Dozens of geoparks have been created in the world since the beginning of the 21st century. Their environmental impact is yet to be fully understood. A bibliographical survey was undertaken to systematically review the journal articles devoted to environmental pollution in geoparks. The considered...

Air pollution is closely associated with the development of respiratory illness. The aim of the present study was to assess the relationship between long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO₂, and SO₂ pollution and the incidence of lung cancer in the squamous subtype in south-eastern Poland from the...

Air pollution is a global problem. In Europe, ambient air quality remains poor in many areas, particularly in urban ones. Air pollutants have a significantly adverse effect on human health and ecosystems. They are the main cause of many serious illnesses and thus contribute to increased mortality....

The objective of this study was to analyze tree response to environmental pollution using basal area increment (BAI) tree ring stable isotopes and radiocarbon. Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) was assessed from three fresh mixed coniferous forest habitat sites within highly urbanized and populated ...

The aim of this study was to perform a complex assessment of changes in the elements of an ecosystem that are caused by environmental pollution in industrial and urban biotopes. The study focused on three sites: a park, a road and the site of the metallurgical plant "Pokój" in the city of Ruda...

Breast cancer (C50) is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women and the leading cause of their death worldwide. In 2018, the IARC estimated the number of new cancer cases worldwide at 18.1 million and 9.6 million deaths caused by them. C50 is a disease that is most often the result of the...

The aim of this study was to assess the association of long-term exposure to particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter, PM2.5, PM10, NO₂ and SO₂ as well as CO, with lung adenocarcinoma (AD) in south-east Poland for the years from 2004 to 2014. The study group consisted of 4296 patients with lung ...

This article covers the analysis of the impact of agricultural and municipal pollution on surface waters in a selected pilot section of the Dunajec River in Poland. The analysis was performed using the dynamic Water Quality Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) model. The operational use of the WASP...

The study presents designating, accomplishing, optimizing, and validating a new tool - "passive sampler" (PS) that can be effectively used as a proxy to assess the level of traffic-related pollution. To construct the PS, a drainage pipe filled with a mixture of coarse sand and peat in a volume...

Large-scale synoptic conditions are able to transport considerable amounts of airborne particles over entire continents by creating substantial air mass movement. This phenomenon is observed in Europe in relation to highly allergenic ragweed (Ambrosia L.) pollen grains that are transported from...