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The temperature of air exerts a huge impact on the life of man and his natural surroundings. Especially, the influence of air temperature is visible in terrains which are less urbanized or in rural areas, where agriculture is a dominant sphere of human activity. The aim of this paper is to present and describe the possibility of using synoptic data for the designation of surface temperature for the town of D?blin. The D?blin city is located in the Ryki district in Lubelskie Voivodeship of south-eastern Poland. Aro...

Polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are found almost in all components of the environment, where they originate from the production of energy, waste combustion, road transport, metallurgical processes, etc. The most serious impact of PAHs is their carcinogenicity, the main cause of lung gastrointestinal tract cancer, and in the event of a skin contact, they may cause skin cancer. The paper presents the results of the 2002 and 2013 soil monitoring in urban areas. The samples were taken from the layer under the permane...

The library is one of the most important urban institutions with a wide social impact (including its research, educational, cultural and recreational impact).Being in the previous decades, a place, which aimed at building up the manuscript collection, it gradually opened up to the recipient, adapted its character depending on the changing times, today performing the function of a bustling center of culture and pro-ecological thinking. The idea of the Green Library Movement first appeared in the early 90s in the US...

This paper presents the results of an experimental study of concrete designed as a secondary barrier for radioactive waste deposition. Sorption materials, such as natural zeolite, have very good encapsulation ability to certain ions, which can be harmful for the environment, such as 137Cs. Incorporation of natural zeolite into concrete may increase the protection ability of secondary barriers against radionuclide release. Determination of water-transport- and water vapour transport properties of such concrete can ...

Cyclonic wind storms will become increasingly more common in Europe, impacting the financial values of forests due to increasing risk as well as forest composition. Aim of our study was to characterize the impact of such a storm and post-storm regeneration in hemiboreal forests, Latvia, using data from State forests service and Latvian State Forests. Forest massive with notable influence of the storm of 2005 was selected ? in it altogether 2573 ha, i.e. 13.7% from the forest area was damaged. In most of the affect...

The article is devoted to the consideration of environmental and social factors in the management of territories and enterprises. Such consideration is crucial for the sustainable development of the territories. The authors use cognitive modeling as a tool. Building a model of the system in the form of a weighted oriented graph allows to take into account factors of different nature in complex interaction. Information for building a model can be obtained from a baseline environmental assessment or an economic and ...

Prediction and monitoring of earthquakes and human-induced seismicity is still a crucial issue primarily due to the random nature of that phenomena. The continuous monitoring of earthquakes made by seismology is well known and developed. The remaining effects of earthquakes ? ground displacements, are much more problematic in measurement. Moreover, estimation of the scale and extend of ground movements caused by that phenomena often requires a combination of several measuring and analytical techniques. Currently, ...

Widespread use of natural stones has been a habit that has been going on for centuries. In addition to this widespread use, this material causes a significant amount of waste materials to be exposed during the processing of these materials. This is an economic problem in terms of both environmental pollution and disposal in waste materials. Therefore, the evaluation of these natural rock wastes is an important issue. In this study, it is aimed to recover the waste materials in natural stone workshops in Kahramanma...

The buildings and services sector accounts for about 40% of total EU energy consumption, in particular residential heating accounting for 78% of this consumption. Increasing the energy performances of buildings, together with the effort to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and, implicitly, climate change are the main directions of intervention of worldwide energy strategies. In the context of a process of global energy transition, Romania - as a member of the European Union, also is engaged in a policy of changing...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the level of pollution of water collected from Snagov Lake. The water samples were collected during May 2017 from five sampling points (A, B, C, D, E) from three depths (surface layer, half of maximum depth, maximum depth). The subjected parameters were pH, electrical conductivity (EC), total hardness (TH), chemical oxygen demand (COD), nitrate nitrogen N-NO3-, nitrite nitrogen N-NO2-, ammonium nitrogen N-NH4+, phosphate phosphorus P-PO43- and some metals (Al, As, Ba...

