PhD thesis title:
“Ocena narażenia organizmów na zanieczyszczenia z grupy trwałych zanieczyszczeń organicznych (TZO) w siedliskach bentosowych fiordów zachodniego Spitsbergenu” /”Assessment of exposure of organisms to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in West Spitsbergen fjords benthic habitats.”
Supervisors:
- Dr hab. Ksenia Pazdro, prof.IO PAN
- Dr Agata Zaborska
Contact:
Research projects:
Leader of the NCN PRELUDIUM 12 project ”Określenie roli zawiesiny w obiegu trwałych zanieczyszczeń organicznych w fiordzie Hornsund (Spitsbergen).”, No. 2016/23/N/ST10/01358
Participant in the NCN OPUS 9 project “Wpływ Prądu Zachodniospitsbergeńskiego na rozmieszczenie metali ciężkich w dwóch fiordach Zachodniego Spitsbergenu” (leader: dr Agata Zaborska, IO PAN)
Research and modeling of sea bottom and shore in the vicinity of the Sopot molo, expertise No. 257/Fn/16 for the Municipality Office in Sopot, 2016
Cruises:
AREX 2015, AREX 2016, AREX 2017, AREX 2018, onboard r/v Oceania, Spitsbergen fiords
Publications:
Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K., 2018. The history of hexachlorobenzene accumulation in Svalbard fjords. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 2018 190:360, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-018-6722-3
Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K. 2017. Concentrations and origin of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in sediments of western Spitsbergen fjords (Kongsfjorden, Hornsund, and Adventfjorden). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 189: 175, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-5858-x
Pouch A., Zaborska A. 2015. Climate change influence on migration of contaminants in the Arctic Marine environment. W: Zieliński T. et al. (Red.) Impact of Climate Changes on Marine Environments. GeoPlanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences: 75-90, ISBN 978-3-319-14282-1, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-14283-8_1
Attended conferences, conference abstracts
ECSA 57 (Changing estuaries, coasts and shelf systems), Perth, Australia 3–6.09.2018.
Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K., Melting glaciers as potential secondary sources of organic contaminants – Hornsund (Spitsbergen, Svalbard).
XXXVII Polar Symposium „Polar Change – Global Change” Poznań, Poland, 7–10.06.2018.
Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K., Distribution of hexachlorobenzene in the Arctic fjord sediments. Abstract Book: 60
1st Scientific Conference of Polish Sea Researchers 2017 “State and trends of changes of seas and oceans”, Sopot, Poland, 19-20.10.2017
Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K., Levels of HCB in sediments of selected Arctic fjords. Abstract Book: 123
6th Young Environmental Scientists Meeting, Stockholm, Sweden, 16-20.02.2017
Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K., PAHs and organochlorine contaminants in suspended matter collected from the selected fjords of West Spitsbergen, Abstract Book: 62
XII Conference „Chemistry, geochemistry and protection of marine environment”, Sopot, Poland, 21.10.2016
Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K., Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments of Western Spitsbergen fjords.
SETAC Europe 26th Annual Meeting, Nantes, France, 22-26.05.2016.
Poster: Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K. 2016. Distribution and origin of selected PCBs and PAHs in the Arctic fjords sediments. SETAC Europe 26th Annual Meeting, Abstract Book: 392.
GeoSymposium of Young Researchers Silesia 2016, 31.08-2.09.2016.
Talk: Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K. 2016. Distribution and origin of selected PCBs and PAHs in the Arctic fjords sediments. 9th GeoSymposium of Young Researchers Silesia 2016, 31st August – 2nd September 2016. Book of Abstracts: 53.
Youmares 7, Hamburg, Germany, 11-12.09.2016.
Talk: Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K. 2016. Distribution and origin of selected POPs in the Arctic fjords sediments. Youmares 7. Conference Proceedings: 119.
XXXVI Polar Symposium “Progress in polar research – new experiences and challenges”, Lublin, Poland, 8-11.06.2016.
Poster: Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K. 2016. Distribution and origin of selected PCB and WWA in the Arctic fjords sediments. In: Franczak Ł., Gajek G. (Eds.) XXXVI Polar Symposium “Progress in polar research – new experiences and challenges”, The 30th Anniversary of UMSC Polar Expeditions to Spitsbergen, BOOK OF ABSTRACTS: 236.
Aquatic Sciences Meeting; Aquatic Sciences: global and regional perspectives – north meets south. Granada, Spain, 22-27.02.2015.
Poster: Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K. 2015. The fate of PCBs in the Arctic marine ecosystem. Aquatic Sciences Meeting; Aquatic Sciences: global and regional perspectives – north meets south. Granada, Spain, 22-27.02.2015.
XI Conference „Chemistry, geochemistry and protection of marine environment”, Sopot, Poland, 24.10.2015.
Poster: Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K. 2015. Fate of PCBs in Arctic ecosystems. W: Zaborska A. (Red.). XI Konferencja Sekcji Chemii Morza Komitetu Badań Morza PAN: Chemia, Geochemia i Ochrona Środowiska Morskiego. Abstrakty: 41.
Interdisciplinary Studies in Svalbard (IPSIS) Meeting, Longyearbyen-Hornsund, Svalbard, Norway, 18-24.09.2015.
Referat: Pouch A., Zaborska A., Pazdro K. 2015. Distribution of selected POPs in the Arctic fjord sediments.
Membership in scientific committees of conferences:
„International Sopot Youth Conference 2017 – Part: I live by the Sea”, Sopot, Poland, 25.05.2017
Outreach:
X Sopot Science Day, Sopot, 27.05.2017
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