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Dr. Anna Podlasek
Warsaw University of Life Sciences - SGGW

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Journal article
Published: 12 July 2021 in Sustainability
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In order to protect the components of natural environment, each landfill must be properly secured and the monitoring program should be adopted. This study aims to present a comparative analysis of groundwater quality at selected landfill sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, with a special attention given to the levels and temporal changes of heavy metals (HMs) concentrations measured in collected groundwater samples. A secondary objective was to detect possible leakages of pollutants from the landfill body, into the groundwater, and further into the environment. The assessment of groundwater quality was based on a comparison of HMs concentrations with standards provided by the European environmental laws. On the basis of the long-term monitoring period, it was revealed, for the Polish landfill site, that the groundwater quality is improving over time, especially due to remedial works applied. For the Czech landfill, it was observed that the quality of groundwater is not negatively affected by the operation of the landfill, but in the immediate vicinity of the landfill, the groundwater quality is significantly affected by the agricultural use of neighbouring lands, as well as by the storage of construction and demolition wastes. The results showed that the leachate did not leak outside the landfills, especially due to minimal concentrations of HMs, measured in groundwater samples, taken from the piezometers located in the outflow direction from the landfills.

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Anna Podlasek; Aleksandra Jakimiuk; Magdalena Vaverková; Eugeniusz Koda. Monitoring and Assessment of Groundwater Quality at Landfill Sites: Selected Case Studies of Poland and the Czech Republic. Sustainability 2021, 13, 7769 .

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Anna Podlasek, Aleksandra Jakimiuk, Magdalena Vaverková, Eugeniusz Koda. Monitoring and Assessment of Groundwater Quality at Landfill Sites: Selected Case Studies of Poland and the Czech Republic. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (14):7769.

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Anna Podlasek; Aleksandra Jakimiuk; Magdalena Vaverková; Eugeniusz Koda. 2021. "Monitoring and Assessment of Groundwater Quality at Landfill Sites: Selected Case Studies of Poland and the Czech Republic." Sustainability 13, no. 14: 7769.

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Published: 05 June 2021 in Anthropocene
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The production and management of wastes clearly demonstrates a human influence on the environment. The most frequent method of handling waste worldwide is landfilling, which exerts a range of negative impacts on the environment. This study presents a twenty-year analysis into the vegetation of a closed municipal solid waste landfill in Poland. We assessed the composition of vegetation using the method of phytocoenological relevés. From monitoring 127 plant species, we created a floristic list of species found in the landfill. Detrended Correspondence Analysis enabled establishment of the covers of the plant species detected. Results indicated differences in the representation of native plant species and neophytes in the composition of vegetation. Landfill site environments differed from neighbouring ecosystems after twenty years, a high proportion of invasive neophytes have been identified on the landfill site. These differences suggest that the vegetation in the landfill has been changing, and the spectrum of plant species has been developing over time. Findings indicate that humans not only affect landscapes, but they directly create new ecosystems including geological-pedological layers. Landfills and the whole ecosystem of landfills therefore contain real and clear evidence of human influences on the surface layers of the lithosphere.

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Jan Winkler; Eugeniusz Koda; Zdzisław Skutnik; Martin Černý; Dana Adamcová; Anna Podlasek; Magdalena Daria Vaverková. Trends in the succession of synanthropic vegetation on a reclaimed landfill in Poland. Anthropocene 2021, 35, 100299 .

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Jan Winkler, Eugeniusz Koda, Zdzisław Skutnik, Martin Černý, Dana Adamcová, Anna Podlasek, Magdalena Daria Vaverková. Trends in the succession of synanthropic vegetation on a reclaimed landfill in Poland. Anthropocene. 2021; 35 ():100299.

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Jan Winkler; Eugeniusz Koda; Zdzisław Skutnik; Martin Černý; Dana Adamcová; Anna Podlasek; Magdalena Daria Vaverková. 2021. "Trends in the succession of synanthropic vegetation on a reclaimed landfill in Poland." Anthropocene 35, no. : 100299.

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Published: 01 May 2021 in Environmental Geotechnics
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COVID-19 is proving to be an unprecedented disaster for human health, social contacts, and the economy worldwide. It is evident that the SARS-CoV-2 may spread through municipal solid waste (MSW), if collected, bagged, handled, transported, or disposed of inapproprately. Under the stress placed by the current pandemic on the sanitary performance across all MSW management (MSWM) chains, this industry needs to re-examine its infrastructure resilience with respect to all processes, from waste identification, classification, collection, separation, storage, transportation, recycling, treatment, and disposal. The current paper provides an overview of the severe challenges placed by COVID-19 onto MSW systems, highlighting the essential role of waste management (WM) in public health protection during the ongoing pandemic. It also discusses the measures issued by various international organisations and countries for protection of MSWM employees (MSWEs), identifying gaps, especially for developing countries, where personal protection equipment (PPE) and clear guidelines to MSWEs may not have been provided, and the general public may not be well informed. In countries with high recycling rates of MSW, the need to protect MSWEs’ health has affected the supply stream of the recycling industry. The article concludes with recommendations for the MSW industry operating under public health crisis conditions.

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková; Evan K Paleologos; Andrea Dominijanni; Eugeniusz Koda; Chao-Sheng Tang; Wdowska Małgorzata; Qi Li; Nicolò Guarena; Abdel-Mohsen O Mohamed; Castorina S Vieira; Mario Manassero; Brendan C O’Kelly; QiFeng Xie; Myint Win Bo; Dana Adamcová; Anna Podlasek; Uday M Anand; Arif Mohammad; Venkata Siva Naga Sai Goli; Ganaraj Kuntikana; Ennio M Palmeira; Shalu Pathak; Devendra Narain Singh. Municipal solid waste management under Covid-19: challenges and recommendations. Environmental Geotechnics 2021, 8, 217 -232.

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková, Evan K Paleologos, Andrea Dominijanni, Eugeniusz Koda, Chao-Sheng Tang, Wdowska Małgorzata, Qi Li, Nicolò Guarena, Abdel-Mohsen O Mohamed, Castorina S Vieira, Mario Manassero, Brendan C O’Kelly, QiFeng Xie, Myint Win Bo, Dana Adamcová, Anna Podlasek, Uday M Anand, Arif Mohammad, Venkata Siva Naga Sai Goli, Ganaraj Kuntikana, Ennio M Palmeira, Shalu Pathak, Devendra Narain Singh. Municipal solid waste management under Covid-19: challenges and recommendations. Environmental Geotechnics. 2021; 8 (3):217-232.

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková; Evan K Paleologos; Andrea Dominijanni; Eugeniusz Koda; Chao-Sheng Tang; Wdowska Małgorzata; Qi Li; Nicolò Guarena; Abdel-Mohsen O Mohamed; Castorina S Vieira; Mario Manassero; Brendan C O’Kelly; QiFeng Xie; Myint Win Bo; Dana Adamcová; Anna Podlasek; Uday M Anand; Arif Mohammad; Venkata Siva Naga Sai Goli; Ganaraj Kuntikana; Ennio M Palmeira; Shalu Pathak; Devendra Narain Singh. 2021. "Municipal solid waste management under Covid-19: challenges and recommendations." Environmental Geotechnics 8, no. 3: 217-232.

Journal article
Published: 08 January 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The soil and human health issues are closely linked. Properly managed nitrogen (N) does not endanger human health and increases crop production, nevertheless when overused and uncontrolled, can contribute to side effects. This research was intended to highlight that there is a need for carrying out monitoring studies in agricultural areas in order to expand the available knowledge on the content of N forms in agricultural lands and proper management in farming practice. The impact of two types of fertilization, concerning spatially variable (VRA) and uniform (UNI) N dose, on the distribution of N forms in soils was analyzed. The analysis was performed on the basis of soil monitoring data from agricultural fields located in three different experimental sites in Poland. The analyses performed at selected sites were supported by statistical evaluation and recognition of spatial diversification of N forms in soil. It was revealed that the movement of unused N forms to deeper parts of the soil, and therefore to the groundwater system, is more limited due to VRA fertilization. Finally, it was also concluded that the management in agricultural practice should be based on the prediction of spatial variability of soil properties that allow to ensure proper application of N fertilizers, resulting in the reduction of possible N losses.

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Anna Podlasek; Eugeniusz Koda; Magdalena Daria Vaverková. The Variability of Nitrogen Forms in Soils Due to Traditional and Precision Agriculture: Case Studies in Poland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 465 .

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Anna Podlasek, Eugeniusz Koda, Magdalena Daria Vaverková. The Variability of Nitrogen Forms in Soils Due to Traditional and Precision Agriculture: Case Studies in Poland. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (2):465.

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Anna Podlasek; Eugeniusz Koda; Magdalena Daria Vaverková. 2021. "The Variability of Nitrogen Forms in Soils Due to Traditional and Precision Agriculture: Case Studies in Poland." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 2: 465.