Gypsum paste was subjected to the temperatures up to 1000 °C and its microstructure was investigated by SEM microscopy. The volume and mass changes were also measured and the bulk density, porosity and residual strength were determined. After heating to the 1000 °C the structure of paste changed substantially, as can be seen in the micrographs. The structure of heated material is denser and the anhydrite crystals are bigger. The volume of the samples decreased more than 50%. The bulk density increased by 20%, whil...

Underground coal mining plays an important role in the Polish economy. It is particularly important in the Silesia region, where coal is called black gold. Hard coal mines are the only source of income for thousands of families living in this region, and coal is the basic raw material for the production of electricity and heat. However, the exploitation of coal is inseparable from the negative impact on the environment. The basic ecological problems of mining include: mining damage, areas degraded as a result of m...

In the present paper, we present a part of the results of the questionnaire survey, which took place in the municipalities of 93 municipalities in the Presov region. The questionnaire contained 27 questions which, in addition to formal information on the municipality are focused on the occurrence and periodicity of floods, the time axis of the floods, the current state of preparedness of municipalities for floods, as well as the improvement/ worsening of the situation in the case of applied flood protection measur...

Low emission policy, eco mobility and sharing economy are popular modern trends in urbanism and urban transportation development. The use of innovative individual transport systems is a part of popular ?smart city? concept, where smart mobility plays an important role. It has a crucial meaning for sustainable development of functional urban areas (FUAs), that are sub-regions emerged from the strong impact that cities have on hinterlands, usually defined using land use, settlement, population density and travel-to-...

The application of reactive materials in the form of a Deep Permeable Reactive Barrier during and after coal conversion constitutes an innovative concept of protecting the environment from georeactor influence. The reactive materials filling the post-process cavern will make it possible to remove or immobilise the gaseous and liquid contaminants that may be subject to leaching, while also reinforcing rock mass stability. The article pays particular attention to the technical and legal possibilities for reactive ma...

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges of the 21st century and can largely be attributed to human activities, such as burning fossil fuels, according to the 4th Global Evaluation Report of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). International agreements have been made in order to reduce the emission of greenhouse gasses. In Romania, there is a national objective of using energy obtained from renewable sources in a minimum quantum of 10%, by 2020. In order to reach this goal, fuel providers h...

This study evaluates the seasonal habitats preference of selected macrozoobenthos (Ephemeroptera, Trichoptera and Plecoptera) in the Ostravice River. The Ostravice River is located in the Moravian-Silesian Region, the Czech Republic. For macrozooentos sampling in 2016 and 2018, a standard 3-minute semiquantitative multihabitat sampling method including a manual benthos net sampler was used. Macrozoobentos was collected from the surface of upper side of the stones, underside of the stones, side of the stones of 20-...

At present, the building sector holds more than 40% of energy consumption and 36% production of greenhouse gas emissions. The whole sector of buildings uses more than 50% of the Earth's raw materials and produces approximately 50% of world waste. The current legislative standards require as much as possible energy efficient construction. The inadequate thermal performance of the buildings and are currently the biggest challenges for the sector of buildings in the European Union in the context of addressing the sus...

Climate change is expected to improve the increment of trees in Northern Europe, as suggested by results of numerous models. Recent analysis of empirical data from Central Europe have demonstrated an improved growth of Norway spruce over the last century due to several factors, including climate change. Aim of our study was to assess the changes of increment of young Pice abies on wet and drained mineral soils over a rotation period (80 years) in Latvia. Increment cores at breast height were taken from 119 trees a...

There are many ancient cultures in the world where there are no written sources and material evidence as artefacts preserved. Their identification or even revealing of signs is an important impetus for the initiation of further systematic research. In this sense, Indonesia, including the island of Bali, is a very typical example, where the earliest reliable evidence can be dated not earlier than the 4th century CE. Due to the natural conditions, there are few opportunities for the artefacts of natural origin and e...

