Polish Institutions

Examples of

POLISH INSTITUTIONS

involved in the ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

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2 Institute for Buildings,Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture in Warsaw 4 (IBMER),Warsaw Institute for Buildings Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture in Warsaw, 5 Branch Poznan , Industrial Institute of Electronics,Warsaw 6 Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming (IMUZ),Raszyn 7 Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming (IMUZ) at Falenty, Żuławy 8 Research Center in Elbląg Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming (IMUZ), Regional Research 9 Centre in Bydgoszcz IMUZ - Malopolski Research Division of Krakow 10 POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE,Warsaw 11 Polish Geological Institute, Lower Silesian Branch,Wrocław 12 Polish Geological Institute, Carpathian Branch,Kraków 13 Polish Geological Institute, Branch Of Marine Geology,Gdańsk 14 Pomeranian Branch,Szczecin 15 Lower Silesian Branch,,Wrocław 16 Upper Silesian Branch,Sosnowiec 17 BYDGOSZCZ UNIVERSITY,Institute of Biology, Dept. of Genetics,Bydgoszcz 18 Institute of Meteorology and Water Management,IMGW,Warsaw 19 Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMWM),IMWM Maritime 20 Branch,Department of Coastal and Marine Meteorology and Climatology,Gdynia Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Branch of Wroclaw 21 Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements, PIAP Warsaw 22 WARSAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY ,The Faculty of Electronics and 23 Information Technology and Faculty of Chemistry; “Institute of Electronic Systems and Chair of Analytical Chemistry ,Warsaw PBG – Geophysical Exploration Company,Warsaw 24 Institute of Precision Mechanics, Warsaw 25 UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN CZESTOCHOWA, Institute of Environmental 26 Engineering,Częstochowa AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF WROCLAW, Institute of Environmental 27 Engineering,Wrocław UNIVERSITY OF WROCLAW, Department of Systematics and Phytosociology 28 Institute of Plant Biology, Wrocław International Centre for Ecology Polish Academy of Sciences,Łódż 29 THE AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF WROCŁAW, 30 The Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy,Wrocław UNIVERSITY OF WROCLAW, 31 Institut of Geography, Department of Physical Geography,Wrocław UNIVERSITY OF WROCLAW-Department of Geomorphology,Wrocław 32 Department of Meteorology and Climatology SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN GLIWICE,Department of 33 Architecture,Gliwice SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN GLIWICE, Faculty of Biology and 34-35 Environmental Protection,Gliwice SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN GLIWICE Institute of 36 Physics,Gliwice Karol Starmach Institute of Freshwater Biology Polish Academy of Science, Kraków 37 CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY,Institute of Water Engineering and 38 Management ,Kraków CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY,Faculty of Environmental 39 Engineering ,Institute of Heat Engineering and Air Protection,Kraków CRACOW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY,Institute of Geotechnics ,Kraków 40

3 Oil and Gas Institute 41 UNIVERSITU OF ŁÓDZ, Institute of Textile Materials Engineering, Łódż 42 Institute of Waste Management,,Katowice 43-44 GDANSK UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Department of Hydro and 45 Environmental Engineering,Gdańsk Institute of Hydro-Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBW PAN) 46 Forest Research Institute in Warsaw – IBL,Warsaw 47 Department of Forest Ecology in Kraków – IBL,Kraków 48 Faculty of Environmental Enginnering and Land Surveying,Kraków 49 Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas,IETU,Katowice 50-51 The Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences - (IO-PAS),Sopot 52 Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation,Pułway 53 CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN (KUL) 54 Department of Biochemistry and Environmental Chemistry, Lublin The Institute of Nature Conservation (INC) Polish Academy of Science Krakow 55 UNIVERSITY OF GDAŃSK , Department of Meteorology and Climatology, Gdańsk 56 Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Wrocław Branch 57 Institute of Meteorology and Water Management,Maritime Branch, Department of 58 Water Pollution Control,Gdańsk Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal,Zabrze 59 Central Mining Institute, Dept. of Energy Saving and Air Protection,Katowice 60 PPHU“GEPOL” Sp. z o.o.Poznan 61 Institute for Sustainable Development,Warsaw 62 Polish Academy of Sciences, Taxonomy and Chorology ,Laboratory of Institute of 63 Dendrology,Kórnik NICOLAUS COPERNICUS UNIVERSITY,Institute of Ecology and Environment 64 Protection, Laboratory of Ecological Modelling,Toruń The Academy of Humanities and Economics in Łódz (AHE),Faculty of computer 65 Science and management,Division of Networks and Operating Systems KIELCE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY,Division of Sanitary Chemistry & Waste 66 Management,Kielce Warsaw Agricultural University SGGW, Division of Water Engineering, 67 Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Environmental Recultivation,Warsaw

