MARINE GEOTOXICOLOGY LABORATORY

Projects

On-going projects HITCHERS, Threats hidden in biofilm: transfer of contaminants from the plastisphere to Baltic benthic organisms, NCN OPUS Nr 2024/55/B/NZ8/02205, 09.07.2025 – 08.07.2029 Principal investigator: Anna Pouch, investigators: A. Malenga, K.Pazdro, L.Sharma. New approaches in determining the impacts of chemical pollution to protect the biodiversity of the Baltic Sea” (Detect2Protect) in the frame of „Biodiversa+ Call 2021 „Supporting the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems across land and sea” (NCN UMO-2022/04/Y/NZ8/00099) (K. Pazdro, Zaborska, M. Ziółkowska, G.Siedlewicz, A.Pouch, A. Malenga, J.Walkusz-Miotk). Completed projects NCN-DFG Beethoven2 „Bilocation - Mechanistic approach for estimating and modeling the bioconcentration potential of charged and ionogenic organic chemicals via in vitro, in vivo and in silico methods“, 2018-2021 (coordinators P.Stepnowski UG Gdańsk, S.Stolte TU Dresden, K.Pazdro, L.Sharma, G.Siedlewicz participants from IO PAN) EU Baltic Sea Region Programme Interreg DAIMON2 „Decision Aid for Marine Munitions – Practical Applications”, 2019-2021, (G. Siedlewicz – participant) EU Baltic Sea Region Programme Interreg Contra – “Baltic Beach Wrack - Conversion of a Nuisance To a Resource and Asset” 2019-2021 (H.Schubert, University of Rostock – project coordinator, L.Kotwicki – polish coordinator, G.Siedlewicz – participant) NCN (National Science Center) OPUS 10 "Cryoconites in polar regions and their role in accumulation of atmospheric contaminants", 2017-2020 ( E. Łokas IFJ PAS - project leader, A. Zaborska, J. Walkusz-Miotk - participants from IO PAN) CHEMPACT, Nordic Council of Ministers project, Status of Chemical emissions via WWTP effluents and impact in the Baltic Sea Catchment, 2021, (Emma Undeman (Stockholm University – coordinator, K.Pazdro - participant) NCN (National Science Center) PRELUDIUM 12, “Determination of the suspended matter role in the cycling of persistent organic pollutants in the Hornsund fjord (Spitsbergen)”, 2017-2019 (A.Pouch – project leader, K.Pazdro, A.Zaborska – participants) Pomorskie Voivodeship Regional Operational Programme for 2014-2020, FINDFISH, Knowledge transfer platform, Numerical Forecasting System for the Marine Environment of the Gulf of Gdańsk for Fisheries, 2017-2022, L. Dzierzbicka-Głowacka – coordinator, K. Pazdro, A. Zaborska, G. Siedlewicz - participants) NCN (National Science Center - OPUS 9) “Transport pathways and accumulation history of heavy metals in two Spitsbergen fjords that are influenced by different environmental conditions - ARCTICON”, 2016-2019 (A. Zaborska – project leader, J. Walkusz-Miotk, A.Pouch - participants) EU Baltic Sea Region Programme “Decision Aid For Marine Munitions - DAIMON”, 2016-2019 (J. Bełdowski – project coordinator, M. Szubska, G.Siedlewicz, E.Korejwo - participants) NCN (National Science Center - OPUS 11) “Assessment of the groundwater discharge as a source of pharmaceuticals residues in the marine environment of the Bay of Puck - PharmSeepage”, 2017-2019 (B. Szymczycha – project leader, K.Pazdro, G.Siedlewicz, A.Malenga - participants) Pomorskie Voivodeship Regional Operational Programme for 2014-2020, FINDFISH, Knowledge transfer platform, Numerical Forecasting System for the Marine Environment of the Gulf of Gdańsk for Fisheries , 2017-2022, L. Dzierzbicka-Głowacka – coordinator, K. Pazdro, A. Zaborska, G. Siedlewicz - participants) NCN (National Science Center - PRELUDIUM 10) “Arsenic speciation in the environment of southern Baltic Sea”, 2017-2019 (M. Szubska – project leader, J. Bełdowski, K. Pazdro - parcticipants) EU Baltic Sea Region Programme (project typu seed