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  1. Article ; Online: Physical and chemical characteristics of slag produced during Pb refining and the environmental risk associated with the storage of slag.

    Kicińska, Alicja

    Environmental geochemistry and health

    2020  Volume 43, Issue 7, Page(s) 2723–2741

    Abstract: Metallurgical waste originating from the Zn and Pb refining process presents varying chemical composition and physical properties and contains varying quantities of pollutants. In the study, both fresh and weathered samples of production slag from the ... ...

    Abstract Metallurgical waste originating from the Zn and Pb refining process presents varying chemical composition and physical properties and contains varying quantities of pollutants. In the study, both fresh and weathered samples of production slag from the final Pb refining process were used to determine its physical parameters and chemical composition as well as to perform an environmental risk assessment (RAC, mRAC) related to its storage. This paper focuses on determining parameters such as natural humidity (1.8%) and bulk density (1267 kg/m
    MeSH term(s) Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Environmental Pollutants/analysis ; Lead/analysis ; Metallurgy ; Metals, Heavy/analysis
    Chemical Substances Environmental Pollutants ; Metals, Heavy ; Lead (2P299V784P)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-10-13
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 52039-1
    ISSN 1573-2983 ; 0142-7245 ; 0269-4042
    ISSN (online) 1573-2983
    ISSN 0142-7245 ; 0269-4042
    DOI 10.1007/s10653-020-00738-5
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  2. Article ; Online: Incongruent dissolution of silicates and its impact on the environment: an example of a talc mine.

    Kicińska, Alicja / Pomykała, Radosław

    Scientific reports

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 22519

    Abstract: The paper analyzes the process of incongruent dissolution of silicates taking place in close proximity to a talc mine. The chemical and phase composition as well as the concentrations and mobility of potentially toxic elements (PTE) in research material ... ...

    Abstract The paper analyzes the process of incongruent dissolution of silicates taking place in close proximity to a talc mine. The chemical and phase composition as well as the concentrations and mobility of potentially toxic elements (PTE) in research material with varying levels of weathering were determined using instrumental (XRF, XRD) and chemical methods (extractions: BCR, aqua regia, water leaching, 0.05 M EDTA). It was demonstrated that the predominant minerals in the weathering crust include weathering-resistant minerals (i.e. quartz and muscovite) and secondary minerals (kaolinite, illite and interstratified minerals, vermiculite/chlorite) and that the predominant processes are hydrolysis and oxidation. The weathering process has an impact on the complexity of the chemical and mineral composition and the diverse structure of the weathering crust. A layer of Fe and Al oxides and hydroxides forms in the upper part of the weathering crust, while the amount of silica decreases. Low-mobility elements (i.e. Si, Al and Fe) react on the phase separation surface, causing the formation of clay minerals (i.e. vermiculite, montmorillonite) or Al and Fe hydroxides (e.g. goethite). The duration of weathering causes an increase in the content of PTEs in solid materials: multifold in the case of Cr (15), Ba (9), Pb (7), Zn (6) and considerably lower in the case of V (1.3), Sr (0.8) and Co (0.4). It was demonstrated that PTEs co-occur in several chemical fractions in the weathering crust and that the highest share of their total concentration are cations incorporated in the crystal lattice of minerals and bound by strong crystalline bonds (F4 46%). The lowest share was observed for the reducible fraction (9%) and the share of the oxidizable fraction was 29% The most mobile cations connected by the weakest bonds comprised only 16% of the total concentration. Based on the content of the readily soluble fraction of PTEs, it was concluded that the degree of weathering does not increase the environmental risk, but actually reduces it for Cr, Cr and Pb. The obtained Ecological Risk Index (ERI) values indicate that the ecological risk associated with the elements tested is low for the entire area, which means that natural weathering processes do not have any impact on environmental pollution.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-50143-y
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  3. Article ; Online: Anthropogenic impact on soils of protected areas-example of PAHs.

    Kicińska, Alicja / Dmytrowski, Piotr

    Scientific reports

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 1, Page(s) 1524

    Abstract: The following study presents the concentrations of 10 individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ( ... ...