Klebsiella pneumoniae and Acinetobacter spp. strains are opportunistic pathogens frequently involved in the etiology of nosocomial infections in immunocompromised patients. A major factor amplifying the risk of these infections is prolonged period of hospitalised patients, especially in intensive care units. Statistically, the strains belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family and those of the Acinetobacter spp. are ranked the first and respectively, the second among Gram negative bacilli, whose incidence has incr...

The paper aim was to analyze the awareness of eco-labelling on the market, the need for information on the subject and also the type of date which may be considered to be included in the contented. In order to analyze the promotion degree of sustainable development through eco-labelled products, three case studies were analyzed: detergents, household appliances and textiles consumption. Considering that eco-labelled products have a low environmental impact throughout their lifetime, a long utilisation would implic...

The main objective of the paper is to propose an innovative approach to analyzing the vulnerability of electricity networks from natural hazards. The proposed innovative approach is based on the principles (technology) of virtual reality (VR). The main features and advantages of VR are discussed. The possibilities of VR for the study of the negative impact of natural hazards on the infrastructure are analyzed. The importance and timeliness of an in-depth analysis of the vulnerability of electricity networks from t...

The issue of minimizing the negative impacts of industrial enterprises on the different components of the environment is becoming an increasingly discussed topic in many expert and scientific forums. Despite the fact, that large industrial enterprises are trying to comply with applicable legal standards, using of modern technologies and preventative measures to prevent the occurrence of emergency events, it is not possible to completely exclude the occurrence of these emergency events and their negative consequenc...

Development of food products with high nutritional value is an actual concern for scientist and producers from food industry. Special attention is given to the development of food products for people who have an increased sensitivity to certain foods, like gluten intolerance, which can determine a disease called celiac disease. In this study it has been proposed to obtain a gluten-free product, destined people who suffer from celiac disease but also for children and others. In this study were obtained gluten-free ...

Evaluation of the profitability of investment projects in the oil industry have been the subject of numerous publications both international and Polish. Global primary energy consumption growth will undoubtedly cause difficulties in predicting changes of the price of crude oil and other energy sources. The strategy of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, which has being implemented in Europe, would also affect the economic viability of enhanced hydrocarbon recovery methods of injecting CO2 into the oil deposit (CO2-...

Qanats (or karez) are ancient, sub-horizontal, underground water tunnels that have served over centuries as main water-supply systems in arid and semi-arid regions, in particular the Middle East and North Africa. In today?s fragile contexts, water scarcity plays an important role in these regions. Quantitative hydrogeological analyses, such as groundwater maps, are needed for water management plans and sustainable development. As part of a knowledge exchange program and with the participation of young Afghan refug...

Lingonberry is a traditional northern region wild berry. Lingonberry juice obtained by the cold pressing method has a high nutritional and biological value. It contains sugars, vitamins, minerals and many other healthy components in dissolved and easily digestible forms. There are challenges with filtering and pressing while juice making process. Pectin complexes in raw berries have negative impact in this process. The aim of the research was to study the effect of pectolytic-enzyme treatment on the lingonberry ju...

The broadleave tree species have always been in the focus of attention of forest managers and owners because of valuable wood. Moreover, the presence of broadleaves increases the forest biological diversity. There is only a limited selection of tree species in Latvia ? the Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.), Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karsten), silver birch (Betula pendula Roth), pubescent birch (Betula pubescens Ehrh.), black alder (Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertn.), less represented - common ash (Fraxinus excelsi...

The redevelopment of the railway network in Krakow has been ongoing for some years now. Efforts undertaken in order to improve the comfort and quality of travel have an influence on functional and spatial changes in the surroundings of modernised railway stops. The redevelopment of elements of the railway network is essential from the point of view of the possibility of supplementing public transport, in addition to affecting the establishment of new circulation nodes that provide services to a significant number ...