Wroclaw University of Technology 68 Institute of Environment Protection Engineering,Wrocław

University of Bielsko-Biala 69 Institute of Environmental Protection and Engineering, Bielsko Biała

70 Gdańsk University Biological Station Institute of Geodesy and Cartography,Warsaw 71

INSTITUTE FOR BUILDINGS, MECHANIZATION AND ELECTRIFICATION OF AGRICULTURE in WARSAW (IBMER)

Adress: 02-532 Warszawa, ul. Rakowiecka 32 tel. (0-22) 849 32 31, fax (0-22) 849 17 37

4 [email protected] prof.dr hab. Aleksander Szeptycki IBMER Warszawa e-mail : [email protected] tel. (+48 22) 84 93 231 fax: (+48 22) 84 91 737

 Fields of activity:

 Strong and durable integration of research actions in terms of agricultural and ecological problems.  To strengthen the excellence in the field of agricultural problems and these connected with the environmental protection as well as working out of European model of ecological farm applying renewable energy and heat generated during the animal production and including aspects of environmental protection and health promoting food.  .In connection with SMEs to put into agricultural practice new and worked out technologies, among other thing the technology of applying unused so far sources of renewable energy generated in livestock buildings during animal production, mainly created and guided towards fermentation of deep litter and liquid manure, simultaneously with the reduction in harmful gaseous emissions and making the most of them to generate the additional profit and opening of additional positions in the rural area.  . Publications, organizing the conferences for subject: eliminating agricultural risks to health and environment; increasing public awareness in the field of implementing new technologies in agriculture, economic and environmental profits resulting from that fact.  . Modification of the food-chain in order to minimize at the same time the agricultural risks of health and environment, generating the additional profit, opening of positions in rural area with adaptation of existing infrastructure and use of harmful so far production waste materials for intensification of profit and production.  . Assessment of agricultural best available technologies (BAT) including the ways how the installation was designed, constructed, maintained, used and withdrawal from usage in order to eliminate or reduce emissions of harmful substances into the environment. 

5 Institute for Buildings Mechanization and Electrification of Agriculture in Warsaw, Branch Poznan , Poland (IBMER O/Poznan)

Address: 67 Biskupińska Street, 60-463 Poznań, Poland tel.: +48618203331, fax: +48618208381 Director: Dr.hab Andrzej Myczko e-mail: [email protected] Web site: http://www.ibmer.poznan.pl

Short description In our branch work three professors, five professor assistants., seven PhD and eleven assistants The main scope of IBMER Poznań Branch activities, realized by research and development works, implementation works and promotion of research results, concerns problems of animal production mechanization. It includes not only designing and constructing of modern livestock buildings which are to some extent energetically self-sufficient but also animal keeping technologies aiming at animal welfare and low greenhouse gasses emission. In last decade our works were focused on scientific basis of animal keeping technologies, adjustments to rules and directives of European Union. They mainly concern greenhouse gas emission from livestock buildings and adjustment of Polish standards to the European Union requirements.

IBMER Poznań Branch conducts routine researches of animal keeping systems including process researches of gas emission. Research works which have been conducted for last years concern animal keeping technology according to requirements so called animal welfare and the use of fermentation heat from a litter. Poznań Branch cooperates with institutions from European Union in the field of livestock building systems, working out and evaluation of equipment, surrounding, hygiene, milk quality, alternative poultry keeping systems, greenhaus gasses emission from animal and crop production. Is an institute dealing with proecologial researches and environment friendly technologies for agriculture production systems. Initiates transfer of research results as advanced technologies of keeping the animal, buildings, air change and others agriculture systems. Conducts trainings and seminars for farmers and advisors from Agriculture Advising Centers in whole country.

Additional information: Possesses authority to milking equipment attestation in cow houses and pasteurizers attestation in diaries. Possesses laboratory accredited by Polish Center of Researches and Accreditation in domain of research of machines and animal production devices use safety.