    Abstract The following study presents the concentrations of 10 individual polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-27
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-28726-6
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  4. Article ; Online: Environmental risk related to presence and mobility of As, Cd and Tl in soils in the vicinity of a metallurgical plant - Long-term observations.

    Kicińska, Alicja

    Chemosphere

    2019  Volume 236, Page(s) 124308

    Abstract: Analysis of the content of As, Cd and Tl accompanying Zn-Pb ores was performed using soil material sampled around the zinc-works in Miasteczko Śląskie. It was found that the total content of As, Cd and Tl was considerably higher than the values recorded ... ...

    Abstract Analysis of the content of As, Cd and Tl accompanying Zn-Pb ores was performed using soil material sampled around the zinc-works in Miasteczko Śląskie. It was found that the total content of As, Cd and Tl was considerably higher than the values recorded at the same sites 20 years earlier. This clearly confirms considerable pollution of the environment which continues despite pro-ecological actions taken by the zinc-works. The analysis of the spatial distribution of pollution revealed that the zinc-works itself is no longer the main source of contamination as was the case in 1998. Instead, in 2018 the main sources of As, Cd and Tl emissions were the erosion and deflation processes in old, unprotected mining and industrial waste dumps located near the zinc-works. The most polluted soil layers are the top layers in the soil profile. The content of As, Cd and Tl determined in them was 10 times greater than in the deep layers. There was also a positive change in environmental conditions, which occurred over the preceding 20 years, namely an increase in the content of sparingly soluble fractions, fractions bound with organic matter, and residual fractions. It was also found that depending on the geochemical background and readily mobile fraction values used in the calculations, there is still very high contamination and very high ecological risk with respect to As, Cd and Tl after 20 years. However, when using the quantity of phytoavailable elements as well as the quantity of cations on ion exchange positions and bound to carbonates to calculate the risk assessment code, the analysis showed that environmental conditions improved.
    MeSH term(s) Arsenic/chemistry ; Cadmium/chemistry ; Environmental Pollution/analysis ; Metals, Heavy/chemistry ; Soil/chemistry ; Soil Pollutants/chemistry ; Thallium/chemistry
    Chemical Substances Metals, Heavy ; Soil ; Soil Pollutants ; Cadmium (00BH33GNGH) ; Thallium (AD84R52XLF) ; Arsenic (N712M78A8G)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-07-06
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 120089-6
    ISSN 1879-1298 ; 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    ISSN (online) 1879-1298
    ISSN 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.07.039
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  5. Article: Physical and chemical characteristics of slag produced during Pb refining and the environmental risk associated with the storage of slag

    Kicińska, Alicja

    Environmental geochemistry and health. 2021 July, v. 43, no. 7

    2021  

    Abstract: Metallurgical waste originating from the Zn and Pb refining process presents varying chemical composition and physical properties and contains varying quantities of pollutants. In the study, both fresh and weathered samples of production slag from the ... ...

    Abstract Metallurgical waste originating from the Zn and Pb refining process presents varying chemical composition and physical properties and contains varying quantities of pollutants. In the study, both fresh and weathered samples of production slag from the final Pb refining process were used to determine its physical parameters and chemical composition as well as to perform an environmental risk assessment (RAC, mRAC) related to its storage. This paper focuses on determining parameters such as natural humidity (1.8%) and bulk density (1267 kg/m³) of the slag. Also, its toxicity was analysed using bio-tests, its pH was measured (11.92) and the content of sulphates (3.5 wt%), chlorides (0.3 wt%) and selected heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb) was determined. The Individual Contamination Factor was determined, yielding the following order of the hazard level: Pb > Cu > Zn > Cd > Fe > Mn. Based on the mobility of metals determined using the Mobility Factor, it was concluded that the hazard level followed the sequence Cd > Pb > Zn > Mn > Fe > Cu. The obtained water leaching results were compared to the values found in the legal regulations in force. Based on this comparison, it was established that the slag studied constitutes toxic waste containing considerable quantities of sulphides and chlorides. The material is also a considerable source of readily leaching elements (Cd, Zn and Pb), and thus any product created using the slag may become hazardous to the environment. Also, the waste studied must not be used in the form in which it is currently stored due to the leaching of particularly toxic elements (Cd and Pb) in water solutions with increasing acidity.
    Keywords acidity ; bulk density ; chemical composition ; environmental assessment ; geochemistry ; humidity ; pH ; risk ; slags ; toxicity ; wastes
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2021-07
    Size p. 2723-2741.
    Publishing place Springer Netherlands
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 52039-1
    ISSN 1573-2983 ; 0142-7245 ; 0269-4042
    ISSN (online) 1573-2983
    ISSN 0142-7245 ; 0269-4042
    DOI 10.1007/s10653-020-00738-5
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  6. Article ; Online: Chemical and mineral composition of fly ashes from home furnaces, and health and environmental risk related to their presence in the environment.

