Desalination and Water Treatment 57/3 (2016) i–iv www.deswater.com January Contents Volume 57 Issue 3 Selected papers presented at the 12th Scientific Conference on Microcontaminants in Human Environment 25–27 September 2014, Czestochowa, Poland EU funds and adaptation of enterprises to the requirements of environmental protection E. Bień (Częstochowa, Poland) ......................................................................................................................................... 951 The use of interpolation methods for the modelling of environmental data R. Jasiński (Częstochowa, Poland) .................................................................................................................................. 964 Changes in selected quality parameters during the treatment and distribution of water K. Rakocz and A. Rosinska (Częstochowa, Poland). ..................................................................................................... 971 Environmental management in the aspect of sustainable development in micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises D. Wielgórka (Częstochowa, Poland) ............................................................................................................................. 982 Modelling of air micropollutant’s fluctuations on the background of the primary air pollutants emission as a tool supporting environmental management in thermal power plant A. Włodarczyk and A. Mesjasz-Lech (Częstochowa, Poland) ..................................................................................... 993 Analysis of the sources of financing for water management in the Polish economy E. Bień and A. Wójcik-Mazur (Częstochowa, Poland) ............................................................................................... 1012 Evaluation of health risk caused by chloroform in drinking water I. Zimoch and E. Łobos (Gliwice, Poland) ................................................................................................................... 1027 Evaluation of the soil quality from areas with varying degrees of pollution M.J. Małuszyński and I. Małuszyńska (Warsaw, Poland) ......................................................................................... 1034 A new synthetic polymers used in removal of pollutants from industrial effluents W.M. Bajdur, M. Włodarczyk-Makuła and A. Idzikowski (Częstochowa, Poland) .............................................. 1038 Effect of mechanical activation of fly ashes on selected pollutants removal from landfill leachates R. Nowak and E. Wiśniowska (Częstochowa, Poland) .............................................................................................. 1050 LCA application in the assessment of new technologies of industrial effluents treatment W.M. Bajdur (Częstochowa), A. Henclik (Kraków), B. Skowron-Grabowska (Częstochowa) and N. Iwaszczuk (Kraków, Poland) ............................................................................................................................ 1058 Studies on the adsorption of phenol on dried sewage sludge and solid gasification by-products M. Dudziak and S. Werle (Gliwice, Poland) ................................................................................................................ 1067 Oxidation of bisphenol A from simulated and real urban wastewater effluents by UV,3 O and UV/O3 M. Dudziak and E. Burdzik (Gliwice, Poland) ............................................................................................................. 1075 Spatial risk assessment of drinking water contamination by nitrates from agricultural areas in the Silesia province I. Zimoch and J. Paciej (Gliwice, Poland) ..................................................................................................................... 1084 A comparative study on oxidative degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid by ammonium persulfate K. Kuśmierek (Warsaw), L. Dąbek (Kielce) and A. Świątkowski (Warsaw, Poland) ............................................. 1098 The removal of boron from the aquatic environment — state of the art M. Bodzek (Zabrze, Poland) ............................................................................................................................................ 1107 Photocatalytic oxidation of natural organic matter enhanced with microfiltration and nanofiltration M. Rajca (Gliwice, Poland) .............................................................................................................................................. 1132 Removal of turbidity, colour and organic matter from surface water by coagulation with polyaluminium chlorides and with activated carbon as coagulant aid E. Sperczyńska, L. Dąbrowska and E. Wiśniowska (Częstochowa, Poland) ........................................................... 1139 Changes of heavy metal forms and chlorinated biphenyls during digestion of pre-hydrolyzed sewage sludge L. Dąbrowska and A. Rosińska (Częstochowa, Poland) ............................................................................................ 1145 ii Contents / Desalination and Water Treatment 57/3 (2016) i–iv Coagulant and polyelectrolyte application performance testing in sonicated sewage sludge dewatering B. Bień and J.D. Bień (Częstochowa, Poland) .............................................................................................................. 1154 Degradation of PCBs in sewage sludge during methane fermentation process concerning environmental management B. Macherzyński, M. Włodarczyk-Makuła, B. Skowron-Grabowska and M. Starostka-Patyk (Częstochowa, Poland) ......................................................................................................... 1163 Characteristics of reject waters and condensates generated during drying of sewage sludge from selected wastewater treatment plants B. Karwowska, E. Sperczyńska and E. Wiśniowska (Częstochowa, Poland) ......................................................... 1176 Persistence of two-, three- and four-ring of PAHs in sewage sludge deposited in different light conditions M. Włodarczyk-Makuła (Częstochowa, Poland) ........................................................................................................ 1184 Changes of biological and chemical indicators in soil after dehydrated sewage sludge application A. Butarewicz, E. Wołejko, U. Wydro and T. Łoboda (Bialystok, Poland) .............................................................. 1200 Impact of selected insecticides on the anaerobic stabilization of municipal sewage sludge Z. Sadecka, S. Myszograj, A. Sieciechowicz, E. Płuciennik-Koropczuk (Zielona Góra) and M. Włodarczyk-Makuła (Częstochowa, Poland) ................................................................................................ 1213 Conversion of sulfur and nitrogen to gaseous components from sewage sludge combustion under oxy-firing conditions J.D. Bień and B. Bień (Częstochowa, Poland) .............................................................................................................. 1223 Effect of unconventional fertilization on heavy metal content in the biomass of giant miscanthus A. Ociepa-Kubicka, P. Pachura and M. Kacprzak (Częstochowa, Poland) .............................................................. 1230 Impact of selected activators and inhibitors on efficiency in removing haloacetic acids from water in a reactor with native and immobilised biocatalysts M. Kowalska (Gliwice, Poland) ...................................................................................................................................... 1237 Pervaporative desulfurization of gasoline—separation of hydrocarbon/thiophene mixtures using polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-based membranes K. Rychlewska and K. Konieczny (Gliwice, Poland) .................................................................................................. 1247 The application of biosurfactants into removal of selected micropollutants from soils and sediments A. Popenda and M. Włodarczyk-Makuła (Częstochowa, Poland) ........................................................................... 1255 Removal of PAHs from coking wastewater during photodegradation process M. Włodarczyk-Makuła, E. Wiśniowska, A. Turek and A. Obstój (Częstochowa, Poland) ................................... 1262 Accumulation of PAHs in plants from vertical flow-constructed wetland T. Warężak (Nowa Sól), M. Włodarczyk-Makuła (Częstochowa) and Z. Sadecka (Zielona Góra, Poland) . ...... 1273 Effect of catalytic oxidation for removal of PAHs from aqueous solution A. Turek, M. Włodarczyk-Makuła and W.M. Bajdur (Częstochowa, Poland) ........................................................ 1286 The ability to remove the priority PAHs from water during coagulation process including risk assessment A. Nowacka, M. Włodarczyk-Makuła (Częstochowa), B. Tchórzewska-Cieślak and J. Rak (Rzeszow, Poland) ........................................................................................................................................ 1297 Evaluation of organochlorine pesticide residues in soil and plants from East Europe and Central Asia B. Łozowicka, P. Kaczyński, E. Wołejko, J. Piekutin (Białystok, Poland), A. Sagitov, K. Toleubayev, G. Isenova (Rakhat, Kazakhstan) and E. Abzeitova (Almaty, Kazakhstan) ............................................................ 1310 Assessment of prediction accuracy in autonomous air quality models S. Hoffman (Częstochowa,