American Journal of Chemistry

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Andrzej Komosa

Editorial Board Member of American Journal of Chemistry

Assistant Professor, Department of Radiochemistry and Colloid Chemistry,Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University, Poland

Research Areas

analytical chemistry, radiochemistry, radioecology

Experience

2004Assistant professor in Department of Radiochemistry and Colloid Chemistry.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums/Journals/Books

[1]  A.R. Byrne, A. Komosa-Possibilities for determination of Am-241 in environmental samples by gamma counting, with and without radiochemistry. Sci. Total Environm. 130/131 (1993) 197-206.
[2]  A. Komosa-Study on Plutonium Isotopes Determination in Soils from the Region of Lublin (Poland). Sci. Total Environm. 188 (1996) 59-62.
[3]  A. Komosa-River Sediment Contamination with Plutonium Isotopes and Heavy Metals in Lublin Agglomeration (Poland). Polish J. Environmental Studies 8 (1999) 155-160.
[4]  A. Komosa-Migration of Plutonium Isotopes in Forest Soil Profiles in Lublin Region (Eastern Poland). J. Radioanal. Nuclear Chem. 240 (1999) 19-24.
[5]  St. Chibowski, A. Komosa, M. Reszka, J. Solecki, J. Zygmunt-Study on the horizontal transport of some radionuclides in the Wieprz river valley. J. Radioanal. Nuclear Chem. 246 (2000) 199-206.
[6]  St. Chibowski, A. Komosa-Radon concentration in basements of old town buildings in the Lublin region, Poland, J. Radioanal. Nuclear Chem. 247 (2001) 53-56.
[7]  A. Komosa, St. Chibowski, J. Orzel-Study on analytical procedure of plutonium separation from air aerosols collected on Petrianov filter. Nukleonika, 46 (2001) 151-155.
[8]  St. Chibowski, A. Komosa, M. Reszka, J. Solecki, J. Zygmunt.-Migration of radionuclides in soils and their accumulation in sediments of superficial waters. IAEA-TECDOC-1314. Radionuclide transport dynamics in freshwater resources, IAEA Vienna (2002) 105-126.
[9]  A. Komosa, St. Chibowski.-Determination of plutonium in ground-level air aerosols collected on Petrianov filters. J. Radioanal. Nuclear Chem. 251 (2002) 113-117.
[10]  A. Komosa-Study on geochemical association of plutonium in soil using sequential extraction procedure. J. Radioanal. Nuclear Chem. 252 (2002) 121-128.
[11]  A. Komosa-Study on the method of determining 241Pu in environmental samples. LSC 2001, Advances in Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry. Siegurd Möbius, John Noakes, Franz Schönhofer (eds.) Radiocarbon, Tucson (2002) 363-371.
[12]  A. Komosa, St. Chibowski, M. Klimek, St. Chałupnik-Attempts on determination of radon exhalation rate from a waste-dump of Bogdanka coal mine with use of the Picorad detectors.Naturally occuring radioactive materials (NORM IV). Proceedings of an international conference held in Szczyrk, Poland, 17–21 May 2004, IAEA-TECDOC-1472, Vienna 2005, 548-554.
[13]  A. Komosa, St. Chibowski, M. Reszka – Natural radioisotope level differentiation in arable and noncultivated soils at Łęczna-Włodawa lake district. Naturally occuring radioactive materials (NORM IV). Proceedings of an international conference held in Szczyrk, Poland, 17–21 May 2004, IAEA-TECDOC-1472, Vienna 2005, 117-126.
[14]  A. Komosa, C. Gascó, A. Alvarez, N. Navarro, M. P. Anton, J. Orzeł, S. Michalik-Intercomparison study on 241Pu determination in sequentially extracted fractions of transuranics in samples arising from decommissioning activities. LSC 2005, Advances in Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry. S. Chałupnik, F. Schönhofer, J. Noakes (eds.) Radiocarbon, Tucson (2006) 285-296.
[15]  A. Komosa, St. Chibowski, I. Kitowski, R. Krawczyk, J. Orzeł, M. Reszka-Transfer of selected heavy metals and radionuclides from calcareous peat to saw sedge (Cladium mariscus) in eastern Poland. J. Radioanal. Nuclear Chem.-269 (2006) 195-201.