    Kicińska, Alicja

    Chemosphere

    2018  Volume 215, Page(s) 574–585

    Abstract: The study presents the results of an analysis of fly ashes produced from burning of solid fuels mixed with municipal waste and assesses the environmental and health risk associated with infiltration of the selected metals to the environment. The phase ... ...

    Abstract The study presents the results of an analysis of fly ashes produced from burning of solid fuels mixed with municipal waste and assesses the environmental and health risk associated with infiltration of the selected metals to the environment. The phase composition suggests that the material is extremely mixed and diverse. Low-temperature components were mixed with substances formed in high temperatures. The variable composition of waste from different home furnaces with high content of the amorphous phase (which dissolves in water more easily than its crystalline equivalents) may be harmful to the environment and for the people. The dominant elements were silicates and aluminosilicates, such as: quartz, feldspar and plagioclase (albite). Clay minerals (kaolinite and mullite), carbonates (calcite), oxides/oxidehydroxides of iron and sulfate minerals (gypsum and anhydrite) were also abundant. The particles' major constituents were Si, Al, Ca and Fe oxides (85.5%), while S, Mg, Na, K and Ti oxides accounted for 12.6% of the total content. The risk assessment code suggested: Low Risk for As, Co, Cr, Ni, Medium Risk for Cd, Cu and Pb, and High Risk for Zn. Hazard Index (HI) calculated for non-cancerogenic substances for children was 2.35E+00. The total Risk index for children was 4.88E-05. As for adults, HI was 2.42E-01 for women, and 2.89E-01 for men, while the Risk index value was 6.85E-05 for women, and 8.48E-05 for men. The value HI > 1 points to the risk of adverse health impact on children exposed to fly ashes.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Aluminum Silicates/analysis ; Child ; Clay ; Coal Ash/chemistry ; Environmental Pollution/analysis ; Female ; Humans ; Incineration ; Male ; Metals/analysis ; Minerals/analysis ; Oxides/analysis
    Chemical Substances Aluminum Silicates ; Coal Ash ; Metals ; Minerals ; Oxides ; aluminosilicate (1U9X05245H) ; Clay (T1FAD4SS2M)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-10-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 120089-6
    ISSN 1879-1298 ; 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    ISSN (online) 1879-1298
    ISSN 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.061
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  7. Article ; Online: A new algorithm for the transconjunctival correction of moderate to severe upper eyelid ptosis in adults.

    Nowak-Gospodarowicz, Izabela / Kicińska, Aleksandra / Kinasz, Michał / Rękas, Marek

    Scientific reports

    2024  Volume 14, Issue 1, Page(s) 2566

    Abstract: A posterior approach is recommended for the correction of mild to moderate upper eyelid ptosis in adults. The aim of this study is to propose a new algorithm that helps to predict outcomes in the transconjunctival correction of moderate to severe ... ...

