Category Archives: Year 2015 Issue 4

Study of concentration of lactic acid obtained in the process of lactic fermentation of lactose contained in the spent whey using Lactobacillus

Study of concentration of lactic acid obtained in the process of lactic fermentation of lactose contained in the spent whey using Lactobacillus MAŚLANKA S., KOS A., BAŃCZYK M., CZOPEK I., ADAM Ł., DORSZEWSKA J., STARCZEWSKA K.

Please cite as: CHEMIK 2015, 69, 4, 241–251 Acid whey is an environmentally hazardous waste which is a by-product produced in the dairy industry. Due to the high lactose content, the waste can be used as a raw material for lactic fermentation...
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Antistatic protective garments – requirements and test methods

Antistatic protective garments – requirements and test methods WRÓBLEWSKA M., MAZIK A.

Please cite as: CHEMIK 2015, 69, 4, 237–240 This paper presents requirements of antistatic protective garments and gives the current criteria of protection against static electricity for: clothes, gloves and shoes used in explosive atmospheres and in the electronics industry. Test methods of finished products and materials used for antistatic protective garments, in accordance with the normative documents has been listed in this paper. Keywords: protective garments,...
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Standard explosion risk assessment in food-processing branch

Standard explosion risk assessment in food-processing branch PIOTROWSKI T.

Please cite as: CHEMIK 2015, 69, 4, 225–236 Hazard identification and explosion risk level assessment results have been presented for food-processing technology. The assessment has been done at one of domestic chocolate products factories as an example. For this purpose the assessment methods and a standard specification have been used. Both of them elaborated in the frames of research-development project No. VI.B.12 entitled “Elaboration of standardized explosion protection documents...
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Research works of the Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry in the area of chemical safety in industry and in dangerous goods transportation

Research works of the Institute of Industrial Organic Chemistry in the area of chemical safety in industry and in dangerous goods transportation PIOTROWSKI T., DROŻDŻEWSKA K.

Please cite as: CHEMIK 2015, 69, 4, 217–224 In this paper we presented the most important activities in the Department of Chemical Safety and Static Electricity of the Institute of Organic Chemical Industry in Warsaw, regarding chemical safety for domestic chemical industry and chemical transport safety. The collaboration with industry and the...
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On-site Fire Brigade in Grupa Azoty SA

On-site Fire Brigade in Grupa Azoty SA ZAPART J.

Please cite as: CHEMIK 2015, 69, 4, 213–216 Only few fire protection units in Poland are so closely related to Polish chemistry as the On-site Fire Brigade in Grupa Azoty SA Its existence as a part of structure of the State Nitrogen Compounds Factory in Tarnów dates back to 1929. In the recent years, the ZSP has retrofittedwith the chemical rescue equipment. The unit closely cooperates with theNational Fire...
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Safety – where there is no place for competitiveness

Safety – where there is no place for competitiveness ZAWADZKI P.

Please cite as: CHEMIK 2015, 69, 209–212 The current analyses conducted by the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry that there is drop in number of accidents in processing industry year-to-year. The “Safe Chemistry” Programme led by the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry (PCCI) as well as actions taken by the Commission for Occupational Health and Safety and Process Safety help to maintain and strengthen this positive tendency. Keywords:...
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Chemical security threats, vulnerability reduction and chemical security culture

Chemical security threats, vulnerability reduction and chemical security culture GÓRNIAK L., KALISZ D., MŁYNARCZYK K.

Please cite as: CHEMIK 2015, 69, 4, 201–208 The Authors discuss reduction of threat to public security caused by unlawful, intentional use of chemical substances. The authors argument that the effective threat reduction has to involve creation of a proper chemical security culture. The tools useful in reducing vulnerability elaborated in Industrial Chemistry Research Institute in cooperation with the International Centre for Chemical...
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REACH – chemicals to be safe for health and the environment

REACH – chemicals to be safe for health and the environment ŚLĘZAK Z.

Please cite as: CHEMIK 2015, 69, 4, 192–199 For a long time industry, also chemical sector, has been focused on searching new materials and improvement of fabrication methods. Only not long ago one began with bringing awareness to necessity to reduce negative results of industrial activity. At the end of 2006 the European Union implemented a revolutionary regulation concerning management of chemicals – REACH –...
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Chemical Safety Assessment in the REACH Regulation as an element of identification and control of risk from chemical substances

Chemical Safety Assessment in the REACH Regulation as an element of identification and control of risk from chemical substances KRZEŚLAK A., PALCZEWSKA-TULIŃSKA M.

Please cite as: CHEMIK 2015, 69, 4, 182–191 Three basic stages of the chemical safety assessment process have been discussed in the publication: hazard assessment, exposure assessment and risk characterization. In the framework of hazard assessment among others the threshold levels for exposure considered as safe have been mentioned and discussed. By discussion concerning exposure...
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Davos – we want to be a part of shaping the future

Davos – we want to be a part of shaping the future JARCZEWSKI P.

Please cite as: CHEMIK 2015, 69, 4, 179–181 Grupa Azoty, as the only Polish company representing chemical industry, made the list of strategic and regional partners of the Global Economic Forum in Davos. The proceedings were attended by 15 Noble Prize winners, over 200 politicians, hundreds of international organisations and representatives of the most important global enterprises. Food security – next to energy security...
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