Environmental Engineering III

Environmental engineering has a leading role in the elimination of ecological threats, and can deal with a wide range of technical and technological problems due to its interdisciplinary character. It uses the knowledge of the basic sciences – biology, chemistry, biochemistry and physics – to neutralize pollution in all the elements of the environment, i.e. the hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere. Mainly, environmental engineering deals with the design and maintenance of systems of water supply, sewage disposal, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning in buildings. In brief, it deals with securing technically, the conditions which create a safe environment for mankind to live in. The three main goals of Environmental Engineering III is to assess the state of scientific research in various areas of environmental engineering; to evaluate organizational, technical and technological progress in contributing to ecological security; and to determine the place of environmental engineering in sustainable development, taking into account current political and economic conditions. The contributions are divided into 8 sections: General problems Air pollution control Indoor air pollution control Neutralization of sewage sludge and wastewater Neutralization of solid wastes and sludges Remediation of polluted sites Water quality and supply Energy saving and recovery Environmental Engineering III contains 88 selected and peer reviewed papers from 327 contributions presented during the 3rd Congress of Environmental Engineering, and is a valuable sources of information for academics and engineers in environmental engineering. Table of Contents......Page 6 Preface......Page 12 About the editors......Page 14 General problems......Page 15 Environmental engineering as a tool for managing the human environment......Page 17 Air pollution control......Page 21 Evaluation of gas emissions from graphitising of carbon products......Page 23 The influence of traffic-related air pollution on the ventilation efficiency of persons living in the proximity of main roads......Page 29 Constructions and investigation of a wet air deduster......Page 39 Pressure swing absorption of carbon dioxide in physical solvents......Page 45 Mass size distribution of total suspended particulates in Zabrze (Poland)......Page 51 Microwave - assisted desorption of volatile organic compounds from activated carbon to a water phase......Page 59 Application of activated carbons for the removal of volatile organic compounds in the automotive sector......Page 65 Emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during the production of carbon and graphite electrodes......Page 73 Mutagenic properties of PM10 and PM2.5 air pollution in Wroclaw (Poland)......Page 81 Concentration and elemental composition of atmospheric fine aerosol particles in Silesia Province, Poland......Page 89 Modification of the gas flow in electrostatic precipitators and their influence on the ESP efficiency......Page 97 A method to quantify light pollution and results from Poland 1994-2008......Page 103 Modeling of PM10 and PM2.5 particulate matter air pollution in Poland......Page 111 Lead and zinc in the street dust of Zielona Gora, Poland......Page 119 NOx emission control technologies in sludge pyrolysis and combustion......Page 129 Indoor air pollution control......Page 133 Application of the thermal manikin for ventilation and air-conditioning system assessment......Page 135 Bioaerosolos and carbonyl pollutants in small, naturally ventilated office spaces inLublin Poland – a case study......Page 141 Gender differences in odor perception of n-butanol neutralized by ozone......Page 149 Impact of systems generating local air movement on thermal environment and occupants......Page 155 Assessment of perceived air quality for selected flat in the residential building......Page 163 Neutralization of sewage sludge and wastewater......Page 167 Wastewater treatment with zeolites at Dygowo wastewater treatment plant......Page 169 Structure and granulometric composition of suspensions in sewage sludge and activated sludge......Page 175 The structure of influent time series in wastewater treatment plants......Page 181 Polychlorinated dibenzothiophenes (PCDTs) in leachates from landfills......Page 187 Industrial installation for integrated bioremediation of wastewater contaminated with ionic mercury......Page 193 A laboratory study on toxicity removal from landfill leachate in combined treatment with municipal wastewater......Page 199 Applying the treedendrical scheme failure method to evaluate the reliability of sewage collection draining reliability evaluation subsystems......Page 205 The potential of metal - complex dyes removal from wastewater the sorption method onto