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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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