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Trace elements in native and transplanted Fontinalis antipyretica and Platyhypnidium riparioides from rivers polluted by uranium mining.

2017

The past uranium/polymetallic mining activities in the Sudety (SW Poland) left abandoned mines, pits, and dumps of waste rocks with trace elements and radionuclides which may erode or leach out and create a potential risk for the aquatic ecosystem, among others. In the present work four rivers affected by effluents from such mines were selected to evaluate the application of aquatic mosses for the bioindication of 56 elements. Naturally growing F. antipyretica and P. riparioides were compared with transplanted samples of the same species. The results demonstrate serious pollution of the examined rivers, especially with As, Ba, Fe, Mn, Pb, Ti, U and Zn, reaching extremely high concentrations…

Assessment of the possibility of using deciduous tree bark as a biomonitor of heavy metal pollution of atmospheric aerosol

2019

The aim of the research was to assess the possibility to use deciduous tree bark in the biomonitoring of urban areas. The tree bark taken from various deciduous tree species growing in the Opole Province (south-western Poland) was used for the research. The bark was collected from tree trunks in the period of June 2–26, 2017. Concentrations of the heavy metals were determined in the barks by flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS). On the basis of the research, it was determined that type of tree, distance from pollution source, elevation off the ground and the side of trunk from which bark was sampled all influence the research results. A comparison of the values of coefficient of vari…

Characteristics of current roadside pollution using test-monitoring plots

2014

Abstract The aim of the study was the qualitative recognition of the existing roadside pollutants deposited in topsoils located close to roads with high traffic volume. So far, the studies have helped to determine the content of pollutants that accumulated over a long period of time. Traditionally, it has been difficult to distinguish between roadside pollution and pollution from other industrial sources. In order to avoid such problems and to accurately recognize present threats originating from road traffic, test-monitoring plots were installed in Poland (Gliwice and Opole), Germany (Tubingen, Ulm and Boblingen), Finland (Helsinki), Tajikistan (Dushanbe) and China (Lanzhou). To install th…

Władze RP na uchodźstwie wobec sytuacji w Polsce w latach 1971–1975

2019

The article presents opinions and assessments o f the Polish authorities in exile (the president and the govemment) on the situation o f Poland in the first half of the 70s. The emigration authorities were absolutely against the inhuman actions during the December 1970 workers’ rebellion. The “Polish” London, lacking in information from the country, wrote about hundreds o f people killed and wounded. They were also pointing to the tragic economic situation o f Poland and the economic exploitation by the USSR. Emigration representatives o f the political elites idealised the attitude o f fellow citizens in Poland. In the opinion o f emigrants, the country remained in resistance to the impose…

Szukając wolności: Sprawa kapitana m/s "Batory" Jana Ćwiklińskiego

2014

After WWII the Polish ocean liner “Batory” operated on the route Gdynia–New York, and from 1951 to India. The captain of the ship was Jan Ćwikliński. The Ministry for Public Security accused him of having a hostile attitude towards the People’s Republic of Poland and insisted on him being removed from his position as Batory captain. In the spring of 1953 the ship underwent a technical check-up at a shipyard in Great Britain. In the mean-time it was rumoured that the captain was to be arrested upon his return to Poland on suspicion of espionage. When the renovation works were about to be completed, Ćwikliński decided to escape and left his ship for good. The captain was given political asylu…

Sorption of Cadmium and Zinc in Selected Species of Epigeic Mosses

2014

The sorption abilities of seven moss species growing on the area of Bory Stobrawskie forest (southern Poland) were tested in laboratory. Sorption was carried out in solutions of Zn and Cd chlorides. It has been shown that the sorption properties depend on the moss species and increases in the series as follows: Polytrichum commune < Leucobryum glaucum < Eurhynchium praelongum < Thuidium tamtariscifolium ≤ Dicranum scoparium ≤ Pleurozium schreberi < Sphagnum sp. With help of microscope images, it was also demonstrated that one of the factors affecting the sorption properties of mosses was the level of their surface development. The determined sorption capacity of Zn varies according to speci…

Ks. Konstantego Damrota opowieść o polskim Pomorzu (na podstawie Szkiców z ziemi i historyi Prus Królewskich z 1886 r.)

2022

Jedną z ważnych postaci Kościoła katolickiego na Pomorzu był ks. Konstanty Damrot (1841–1895) – syn śląskiej ziemi, wybitny literat, wieloletni dyrektor katolickiego seminarium nauczycielskiego w Kościerzynie. Zachwycony pięknem dawnych Prus Królewskich, w 1886 r. wydał pozycję książkową zatytułowaną Szkice z ziemi i historyi Prus Królewskich, Jego zamiarem było nie tylko opisanie piękna nadmorskiej krainy, ale przede wszystkim obudzenie ducha polskiego w tamtejszych mieszkańcach. Poprzez słowo pisane chciał także spopularyzować historię i kulturę nadmorskiej krainy, przesiąkniętej polskością, zbudowaną na wierze katolickiej i rodzimej tradycji. Autor w krótkiej syntezie przedstawia biogram…

Poļu literatūra viduslaikos un renesansē

1938

Proces selekcji kandydatów partii politycznych w wyborach Prezydenta RP – motywacje, dylematy, strategie

2022

Wybory prezydenckie pomimo dużego stopnia spersonalizowania, stanowią ważną przestrzeń rywalizacji międzypartyjnej. Doświadczenia polskich elekcji prezydenckich pokazują, że są one zdominowane przez kandydatów partyjnych. Podstawowym celem niniejszego artykułu, jest ukazanie procesu selekcji kandydatów partii politycznych na urząd Prezydenta RP, jako jednego z kontekstów wyborów prezydenckich w Polsce. Istotnym punktem rozważań jest odniesienie wskazanego procesu do aktywności przywódców partyjnych w tym zakresie, a dokładnie zauważalnej tendencji do rezygnacji z kandydowania. Trend ten wiąże się z wykorzystywaniem przez partie polityczne tzw. surogatów, czyli kandydatów zastępczych. Porusz…

Obrońca honoru rodu Poniatowskich. Rzecz o Józefie Antonim Poniatowskim

2019

The article is a biographical sketch devoted to the figure of Prince Józef Poniatowski (1763–1813). It was created on the occasion of the 210th anniversary of the battle of Raszyn, which took place on April 19, 1809. During this battle Józef Poniatowski impressed both his soldiers and Austrian opponents with extraordinary bravery and heroism. In the same year he received the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor, which was established by Napoleon Bonaparte. Poniatowski said without false modesty that “God has entrusted me with the honor of Poles, I will give him to God.” He was also prophetically saying that “You must die bravely”. He was born in Vienna and raised in a German-speaking environm…