organic - matter rich substances......Page 211 Listeria monocytogenes and chemical pollutants migration with landfill leachates......Page 217 Process kinetics and equilibrium in Cu2+ sorption in hydrogel chitosan granules......Page 227 Characterization of surface active properties of Bacillus strains growing in brewery effluent......Page 235 Nitrogen and phosphorus removal paths in a sequencing batch reactor - dependence on a dissolved oxygen profile in aerobic phases......Page 241 The possibilities of using waste compost to remove aromatic hydrocarbons from solution......Page 251 Membrane bioreactor co-treatment of municipal landfill leachates and synthetic sewage......Page 257 Quality of surface run-off from municipal landfill area......Page 263 Experimental feasibility study on application of a mechanical cavitation inducer for disintegration of wastewater sludges......Page 271 Neutralization of solid wastes and sludges]......Page 277 Disintegration of fermented sludge - possibilities and potential gas......Page 279 Mathematical modeling of wet oxidation of excess sludge in counter - current bubble columns......Page 287 The effect of disintegration of sewage sludge by hydrodynamic cavitation on organic and inorganic matter relase......Page 293 Speciation of heavy metals in municipal sewage sludge from different capacity sewage treatment plants......Page 299 Copper and zinc bioleaching from galvanic sludge in mixed microbial cultures......Page 305 Excess sludge treatment using electro-hydraulic cavitation......Page 313 Bone sludge as a raw material in the production of hydroxyapatite for biological applications......Page 321 Reuse of coal mining wastes: environmental benefits and hazards......Page 325 Feedstock recycling of plastic wastes and scrap rubber via thermal cracking......Page 331 Application of modern research methods to determine the properties of raw minerals and waste materials......Page 339 The influence of aeration rate on production of leachate and biogas in aerobic landfills......Page 345 Occurrence and bindings strength of metals in composted bio-waste and sewage sludge......Page 353 Remediation of polluted sites......Page 363 Methanotrophs and their role in mitigating methane emissions from landfill sites......Page 365 The application of spent ion-exchange resins as NO–3 carriers in soil restoration......Page 379 The increase of total nitrogen content in soilless formations as a criterion of the efficiency of reclamation measures......Page 385 Classification of reclaimed soils in post industrial areas......Page 389 Improvements in industrial waste landfilling at the solid waste landfill site in Krakow-Pleszow, Poland, implemented in order to obtain an integrated permit......Page 395 Application of a 2-D flow model to the analysis of forest stability in the Vistula valley......Page 399 The content of heavy metals in soils and Populus nigra leaves from the protective zone of the Głogów copper smelter......Page 405 Treatment of alkaline waste from aluminium waste storage site and method for reclamation of that site......Page 411 Research on the mechanical durability and chemical stability of solidified hazardous waste......Page 417 Efficiency of microbiological oxidation of methane in biofilter......Page 423 Leaching of soluble components from fertilizers based on sewage sludge and ashes......Page 431 Microbiological enhancement of CLEANSOIL method of soil remediation......Page 439 Emissions of trace compounds from selected municipal landfills in Poland......Page 445 Water quality and supply......Page 453 A combined 2D-3D seismic survey or fracturing geothermal systems in central Poland......Page 455 Effect of the van Genutchen model tortuosity parameter on hydraulic conductivity calculations......Page 461 Bioindicative studies of pecton in selected facilities of the Hajdów WastewaterTreatment Plant - a case study......Page 469 Influence of valve closure characteristic on pressure increase during water hammer run......Page 477 Water need of Energy Crops - one of the environmental problems of Poland......Page 487 Modified Ghmire and Barkdoll method of quantitive sensors location in a water distribution system......Page 493 Inhibition of the growth of Microcrystis aureginosa by phenolic allelochemicals from aquatic macrophytes or decomposed barley straw......Page 499 Biofilm sampling for bioindication of municipal wastewater treatment......Page 505 Mathematical model of sedimentation and flotation in a septic tank......Page 511 Changeable character of both surface and retained water and its impact on the water treatment process......Page 515 Changes in the environments of water reservoirs inWarsaw resulting from transformations in their surrounding areas......Page 525 Removal of microcystin-LR from water by ozonation......Page 531 Method