Publications by authors named "Agnieszka Bus"

The goal of the study was to assess the sorption properties of calcined eggshells (CEs) as a P reactive media filter. The CEs were calcined in a temperature of 900 °C. A double stage test was performed: batch studies (kinetic and equilibrium) and small-scale column experiment.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The aim of the research was to determine the influence of the substrate and different drainage materials on retention capacity and runoff water quality from three green roof containers. Phosphates were chosen as the water quality indicator based on their potential adverse impact on water quality in urban rainwater collectors. The field experiment was conducted at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences Water Center meteorological station in years 2013-2015.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF
Article Synopsis
  • Removing phosphorus from agricultural runoff is crucial to prevent eutrophication in water bodies.
  • This study introduces suspended reactive filters (SRFs) using autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) to capture phosphorus already present in the water.
  • Results showed that SRFs significantly reduced phosphorus levels from an initial concentration of 1.335 mg P-PO·dm to 0.190 mg·dm, achieving a maximum reduction efficiency of 50% during the initial phases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The research investigated the implementation of suspended reactive filters to support the phosphorus (P) removal efficiency of constructed wetlands (CWs). The reactive material (RM) used in this study was autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC). The laboratory experiment consists of four plastic boxes filled with the volume of 10 L of artificial P solution with three variants of RM mass to volume ratio: 1:1 (g:L), 5:1 (g:L), 10:1 (g:L), and the blind probe 0:1 (g:L) as a reference.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The aim of the study is to assess the influence of drainage layer made of reactive material Polonite(®) on the water retention and P-PO(4) concentration in runoff. A column experiment was performed for extensive substrate underlined by 2 cm of Polonite(®) layer (SP) and the same substrate without supporting layer as a reference (S). The leakage phosphorus concentration ranged from 0.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF