Statistical models of the impact of pollution on health: air, water and land

In the field of statistical methodology and quantitative methods

1.       Production of standard and in-depth statistical reports covering all statistical techniques and analyses starting from the analysis and identification of unidimensional distributions, correlation and regression analysis at any measurement scale of random variables - from nominal to quotient, time series analysis together with the development and production of dedicated quantitative analytical reports. Analyses and statistical reports are performed for the assessment of phenomena related to air impact, waste management and environmental analyses, water management and water protection, the impact of impact of area-based pollution on the environment, and other.

2.       Identification of multidimensional phenomena with the use of statistical modelling in static terms, including ANOVA variance analysis family models, PCA principal components, factorial models, cluster analysis models together with segmentation of phenomena and post hoc processes.

3.       Development and full implementation of causal stochastic models for variables at any measurement scale in the frequency domain and dynamic models, including the GLM (Generalized Linear Model), GRM (General Regression Models), DLNM (Distributed Lag Linear and Non-Linear Models) families.

4.       IIdentification and forecasting of one-dimensional and multidimensional phenomena in dynamic terms (time series and stochastic processes) using dynamic models, including econometric, Box-Jenkins ARIMA, Fourier and others.

5.       Identification of factors using any statistical models with full development of standard and dedicated model identification process, reporting and visualisations.6.Assessment of health impacts of air pollutants using statistical and exploratory models.

In the field of air protection:

1. determining the physicochemical composition of primary and secondary aerosols for the purpose of assessing their impact on health and the environment,

2. determining the impact of air pollution on climate change,

3. determining the quantity and composition of pollutants emitted from industrial and energy installations, with particular emphasis on hazardous substances,

4. testing the chemical and physicochemical properties of substances emitted into the air,

5. determining emission indicators.

In the field of water protection:

1. monitoring the condition of the aquatic environment, both flowing and standing waters, using a full range of water quality indicators and bottom sediments for nutrients, metals, organic pollutants, and plastics,

2. addressing problems related to the functioning of anthropogenic aquatic ecosystems, including eutrophication, pollution with metals, organic substances, and plastics,

3. developing protection concepts and selecting methods for the remediation of water bodies,

4. addressing problems related to the operation of sewage treatment plants, including the presence of metals and other pollutants in sewage and resulting sediments,

5. issuing water law reports and permits.

In the field of land surface protection:

1. studies of the physicochemical properties of waste,

2. determining the impact of point and area pollution, including waste landfills, on the environment,

3. possibilities of waste disposal and recovery, taking into account engineering works and reclamation,

4. assessment of coal mining waste and other solid industrial waste in terms of short- and long-term environmental impact, along with guidelines for

5. ecologically safe use and storage,

6. protecting the environment from the negative impact of waste,

7. development of the natural and technical foundations for soilless reclamation of post-industrial areas such as:

8. excavations after open-pit mining of backfill sands, gravels, clays, and silts,

9. underground hard coal mining waste dumps - mining, processing, post-flotation, subsidence basins, and settling ponds,

10. waste dumps associated with the extraction and processing of zinc, lead, and iron ores,

11. waste dumps and settling ponds for energy-related waste,

12. overburden dumps associated with open-pit lignite mining,

13. dumps and settling ponds associated with soda production,

14. areas affected by chemical transformation of soils due to the immission of gaseous pollutants (SO2, NOx, E, PAHs) and technogenic dust;

15. studies of the chemical bonding of metals in waste and other environmental samples using sequential chemical extraction methods;

16. studies on the development of technogenic magnetic and geochemical anomalies in local and national systems using geomagnetic parameters;

17. Studies of soil magnetic susceptibility as an indicator of contamination in areas affected by industrial activity, including the development of magnetic susceptibility distribution maps.