Polish Journal of Environmental Studies

Abdulkadir Taofeeq Sholagberu, Muhammad Raza Ul Mustafa, Khamaruzaman Wan Yusof, Ahmad Mustafa Hashim, Mumtaz Muhammad Shah, Muhammad Waris A. Khan, Mohamed H. Isa

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(5):3419–3429

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/91943

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Effects of Land Use Change of Sloping Farmland on Characteristic of Soil Erosion Resistance in Typical Karst Mountainous Areas of Southwestern China

Rui Li, Qinlin Wu, Jinjin Zhang, Yaqin Wen, Qinggui Li

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(4):2707–2716

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/94288

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Diversity and Distribution of Invasive Plant Species in Suburban Vegetation of Kashmir Himalayas

Hamayun Shaheen, Ammara Batool, Syeda Fatima Gillani, Muhammad Ejaz Ul Islam Dar, Tariq Habib, Shamshad Aziz

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(4):2823–2833

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/92550

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Dynamics of Fagus sylvatica L. Necrotization under Different Pollutant Load Conditions

Ivan Mihál, Róbert Marušák, Milan Barna

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(4):2755–2763

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/92209

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Impact of Urbanization on Vegetation: a Survey of Peshawar, Pakistan

Kashif Ali, Naveed Akhtar, Muhammad Shuaib, Sajjad Ali, Abdul Ghaffar, Muzammil Shah, Aimal Khan, Firasat Hussain, Zahid Khan, Imdad Kaleem, Arif Nazir, Munawar Iqbal

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(4):2523–2530

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/89609

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Comparative Analysis of Chromium and Cadmium in Various Parts of Wheat and Maize

Namrah Awan, Ammara Fatima, Muhammad Farhan

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(3):1561–1566

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/83667

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Using the RS Method to Analyse Construction Land Changes in Tongren during 2002 and 2016

Huaipeng Liu, Yongxin Zhang, Xiaoping Zhang

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(3):1277–1286

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/86221

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Identifying Potential Hazardous Farms in Nitrate-Vulnerable Water Catchments Based on the Rapid Identification System

Jerzy Mirosław Kupiec

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(3):1233–1240

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/80821

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Quantitative Research on the Relationship between Salinity and Crack Length of Soda Saline-Alkali Soil

Jianhua Ren, Xiaojie Li, Kai Zhao, Xingming Zheng, Tao Jiang

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(2):823–832

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/85267

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How Different Nitrogen Application Rates Affect Yield Composition and Nitrogen Uptake of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) in a Saline-Sodic Paddy Field

Yiwei Bao, Lihua Huang, Yangyang Li, Mingming Wang, Zhengwei Liang

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(2):553–564

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/85203

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Impact of Forest Road Construction on Topsoil Erosion and Hydro-Physical Soil Properties in a Semi-Arid Mountainous Ecosystem in Turkey

Sezgin Hacisalihoğlu, Selçuk Gümüş, Uğur Kezik, Hakan Karadağ

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2019;28(1):113–121

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/81615

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Effects of Substrate Material on Plant Growth and Nutrient Loss

Hao Yang, Shaocai Li, Hailong Sun, Weiping Wang, Fumei Zhao

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(6):2821–2832

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/81069

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Soil Nematode Trophic Groups in Four Different Plantations in Southern China: Implications for Restoration

Cancan Zhao¹, Feng Sun^{1, 2}, Chengde Yu¹, Lili Zhu¹, Ying Li¹, Zhenxing Zhou¹, Guangfei Yang¹, Wenjuan Wang¹, Renhui Miao¹

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(3):1379–1386

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/77031

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Heavy Metals Contamination and Ecological Risk Assessment in Surface Sediments of Namal Lake, Pakistan

Tariq Javed¹, Nasir Ahmad², Azhar Mashiatullah¹

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2018;27(2):675–688

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/75815

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Prediction of Heave from the CLOD Index for Natural and Contaminated Clay Soils from the Mazovia Area

Dorota Izdebska-Mucha, Emilia Wójcik

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(6):2567–2574

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/71553

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Indicator-Based Assessment for Soil Resource Management in the Wrocław Larger Urban Zone of Poland

Szymon Szewrański1, Jan Kazak¹, Romuald Żmuda², Rafał Wawer³

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(5):2239–2248

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/70178

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Research on Photosynthetic Leguminous Forage in the Karst Rocky Desertification Regions of Southwestern China

