The suitability of sentinel species to monitor environmental pollution is often hampered by an insufficient knowledge on pollutant trophodynamics. We simultaneously evaluated the influence of individuals' trophic position (as revealed by δ(15)N values) and dietary exploitation of particular systems (using δ(13)C and δ(34)S as proxies) on inorganic pollutant concentrations measured on fledglings...

Nonuniform field runoff can reduce the effectiveness of filter strips that are a uniform size along a field margin. Effectiveness can be improved by placing more filter strip where the runoff load is greater and less where the load is smaller. A modeling analysis was conducted of the relationship between pollutant trapping efficiency and the ratio of filter strip area to upslope contributing ar...

The modern internal combustion engine (ICE) has to meet several requirements. It be reliable with the reduced emission of pollutant gasses and low maintenance What is more, it efficient both at low-load high-load operating conditions. For this purpose, a variable turbine geometry (VTG) turbocharger used provide proper acceleration exhaust gases Such solution also In paper, result an unsteady, t...

In general, we should like to express our lack of sympathy for the expressed purpose of this Symposium, which is the planning of epidemiological studies for the evaluation of effects of major pollutants on humans. Carcinogenesis and leukemogenesis are two particularly worrisome long term effects which deserve consideration with respect to any pollutant. From our experience with ionizing radiati...

The Long Term Hydrologic Impact Assessment (L-THIA) model was previously improved by incorporating direct runoff lag time and baseflow. However, the improved model, called the L-THIA asymptotic curve number (ACN) model cannot simulate pollutant loads from a watershed or instream water quality. In this study, a module for calculating pollutant loads from fields and through stream networks was de...

The aim of the paper is to compare results obtained by experiments and numerical analysis for vehicle exhaust pollutant emissions and concentrations in urban area. Special attention was plaid to problems of vehicle pollutant emission and dispersion caused by cold start. For description of emission sources a multi-point model was applying. In the model every vehicle is treated as a single moveab...

This paper presents (1) general considerations related to the development of two mathematical models for non-conservative transport of nitrate and ammonium under unsteady water flow conditions; (2) their application to predict the transport of pollutant in both customary and accidental pollutant release circumstances; and (2) a discussion related to models use in water quality management. The s...

Conventional approaches to stormwater quality evaluation combine continuous flow rate monitoring and automated sample collection for chemical analysis to derive an event mean concentration for each pollutant of concern. This approach requires expensive flow monitoring and automated sample collection equipment and the costly analysis of high numbers of water samples. Consequently, such monitorin...