Journal article
Published: 22 October 2020 in Sensors
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Displacements of landfills play an important role in the reclamation process and geotechnical safety improvement of such sites. Landfill settlements are defined as a vertical displacement of waste body due to compression, degradable nature of the waste, and creep phenomenon of the waste particles. Waste composition is more diverse than natural soil. Thus, it has to be properly placed and compacted since the landfill body will continuously settle down. Several models of the landfill displacement estimation have already been developed. The aim of the present study was: (i) to review the methods of landfill settlements computation and (ii) to propose the model allowing landfill body displacements simulation based on monitoring datasets applying a Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) measurement. The new model employs Gauss-Newton iteration and Runge-Kutta methods to estimate landfill surface displacements. The objectives were to analyse and mathematically describe the landfill body displacements. The GNSS geodetic survey and computations allowed concluding that the landfill body has been transformed over the years. The results revealed that the curves of waste displacement are in agreement with the measured total displacement of the landfill, and all curves corresponding to waste displacement are perpendicular to the active edge of the landfill. In the period of a maximum of 4.5 years after the waste deposition with a layer of up to 16.2 m thickness, the phenomenon of expansion was observed, which then disappears, and more settlement occurs due to the gravity of upper layers. The analysed landfill as a whole does not experience significant displacements. Neither of the slope failures are observed, even for large inclination.

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Dana Adamcová; Stanislav Bartoň; Piotr Osinski; Grzegorz Pasternak; Anna Podlasek; Magdalena Daria Vaverková; Eugeniusz Koda. Analytical Modelling of MSW Landfill Surface Displacement Based on GNSS Monitoring. Sensors 2020, 20, 5998 .

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Dana Adamcová, Stanislav Bartoň, Piotr Osinski, Grzegorz Pasternak, Anna Podlasek, Magdalena Daria Vaverková, Eugeniusz Koda. Analytical Modelling of MSW Landfill Surface Displacement Based on GNSS Monitoring. Sensors. 2020; 20 (21):5998.

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Dana Adamcová; Stanislav Bartoň; Piotr Osinski; Grzegorz Pasternak; Anna Podlasek; Magdalena Daria Vaverková; Eugeniusz Koda. 2020. "Analytical Modelling of MSW Landfill Surface Displacement Based on GNSS Monitoring." Sensors 20, no. 21: 5998.

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Published: 01 September 2020 in Environmental Geotechnics
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The paper aims at determination of the influence of old municipal landfill site on the pollution of soil and groundwater by heavy metals. The impact assessment was conducted on piezometric recording basis, laboratory tests and the site investigation, which gave information on contamination level and direction of the pollutants migration. Based on the groundwater monitoring results maps of heavy metals distribution and migration paths within the landfill surroundings were provided. The monitoring data shows improvement of water quality in almost every piezometer after only a few years, since the soil-water protection system, like vertical barrier and dewatering systems have been installed at the site. It indicates that the reduction of the heavy metals within the vicinity of the landfill is continuously progressing in time. On the basis of obtained results the magnitude of variability in the pollutant migration and changes in concentration, as well as efficiency of the vertical barrier were assessed.

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Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Miszkowska; Anna Sieczka; Piotr Osiński. Heavy metals contamination within restored landfill site in Poland. Environmental Geotechnics 2020, 7, 512 -521.

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Eugeniusz Koda, Anna Miszkowska, Anna Sieczka, Piotr Osiński. Heavy metals contamination within restored landfill site in Poland. Environmental Geotechnics. 2020; 7 (7):512-521.

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Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Miszkowska; Anna Sieczka; Piotr Osiński. 2020. "Heavy metals contamination within restored landfill site in Poland." Environmental Geotechnics 7, no. 7: 512-521.

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Published: 02 June 2020 in Sustainability
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Landfill leachates are potentially harmful to the environment and to human health. The objective of this study was to characterize leachates in order to analyze whether a relationship exists between the stored waste and the composition of leachates, and to detect possible leakages of pollutants into the environment. To achieve these objectives, field data, Global Positioning System data and physico-chemical data were used. Biological tests are becoming increasingly popular in determining leachate toxicity; therefore, two toxicity tests were performed with the seeds of white mustard (Sinapis alba L.) and duckweed (Lemna minor L.). Leachates were sampled from the leachate pond. Groundwater quality was monitored by using drill holes. The research and analysis carried out are important to determine their potential impact on agricultural areas located near the landfill. Demonstrably increased (P < 0.05) concentrations of heavy metals were detected only in the leachate pond which closes the landfill body, where it links up with the landfill insulation layer. Water sampled from drill holes reaching into groundwater was not contaminated. The results showed that the leachates did not leak outside the landfill. Nevertheless, they were found to be phytotoxic. Both toxicity tests showed that the increasing amount of leachates resulted in the increasing growth inhibition of the tested plants. The proper handling of leachates should have been ensured.

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková; Jakub Elbl; Eugeniusz Koda; Dana Adamcová; Ayla Bilgin; Vojtěch Lukas; Anna Podlasek; Antonín Kintl; Małgorzata Wdowska; Martin Brtnický; Jan Zloch. Chemical Composition and Hazardous Effects of Leachate from the Active Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Surrounded by Farmlands. Sustainability 2020, 12, 4531 .

