by webadmin | Jan 25, 2015 | Bez kategorii
Natural Environment Monitoring 2012, No 13, 85-92
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE CONCENTRATIONS OF HEAVY METALS AND PM10 AND METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS
IN THE PUSZCZA BORECKA REGION IN THE YEARS 2005-2011
Zdzisław Prządka, Anna Degórska, Krzysztof Skotak
Summary
The assessment of the impact chosen meteorological parameters on the concentrations of particulate matter (PM10) and it contains heavy metals at the level of regional background in North-Eastern Poland was the aim of research. Analysis of data based on the results of the measurements carried out on the Puszcza Borecka Station of Institute of Environmental Protection – National Research Institute in the years 2005–2011. The calculated coefficients of determination are presented in terms of seasonal and annual basis. Presented analyzes showed that most factors contributing to the decrease in the PM10 concentration in the colder half of the year are growth of height and duration of precipitation and increase in wind speed. In the warm season, the intensity of the precipitation, the air temperature and the intensity of the solar radiation play most important rule. Effects of meteorological conditions on concentration of heavy metals is varied. Referring to the highest concentrations of metals (zinc, lead and arsenic), it can be concluded that in the colder half of the year the factors contributing most to their decrease concentrations are increase air temperature, increase irradiance and decrease relative humidity of the air. In the warm half of the year, the increase in intensity of solar radiation and precipitation, air temperature and decrease relative humidity air contributes the most to the decline concentration of most heavy metals contained in PM10 particulate matter. Effect of wind speed and air pressure on the concentration of heavy metals in PM10 proved to be the smallest.
by webadmin | Jan 25, 2015 | Bez kategorii
Natural Environment Monitoring 2012, No 13, 11-20
THE CONCEPT OF WATER ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
IN THE KARKONOSZE NATIONAL PARK
Henryk Marszałek, Michał Rysiukiewicz
Summary
Water belonges to the most important elements of the natural environment of Karkonosze Mts., forming a number of natural processes and representing resource useful for supplying the local population with drinking water. Therefore it should be protected and monitored continuously. The paper presents the concept of water environment protection in the Karkonosze National Park (KPN), including a proposal for monitoring the quantity and quality of surface and groundwater in both, the whole area of the Karkonosze Mts. and selected three representative catchments: Kamieńczyk, Wrzosówka and Łomnica rivers. It has been proposed the scheme of monitoring network arrangement with the range and frequency of water as well.
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Natural Environment Monitoring 2012, No 13, 71-80
INFLUENCE OF CEMENT-LIME INDUSTRY ON THE PHYSICO-CHEMICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SNOW COVER IN A „BIAŁE ZAGŁĘBIE” REGION
IN FEBRUARY 2012
Rafał Kozłowski, Krzysztof Jarzyna, Marek Jóźwiak, Mirosław Szwed
Summary
The aim of the study was to determine the effect of cement and lime industry, the quality of the snow cover within Białe Zagłębie in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains. Analyzed the meteorological and orographic conditions which determine the keep of snow cover during the winter 2012 and identified emission sources and determining the chemical properties water obtained from melted snow collected in the field. Laboratory tests were carried out using a gas chromatograph ion DIONEX ICS-300 multiparameter meter CX-701 and ORIGIN 8.6 and STATISTICA and 10.0. software. The obtained results allow to a large extent determine the role of snow cover as an indicator of air pollution in an area with significant industrial anthropogenic, indicating the serial nature of additional factors that determine its size.
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Natural Environment Monitoring 2012, No 13, 81-84
FREQUENCY OF SAMPLING IN LAKE TROPHY ESTIMATION BASED ON TSI INDICES
Tomasz Lenard, Wojciech Ejankowski
Summary
Variations of biological and chemical parameters within and between years can affect negatively on lake quality assessment. The aim of this work was to determine the sampling frequency in the estimation of lake trophy using Trophic State Indices (TSI). TSI indices were calculated based on chlorophyll-a concentration, water transparency, total phosphorus and total nitrogen concentrations. Some options of data collection were taken into consideration. The results suggest, that sampling during two years, versus one year, ensure adequately trophy estimation. The most effective choice of the study terms should consider at least two-year period, even if only one sample will be taken every year.
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Natural Environment Monitoring 2012, No 13, 105-122
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION STUDIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE
OF TWO DECADES (1992–2012)
Ewelina Kantowicz, Elżbieta Lonc
Summary
Environmental protection studies as a new interdisciplinary field of study was registrated in the year 1991 but only in w 2011 year “environmental science” was recognized as separate domain in the biological, chemical and agricultural sciences. The first environmental science studies known in Poland as Ochrona Środowiska were formed at the university natural science faculties as 5 years courses. According to the Bologna Declaration they were next changed for 3+2 system at the universities as well as in the remaining no academic schools (colleges) public (PWSZ) and no public ones. In the second decade of XXI century this field of study provided by more than 60 higher education institutions in Poland is faced to new challenges connected with the reform of higher education system, the lack of formal ministry list of field of studies and adaptation to the National Qualification Framework (KRK) based on the nationally agreed standards of knowledge, skill and competence, i.e. what student is expected to know, understand and be able to do following successful completion of a process of learning in two profiles (academic and application ones). In history retrospective the most important events were characterized since the beginning of 90. of XX century when the diverse higher education institutions and staff was accompanied with different study programs showing the great spectra of research problems with regard to the environmental science. In the article the thematic programs of twenty national annual meetings named “environmental studies at the university nature faculties” was analyzed. Those conferences were organized by the Polish universities, ie.: Uniwersytet Wrocławski (1993, 2003), Uniwersytet Jagielloński (1994) together with PWSZ in Tarnów (2004); Uniwersytet Opolski (1995, 2007); Uniwersytet Warszawski (1996, 2006); Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza (1997 and Collegium Polonicum in Słubice, 2005);
Uniwersytet Gdański (1998); Uniwersytet Marii CurieSkłodowskiej (1999); Uniwersytet im. Mikołaja Kopernika in Toruniu (2000); Uniwersytet Łódzki (2001); Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski (2002); Uniwersytet in Białystok (2008); Uniwersytet Zielonogórski (2009); Uniwersytet Śląski in Katowice (2010); Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie (2001); Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego in Kielce (2012).
Conference proceedings concerned with the organization, management and learning concepts of environmental protection studies, their quality assurances and accredidation (UKA, PKA, international cooperation, mostly within such programs as the ESSENCE, AUDES, TEMPUS i ERASMUS-LLP, were discussed
in the context of conclusions for future. They are connected with the questions of interdisciplinarity of environmental science learning changing from the diversified programs via minimal programs and tough standards towards qualification framework as well as with the research. Presence of “environmental science” as the distinct domain should enhance the third level of study. There is a urgent need the shaping of doctorate programs to the requirements of KRK as it was done in the case of graduate and undergraduate studies of environmental protection.
