1st Edition
Environmental Engineering IV
Environmental engineering has a leading role in the elimination of ecological threats, and deals, in brief, with securing technically the conditions which create a safe environment for mankind to live in. Due to its interdisciplinary character it can deal with a wide range of technical and technological problems. Since environmental engineering uses the knowledge of the basic sciences – biology, chemistry, biochemistry and physics – it is able to neutralise pollution in all the elements of the environment, i.e. the hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere. Moreover, environmental engineering deals with the design and maintenance of systems of water supply, sewage disposal, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning in buildings.
Environmental Engineering IV contains 77 peer reviewed papers selected from 527 presented at the 4th Congress of Environmental Engineering (Lublin, Poland, 2-5 September 2012). The contributions are divided into 7 chapters:
• Water supply
• Water and wastewater treatment
• Neutralization of solid wastes and sludge
• Air protection and quality
• Indoor microclimate
• Energy
• Biology and technology
Environmental Engineering IV assesses the state of scientific research in various areas of environmental engineering, evaluates the organizational, technical and technological progress made in contributing to ecological security, and determines the place of environmental engineering in sustainable development, taking into account current political and economic conditions, and is a valuable source of information for the environmental engineering professional and academic community.
Strategy for the security of energy resources in Poland—renewable energy sources
L. Gawlik, E. Mokrzycki & L. Pawłowski
Water supply
Prediction of precipitation quantities for designing sewage system
B. Kaźmierczak & A. Kotowski
Economical and reliability criterion for the optimization of the water supply pumping stations designs
J. Bajer
Multidimensional comparative analysis of water infrastructures differentiation
K. Pietrucha-Urbanik
Economic effect of the liquid soil technology compared to traditional sewage system construction methods
D. Słyś, A. Stec & M. Zeleňáková
Numerical modeling of water flow through straight globe valve
J. Janowska, M.K. Widomski, M. Iwanek & A. Musz
An evaluation of potential losses associated with the loss of vacuum sewerage system reliability
J. Królikowska, B. Dębowska & A. Królikowski
Analysis of water pipe breakage in Krosno, Poland
K. Pietrucha-Urbanik & A. Studziński
Analysis and assessment of the risk of lack of water supply using the EPANET program
K. Boryczko & A. Tchorzewska-Cieślak
Water and wastewater treatment
Application of hybrid system ultrafiltration reverse osmosis in geothermal water desalination
M. Bodzek & B. Tomaszewska
The removal of anionic contaminants from water by means of MIEX®DOC process enhanced with membrane filtration
M. Rajca
Possibilities of using treated water analyses to monitor groundwater chemistry evolution
P. Kondratiuk
The influence of natural organic matter particle size on the haloacetic acids formation potential
A. Włodyka-Bergier, M. Łągiewka & T. Bergier
Adsorption of phenol on clinoptilolite modified by cobaltions
R. Świderska-Dąbrowska & R. Schmidt
Treatment of dairy wastewater by ozone and biological process
D. Krzemińska & E. Neczaj
Application of the computer simulations to determine an operation strategy for intensification of denitrification
P. Beńko & W. Styka
Organic matter removal efficiency in treatment wetlands simulation by COD fractions
M.H. Gajewska, M.J. Marcinkowski & H. Obarska-Pempkowiak
Removal of nitrogen and phosphorous compounds by zeolites and algae
M. Zabochnicka-Świątek & K. Malińska
Influence of nitrogen and organic matter fractions on wastewater treatment in treatment wetland
M. Gajewska
Specific impact of enhanced biological phosphorus removal from wastewater on fermentation gas generation
S. Rybicki
Detection of Cryptosporidium, Giardia and Toxoplasma in samples of surface water and treated water by multiplex-PCR
M. Polus, R. Kocwa-Haluch & A. Polus
Fecal indicators resistance to antimicrobial agents present in municipal wastewater
A. Łuczkiewicz, K. Olańczuk-Neyman, E. Felis, A. Ziembińska, A. Gnida & J. Surmacz-Górska
Rational method of grit chamber efficiency determination
M.A. Gronowska & J.M. Sawicki
Neutralisation of solid wastes and sludge
Sewage sludge mass minimization technology—from legislation to application
M. Cimochowicz-Rybicka
Dewatering of sewage sludge conditioned by means of the combined method of using ultrasound field, Fenton’s reaction and gypsum
K. Parkitna, M. Kowalczyk, T. Kamizela & M. Milczarek
The use of combined methods in sewage sludge conditioning before centrifuging process
M. Kowalczyk, T. Kamizela & K. Parkitna
Verification process for sewage sludge treatment
G. Borowski
The influence of sonication parameters on the disintegration effect of activated sludge
T. Kamizela & M. Kowalczyk
Mobility of heavy metals in sewage sludge from diversified wastewater treatment plant
J. Gawdzik & J. Latosińska
Double-agent method of sludge conditioning
L. Wolny
An experimental research on the influence of the main properties of sewage sludge on syngas composition
S. Werle & R.K. Wilk
Use of sewage sludge-compost in remediation of soil contaminated with Cu, Cd and Zn
Z.M. Gusiatin
Variability of nutrients in co-digestion of sewage sludge and old landfill leachate