Kangning Xiong^{1, 2}, Yongkuan Chi^{1, 2}, Xiaoyun Shen¹

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(5):2319–2329

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/69472

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Subdividing Large Mountainous Watersheds into Smaller Hydrological Units to Predict Soil Loss and Sediment Yield Using the GeoWEPP Model

Mehmet Özalp, Esin Erdoğan Yüksel, Saim Yıldırımer

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(5):2135–2146

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/69171

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How Long-Term Chemical Fertilization of Sloping Cropland Enhances Yield and Fertility without Compromising Coil Structure

Mingxiang Xu¹, Qiang Li², Matthew Bowker³

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(4):1797–1807

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/69031

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Spatiotemporal Variations of Growing-season NDVI Associated with Climate Change in Northeastern China’s Permafrost Zone

Jinting Guo^1,2, Yuanman Hu¹, Zaiping Xiong¹, Xiaolu Yan^1,2, Baihui Ren^1,2, Rencang Bu¹

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(4):1521–1529

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/68874

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Effects of Land Reclamation on Distribution of Soil Properties and Heavy Metal Concentrations, and the Associated Environmental Pollution Assessment

Xiaolu Yan^1,2,3, Yuanman Hu¹, Yu Chang¹, Yuehui Li¹, Miao Liu¹, Jingqiu Zhong³, Danhua Zhang^1,2, Wen Wu^1,2

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(4):1809–1823

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/68533

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Soil Aggregate Stability and Associated Structure Affected by Long-Term Fertilization for a Loessial Soil on the Loess Plateau of China

Dengfeng Tuo^1,2, Mingxiang Xu¹, Qiang Li³, Sihan Liu⁴

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(2):827–835

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/66716

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Speciation of Cu, Zn, and Pb in Soil Solutions Extracted from Strongly Polluted Soils Treated with Organic Materials

Mateusz Cuske, Anna Karczewska, Bernard Gałka

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(2):567–575

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/66710

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Microbial Community Dynamics in Field-Scale Biopile Bioremediation

Ana Maria Tănase^1,2, Iulia Chiciudean², Ioana Mereuţă², Robertina Ionescu², Călina Petruţa Cornea¹, Tatiana Vassu², Ileana Stoica²

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2017;26(1):331–336

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/64644

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Oil Spill Influence on Vegetation in Nigeria and Its Determinants

Bahaa Mohamadi, Fujiang Liu, Zhong Xie

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(6):2533–2540

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/63666

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Biogeochemical Assessment of a Zn-Contaminated Site Using Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Needles as Phytoindicators

Jean Diatta¹, Jerzy Nawracała², Agnieszka Andrzejewska¹, Ewa Chudzińska³, Agata Duczmal-Czernikiewicz⁴

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(6):2315–2325

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/63413

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Can Change of Landscape Composition Increase Interspecies Competition Among Amphibians and Thus Decrease the Body Condition of the Endangered Bombina variegata?

Peter Mikoláš^1,2

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(6):2527–2531

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/62798

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The Oxidative Stress Response of Mirabilis jalapa to Exhausted Engine Oil (EEO) during Phytoremediation

Sadia Tabassum¹, Naeem Shahid², Jin Wang³, Muhammad Shafiq¹, Mehvish Mumtaz¹, Muhammad Arslan⁴

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(6):2581–2587

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/61960

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The Impact of Climate Change and Human Activity on Net Primary Production in Tibet

Xiaojing Qin^1,4, Jian Sun², Miao Liu³, Xuyang Lu¹

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(5):2113–2120

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/62986

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Enzymatic Profile Aactivity of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella) After Exposure to the Pollutant Named Atrazine (Herbicide)

Ahsan Khan¹, Ali Muhammad Yousafzai², Nazish Shah¹, Muhammad³, Munawar Saleem Ahmad¹, Muhammad Farooq³, Fawad Aziz¹, Muhammad Adnan⁴, Muhammad Rizwan⁵, Shahibzada Muhammad Jawad²

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(5):2003–2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/62821

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Comparative Study of Toxicological Impinge of Glyphosate and Atrazine (Herbicide) on Stress Biomarkers; Blood Biochemical and Hematological Parameters of the Freshwater Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Ahsan Khan¹, Nazish Shah¹, Anum Gul¹, Najmu-Us-Sahar¹, Afshan Ismail¹, Muhammad², Fawad Aziz¹, Muhammad Farooq², Muhammad Adnan³, Muhammad Rizwan⁴

