Agnieszka Bednarek

Agnieszka Bednarek

International Institute of Polish Academy of Sciences

European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology

under the auspices of UNESCO

3, Tylna Str., 90-364 Lodz , Poland

phone: +48 42 681 70 07

fax: +48 42 681 30 69

www.erce.unesco.lodz.pl

e-mail: ;

Education

- M.Sc. in environmental protection, 1996, Department of Applied Ecology, University of Łódź

- Ph.D. in ecohydrology, 2007, Faculty of Biology and Environment Protection, University of Łódź

Dissertation: “Signification of denitrification process in recultivation of Sulejow Reservoir”

Main research areas

- denitrification process

- nutrient management for preventing freshwater ecosystems

- biotechnology bassis on denitrification process

Research projects:

Project supported by the European Commission:

2006-2011 Projekt Zintegrowany, wykonywany w ramach 6 Programu Ramowego Unii Europejskiej „Wpływ globalnych zmian klimatu na ekosystemy”, pt.: Zintegrowane Zarządzanie Wodą to Zdrowie w Mieście Jutra” (Sustainable Water Management Improves Tommorow’s Cities’ Heath), Cities’ Health”. Nr GOCE018530. Subcontractor.

National grants:

2008 - Scientific Network AGROGAZ - „The reduction of greenhouse gases and ammonia in agriculture” The Decision Of The No 17/E-184/BWSN-0019/2008 z dn. 20 V 2008.

Task Coordinator III: „Reduce greenhouse gas emissions during the rehabilitation of local sources of nitrogen pollution in areas used for agriculture.”

2009-2012 No. Nr N R14 0061 06/ 2009 GEOWŁÓKNA - Development of model geofibrous, biodegradable, biological deposits for recultivation nitrogen and phosphorus in threatened areas of agricultural landscape

2012 – 2015 No. PBS1/A8/2012 MIKRAZO - Microbial activators in denitrifying deposits used for the treatment of nitrate pollution for the implementation of the Water Framework Directive and the Nitrates Directive.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Organisation and teaching international courses :

International Advanced Study Course: “Ecohydrology and Biotechnology for Sustainable Integrated Water Resources Management in HELP and Ecohydrology Basins” Łodz, Tresta, Poznań POLAND, 12-22 September 2010

International Advanced Study Course: Ecohydrology & Ecosystems Biotechnologies In Water Resources Management, Poland (Cities: Łódź, Tresta, Uniejów) 14-22 of September 2009

Advanced Study Course: Ecohydrology & Coastal Management from Catchment to Coastal Areas; Faro, Portugal: 23-30 September 2002.

UNESCO IHP – V Advanced Study Course “ Ecohydrology across the scales from molecular to landscape processes”, Tresta, Ustrzyki Dolne ; 16-27 August; 2000.

Organization the first in Poland within the framework of COST ACTION 856 International Conference – Ecological Aspects of Denitrification, with emphasis on Agriculture. 12 th Scientific Meeting – Denitrification: Its role in Bioremediation. Zakopane, Poland, 20-23 May 2007

Publications

Selected publication:

Bettina Holsten, Agnieszka Bednarek, Annegret Fier, Nicola Fohrer, Goswin Heckrath, Heinrich Hoper, Cindy Hugenschmidt, Charlotte Kjergaard, Bjorn Krause, Norbert Litz, Andreas Matzinger, Dagmar Orlikowski, Cecile Perillon, Matthias Pfannerstill, Pascal Rouault, Walter Schafer, Michael Trepel, Marek Ubraniak und Maciej Zalewski. Potenziale für den Einsatz von Nährstoff- Filtersystemen in Deutschland zur Verringerung der Nährstoffeinträge in Oberflächengewässer. HyWa 56. 2012 Heft 1, 4-15.

