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Our research determined the impact of operational conditions on the quantity of total and ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in immobilized biomass. The experiment was conducted for two kinds of wastewater differing in organic carbon concentration at HRTs of 1.5 h, 1.0 h, and 0.5 h. The evaluation of bacteria number was accomplished by using the real-time PCR targeting ammonia monooxygenase (amoA) and...
In order to immobilize heavy metals, sorbents that meet the following three criteria can be used: 1) they are non-toxic 2) they cannot make the physicochemical properties of soil worse, and even improve them 3) they have an immobilizing and specific impact on heavy metals. This study compares the influence of mineral and organic sorbents, as well as the presence of selenates (VI), on limiting lead...
The rabbit haemorrhagic disease (RHD) virus was first described in 1984 in China, where it caused a rabbit plague characterized by an acute course. At present, the disease has spread to rabbits on all continents, and is characterized by morality reaching 100%. Research on the immune response in rabbits after infection by RHD virus strains has so far only been performed by the Deptuła team. In turn,...
The content of trace elements (Cu, Cr, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in hair and skin of silver fox (Vulpes vulpes) and arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) were determined. The content of elements were determined using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Samples of animal hair and skin were collected from two farms located in mid-western Poland: farm A, situated in a rural area and farm B,...
In the present study four different cell cultures, derived from rabbit kidney (RK13), rat, and murine liver (WBF344 and Hepa 1c1c7) and insect origin (Sf21) were used to examine the effects of chlorpyrifos. Sf21 cells were the most sensitive to chlorpyrifos, with significant suppression of their proliferative activity ranging from 10⁻¹-10⁻⁵ M. However, significant suppression of proliferative activity...
The current research was carried out to find the most effective environmental factors in plant species distribution. For this purpose, a study was conducted in the Taleghan rangelands of Tehran province. Based on a vegetation map and field surveys, indicator vegetation types were identified. Within each type, 3 parallel transects with 150 m length, each containing 15 quadrates (according to vegetation...
The aim of this study was to identify, among selected environmental toxins, the substance with the highest in vitro toxicity to neurons combined with the most marked induction of calcium imbalance, oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. Exposure of primary cultures of rat cerebellar granule cells for 30 min to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) or brominated flame retardants (BFRs) at concentrations...
One of the biomethods for organic waste utilization is the vermicomposting process, that is run with the use of dense populations of the Californian redworm {Eisenia foetida), whose role in the processes of prevention of soil degradation and organic waste recycling is well known. In recent years, shredded material from car tyres has been used more and more frequently for the hardening and filling...
The objective of this study has been to determine vitamin C content in tubers of edible potato following an application of systemic insecticides to control the Colorado potato beetle. A field experiment was conducted on soil of a good rye complex in 2004-06. The experiment was designed as randomized sub-blocks with three replications. Experimental factors included three cultivars of potato Wiking,...
Different types of compost were made in a pilot plant, from pruning remains (percentages in volume ranging between 40-60%), leaf litter (20-30%), sewage sludge (0-10%), and biomass ash (0-20%). The aim of our study was to promote the utilization of plant remains to produce compost that, once stabilized and sanitized, could be used as an organic amendment and/or substrate. After six and a half months,...
Rape straw is a waste product of rapeseed oil production that can be processed for use by burning. This study examined the processing of rape straw ash into compound fertilizers containing phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and microelements by granulation using additives from sugar factories, such as sugar factory lime and molasses. Rape straw ash was examined by chemical analysis, differential...
Our paper presents the study results of the first year of restoration of Lake Góreckie in Wielkopolska National Park. The restoration was carried out on several levels which involved: aeration of the hypolimnion using the pulverizing aerator with wind drive, phosphorus inactivation by iron coagulant, and reduction of plankton-eating fish. The comparison of the results obtained in the year 2010, that...
We compared methods of determination of 17α-ethinyloestradiol (EE2) in surface water in Kielce, Poland. EE2 plays a role as a contraception agent and it is commonly used as an active agent in contraception pills. During studies three methods of EE2 determination were checked: TLC, HPLC, and ELISA assay. Samples of contaminated water were taken from eight points on four rivers crossing Kielce city,...
The bacterial strains from the genera: Bacillus, Pseudomonas, Aeromonas, Achromobacter, and Flavimonas isolated from soil contaminated with crude oil were the subject of studies. The effect of the addition of rhamnolipids on cell surface properties and the removal efficiency of diesel oil were investigated. Rhamnolipids caused the modification of cell surface properties of tested strains, which depended...
This paper presents results of the numerical modeling of pollution transport and groundwater quality monitoring for an old sanitary landfill where an advanced protection system has been introduced. The protection system consists of a vertical bentonite barrier and peripheral leachate drainage. The 3-D FEMWATER numerical program has been used for the groundwater flow and transport simulation. The local...
The color of sugar beet molasses vinasse is produced mainly by melanoidins (from Maillard reaction of sugars (carbohydrates) with proteins (amino groups)), caramels (from overheated sugars), and invert degradation products of alkaline hydrolysis. The aim of this study was to remove colorants from vinasse using lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus coryniformis, Lactobacillus sakei, Lactobacillus plantanim,...
One of the most important sources of noise pollution in urban areas is traffic noise. The aim of the present study was to determine noise pollution in the different parts of Yazd city in 2010 and to compare them with current standard levels. In total, 135 samples were obtained from both residential and commercial areas according to the ISO 1996-2002 method in order to measure noise pressure levels...
In a two-year field experiment (2008-09), the effect of increasing doses of compost produced from municipal sewage sludge with or without the addition of active substance PRP®SOL (PRP Technologies, France) on urease and dehydrogenase activities during cultivation of winter wheat and spring rapeseed was studied. The experimental design included a control treatment with standard mineral fertilization...
This paper presents the results from a laboratory research project about water flow through and around coniferous and deciduous shrubs. These are the only two types of shrubs that were considered in this research project. The shrub obstruction consisted of natural branches fixed in the bed of the flume, transversly to the direction of the flow. Besides hydrodynamic parameters, shrub density, water...
The aim of this work was to analyze the concentrations of select elements such as sodium (Na), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), and zinc (Zn) in the water, muscle tissue, and gills of perch sampled in autumn from Lake Gopło in NW Poland. The correlations between the fish size (body length) and metal concentrations in the tissues were investigated by linear regression analysis...
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