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková, Jakub Elbl, Eugeniusz Koda, Dana Adamcová, Ayla Bilgin, Vojtěch Lukas, Anna Podlasek, Antonín Kintl, Małgorzata Wdowska, Martin Brtnický, Jan Zloch. Chemical Composition and Hazardous Effects of Leachate from the Active Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Surrounded by Farmlands. Sustainability. 2020; 12 (11):4531.

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková; Jakub Elbl; Eugeniusz Koda; Dana Adamcová; Ayla Bilgin; Vojtěch Lukas; Anna Podlasek; Antonín Kintl; Małgorzata Wdowska; Martin Brtnický; Jan Zloch. 2020. "Chemical Composition and Hazardous Effects of Leachate from the Active Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Surrounded by Farmlands." Sustainability 12, no. 11: 4531.

Journal article
Published: 12 February 2020 in Ecological Engineering
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The aim of the paper is to present a methodical approach for developing a hydrodynamic model of groundwater flow and transport of nitrogen compounds in the area covered by the precision farming system. The study area covers the part of the Vistula River floodplain terrace near Warsaw (Poland), in the vicinity of nature reserves: Wyspy Zawadowskie, Wyspy Świderskie and Łęgi Oborskie. The components of the water balance in the analysed area were determined using the HELP (Hydrologic Evaluation of Landfill Performance) model. In reference to the doses of mineral nitrogen used during precise fertilisation, the scenarios of the spread of nitrogen ions in the soil-water environment were detailed. The results were presented graphically in the form of hydroisohypses and isolines of nitrate and ammonium concentrations. The activity of overbank flows and the effect of the geological settings on the course of aquifer layers in the active exchange zone were taken into consideration when describing groundwater flow. This allowed us to indicate potential paths of intense nitrate migration resulting from the evolution of the fluvial environment. Moreover, “hydrogeological windows” have been identified, where contaminants can freely migrate to usable aquifer in the major groundwater basin.

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Anna Podlasek; Filip Bujakowski; Eugeniusz Koda. The spread of nitrogen compounds in an active groundwater exchange zone within a valuable natural ecosystem. Ecological Engineering 2020, 146, 105746 .

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Anna Podlasek, Filip Bujakowski, Eugeniusz Koda. The spread of nitrogen compounds in an active groundwater exchange zone within a valuable natural ecosystem. Ecological Engineering. 2020; 146 ():105746.

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Anna Podlasek; Filip Bujakowski; Eugeniusz Koda. 2020. "The spread of nitrogen compounds in an active groundwater exchange zone within a valuable natural ecosystem." Ecological Engineering 146, no. : 105746.

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Published: 12 December 2019 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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When the landfill use comes to end, important subsequent steps include aftercare, safety assurance, and ecological regeneration. Landfill revegetation is cost-effective and eco-friendly approach in the management of landfill areas, which serves the purpose of stabilization and provides a pleasant landscape. There are various vegetation types that can be planted, yet grass species are often used for low-cost reasons. Plants can be important sources of air pollution, particularly by grass pollen. The main goal of our study was to identify plant species that produce allergenic pollen. Long-term vegetation monitoring took place on three sites in the growing seasons of years 2008–2018. Studied objects were landfills located in the Czech Republic. The vegetation was assessed using a floristic survey of identified plant species. Plant species that produced allergens were recorded. During the monitoring, 298 plant species were determined. Plant species with allergenic pollen have a considerable share in the landfill vegetation. Thus, landfills are potential sources of various kinds of allergenic pollen. Moreover, our results indicated that there are three periods of pollen production: early spring, late spring, and early summer; late summer; and autumn. The second period is typical for the production of highly allergenic pollen by grasses. Most detected plant species with allergenic pollen are common for all monitored sites, which demonstrates that the vegetation of landfills is a significant source of allergenic pollen.

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková; Dana Adamcová; Jan Winkler; Eugeniusz Koda; Jana Červenková; Anna Podlasek. Influence of a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill on the Surrounding Environment: Landfill Vegetation as a Potential Risk of Allergenic Pollen. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2019, 16, 5064 .

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková, Dana Adamcová, Jan Winkler, Eugeniusz Koda, Jana Červenková, Anna Podlasek. Influence of a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill on the Surrounding Environment: Landfill Vegetation as a Potential Risk of Allergenic Pollen. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2019; 16 (24):5064.

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková; Dana Adamcová; Jan Winkler; Eugeniusz Koda; Jana Červenková; Anna Podlasek. 2019. "Influence of a Municipal Solid Waste Landfill on the Surrounding Environment: Landfill Vegetation as a Potential Risk of Allergenic Pollen." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 24: 5064.

