A5038908799- Radioactivity and Radon Measurements
- Nuclear and radioactivity studies
- Radioactive contamination and transfer
- Industrial and Mining Safety
- Geology and Environmental Impact Studies
- Nuclear Physics and Applications
- Coal and Its By-products
- Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies
- Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies
- Risk and Safety Analysis
- Integrated Water Resources Management
- Chemical Synthesis and Characterization
- Management Systems and Quality Improvement
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Coal Properties and Utilization
- Mining and Industrial Processes
- Geophysical Methods and Applications
- Earthquake Detection and Analysis
- Heavy metals in environment
- Coffee research and impacts
- Environmental Policies and Emissions
- COVID-19 impact on air quality
- Marine and environmental studies
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Environmental Science and Water Management
Central Mining Institute
2011-2025
The main aim of this work was to study the chemical composition eighteen ground coffees from different countries and continents with regard content hazardous substances as radioactive elements (40K, 226Ra, 228Ra, 234U, 238U 137Cs), metals, including heavy aluminum some microelements (V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) well that have a positive effect on human health well-being (polyphenols, proteins, fats caffeine). tests were carried out before after brewing process using following techniques:...
The Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB) in Poland is an excellent example of area affected by increased migration radon and penetration into buildings. This occurs due to changes the geological environment caused exploitation mineral resources. Studies conducted past showed that levels emission, depend a large extent on structure subsurface layers. Mining-induced rock body are one main factors influencing radon's ability migrate. Some investigations were made near shafts which closed many years...
In the last few years in Poland consumption of natural bottled mineral and spring waters is growing. Waters are taken from surface springs or shallow wells. On other hand, highly mineralized used medical treatment extracted deep-bored Due to origin water, it may contain naturally occurring radioactive isotopes. The most important radionuclides 226Ra, 228Ra, 210Pb 210Po as they could contribute effective dose greatest degree due by people. frame work, radium isotopes were determined which...
The highly mineralised formation waters in the coal mines of Poland's Upper Silesian Coal Basin contain natural radioactive nuclides, mostly radium. 226Ra concentration groundwater that flows into underground mine workings reaches 390 Bq/L, and is sometimes exceeded by 228Ra concentration. radium-bearing water also barium ions, which enables coprecipitation barium-radium sulphate. Another type contains sulphate ions instead barium; this case, radium transported to settling ponds downstream....
In the formation waters, occurring in coal mines Upper Silesian Coal Basin, Poland different pollutants are present which may cause damages to environment, among them radium isotopes. several collieries removal from mine water was necessary mitigate negative results of release with effluents. The most efficient method is based on application barium chloride, implemented full technical scale two Polish collieries. Another possibility isotopes salty waters an zeolites. this paper, a review...
In several coal mines in the Upper Silesian Coal Basin (USCB), Poland, radium removal from mine water was necessary order to mitigate negative results of release with effluents. The most efficient method based on application barium chloride, implemented full technical scale two Polish collieries. Removal efficiency exceeding 95% initial activity achieved. technology problem that chloride is dangerous health and moreover continuous use powdered chemical required achieve good results....
The problem of radiation hazards related to non-uranium mining was first recognised in the oil and gas industry, while investigations Poland started underground coal mines early 1970s. It has been revealed that main sources natural Polish are short-lived radon decay products, radium-bearing formation waters, deposits with enhanced radioactivity, precipitated out waters. These characterised by remarkably high content radium isotopes. Therefore, intense external gamma as well internal...
The radioactive lead isotope 210Pb occurs in waste originating from metal smelting and refining industry, gas oil extraction sometimes underground coal mines, which are deposited natural environment very often. Radiation risk assessment requires accurate knowledge about the concentration of such materials. Laboratory measurements seem to be only reliable method applicable environmental monitoring. One methods is gamma-ray spectrometry, a fast cost-effective determine concentration. On other...
Aerosol transmission constitutes one of the major routes SARS-CoV-2 pathogen. Due to pathogen’s properties, research on its airborne has some limitations. This paper focuses silica nanoparticles (SiO2) 40 and 200 nm sizes as physicochemical markers a single particle enabling experiments bioaerosols in public spaces. Mixtures determined concentration were sprayed an aerosol, whose particles, sedimented dedicated matrices, examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (TEM). Since it was not...
Presently, excavation and shipping to a distant waste disposal site is the most commonly used method for handling contaminated with radionuclides. Due international recommendation containing enhanced concentration of natural radioactivity should be treated in same way. In case TENORMs, which usually occur huge quantity, this would very expensive can disruptive environment contamination was found as well direct effects pollutant occurrence.
Abstract The article describes three interlaboratory experiments concerning 222 Rn determination in water samples. first two were carried out with the use of artificial radon waters prepared by Laboratory Radiometric Expertise (LER), Institute Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy Sciences Kraków 2014 and 2018. third experiment was performed using natural environment collected vicinity former uranium mine Kowary 2016. Most institutions performing measurements Poland gathered Radon Centre Network,...
Equipment being used in medical or industrial institutions is often a source of ionizing radiation with different energies and types, which complicates the detection assessment doses. Up until now, for dosimetric measurements radiation, Gamma-31 dosimeters have been Central Mining Institute many years. Now, this system will be expanded by Panasonic system, measurement procedures were developed comparisons other held. The method based on four-element UD-802 equipped CaSO LiBO detectors...