Bednarek. A., Stolarska, M., Ubraniak, M. & Zalewski, M.( 2010) Application of permeable reactive barrier for reduction of nitrogen load in the agricultural areas – preliminary results. Ecohydrology&Hydrobiology. Vol.10. No.2-4, 355-362. DOI: 10.2478/V10104-011-0007-6

Wagner I., Izydorczyk K, Kiedrzyńska E., Mankiewicz-Boczek J., Jurczak T., Bednarek A., Wojtal-Frankiewicz A., Frankiewicz P., Ratajski S., Kaczkowski Z., Zalewski M. (2009). Ecohydrological system solutions to enhance ecosystem services: the Pilica River Demonstration Project. Ecohydrology&Hydrobiology, Vol. 9 (1), 13-39. DOI: 10.2478/V10104-009-0042-8

Bednarek A., Szklarek S. 2012. Application of denitrification walls for the reduction of N pollution originating from the rural areas of intensiva agriculture. In: Adaptation of ecohydrological system solutions and bo technologies for Africa. Editors: Maciej Zalewski and Magdalena Urbaniak. p. 49-58. DOI: 10.5675/HyWa_2012,1_1

Bednarek A. 2009. Denitrification as an integrative element of reservoirs restoration. In: Practical experiments guide for Ecohydrology. Edited By: Luis Chicharo, Iwona Wagner, Maria Chicharo, Małgorzata Łapińska, Maciej Zalewski. p. 17-22. UNESCO

Bednarek. A., Dziedziczak K., Kowalski B., Ubraniak, M. Wojtysiak J., Zalewski, M., 2012. Substraty włókniste w ograniczaniu zanieczyszczeń mineralnych w ekohydrologii. W: Nowe Włókniste Techniki Wytwórcze w pracach Instytutu Technologii Eksploatacji – PIB. Pod Red.: Jan Wojtysiak, Marek Wiśniewski

Bednarek. A., Ubraniak, M. & Zalewski, M. (in press) Application of denitrification wall for nitrate removal from shallow groundwater. p. 47 . In: Ecohydrology for water ecosystems and society in Ethiopia. Edited by Maciej Zalewski, Magdalena Urbaniak, Yohannes Zerihun Negusie.

Bednarek. A., Stolarska, M., Ubraniak, M. & Zalewski, M., 2010. Application of permeable reactive barrier for reduction of nitrogen load in the agricultural areas – preliminary results. Vol.10. No.2-4, 355-362.

Wagner I., Izydorczyk K., Kiedrzyńska1 E., Mankiewicz-Boczek J., Jurczak T., Bednarek A., Wojtal-Frankiewicz A., Frankiewicz P.,Ratajski S., Kaczkowski Z., Zalewski M. 2009. Ecohydrological system solutionsto enhance ecosystem services: the Pilica River Demonstration Project. E&H. Vol. 9

No 1, 13-39.

A. Bednarek, Zalewski M. 2007. Potential effects of enhancing denitrification rates in sediments of the sulejow reservoir. Environment protection Engineering. Vol. 33. No. 2. p:35-43.

A. Bednarek, Zalewski M. 2007. Management of lowland reservoir littoral zone for enhancement of nitrogen removal via denitrification. Proceedings of the international conference W3M “Welands: Monitoring, Modelling and Management”. Wierzba, Poland, 22-25 September 2005. Wydawnictwo: A.A. Balkema Publishers p.: 293-299

Patent application:

2011r – Denitrification barrier for nitrogen point pollutions in agricultural catchment (P.397.554). The Authors : Maciej Zalewski, Agnieszka Bednarek

2012r – Denitrification barier for nitrogeg non-point pollutions in agricultural catchment. The Autors: Agnieszka Bednarek, Maciej Zalewski, Sebastian Szklarek, Katarzyna Dziedziczak, Bogusław Kowalski, Jan Wojtysiak

2012r- Biogeochemical deposit to reduce phosphate pollutants in surface water. The Autors: Katarzyna Dziedziczak, Agnieszka Bednarek, Marek Ubraniak, Bogusław Kowalski, Jan Wojtysiak, Maciej Zalewski.