Research Interests

• biogeochemistry of persistent organic contaminants (PAH, PCB_S, HCB, lindane)
• biogeochemistry of new "emerging" contaminants (at present pharmaceuticals and related compounds) in marine coastal ecosystems
• assessment of organisms exposure to organic contaminants (POPs and new "emerging" contaminants) in marine coastal ecosystems

Current Projects

• Risk assessment of pharmaceuticals presence of in the southern Baltic coastal areas
• TROIA-NET - polish network "Transport of sediments and contaminants and degradation of environment in rivers, river mouths and marine coastal areas"

Recent publications

1. S.Korpinen, M.Laamanen, J.Andersen, L.Asplund, U.Berger, A.Bignert, E.Boalt, A.Brzozowska, J.Cato, M.Durkin, G.Garnaga, K.Gustavson, M.Haarich, B.Hedlind, T.Lang, M.Larsen, K.Lehtonen, J.Maannio, C.Murray, S.Nielsen, K. Pazdro, P.Ringeltaube, D.Schiedek, R.Schneider, M.Stankiewicz, J.Strand, B.Sundelin, M.Soderstrom, H.Vallius, P.Vanninen, M.Verta, N.Vieno, P.Vuorinen, A.Zahharov, HELCOM 2010, Hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea - an integrated assessment of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea. Balt.Environ. Proc. No 120B.
2. Rostkowski P., Taniyasu S., Yamashita N., Falandysz J.J., Zegarowski ł., Chojnacka A., Pazdro K., Falandysz J. – "Survey of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) in surface waters of Poland". "Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A", 2009, 44, s. 1-11.
3. Pazdro K., (2008), Use of passive samplers in monitoring the persistent organic pollutants in the aquatic ecosystems, Przemysł Chemiczny, 87(5), 64-68. (in polish).
4. Pazdro K., (2007), Assessment of exposure of organisms to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in marine coastal ecosystems, (post-doctoral thesis), Dissertations and monographs IO PAS, 20, 195 pp. ISBN 978-83-921552-3-2.
5. Podgórska B., Pazdro K., Pempkowiak J., Węgrzyn G., (2007), The use of a novel Vibrio harveyi luminescence mutagenicity assay in testing marine water for the presence of mutagenic pollution, , Mar. Pollut. Bull. 54(6), 792-819.
6. Pempkowiak J., Pazdro K., Kopecka J., Perez E., Sole M., (2006), Toxicants accumulation rates and effects in Mytilus trossulus and Nereis diversicolor exposed separately or together to cadmium and PAHs. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 41, 2571-2586.
7. Pazdro K., łotocka M., (2006), Persistent Organic Pollutants in Plankton from the Gulf of Gdańsk. Annal. Envir. Prot., 8, 97-112.
8. Pempkowiak J., Bełdowski J., Pazdro K., Staniszewski A., Zaborska A., Leipe T., Emeis K. (2005). Factors influencing fluffy layer suspended matter (FLSM) properties in the Odra River - Pomeranian Bay - Arkona Deep System (Baltic Sea) as derived by principal components analysis (PCA), and cluster analysis (CA), Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 9, 1-14.