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Published: 23 September 2019 in Land Use Policy
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Landfilling is an anthropogenic activity that may causes land degradation and pollution. During the landfilling of waste, a wide range of pollutants can be released into the environment, e.g. landfill gases and leachate. The existence of illegal landfills is an increasing global problem. Illegal uncontrolled refuse storage areas, commonly referred to as "illegal waste dumps" (IWD), occur most frequently on forest margins, in ditches, on the peripheries of inhabited areas as well as at other places. IWD contaminate soils, pollute water, change vegetation, ecosystem functionality, and pose land degradation. It was hypothesized that IWD can disturb the species composition of native vegetation and create space for synanthropic as well as invasive plant species. These species may then spread from the IWD and affect the species composition of the natural ecosystems. The objective of this study was to search localities with the occurrence of IWD (within the Slovak Republic), to identify the types of waste, to assess the vegetation species composition, and based on the obtained results to determine the environmental impact. The monitored sites contained primarily municipal refuse and construction and demolition waste. The municipal refuse included plastic materials, glass and textiles. Tiles, pieces of concrete and insulation materials represented the construction and demolition waste. The results show that IWD represent specific habitats for plants. What is more, disturb the species composition of native vegetation and create space for the enforcement of synanthropic species as well as invasive plant species. The novelty of this work is that monitoring of vegetation can positively contribute to the evaluation of impacts of IWD on the environment. IWD should be removed and the concerned localities should be cleared, restored and reclaimed.

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková; Alžbeta Maxianová; Jan Winkler; Dana Adamcová; Anna Podlasek. Environmental consequences and the role of illegal waste dumps and their impact on land degradation. Land Use Policy 2019, 89, 104234 .

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková, Alžbeta Maxianová, Jan Winkler, Dana Adamcová, Anna Podlasek. Environmental consequences and the role of illegal waste dumps and their impact on land degradation. Land Use Policy. 2019; 89 ():104234.

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Magdalena Daria Vaverková; Alžbeta Maxianová; Jan Winkler; Dana Adamcová; Anna Podlasek. 2019. "Environmental consequences and the role of illegal waste dumps and their impact on land degradation." Land Use Policy 89, no. : 104234.

Conference paper
Published: 14 May 2019 in Infrastructure and Environment
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Bentonite vertical barriers could be effectively applied as a one of the remedial solution limiting environmental hazards caused by landfills and waste management sites. The paper presents engineering methods aiming at remediation of an old municipal landfill located to the northeast side of Warsaw. The particular attention has been paid to the impact of application of groundwater protection system on the improvement of groundwater quality in the study area and its surroundings. Water quality assessment was performed on the basis of the 20 years data from monitoring network. The reduction of pollutant indicators, including chlorides concentration and electrical conductivity are presented on isoline maps. The results show that the implementation of the containment system has a significant impact on the improvement of the soil-water environment. The results of monitoring data presented in this paper clearly indicate efficiency of the vertical barrier application and its important role in protecting the soil-water environment from contamination.

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Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Miszkowska; Anna Sieczka; Piotr Osiński. Role of Vertical Barrier Application in Protecting the Soil-Water Environment from Municipal Waste Landfill Contamination. Infrastructure and Environment 2019, 15 -22.

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Eugeniusz Koda, Anna Miszkowska, Anna Sieczka, Piotr Osiński. Role of Vertical Barrier Application in Protecting the Soil-Water Environment from Municipal Waste Landfill Contamination. Infrastructure and Environment. 2019; ():15-22.

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Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Miszkowska; Anna Sieczka; Piotr Osiński. 2019. "Role of Vertical Barrier Application in Protecting the Soil-Water Environment from Municipal Waste Landfill Contamination." Infrastructure and Environment , no. : 15-22.

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Published: 01 December 2018 in Geologos
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The present paper discusses studies related to the preparation of a hydrogeological model of groundwater flow and nitrate transport in an area where a precision farming system is applied. Components of water balance were determined using the UnSat Suite Plus software (HELP model), while the average infiltration rate calculated for the study area equalled 20 per cent. The Visual MODFLOW software was used for the purpose of modelling in the saturated zone. Hydrogeological parameters of the model layers, inclusive of hydraulic conductivity, were defined on the basis of results of column tests that were carried out under laboratory conditions (column experiment). Related to the dose of mineral nitrogen used in precision fertilisation (80 kg N/ha), scenarios of the spread of nitrates in the soil-water environment were worked out. The absolute residual mean error calculated for nitrate concentrations obtained from laboratory and modelling studies equalled 0.188 mg/L, the standard error of the estimate equalling 0.116 mg/L. Results obtained were shown graphically in the form of hydroisohypse maps and nitrate isolines. Conclusions were drawn regarding the possibility of using numerical modelling techniques in predicting transport and fate of nitrates from fertilisers applied in precision agriculture systems.

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Anna Sieczka; Filip Bujakowski; Eugeniusz Koda. Modelling groundwater flow and nitrate transport: a case study of an area used for precision agriculture in the middle part of the Vistula River valley, Poland. Geologos 2018, 24, 225 -235.