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(5):1995–2001

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/62698

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Modeling Impacts of Land Uses on Carbon and Nitrogen Contents, Carbon Dioxide and Water Effluxes of Mediterranean Soils

Ayten Erol¹, Kamil Ekinci², Davut Akbolat², Fatih Evrendilek³

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(4):1479–1487

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/62258

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Effects of Grazing Exclusion on Soil Properties in Maqin Alpine Meadow, Tibetan Plateau, China

Hongqin Li^1,2, Fawei Zhang^1,2, Shaojuan Mao⁴, Jingbin Zhu^1,3, Yongsheng Yang^1,2, Huidan He^1,3, Yingnian Li^1,2

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(4):1583–1587

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/62099

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Analysis of Probable Flows Based on the Rainfall-Runoff Model for Flood Scenarios: a Case Study of the Losse River Catchment (Germany)

Mariusz Paweł Barszcz

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(4):1403–1413

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/61796

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Characterizing Microbial Populations in Petroleum-Contaminated Soils of Swat District, Pakistan

Muhammad Nazir Uddin¹, Murtaza Ali¹, Muhammad², Muhammad Farooq², Nisar Ahmad¹, Johar Jamil², Kalsoom², Muhammad Adnan³, Nazish Shah⁴, Ahsan Khan⁴

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(4):1721–1727

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/61670

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Mine Subsidence as a Post-Mining Effect in the Upper Silesia Coal Basin

Grzegorz Strozik¹, Rafał Jendruś^1,2, Anna Manowska¹, Marcin Popczyk¹

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2016;25(2):777–785

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/61117

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Microbiological and Enzymatic Activity of Soil after Pollution with Fluorine

Radosław Szostek¹, Zdzisław Ciećko^1,2, Maciej Walczak³, Maria Swiontek-Brzezinska³

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(6):2641–2646

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/59491

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Hydrophysical and Biological Properties of Sandy Substrata Enriched with Hydrogel

Agnieszka Baran¹, Tomasz Zaleski², Edward Kulikowski³, Jerzy Wieczorek¹

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(6):2355–2362

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/59258

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Changes in the Meandering Upper Odra River as a Result of Flooding Part I. Morphology and Biodiversity

Robert Kasperek

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(6):2459–2465

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/59037

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Changes in the Meandering Upper Odra River after Flooding in 1997 and 2010 Part II. Sediment and Water

Robert Kasperek

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(6):2467–2472

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/59036

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Effects of Livestock Exclusion on Soil Physical and Biochemical Properties of a Desert Rangeland

Yan Qin^1,2,3, Decao Niu³, Jian Kang^3,4, Yanfei Zhou³, Xianglin Li¹

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(6):2587–2595

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/43499

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Long-Term Effects of Hard Coal Fly Ash on Selected Soil Properties

Zdzisław Ciećko^1,2, Andrzej C. Żołnowski¹, Monika Madej², Grażyna Wasiak², Janusz Lisowski³

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(5):1949–1957

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/35984

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Effects of Landuse Change on CH4 Soil-Atmospheric Exchange in Alpine Meadow on the Tibetan Plateau

Xiaowei Guo^1,2, Yangong Du¹, Daorui Han^2,3, Xingliang Xu³, Fawei Zhang¹, Li Lin¹, Yikang Li¹, Shuli Liu^1,2, Jingzheng Ouyang^1,2, Guangmin Cao¹

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(4):1593–1602

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/36181

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Adaptation Options for Land Drainage Systems Towards Sustainable Agriculture and the Environment: A Czech Perspective

Zbyněk Kulhavý, Petr Fučík

Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2015;24(3):1085–1102

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/34963

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Tradeoffs and Time Lag in Ecosystem Services during Degradation and Restoration Processes in a Freshwater Lake Region in Northern China

Yanran Li, Hui Wang, Renqing Wang, Yiran Zhang, Minghua Song, Jian Liu

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/106033

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Sustainable Water Harvesting from the Atmosphere Using Solar-Powered Thermoelectric Modules

Caner Koc, A. Bulent Koc, Fatih Cagatay Gok, Hüseyin Duran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/105419

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Assessing Natural Forest Conservation Using Diameter Size Class Distributions in Pakistan

Jamal Hussain, Muhammad Akbar, Shaukat Ali, Zhou Kui, Ghulam Raza, Anwar Khan, Muhammad Zafar, Nizami Moazzam Syed, Sujjad Hyder, Alamdar Hussain, Faisal Hussian

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15244/pjoes/102785

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