Lingonberry is a traditional northern region wild berry. Lingonberry juice obtained by the cold pressing method has a high nutritional and biological value. It contains sugars, vitamins, minerals and many other healthy components in dissolved and easily digestible forms. There are challenges with filtering and pressing while juice making process. Pectin complexes in raw berries have negative impact in this process. The aim of the research was to study the effect of pectolytic-enzyme treatment on the lingonberry ju...

Analysis of forestry fund and especially of the silvicultural fund represents more and more a multidisciplinary subject, interesting for the purely theoretical sciences and also for the sciences with wide practical application. One of the characteristics that generate interest is the spatial-temporal ?mobility? of forests, and also the possibility of satellite approach, by means and methods specific to remote sensing. The area of interest, a case study in this paperwork, is extended from the mountain region to the...

This paper presents recent information (period 2015-2017 evaluation) about the species with the most abundant development in the past years along the Romanian Black Sea coast, namely the green algae Ulva rigida and Cladophora sp. These two species are considered opportunistic, with a high reproductive capacity and a frequent distribution at the Romanian shore, with an abundant development between 0-3 meters depth, so it is considered accessible and easy to collect the algal material. In the present study the bioch...

?Dimensioning all the elements in the urban layout should not be executed in any other way but that which is in accordance with human scale? [1], [2]. Evolution of the development of towns and cities resulted in the development of various models of spatial layout and the relations between urban units and human beings. Ancient and medieval towns demonstrated compact spatial arrangement, which resulted in generating shorter journeys and provision of security for the inhabitants. However, the very dense network of st...

The research on the growth dynamics for private forest area during the last 10 years, silvicultural parameters of afforested areas and related utilization of European Union funding for this purpose, basically covers the analysis of changes in the total forest area owned by private forest owners since 2007 and the quality analysis of afforested areas. The measure for afforestation consistently affordable from the Latvian Rural Development Programme, has made a significant contribution to the total increase in the p...

Succesful planning nowadays involves broad spectrum of stakeholders including general public. Data needed might not be easily available and cannot be combined together within a single tool accessible by various stakeholders. This article will introduce interactive visualization tool InVito which enable to combine various data layers into comprehensive visual representation of mutual impacts based on defined mathematical equations. This tool was prepared by support from project Implementation of Sustainable Land Us...

In many industrial processes, it is necessary to separate the solid phase from water or an aqueous solution. Gravitational methods are often used for this purpose (beneficial energetically), e.g. a sedimentation process. However, due to the low efficiency of the classical sedimentation process, it is necessary to intensify this process, e.g. by means of a coagulation process or flocculation process. The effectiveness of the coagulation process depends on a number of factors: dose and type of coagulant, type and co...

The growing global population, along with economic considerations, has put the food industry under an increasingly pressing demand for innovative approaches, materials and sources. As a result, the industry has to look into the sources that has been disregarded earlier. In this study, we focused on developing a technological process, which aims to ensure the processing of Baltic sprat (Sprattus sprattus) and Baltic herring (Clupea harengus membras) with minimal losses of valuable raw materials. In this investigati...

Contribution of water use, other types of economic activities and natural features to the water pollution is still unclear. Previous researches outlines also that anthropogenic factors affecting water quality in urban areas differ from those in rural areas. The purpose of this study is to identify effects on freshwater resources from urban water use in the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous District as a part of Russian Arctic. The study is based on regional and federal reports on the sanitary-epidemiological situation and e...

The bioconversion of plant raw materials into highly added value products, as well as the development of new products with advanced characteristics has a high priority for modern biotechnology in the Russian Federation. Deproteinized sunflower meal has been used as a source of carbohydrates and organic nitrogen for the yeast S. cerevisiae fermentation after subsequent acidic and enzymatic treatment. As a result a protein-rich yeast biomass was formed, as well as a liquid fraction, containing non-metabolized pentos...

Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) contamination of coffee beans continues to be a serious issue regarding livestock productivity and human health. AFB1 (secondary metabolites produced by a larger number of Aspergillus spp.) is classified as a Group I carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer due to the considerable risk to human and animal health. Therefore, monitoring of this toxin by using probiotics during storage became a challenge due to the demand for reduced use of chemical preservatives by consumers....

The geographical location of Szczecin-Goleni?w Airport was described in relation to the country and the nearest city. Its most important elements as well as main users have been characterized. The approach systems have been analyzed in terms of the manner of operation and the constraints associated with meteorological conditions for landing, operating at the selected airport. Based on the collected climatic data from 2000-2016, using the graphs made, atmospheric analysis of the selected airport was made. The METAR...

For to determinate the DNA content and analysis of cell distribution in different phases of the cell cycle, flow cytometry was used. The exact measurements of a large number of nuclei by flow cytometry, fluorescently labeled by passing a laser beam (excitation), which marks each individual nucleus by fluorescence, allows a rapid estimation of the relative nuclear content of the DNA of the analyzed plants . Approximately 0.5 cm2 of foliar tissue is harvested, crushed very well, followed by incubation of the sample ...

Establishing of pore fluids pressure is one of the critical challenges encountered in the formations opening in drilling. Pores fluids pressure evaluation through geophysical methods involves live recordings of the collector parameters using LWD (Logging While Drilling)/MWD (Measurements While Drilling) techniques. Empirical relationships of the dependence of pore pressure and the measured parameters use exponents whose values are accepted as constant. These exponents were determined on the basis of experimental d...

The article presents a case study of the laser cutting which is considered to be a modern and safe for natural environment method of machining. It is a method that has been replacing conventional cutting in recent years. This is due to the fact that modern lasers are economical due to the demand for electricity, enable the processing of various materials and are often more effective, the machining is precise, repeatable and the laser as a tool is more durable than conventional. In the experiment described in the a...

Atmospheric aerosol fractional and morphological specifics usually depend on their place of origin, they can be solid, liquid or in mixed form. Knowing diversity of aerosol sources, life cycle, ability to be involved in physical and chemical reactions and tendency to accumulate at the specific meteorological conditions, atmospheric pollution levels can be raised and exceed either national or international standards causing adverse health effects. This study was done in order to understand and explain aerosol (PM10...

In this paper was studied areas affected by drought using Vegetation Condition Index (VCI). The analyze of drought was applied for Iasi county in areas where was notice vertical displacement. In this research, using Differential Radar Interferometry (DInSAR) technique, was detected and mapped ground displacement. DInSAR is a powerful tool to detect and monitor ground deformation. Ia?i county is considered as study area in this research. For this paper was used Sentinel SAR images, kindly provided by The European S...

The widespread use of fertilizers and pesticides impairs the state of the environment. Identifying the nature of the influence of fertilizers and pesticides on natural waters and identifying the extent of this influence is relevant today. The article discusses the influence of mineral and organic fertilizers on the qualitative characteristics of groundwater (waters of the first aquifer from the surface) in the Predvolzhsky region of the Republic of Tatarstan. Hydrogeochemical and agrochemical data help assess this...

Measuring soil moisture it is usually not performed on a daily time step due to financial costs, time-consuming measurements and variability of the weather. However, since this information is an important part of many hydrological and water management studies, the author tries to solve this situation by proposing a suitable interpolation method. The goal is to predict daily moisture values so that their conformity with the test data is as high as possible. The calculation is based on the use of soil moisture data ...

Cellulose is one of the most important biopolymers and belongs to crystalline polymers. At the same time, it can exist in several crystalline modifications, giving a completely different diffraction pattern, or in an amorphous state. The crystallinity degree of cellulose significantly varies with different chemical and enzymatic treatments. A new method for crystallinity degree determining from X-ray diffraction data has been applied to cellulose samples. A calculation is based on estimating the rate of change in ...