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Anna Sieczka, Filip Bujakowski, Eugeniusz Koda. Modelling groundwater flow and nitrate transport: a case study of an area used for precision agriculture in the middle part of the Vistula River valley, Poland. Geologos. 2018; 24 (3):225-235.

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Anna Sieczka; Filip Bujakowski; Eugeniusz Koda. 2018. "Modelling groundwater flow and nitrate transport: a case study of an area used for precision agriculture in the middle part of the Vistula River valley, Poland." Geologos 24, no. 3: 225-235.

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Published: 11 October 2018 in Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era
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This study was performed to determine parameters of contaminant migration in the soil-water environment. The flow tests were conducted in Trautwein apparatus in conditions of constant head and full saturation. Based on the results of the dynamic studies, the parameters of the advective-dispersion equation of pollutant transport were determined. Results of presented study revealed that the advection dominates during the chloride transport through sandy soil. Ammonium and nitrate ions transport in loam is mainly influenced by diffusion. Obtained values of retardation factors indicate that sorption of ammonium and nitrate ions onto sand can be classified as small. Nitrate ions are adsorbed onto loam with average intensity. For identification of sorption parameters, the “batch” experiment was performed. The interpretation of the sorption phenomena was carried out using Henry, Langmuir, and Freundlich isotherms.

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Anna Sieczka; Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Miszkowska; Piotr Osiński. Identification of Processes and Migration Parameters for Conservative and Reactive Contaminants in the Soil-Water Environment. Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era 2018, 551 -559.

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Anna Sieczka, Eugeniusz Koda, Anna Miszkowska, Piotr Osiński. Identification of Processes and Migration Parameters for Conservative and Reactive Contaminants in the Soil-Water Environment. Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era. 2018; ():551-559.

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Anna Sieczka; Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Miszkowska; Piotr Osiński. 2018. "Identification of Processes and Migration Parameters for Conservative and Reactive Contaminants in the Soil-Water Environment." Soil and Recycling Management in the Anthropocene Era , no. : 551-559.

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Published: 28 March 2018 in Water
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This study presents the results of the influence of the specific geological landforms occurring in a lowland river floodplain on the recharge and drainage conditions in an agricultural area. Particular attention has been paid to the presence of the buried erosional channels of flood waters, which may constitute the preferential paths for migration of agricultural contaminants. Moreover, the changes of effective infiltration which affect the hydrogeological regime of the tested area were analyzed. Priority was also given to the use of laboratory techniques in order to determine the parameters influencing the contaminant migration in the soil-water environment for the purpose of hydrogeological modeling. Laboratory tests, based on a column experiment, were performed in a Trautwein apparatus with reference to the constant head procedure, using conservative and reactive markers. The parameters of advection, dispersion, and sorption, obtained in the laboratory experiment were then used as the input data for the hydrodynamic model of groundwater flow and contaminant migration in the research area. Based on the created digital model of groundwater flow, the multi-variant analysis of the effect of specific geological features on the conditions of contaminant transport in a valley was performed. The presented tools and methods contributed to a significant increase in the accuracy of recognizing zones susceptible to water pollution and should be adopted in other valley areas exposed to contamination.

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Anna Sieczka; Filip Bujakowski; Tomasz Falkowski; Eugeniusz Koda. Morphogenesis of a Floodplain as a Criterion for Assessing the Susceptibility to Water Pollution in an Agriculturally Rich Valley of a Lowland River. Water 2018, 10, 399 .

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Anna Sieczka, Filip Bujakowski, Tomasz Falkowski, Eugeniusz Koda. Morphogenesis of a Floodplain as a Criterion for Assessing the Susceptibility to Water Pollution in an Agriculturally Rich Valley of a Lowland River. Water. 2018; 10 (4):399.

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Anna Sieczka; Filip Bujakowski; Tomasz Falkowski; Eugeniusz Koda. 2018. "Morphogenesis of a Floodplain as a Criterion for Assessing the Susceptibility to Water Pollution in an Agriculturally Rich Valley of a Lowland River." Water 10, no. 4: 399.

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Published: 20 June 2017 in Applied Sciences
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The aim of this paper was to assess groundwater quality in a landfill and waste management site, with special regard to levels of organic pollution indicators: chemical oxygen demand (COD), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), and total organic carbon (TOC). Analysis of specific indicators was conducted for piezometers located in the area of the Radiowo landfill, the composting plant and the facilities adjacent to the landfill. The article discusses the temporal and spatial changes of selected organic pollution indicators. Based on the results of groundwater monitoring, several maps of COD, BOD and TOC areal distribution were provided. Statistical distribution of monitoring data was presented using box-and-whisker plots. Pearson’s correlation coefficients between selected pollution indicators were measured with a significance level set at p < 0.01 and p < 0.05. The strongest correlation was observed between BOD and COD. The maximum BOD/COD ratio was observed at the level of 1.561 before the closure of the vertical barrier, whereas, at present, average values of this ratio are below 0.18. The results indicate significant improvement of groundwater quality in the landfill site after the closure of the vertical barrier. In particular, this refers to BOD values, which decreased even 160 times in the 1998–2016 monitoring period.