money) CONTAR, Contaminated sediments in the Baltic Sea: assessment, remediation and management revisited, 2017-2018 (K.Lehtonen (SYKE, Finland) coordinator, K. Pazdro – polish coordinator, A. Zaborska, G. Siedlewicz - participants) CONTAR EU Baltic Sea Region Programme (project typu seed money) MICRO WASTE Baltic, Impact of micropollutants emitted from municipal wastewater treatment plants on Baltic Sea ecosystems and assessment of cost-benefit of advanced treatment technologies in a regional perspective, 2017-2018 (E.Undemann, Stockholm University, coordinator, K. Pazdro – polish coordinator, A. Zaborska, G. Siedlewicz - participants) JRC Exploratory Research Project ”Riverine and Marine floating macro litter Monitoring and Modelling of Environmental Loading, Riverine Litter Observation Network - RIMMEL”, 2015-2017 (G. Siedlewicz, A. Malenga, K. Pazdro) Polish-Norway Grants “Declining size - a general response to climate warming in Arctic fauna - DWARF”, 2013-2017 (M. Włodarska-Kowalczuk – Project leader, A. Zaborska - participant) Polish-Norway Grants “Climate change impact on ecosystem health – marine sediment indicators - CLISED”, 2013-2017 (G.Kowalewska – Project coordinator, A. Zaborska, A.Pouch - participants) NCN (National Science Center - OPUS 7) “Remobilization of mercury from the land to the sea under savage meteorological and hydrological conditions “, 2015 – 2018 (M.Bełdowska UG – project leader; J. Bełdowski, M. Szubska – participants from IO PAN) NCN (National Science Center - Maestro) “Growing of the Arctic Marine Ecosystem – GAME”, 2012-2015 (J.M. Węsławski – project leader, A. Zaborska, K. Pazdro, A. Winogradow, A. Malenga - participants) Grant Science for Peace and Security NATO, “Towards Monitoring of Dumped Munitions Threat - MODUM”, NATO SPS.EAP.SFP 984589,2013-2016 (J. Bełdowski – project coordinator, M. Szubska) NCN (National Science Center - Opus) “Spatial variability of benthic trophic food webs - 4age”, 2013-2015 (J. Legeżyńska – project leader, A. Zaborska, K.Pazdro - participants) NCBiR (Applied Research Programme of the National Centre for Research and Development) “Development of the selection method of the offshore wind turbine support structure for polish maritime areas – AQUILO”, 2012-2015 (S. Kowalczyk – project leader, K. Pazdro, J. Bełdowski, A. Zaborska, J. Walkusz-Miotk, A. Malenga - participants) EU Baltic Sea Region project “Chemical Munitions search & assess – CHEMSEA”, 2011-2014 (J. Bełdowski – project coordinator, M. Szubska, J. Walkusz-Miotk – participants) ANTYB - Contamination of the Gulf of Gdańsk bottom sediments by biologically active compounds from the group of antibiotics (WFOŚ/D/110/132/2011). Bioavailability and methylation potential of mercury in the Baltic Sea and Greenland Sea environments (2010-2013). Project financed by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education Antibiotic residues in sediments from the southern Baltic Sea - concentrations and influence on bacteriocenosis (2011-2013).Project financed by National Center of Science. No.154355 (Pazdro K., Siedlewicz G.) Risk assessment of pharmaceuticals presence of in the southern Baltic coastal areas, 2009-2011 founded by Polish Research Council. (Pazdro K., Siedlewicz G.) Carbon fluxes in Atlantic and Arctic waters mixing zones, Greenland SeaCarbon fluxes in Atlantic and Arctic waters mixing zones, Greenland Sea, 2008-2010, founded by Polish Research Council. (Zaborska A.) Allocation of contaminants by birds in Hornsund, Svalbard, 2006-2008, founded by Polish Research Council (Zaborska A., Pazdro K.) Benthic sedimentary processes in the northwestern Barents Sea, 2005-2007, founded by Polish Research Council. (Zaborska A., Pazdro K.)