Environmental Engineering V

Poland, like other post-communist countries, is undergoing a transformation into a capitalist system. This transformation affects the country in many ways: economic, social, psychological and also ecological. Ecological problems are strongly connected with the political, economic and psychological inheritance of the past, as well as with changes in the post-communist society. In order to understand these problems, it is necessary to consider the following issues: - the geographic situation of Poland - the political transformations that occurred after World War II – forced development of heavy industry combined with neglect of its effects on the environment, and - the economic problems The three main goals of Environmental Engineering V are (I) to assess the state of scientific research in various areas of environmental engineering. (II) to evaluate organizational, technical and technological progress in contributing to ecological security, and (III) to determine the place of environmental engineering in sustainable development, taking into account political and economic conditions. Environmental Engineering V is of interest for academics, engineers and professionals involved in environmental engineering, seeking solutions for environmental problems in emerging new democracies, especially those who plan to participate in numerous projects sponsored by the European Union.

Table of Contents:
Preface About the editors Safety analysis of water supply to water treatment plant The use of geographical information system in the analysis of risk of failure of water supply network Method for forecasting the failure rate index of water pipelines Ground water levels of a developing wetland—implications for water management goals Detection of potential anomalies in flood embankments Stochastic model for estimating the annual number of storm overflow discharges Assessment of water supply diversification using the Pielou index Reduction of water losses through metering of water supply network districts Potential DBD-jet applications for preservation of nutritive compounds on the example of vitamin C in water solutions Modeling and predicting the concentration of volatile organic chlorination by-products in Krakow drinking water The carbon and nitrogen stable isotopes content in sediments as an indicator of the trophic status of artificial water reservoirs Design errors in working water and sludge installations in industrial plants Impact of UV disinfection on microbial growth in drinking water Electron microscopy assessment of the chemical composition of sediments from water supply pipes Effect of chemical coagulants on the sedimentation properties of activated sludge Bacteria from on-site wastewater treatment facilities as enzymes producers for applications in environmental technologies Evaluation of the possibilities of water and sewage sludge disposal Application of iron sludge from water purification plant for pretreatment of reject water from sewage sludge treatment Magnetic separation of submicron particles from aerosol phase Treatment of wastewater from textile industry in biological aerated filters Hydroecological investigations of water objects located on urban areas An influence of sludge compost application on heavy metals concentration in willow biomass An influence of municipal sewage sludge and mineral wool application on sorption properties of coarse-grained soil Nitrate monoionic form of anion exchanger as a means for enhanced nitrogen fertilization of degraded soils The process generation of WWTP models for optimization of activated sludge systems Oxidation of organic pollutants in photo-Fenton process in presence of humic substances Gas sensors array as a device to classify mold threat of the buildings Operation of detention pond in urban area—example of Wyścigi Pond in Warsaw Hydraulic equations for vortex separators dimensioning Gaseous fuel production from biomass using gasification process with CO2 emission reduction Methane emissions and the possibility of its mitigation Mitigation of pollutant migration from landfill to underground water and air Assessment of odour nuisance of wastewater treatment plant Air pollution in Poland in relation to European Union The influence of external conditions on the photovoltaic modules performance Operational characteristics of the heat and cold storage in traction vehicles Parameterisation of an electric vehicle drive for maximising the energy recovery factor Coal and biomass co-combustion process characterization using frequency analysis of flame flicker signals Battery-supported trolleybus traction network—a component of the municipal smart grid Analysis of energy consumption of public transport in Lublin Ecological aspect of electronic ignition and electronic injection system Testing of exhaust emissions of vehicles combustion engines Artificial intelligence methods in diagnostics of coal-biomass blends co-combustion in pulverised coal burners Combustion process diagnosis and control using optical methods Author index

About the Author :
Małgorzata Pawłowska, Ph.D., Sc.D. was born in 1969 in Sanok, Poland. In 1993 she received M.Sc of the protection of the environment at the Catholic University of Lublin. Since that time she has been working in the Lublin University of Technology, Faculty of Environmental Engineering. In 1999 she defended Ph.D. in the Institute of Agrophysics of the Polish Academy of Science and in 2005 she defended D.Sc. thesis at the Technical University of Wroclaw and was appointed as associate professor and head of Engineering of Alternative Fuels Department at Faculty of Environmental Engineering Lublin University of Technology. She currently works on biomethanization processes and application of selected wastes for remediation of degraded land. Małgorzata has publishes 59 papers, 2 books and is coauthor of 7 polish patents, 1 european patent, 28 polish patent applications and 25 european patent applications. Lucjan Pawłowski, was born In Poland, 1946. He is Dean of Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Director of the Institute of Environmental Protection Engineering of the Lublin University of Technology, Member of the European Academy of Science and Arts, and honorary professor of China Academy of Science. He got his Ph. D. in 1976, and D. Sc. in 1980, both at the Wrocław University of Technology. He started research on the application of ion exchange for water and wastewater treatment. As a result he published a book "Wastewater Treatment by Ion Exchange” together with B. Bolto from CSIRO Australia, in which they summarized their own results and experience of the ion exchange area. In total, he has published 19 books, over 128 papers, and authored 68 patents, and is a member of the editorial board of numerous international and national scientific and technical journals.