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Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Miszkowska; Anna Sieczka. Levels of Organic Pollution Indicators in Groundwater at the Old Landfill and Waste Management Site. Applied Sciences 2017, 7, 638 .

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Eugeniusz Koda, Anna Miszkowska, Anna Sieczka. Levels of Organic Pollution Indicators in Groundwater at the Old Landfill and Waste Management Site. Applied Sciences. 2017; 7 (6):638.

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Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Miszkowska; Anna Sieczka. 2017. "Levels of Organic Pollution Indicators in Groundwater at the Old Landfill and Waste Management Site." Applied Sciences 7, no. 6: 638.

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Published: 02 December 2016 in Sustainability
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The purpose of the present paper is to assess groundwater contamination by ammonium originating from the waste management site (including composting plant and the landfill) located in the vicinity of protected areas. In this paper, the impact of urban and industrial facilities adjacent to the landfill is also investigated. The analysis of ammonium concentration was carried out for selected piezometers and then the monitoring and laboratory tests results were referred to the Polish standards of groundwater quality. The content of the paper discusses the changes of ammonium concentration in time and space and presents potential reasons for these changes, especially resulting from the construction of the vertical bentonite barrier. The results show the significant decrease of ammonium concentration and progressive improvement of water quality observed in almost every piezometer after a few years since the vertical barrier has been installed. Furthermore, the paper provides statistical analyses of groundwater monitoring data from the period 1998–2015 in order to control the groundwater quality and assess the movement of contamination plume in the landfill area.

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Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Sieczka; Piotr Osinski. Ammonium Concentration and Migration in Groundwater in the Vicinity of Waste Management Site Located in the Neighborhood of Protected Areas of Warsaw, Poland. Sustainability 2016, 8, 1253 .

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Eugeniusz Koda, Anna Sieczka, Piotr Osinski. Ammonium Concentration and Migration in Groundwater in the Vicinity of Waste Management Site Located in the Neighborhood of Protected Areas of Warsaw, Poland. Sustainability. 2016; 8 (12):1253.

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Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Sieczka; Piotr Osinski. 2016. "Ammonium Concentration and Migration in Groundwater in the Vicinity of Waste Management Site Located in the Neighborhood of Protected Areas of Warsaw, Poland." Sustainability 8, no. 12: 1253.

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Published: 21 October 2016 in Water
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Landfills have been identified as potential sources of heavy metal pollution of the environment. The municipal solid waste Łubna landfill is one of the largest landfills in Poland. Its impact on heavy metal pollution (Cd, Pb, Zn, Cu, and Cr) of groundwater, soil and plants has been thoroughly evaluated. Elevated levels of contamination have not been recorded in the vicinity of the landfill. The concentrations of heavy metals in soil from the vicinity of the landfill were similar to the geochemical background levels for the forest and farming soils of central Poland. The concentrations of heavy metals in European goldenrod (Solidago virgaurea L.) and grasses (Poaceae) did not exceed the baseline concentrations and did not indicate environmental pollution by heavy metals. The levels of the metal concentration in groundwater did not exceed the standards established for water intended for consumption.

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Barbara Gworek; Wojciech Dmuchowski; Eugeniusz Koda; Marta Marecka; Aneta H. Baczewska; Paulina Brągoszewska; Anna Sieczka; Piotr Osiński. Impact of the Municipal Solid Waste Łubna Landfill on Environmental Pollution by Heavy Metals. Water 2016, 8, 470 .

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Barbara Gworek, Wojciech Dmuchowski, Eugeniusz Koda, Marta Marecka, Aneta H. Baczewska, Paulina Brągoszewska, Anna Sieczka, Piotr Osiński. Impact of the Municipal Solid Waste Łubna Landfill on Environmental Pollution by Heavy Metals. Water. 2016; 8 (10):470.

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Barbara Gworek; Wojciech Dmuchowski; Eugeniusz Koda; Marta Marecka; Aneta H. Baczewska; Paulina Brągoszewska; Anna Sieczka; Piotr Osiński. 2016. "Impact of the Municipal Solid Waste Łubna Landfill on Environmental Pollution by Heavy Metals." Water 8, no. 10: 470.

