The schedule of asbestos removal on locally level – proposition of direktives. Part 1

This paper presents a treat evoked free of asbestos. Authors discussed types of asbestos-containing materials and products, taking into account where they can be found and how much asbestos there is in individual products. The health effects of occupational, para-occupational and environmental exposition to asbestos fibres were presented in this article. ...

Contamination of watercourses and water reservoirs by Phytophthora species

Qualification of Phytophthora by Zentmayer as the destructive factor for plants indicates on that group of pathogens as very dangerous. Results obtained from previous studies showed on Phytophthora species as the threat of all group of plants growing in open field, under covering and natural ecosystem. Phytophthora spp. were detected in all analyzed water sources such as water reservoirs and canals localized in nurseries and in rivers flowing through horticulture, agriculture and forest areas. Results of the studies indicate on P. plurivora, P. cambivora, P. cinnamomi, P. citrophthora, P. cryptogea, P. lacustris and P. megasperma as the dominant species in Polish watercourses and reservoirs. Obtained results confirmed the pathogenicity of Phytophthora isolates received from different water sources ...