[16]  A. Komosa, K. Ślepecka, I. Kitowski-Research on radioisotope and heavy metal level in bones and eggshells of selected wetland birds from Lublin region. Ecological Chemistry and Engineering, vol. 8(14), 2007. Proceedings of 15th Central European Conference ECOpole ’06, Duszniki Zdrój-Hradec Kralove, 19-21 October 2006.
[17]  A. Komosa, A. Dębczak, A. Kitowski-Chernobyl Fallout in the Environment of South-Eastern Poland-A Review. Global Journal of Environmental Research 1(2), (2007), 63-68.
[18]  A. Komosa, I. Kitowski-Elevated lead concentration in skeletons of diurnal birds of prey Falconiformes and owls Strigiformes from eastern Poland-ecological approach and review. Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S, 15(3), 2008, 349-358.
[19]  A. Komosa, K. Ślepecka-Study on quenching effect for 14C and 3H measurement parameters using a Quantulus spectrometer. LSC 2008. Advances in Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry. Eikenberg J., Jäggi M., Beer H., Baehrle H. (eds.), Radiocarbon, Tucson, USA 2009, 161-172.
[20]  A. Komosa, M. Piekarz-Study on migration rate of beta-radiating 241Pu in soils using liquid scintillation spectrometry. LSC 2008. Advances in Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry. Eikenberg J., Jäggi M., Beer H., Baehrle H. (eds.), Radiocarbon, Tucson, USA 2009, 321-329.
[21]  A. Komosa, I. Kitowski, R. Kowalski, G. Pitucha, Z. Komosa, J. Grochowicz-Total mercury concentration in kidneys of birds of prey from different part of Poland-some interspecies and geographical differences. Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S, 16, 2008, 19-28.
[22]  A. Komosa, I. Kitowski, S. Chibowski, J. Solecki, J. Orzeł, P. Różański-Selected radionuclides and heavy metals in skeletons of birds of prey from eastearn Poland. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 281 (2009) 467-478.
[23]  Z. Ziembik, A. Dołhańczuk-Śródka, A. Komosa, J. Orzeł, M. Wacławek-Assessment of 137Cs and 239, 240Pu distribution in forest soils of the Opole Anomaly. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 206(1-4), 2010, 307-320, -DOI 10.1007/s11270-009-0107-8.
[24]  A. Komosa, K. Ślepecka-Effect of liquid scintillating cocktail volume on 3H and 14C measurement parameters using a Quantulus spectrometer. Nukleonika 55 (2010).
[25]  A. Komosa, M. Piekarz-Optimization of plutonium extraction with methyltrioctylammonium chloride preceding its determination by liquid scintillation spectrometry. Nukleonika 55 (2010).
[26]  Z. Ziembik, A. Dołhańczuk-Śródka, A. Komosa, J. Orzeł, M. Wacławek-Assessment of 137Cs and 239, 240Pu distribution in forest soils of the Opole Anomaly. Water, Air and Soil Pollution 206(1-4), 2010, 307-320, -DOI 10.1007/s11270-009-0107-8.
[27]  A. Komosa, I. Kitowski, S. Chibowski, J. Solecki, J. Orzeł, P. Różański-Selected radionuclides and heavy metals in skeletons of birds of prey from eastearn Poland. J. Radioanal. Nuclear Chem., 281 (2009) 467-478. DOI: 10.1007/s10967-009-0029-3.
[28]  A. Komosa, K. Ślepecka-Effect of liquid scintillating cocktail volume on 3H and 14C measurement parameters using a Quantulus spectrometer. Nukleonika 55 (2010) 155-161.
[29]  A. Komosa, M. Piekarz-Optimization of plutonium extraction with methyltrioctylammonium chloride preceding its determination by liquid scintillation spectrometry. Nukleonika 55 (2010) 137-141.
[30]  A. Komosa, J. Orzeł. S. Michalik-Study on plutonium distribution between sequentially extracted phases of arable soils. Proceedings of International Conference on Environmental Radioactivity: From Measurements and Assessments to Regulation, 23-27 April 2007, Vienna, 114P, pp.1-4, 2010. //curem.iaea.org/envrad2007.
[31]  A. Komosa, M. Piekarz-Some aspects of selective plutonium extraction and activity measurement using Quantulus. LSC2010. Advances in Liquid Scintillation Spectrometry, Paris 2010, Philippe Cassette (Ed.) Radiocarbon, Tucson 2011, 7-14.
[32]  W. Rudziński, A. Komosa-History and current research in the field of radiochemistry at Maria Curie-Sklodowska University. Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 400(6), 2011, 1593-1604.