A. Montusiewicz, M. Lebiocka & A. Szaja
Co-digestion of Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste with different organic wastes: A review
A. Grosser, M. Worwąg, E. Neczaj & T. Kamizela
Indicators influencing the course of the thermophilic phase of composting process
M. Milczarek, E. Neczaj, K. Parkitna & M. Worwąg
Humic acids complexes with heavy metals in municipal solid wastes and compost
B. Janowska
Influence of EM BIO™ on changes in contents of macroelements in the compost produced from municipal sewage sludge mixed with different components
M. Gibczyńska, M. Romanowski & A. Zwierko
The influence of the compost mixture composition on the reduction of PAHs concentration in the process of composting
I. Siebielska
Mitigation of BTEXs and p-cymene emission from municipal solid waste landfills by biofiltration—preliminary results of field experiment
M. Zdeb & M. Pawłowska
Air protection and quality
Associative rules for daily air pollutant concentration profiles
R. Jasiński
Concentrations and chemical composition of ambient dust at a traffic site in southern Poland: A one-year study
W. Rogula-Kozłowska, K. Klejnowski, P. Rogula-Kopiec & J. Błaszczyk
Odour impact range assessment of a chosen distillery on the basis of field measurements in the plume
I. Sówka, M. Skrętowicz & J. Zwoździak
Opportunities of assessing the atmospheric air pollution by using the object-oriented programing and statistics
A. Duda, S. Korga & Z. Lenik
Magnetometry application to the analysis of air pollutants accumulated on tree leaves
S.K. Dytłow & B. Górka-Kostrubiec
The magnetometric study of indoor air pollution inside flats located in Warsaw and its suburbs
E. Król, B. Górka-Kostrubiec & M. Jeleńska
Assessment of fuel suitability for low-emission biomass combustion
R. Kobyłecki, M. Ścisłowska, M. Wichliński, A. Kacprzak & Z. Bis
Low emission high temperature air combustion technology (HTAC)—numerical analysis of methane ignition phenomenon
S. Werle & R.K. Wilk
Testing and evaluation of novel CO2 adsorbents
I. Majchrzak-Kucęba
Removal of hydrogen sulphide from air by means of Fe-EDTA/Fiban catalyst
H. Wasa˛g & E. Kosandrovich
Indoor microclimate
A ground source heat pump with the heat exchanger regeneration—simulation of the system performance in a single family house
J. Danielewicz, N. Fidorów & M. Szulgowska-Zgrzywa
Experimental study of thermal stratification in a storage tank of a solar domestic hot water system
A. Siuta-Olcha & T. Cholewa
Critical flow factor of refrigerants
S. Rabczak & D. Proszak-Miąsik
Processes of heat transfer in variable operation of radiant floor heating system
T. Cholewa, M.R. Dudzińska, A. Siuta-Olcha, Z. Spik & M. Rosiński
Study of different parameters impact on heat consumption in education buildings
R. Sekret & A. Jachura
The actual and calculated thermal needs of educational buildings
P. Lis
Effect of personalized ventilation on individual employee performance and productivity
A. Bogdan, A. Łuczak, M. Zwolińska & M. Chludzińska
Application of the Background Oriented Schlieren (BOS) method for visualization of thermal plumes
J. Hendiger, P. Ziętek & M. Chludzińska
Noninvasive moisture measurement in building materials
Z. Suchorab
Energy
Fuel cell as part of clean technologies
A. Kacprzak, R. Włodarczyk, R. Kobyłecki, M. Ścisłowska & Z. Bis
Identification of heat transport processes in solar air collectors
M. Żukowski
Computer modeling of the mass transport influence on epilayer growth for photovoltaic applications
S. Gułkowski, J.M. Olchowik & K. Cieślak
The investigation of electron transfer mechanism in dye-sensitized solar cells
A. Zdyb & S. Krawczyk
Thermal system diagnostics through signal modeling
D. Wójcicka-Migasiuk
Influence of the liquid phase epitaxy conditions of growth on solar cells performance
K. Cieślak, J. Olchowik & S. Gułkowski
Life cycle assessment of solar hot water system for multifamily house
A. Żelazna & A. Pawłowski
Effect of the gas absorption chiller application for the production of chilled water
J. Stefaniak & A. Pawłowski
Cost-effectiveness terms of a wind energy investment
W. Jarzyna, P. Filipek & A. Koziorowska
Financial evaluation of heat and electrical energy cogeneration in Polish household
P.Z. Filipek & W. Jarzyna
The influence of leachate composition on anaerobic digestion stability and biogas yields
M. Lebiocka & A. Montusiewicz
Biology and technology
Effect of overburden management in open cast limestone mining on soil quality in reclamation of post-extraction pits
M. Kacprzak & M. Szewczyk
Application of non-ionic surfactant in the remediation of PAHs contaminated soil
K. Bułkowska & Z.M. Gusiatin
Effectiveness of the household hybrid wastewater treatment plant in removing mesophilic, psychrophilic and Escherichia coli bacteria
T. Bergier & A. Włodyka-Bergier
The effect of ion exchange substrate on plant root system development during restoration of sandy mine spoil
M. Chomczyńska, M. Wągrowska & A. Grzywa
Equilibrium and studies on sorption of heavy metals from solutions by algae
M. Rajfur, A. Kłos & M. Wacławek
Use of plants for radiobiomonitoring purposes
A. Dołhańczuk-Śródka, Z. Ziembik & M. Wacławek
Attachment of silica and alumina nanoparticles as studied by QCM
A. Hänel, J. Nalaskowski, P.R. Satyavolu & M. Krishnan
Thermal treatment for the removal of mercury from solid fuels
M. Wichliński, R. Kobyłecki, M. Ścisłowska & Z. Bis
Author index
Biography
Marzenna R. Dudzinska, Artur Pawlowski, Lucjan Pawlowski