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In recent years, it has been recognized that the laser diffraction gives valuable information on particle size distribution for all types of dry inorganic or even organic materials. With use of the laser diffraction and the laser granulometer, this paper presents the changes occurring in the granulometric distribution of algal agglomerates and the changes in values of percentiles 10, 50 and 90%, determined basing on volume distribution. While assessing the granulometric composition, the existence of a proportional relationship between the diameter values corresponding to the percentile of 10, 50 and 90% was observed. What is more, the obtained results give insight into the possibility of application of the general Avrami equation to describe the granulometric composition of the algal suspension through the analogy of crystals formation from saturated solutions. The analysis shows that the model described by the modified Avrami equation adequately matched the regression to the experimental data on the granulometric composition of algal suspensions. The values of the correlation coefficients were close to 1, which proves that the regression model explained nearly all cases by the dependent variable V i = F(d i ).

Green roofs as solutions that can offer varying levels of stormwater management are the topic of current interest. In order to use this form of reconstructing retention capacity, it is important to understand the influence of meteorological conditions on the functioning of living roofs. The study presents the results of research, using of the ANOVA variance analysis method, on retention performance (i.e. volumetric control) and detention (temporal delay run-off) carried out in the years 2009-2014. The results indicate that the green roof can effectively retain rainfall and delay the initiation of run-off from the rainfall events included in the analysis. Understanding the hydrological performance of green roofs in different local meteorological conditions is key to the successful implementation and development of sustainable practices to control run-off in urban areas. GR -2 [%] CR -1 [%] GR -1 [%] GR -2 [%] CR -1 [%] GR -1 [%] GR -2 [%] CR -1 [%] GR -1 [%] IV CR -1 [%] GR -1 [%] GR -2 [%] CR -1 [%] GR -1 [%] GR -2 [%]