Influence of water erosion on fire hazards in a coal waste dump - A case study.

Dump fires are a significant environmental problem in post-mining areas. The TEXMIN project has shown that climate change could lead to more extreme weather events in the future, intense precipitation among them. The impact of water erosion on the development of endogenous fires in coal waste heaps has not been investigated thus far.

Assessment of Risk Hospitalization due to Acute Respiratory Incidents Related to Ozone Exposure in Silesian Voivodeship (Poland).

The main aim of this work is the estimation of health risks arising from exposure to ozone or other air pollutants by different statistical models taking into account delayed health effects. This paper presents the risk of hospitalization due to bronchitis and asthma exacerbation in adult inhabitants of Silesian Voivodeship from 1 January 2016 to 31 August 2017. Data were obtained from the daily register of hospitalizations for acute bronchitis (code J20-J21, International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision - ICD-10) and asthma (J45-J46) which is governed by the National Health Fund.

[Total hip replacement in young patients with use of MAYO prosthesis--early result of treatment].

Authors presented the results of the treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip with MAYO endoprosthesis. The paper is focused on young adults. 34 operations in the 2000-2006 were performed.