of identification of operational states of water supply system......Page 535 Water consumer safety in water distribution system......Page 541 Formation of biofilm in tap water supply networks......Page 547 Calculating usable resources at surface water intakes using low-flow stochastic properties......Page 553 Trihalomethanes formation potential in water chlorinated with disinfectant produced in electrolyzers......Page 557 Advanced oxidation techniques in elimination of endocrine disrupting compounds present in water......Page 563 Estimated changes of pluvio-thermal coefficient in Poland in the light of climatic changes......Page 571 Reliability analysis of water-pipe networks in Cracow, Poland......Page 575 Energy saving and recovery......Page 581 Comparison of heat losses in channel and preinsulated district heating networks......Page 583 Assessment of the combustion of biomass and pulverized coal by combining principal component analysis and image processing techniques......Page 589 Energy demand for space heating of residential buildings in Poland......Page 595 Co-combustion of syngas obtained from air - biomass gasification with coal in small scale boilers......Page 605 Narrow-band spectral models for diagnostic of gases produced during the biomass production......Page 611 CRC Press/Balkema Table of Contents 6 Preface 12 About the editors 14 General problems 15 Environmental engineering as a tool for managing the human environment 17 Air pollution control 21 Evaluation of gas emissions from graphitising of carbon products 23 The influence of traffic-related air pollution on the ventilation efficiency of persons living in the proximity of main roads 29 Constructions and investigation of a wet air deduster 39 Pressure swing absorption of carbon dioxide in physical solvents 45 Mass size distribution of total suspended particulates in Zabrze (Poland) 51 Microwave - assisted desorption of volatile organic compounds from activated carbon to a water phase 59 Application of activated carbons for the removal of volatile organic compounds in the automotive sector 65 Emission of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during the production of carbon and graphite electrodes 73 Mutagenic properties of PM10 and PM2.5 air pollution in Wroclaw (Poland) 81 Concentration and elemental composition of atmospheric fine aerosol particles in Silesia Province, Poland 89 Modification of the gas flow in electrostatic precipitators and their influence on the ESP efficiency 97 A method to quantify light pollution and results from Poland 1994-2008 103 Modeling of PM10 and PM2.5 particulate matter air pollution in Poland 111 Lead and zinc in the street dust of Zielona Gora, Poland 119 NOx emission control technologies in sludge pyrolysis and combustion 129 Indoor air pollution control 133 Application of the thermal manikin for ventilation and air-conditioning system assessment 135 Bioaerosolos and carbonyl pollutants in small, naturally ventilated office spaces inLublin Poland – a case study 141 Gender differences in odor perception of n-butanol neutralized by ozone 149 Impact of systems generating local air movement on thermal environment and occupants 155 Assessment of perceived air quality for selected flat in the residential building 163 Neutralization of sewage sludge and wastewater 167 Wastewater treatment with zeolites at Dygowo wastewater treatment plant 169 Structure and granulometric composition of suspensions in sewage sludge and activated sludge 175 The structure of influent time series in wastewater treatment plants 181 Polychlorinated dibenzothiophenes (PCDTs) in leachates from landfills 187 Industrial installation for integrated bioremediation of wastewater contaminated with ionic mercury 193 A laboratory study on toxicity removal from landfill leachate in combined treatment with municipal wastewater 199 Applying the treedendrical scheme failure method to evaluate the reliability of sewage collection draining reliability evaluation subsystems 205 The potential of metal - complex dyes removal from wastewater the sorption method onto organic - matter rich substances 211 Listeria monocytogenes and chemical pollutants migration with landfill leachates 217 Process kinetics and equilibrium in Cu2+ sorption in hydrogel chitosan granules 227 Characterization of surface active properties of Bacillus strains growing in brewery effluent 235 Nitrogen and phosphorus removal paths in a sequencing batch reactor - dependence on a dissolved oxygen profile in aerobic phases 241 The possibilities of using waste compost to remove aromatic hydrocarbons from solution 251 Membrane bioreactor co-treatment of municipal landfill leachates and synthetic sewage 257 Quality of surface run-off from municipal landfill area 263 Experimental feasibility study on application of a