8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011): Recent submissions
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Research of railway noise pollution at the living area of railway station in Klaipeda city and designing of noise barrier
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)Transport, including railways is one of the major sources of noise pollution, having a significant influence for environment and human life. Noise of trains depends on the category of the train, type of rails, train speed ... -
Method of removal of the plastic insulator from waste cables by passing them between two rotating rolls that have different surface temperatures
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)Recycling of cable waste, especially the complete separation of metal and insulating material for reuse has always been a problem. Especially this problem is relevant for small enterprises because present processes to ... -
Cleaning of soil contaminated with heavy metals using red clovers
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)Soil contamination with heavy metals is a relevant problem worldwide to which no universal solution has been found. Phytoremediation is a new and prospective technology for cleaning soils of low contamination rate using ... -
The cooling pond of Ignalina NPP as a model system evaluating effect of radioactive, chemical and thermal pollution to aquatic plants
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)The scope of this research included an evaluation of the influence of radioactive, thermal and chemical pollution on ecotoxicological state of Lake Drūkšiai – the cooling pond of Ignalina NPP during the long-term investigations ... -
Analysis of the year power consumption by central air conditioning systems (Using the climatic data stochastic statistics model)
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)The purpose of offered research is creation of a method of an estimation of annual power consumption by the central systems of air-conditioning (SAC), taking into account possibility of modern computers. The developed ... -
Mechanical injectors for supply of liquid to gas cleaning equipment
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)Nomogram to select the mechanical injectors (used for gas treatment devices). Operational reliability and efficiency of wet apparatus to a large extent due to the correct choice of atomizing devices (jets). In technology ... -
Radiochemical method for assessment of plutonium after radionuclide interaction with microorganisms
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)In this study, referring to the co-precipitation method (Lovett and Nelson 1981), separation of oxidized and reduced plutonium fractions was achieved. Based on differences in property to form (Pu - IV) and not to form (Pu ... -
Micromycetes in industrial and household dust: peculiarities, effect on manufacturing and people’s safety
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)Taking into account that dust is an aggressive environment factor which often determines the success of food-stuff production, the durability of technological equipment and people’s safety, dust from 8 groups of premises ... -
Characterization of microbial community structure after application of different bioremediation approaches in TNT contaminated soil
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)Contamination of the environment with explosive residues presents a serious problem at sites across the world. Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is one of the most commonly used explosive for military and industrial applications. In ... -
The impact of fertiliser types on soil’s macronutrients and microlements content
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)The main focus of this paper is the study of soil’s macronutrients and microelements mobility under the influence of mineral and organic fertilization. Two species of plants were cultivated: winter wheat (Triticum aestivum ... -
Nitrogen dioxide concentration in Kaunas 2008–2009
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)The aim of the present study was to assess distribution of nitrogen dioxide concentration in Kaunas. A passive sampling method and triethanolamine as an absorbent was used. Sampling was carried out in 62 measurements points ... -
Investigation of environmentally friendly lubricants
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)Many of the lubricants used in the world today cause environmental pollution. To reduce pollution environmentally friendly lubricants should be used. The attractive base oil for environmentally friendly lubricants is ... -
The distribution of heavy metals in sediments in the lake Talksa of Lithuania
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)The intensification and development of industrial processes has harmful effects of human activities on nature and entire environment. Having performed the assessment of contamination of environmental components, especially ... -
Klaipėda region municipality monitoring programs environmental – methodological approaches
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)Klaipėda district environmental monitoring program is complex; consisting of air, open water pool, groundwater, soil, noise, and wildlife monitoring. This is one of the first environmental monitoring programs, which for ... -
Clay as a natural isolating cover: its formation in supraglacial and proglacial subenvironments in North Lithuania
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)The North Lithuanian region since long ago has been known as a zone of dominant glacial erosion. The Pleistocene bed in the central part of North Lithuania is overlying the Upper Devonian dolomite, marl, limestone, clay, ... -
Experimental investigation on biogas production using pig manure and slaughterhouse waste
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)The paper presents solution of organic waste from swine-breeding treatment - the anaerobic digestion and biogas production. The paper presents the findings of experimental investigation of biogas production using pig manure ... -
Variation in Lithuanian river water temperatures
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)In this article the variation in Lithuanian river water temperatures of the warm season (May–October) of the year for both the whole observation period (1945–2008) and the latest standard normals period (1961–1990) is ... -
Effects of climate warming on timing of lime (Tilia cordata L.) phenology
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)This study is aimed to investigate impact of climate warming on timing of lime phenological spring (bud burst and leaf unfolding) and phenological autumn (leaf colouring and fall). An essential shift in timing of all ... -
Experimental research on the work of centrifugal filter when eliminating solid particles from clinker cooling system
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)The elimination of solid particles from a clinker cooling system under industrial conditions in Moldova cement plant in Ribnica city is being analysed. In order to assess the influence of solid particles on the performance ... -
Hydrogeology model of Ignalina region for Visaginas well field protection zone substantiation
(8th International Conference “Environmental Engineering” (ICEE-2011), 2011)IAEA safety documents (Safety standarts… 1994; 1999a; 1999b) recommend assessing the safety framework of groundwater exploitation in the proximity of nuclear facilities. The main task of this study is to assess the results ...