    Abstract A posterior approach is recommended for the correction of mild to moderate upper eyelid ptosis in adults. The aim of this study is to propose a new algorithm that helps to predict outcomes in the transconjunctival correction of moderate to severe blepharoptosis. This study included adult patients with moderate to severe upper eyelid ptosis treated between 2019 and 2021. Patients meeting inclusion criteria underwent ptosis correction through a posterior approach using an algorithm: 4 mm Mueller's muscle transconjunctival resection to correct 1 mm ptosis (depending on a test with 10% phenylephrine: 3-12 mm) ± tarsal plate resection: 1 mm for every 1 mm of residual ptosis after phenylephrine test, but leaving a minimum of 4 mm upper tarsus intact. Outcomes were ovserved within at least 6-months. Outcomes were assessed based on pre- and postoperative MRD1 changes, inter-eyelid height symmetry, cosmetic effect, and complications. Outcomes of 118 procedures in 81 patients (average age 69, range: 47-87) were analyzed. MRD1 changes were statistically significant, from 0.2 ± 1.6 mm before to 4.1 ± 1 mm after surgery. The function of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle was 10.2 ± 3.4 (range 5-17) mm. Upper eyelid lifted by an average of 1.8 ± 0.7 (range 0-3) mm after the instillation of 10% phenylephrine eyedrops. An average of 8.5 ± 0.8 (range 8-10) mm of conjunctiva and Mueller's muscle and 2.2 ± 0.9 (range 1-5) mm of the tarsal plate were resected during the procedure. Inter-eyelid height symmetry within 1 mm was achieved in 95% of outcomes. The algorithm introduced in this study appears to be useful to achieve repeatable satisfactory outcomes in the transconjunctival correction of moderate to severe upper eyelid ptosis in adults with at least "fair" levator function.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Aged ; Blepharoptosis/surgery ; Blepharoplasty/methods ; Retrospective Studies ; Eyelids/surgery ; Phenylephrine ; Algorithms
    Chemical Substances Phenylephrine (1WS297W6MV)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-31
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-52990-9
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  8. Article: Chemical and mineral composition of fly ashes from home furnaces, and health and environmental risk related to their presence in the environment

    Kicińska, Alicja

    Chemosphere. 2019 Jan., v. 215

    2019  

    Abstract: The study presents the results of an analysis of fly ashes produced from burning of solid fuels mixed with municipal waste and assesses the environmental and health risk associated with infiltration of the selected metals to the environment. The phase ... ...

    Abstract The study presents the results of an analysis of fly ashes produced from burning of solid fuels mixed with municipal waste and assesses the environmental and health risk associated with infiltration of the selected metals to the environment. The phase composition suggests that the material is extremely mixed and diverse. Low-temperature components were mixed with substances formed in high temperatures. The variable composition of waste from different home furnaces with high content of the amorphous phase (which dissolves in water more easily than its crystalline equivalents) may be harmful to the environment and for the people. The dominant elements were silicates and aluminosilicates, such as: quartz, feldspar and plagioclase (albite). Clay minerals (kaolinite and mullite), carbonates (calcite), oxides/oxidehydroxides of iron and sulfate minerals (gypsum and anhydrite) were also abundant. The particles' major constituents were Si, Al, Ca and Fe oxides (85.5%), while S, Mg, Na, K and Ti oxides accounted for 12.6% of the total content. The risk assessment code suggested: Low Risk for As, Co, Cr, Ni, Medium Risk for Cd, Cu and Pb, and High Risk for Zn. Hazard Index (HI) calculated for non-cancerogenic substances for children was 2.35E+00. The total Risk index for children was 4.88E-05. As for adults, HI was 2.42E-01 for women, and 2.89E-01 for men, while the Risk index value was 6.85E-05 for women, and 8.48E-05 for men. The value HI > 1 points to the risk of adverse health impact on children exposed to fly ashes.
    Keywords adults ; aluminum ; anhydrite ; arsenic ; burning ; cadmium ; calcite ; calcium ; carbonates ; children ; chromium ; cobalt ; copper ; fly ash ; fuels ; furnaces ; gypsum ; iron ; iron oxides ; kaolinite ; lead ; magnesium ; men ; mineral content ; nickel ; plagioclase ; potassium ; quartz ; risk ; risk assessment ; silicates ; silicon ; sodium ; sulfur ; temperature ; titanium ; wastes ; women ; zinc
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-01
    Size p. 574-585.
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 120089-6
    ISSN 1879-1298 ; 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    ISSN (online) 1879-1298
    ISSN 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.10.061
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  9. Article: Environmental risk related to presence and mobility of As, Cd and Tl in soils in the vicinity of a metallurgical plant – Long-term observations

    Kicińska, Alicja

    Chemosphere. 2019 Dec., v. 236

    2019  

    Abstract: Analysis of the content of As, Cd and Tl accompanying Zn–Pb ores was performed using soil material sampled around the zinc-works in Miasteczko Śląskie. It was found that the total content of As, Cd and Tl was considerably higher than the values recorded ... ...

