dominik, Filip Kaszuba
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2339–2343
SHORT COMMUNICATION
δ13C Characteristics of Soil Organic Carbon in Hilly Karst Area
Qiang Li1,2, Zhongyi Li3, Jianhong Liang1, Yuanyuan He1, Jianhua Cao1, Qingjing Hu1,4
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2345–2349
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution in Chinese Suburban Farmland
Fei Meng, Ning Ding, YingJun Sun
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2351–2358
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Numerical and Experimental Study of Centrifugal Fan Flow Structures and Their Relationship with Machine Efficiency
Tomasz Siwek, Jan Górski, Stanisław Fortuna
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2359–2364
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Metals Content in Printed Circuit Board Waste
Jakub Szałatkiewicz
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2365–2369
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Chemical Composition of Volatile Oil from Two Emergent Plants and Their Algae Inhibition Activity
Hong-Qiang Wang1,2, Feng Liang1, Ning Qiao1, Jin-Xia Dong1,
Lie-Yu Zhang3, Yi-Fei Guo1
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2371–2374
SHORT COMMUNICATION
Heavy Metal Concentrations in Five Tissues of Chickens from a Mining Area
Ping Zhuang, Bi Zou, Huanping Lu, Zhian Li
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2014;23(6):2375–2379
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