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Published: 22 September 2016 in Applied Sciences
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Sorption characteristics of nitrogen compounds is necessary in ascertaining their fate in the soil-water environment. This paper presents a laboratory “batch” experiment for determining the sorption parameters of ammonium in the soil-water environment. Three agricultural soils (silt loam, loam, and sand) with different contents of the clay fraction, significantly affecting the range of the adsorption of contaminants on the surface of solid particles, were chosen as research material. Considering the composition of ammonium nitrate (a commonly used fertilizer in Poland), ammonium solutions with a concentration of 0–52 mg NH4+/L were used as markers. Pseudo-first order, pseudo-second order, and intra-particle diffusion kinetic models were used to describe the mechanisms of ammonium adsorption. Experimental data obtained from the equilibrium tests have been analysed using two-parameter (Freundlich, Langmuir, Temkin) and three-parameter (Redlich-Peterson, Hill, Sips) models. In order to adjust the parameters of the considered isotherms to the experimental data, the method of minimization of the sum of squared errors was used. Additionally, the maximum sorption capacities and reduction ratios of ammonium versus time were assessed. It was observed that the presence of silt loam and loam in the soil profile can increase the possibility of ammonium adsorption up to almost 20%. Taking into consideration the results of the batch tests, it was concluded that ammonium adsorption attains equilibrium within 48 h. Experimental data was best followed by the pseudo-second order equation and the adsorption isotherm conformed to the Redlich-Peterson model for loam and sand.

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Anna Sieczka; Eugeniusz Koda. Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies of Sorption of Ammonium in the Soil-Water Environment in Agricultural Areas of Central Poland. Applied Sciences 2016, 6, 269 .

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Anna Sieczka, Eugeniusz Koda. Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies of Sorption of Ammonium in the Soil-Water Environment in Agricultural Areas of Central Poland. Applied Sciences. 2016; 6 (10):269.

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Anna Sieczka; Eugeniusz Koda. 2016. "Kinetic and Equilibrium Studies of Sorption of Ammonium in the Soil-Water Environment in Agricultural Areas of Central Poland." Applied Sciences 6, no. 10: 269.

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Published: 01 January 2016 in Journal of Civil Engineering, Environment and Architecture
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Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Miszkowska; Anna Sieczka; Paweł Fołtyn. ZŁOŻONY SYSTEM UJĘCIA ODCIEKÓW ZE STAREGO SKŁADOWISKA ODPADÓW JAKO ELEMENT BEZPIECZEŃSTWA GEOTECHNICZNEGO. Journal of Civil Engineering, Environment and Architecture 2016, 1 .

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Eugeniusz Koda, Anna Miszkowska, Anna Sieczka, Paweł Fołtyn. ZŁOŻONY SYSTEM UJĘCIA ODCIEKÓW ZE STAREGO SKŁADOWISKA ODPADÓW JAKO ELEMENT BEZPIECZEŃSTWA GEOTECHNICZNEGO. Journal of Civil Engineering, Environment and Architecture. 2016; ():1.

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Eugeniusz Koda; Anna Miszkowska; Anna Sieczka; Paweł Fołtyn. 2016. "ZŁOŻONY SYSTEM UJĘCIA ODCIEKÓW ZE STAREGO SKŁADOWISKA ODPADÓW JAKO ELEMENT BEZPIECZEŃSTWA GEOTECHNICZNEGO." Journal of Civil Engineering, Environment and Architecture , no. : 1.

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Published: 29 May 2015 in Water
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The content of the paper is focused on determining the influence of an old municipal landfill site on the pollution of soil and groundwater by ammonium. The assessment of the influence was conducted on piezometric recording basis, laboratory tests and site investigation, which gave information on contamination level and direction of pollutants migration. Based on the groundwater monitoring results, several maps of groundwater level changes were created. Moreover, mapping of ammonium distribution and migration paths within Lubna Landfill surroundings was also provided. The monitoring data show improvement of water quality in almost every piezometer after only a few years from when groundwater protection system was installed at the site. It indicates that reduction of ammonium within the vicinity of the landfill is continuously progressing in time. On the basis of the results obtained, the magnitude of variability in pollutant migration and changes in concentration, as well as efficiency of the vertical barrier were assessed.

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Eugeniusz Koda; Piotr Osiński; Anna Sieczka; Dorota Wychowaniak. Areal Distribution of Ammonium Contamination of Soil-Water Environment in the Vicinity of Old Municipal Landfill Site with Vertical Barrier. Water 2015, 7, 2656 -2672.

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Eugeniusz Koda, Piotr Osiński, Anna Sieczka, Dorota Wychowaniak. Areal Distribution of Ammonium Contamination of Soil-Water Environment in the Vicinity of Old Municipal Landfill Site with Vertical Barrier. Water. 2015; 7 (12):2656-2672.

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Eugeniusz Koda; Piotr Osiński; Anna Sieczka; Dorota Wychowaniak. 2015. "Areal Distribution of Ammonium Contamination of Soil-Water Environment in the Vicinity of Old Municipal Landfill Site with Vertical Barrier." Water 7, no. 12: 2656-2672.