    Abstract Analysis of the content of As, Cd and Tl accompanying Zn–Pb ores was performed using soil material sampled around the zinc-works in Miasteczko Śląskie. It was found that the total content of As, Cd and Tl was considerably higher than the values recorded at the same sites 20 years earlier. This clearly confirms considerable pollution of the environment which continues despite pro-ecological actions taken by the zinc-works. The analysis of the spatial distribution of pollution revealed that the zinc-works itself is no longer the main source of contamination as was the case in 1998. Instead, in 2018 the main sources of As, Cd and Tl emissions were the erosion and deflation processes in old, unprotected mining and industrial waste dumps located near the zinc-works. The most polluted soil layers are the top layers in the soil profile. The content of As, Cd and Tl determined in them was 10 times greater than in the deep layers. There was also a positive change in environmental conditions, which occurred over the preceding 20 years, namely an increase in the content of sparingly soluble fractions, fractions bound with organic matter, and residual fractions. It was also found that depending on the geochemical background and readily mobile fraction values used in the calculations, there is still very high contamination and very high ecological risk with respect to As, Cd and Tl after 20 years. However, when using the quantity of phytoavailable elements as well as the quantity of cations on ion exchange positions and bound to carbonates to calculate the risk assessment code, the analysis showed that environmental conditions improved.
    Keywords arsenic ; cadmium ; carbonates ; cations ; emissions ; environmental factors ; industrial wastes ; ion exchange ; landfills ; mining ; organic matter ; polluted soils ; pollution ; risk ; risk assessment ; soil profiles
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2019-12
    Publishing place Elsevier Ltd
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 120089-6
    ISSN 1879-1298 ; 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    ISSN (online) 1879-1298
    ISSN 0045-6535 ; 0366-7111
    DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.07.039
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  10. Article ; Online: The effect of fertilizing soils degraded by the metallurgical industry on the content of elements in Lactuca sativa L.

    Kicińska, Alicja / Wikar, Justyna

    Scientific reports

    2021  Volume 11, Issue 1, Page(s) 4072

    Abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the content of macroelements (Ca, K, P, S, Mg) and microelements (Fe, Cr, Ni, Mn, Zn, Pb, Zn, Ti) in the leaves of Lactuca sativa grown in soils contaminated by the mining and metallurgical industry. The plants were ... ...

    Abstract The aim of the study was to determine the content of macroelements (Ca, K, P, S, Mg) and microelements (Fe, Cr, Ni, Mn, Zn, Pb, Zn, Ti) in the leaves of Lactuca sativa grown in soils contaminated by the mining and metallurgical industry. The plants were cultivated using four fertilization variants: (a) unfertilized soil, (b) mix of straight fertilizers, (c) multinutrient fertilizer and (d) organic fertilizer, namely granular cattle manure. The study also involved an analysis of metal accumulation degree in the edible parts of lettuce by means of calculating a bioaccumulation index-transfer factor (TF). The analysis of the impact of fertilization on the content of the elements in the edible parts of fertilized versus unfertilized lettuce demonstrated that phytoavailability of the metals was most effectively limited by the multinutrient fertilizer and the mix of straight fertilizers. The organic fertilizer proved to be the least effective. The highest TF values (> 0.1) were recorded for macroelements, which denotes their intense and moderate accumulation. Poor bioaccumulation was observed for Cr, Mn, Ni and Zn (0.01 ≤ TF < 0.1), whereas in the case of Fe, Pb and Ti-trace bioaccumulation or no bioaccumulation was found (TF ≤ 0.01).
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-02-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-83600-7
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