mechanical cavitation inducer for disintegration of wastewater sludges 271 Neutralization of solid wastes and sludges] 277 Disintegration of fermented sludge - possibilities and potential gas 279 Mathematical modeling of wet oxidation of excess sludge in counter - current bubble columns 287 The effect of disintegration of sewage sludge by hydrodynamic cavitation on organic and inorganic matter relase 293 Speciation of heavy metals in municipal sewage sludge from different capacity sewage treatment plants 299 Copper and zinc bioleaching from galvanic sludge in mixed microbial cultures 305 Excess sludge treatment using electro-hydraulic cavitation 313 Bone sludge as a raw material in the production of hydroxyapatite for biological applications 321 Reuse of coal mining wastes: environmental benefits and hazards 325 Feedstock recycling of plastic wastes and scrap rubber via thermal cracking 331 Application of modern research methods to determine the properties of raw minerals and waste materials 339 The influence of aeration rate on production of leachate and biogas in aerobic landfills 345 Occurrence and bindings strength of metals in composted bio-waste and sewage sludge 353 Remediation of polluted sites 363 Methanotrophs and their role in mitigating methane emissions from landfill sites 365 The application of spent ion-exchange resins as NO–3 carriers in soil restoration 379 The increase of total nitrogen content in soilless formations as a criterion of the efficiency of reclamation measures 385 Classification of reclaimed soils in post industrial areas 389 Improvements in industrial waste landfilling at the solid waste landfill site in Krakow-Pleszow, Poland, implemented in order to obtain an integrated permit 395 Application of a 2-D flow model to the analysis of forest stability in the Vistula valley 399 The content of heavy metals in soils and Populus nigra leaves from the protective zone of the Głogów copper smelter 405 Treatment of alkaline waste from aluminium waste storage site and method for reclamation of that site 411 Research on the mechanical durability and chemical stability of solidified hazardous waste 417 Efficiency of microbiological oxidation of methane in biofilter 423 Leaching of soluble components from fertilizers based on sewage sludge and ashes 431 Microbiological enhancement of CLEANSOIL method of soil remediation 439 Emissions of trace compounds from selected municipal landfills in Poland 445 Water quality and supply 453 A combined 2D-3D seismic survey or fracturing geothermal systems in central Poland 455 Effect of the van Genutchen model tortuosity parameter on hydraulic conductivity calculations 461 Bioindicative studies of pecton in selected facilities of the Hajdów WastewaterTreatment Plant - a case study 469 Influence of valve closure characteristic on pressure increase during water hammer run 477 Water need of Energy Crops - one of the environmental problems of Poland 487 Modified Ghmire and Barkdoll method of quantitive sensors location in a water distribution system 493 Inhibition of the growth of Microcrystis aureginosa by phenolic allelochemicals from aquatic macrophytes or decomposed barley straw 499 Biofilm sampling for bioindication of municipal wastewater treatment 505 Mathematical model of sedimentation and flotation in a septic tank 511 Changeable character of both surface and retained water and its impact on the water treatment process 515 Changes in the environments of water reservoirs inWarsaw resulting from transformations in their surrounding areas 525 Removal of microcystin-LR from water by ozonation 531 Method of identification of operational states of water supply system 535 Water consumer safety in water distribution system 541 Formation of biofilm in tap water supply networks 547 Calculating usable resources at surface water intakes using low-flow stochastic properties 553 Trihalomethanes formation potential in water chlorinated with disinfectant produced in electrolyzers 557 Advanced oxidation techniques in elimination of endocrine disrupting compounds present in water 563 Estimated changes of pluvio-thermal coefficient in Poland in the light of climatic changes 571 Reliability analysis of water-pipe networks in Cracow, Poland 575 Energy saving and recovery 581 Comparison of heat losses in channel and preinsulated district heating networks 583 Assessment of the combustion of biomass and pulverized coal by combining principal component analysis and image processing techniques 589 Energy demand for space heating of residential buildings in Poland 595 Co-combustion of syngas obtained from air - biomass gasification with coal in small scale boilers 605 Narrow-band spectral models for diagnostic of gases produced during the biomass production 611 ISBN:,9780415548823,(Hardback),ISBN:,9780203846667,(eBook)