6 Industrial Institute of Electronics

Adress:ul. Dluga 44/50, 00-241 Warszawa, Poland Director: M. S.C. Jozef Wiechowski e-mail: [email protected] tel: +48 22 8313839 fax: +48 22 8313014 www.pie.edu.pl

Short description of the organisation: (including area of activity, scientific staff, , collaboration, etc…) The Industrial Institute of Electronics conducts for 50 years applied research in the field of design and applications of electronic systems and vacuum technology devices. Scientific staff includes 1 professor, 5 assoc. prof., 16 Ph.D. and 36 M.Sc.  Institute of Electronics collaborates with many research institutions. We are going to continue to co- operate with Institute of Public Health, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland and Pediatric Clinic University “La Sapienza”, Rome, Italy in the field of aerosol particle pollution and environmentally related diseases.

Scope of Institute’s activity includes:  in particular: development and practical application of measurement and informatic systems in research and industry,  measurement systems in medical diagnosis and measurement systems for surface and depth profile characterisation of nanostructures with secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS). Mass spectrometry analysers planned to use in the suggested study are spark source magnetic sector spectrometer JEOL JMS- 01BM2 and SIMS analyser SAJW-05 equipped with QMA-410 Balzers quadrupole and 06-350E Physical Electronics ion gun.

1. We would like to perform analyses of aerosol micro- and nanoparticles contaminating environment and compare the results with environmentally related children diseases in different regions. 2. We would like to measure total suspended particulate (TSP) and PM-10 using quartz fibre filters and also grain size distributions using nine-stage impactors (size range 300 nm – 15 m). 3. Mass spectrometry methods like spark source (SSMS) and secondary ion (SIMS) will be used for multi-elemental bulk analysis as well as for depth profile analysis of micro- and nanoparticles. 4. We would like to analyse “core – shell” structure of the particles using novel technique of sample rotation in SIMS. The information obtained will allow to monitor toxic and allergic substances adsorbed at particles’ surfaces and their impact on children health.

7 Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming (IMUZ) Adress:Falenty near Warsaw 05-090 Raszyn Director: prof. dr hab. Edmund Kaca tel:022 628-37-63 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.imuz.edu.pl

Short description On the 1st of July 1964, after the decision of the Minister of Agriculture, the Centre Falenty along with the palace (built in 1620 by of those days owner of Falenty Zygmunt Opacki, at first as Renaissance, in year 1784 rebuilt was turned into the Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming, During its almost 50 years of activity on the Falenty grounds, the Institute made many investments (e.g. the education Centre for Personnel Improvement to train field melioration services, the Hydro-Melioration Laboratory, the Grassland Hall a residential quarter for employees of the Institute and Experiment Farm and Centre or Grassland Hall and have been rebuilt to serve as hotels - education centres. Fields of activity  assessment of current state, functioning and development of rural area natural environment, in particular, water and soil resources, and biodiversity;  sustainable and multifunctional development of strategy and programs for natural environment in rural areas;  development of strategy and programs for harmonization of natural environment growth and socio- economic expansion in rural areas;  forecasts, expert analyses, opinions and assessments for public transportation agencies;  analyses and assessments of the current state of science and technology used for natural environment resources protection, shaping and utilization in rural areas. Additional information:

The IMUZ has strong ties to economic and social environment of Poland. The Institute is the most important advisor to the state and central government institutions such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Ministry of Environment, the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFEPWM), the Agricultural Property Agency of the State Treasury (APAST), the Agency for Restructuring and Modernization of Agriculture (ARMA).

There are also very close ties between the local and provincial governments, the regional branches of the NFEPWM, APAST, ARMA, and the five regional IMUZ research centres and the two IMUZ experimental research farms.

The more detailed offers are described in IMUZ's structure, in the scope of activity of individual scientific - research departments:

 Department of Regional Studies for Development of Rural Areas  Department of Nature Protection in Rural Areas  Department of Water Resources  Department of Pastures and Meadows  Department of Land Reclamation Engineering  Department of Rural Sanitation

8 Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming (IMUZ) at Falenty, Żuławy Research Center in Elbląg

Address: ul. Giermków 5; 82-300 Elbląg; Poland Director: Dr inz. Tadeusz Lizinski tel: +48 22 55 232 44 08 or +48 55 232 47 88 fax: +48 55 232 44 08 e-mail: [email protected]

Short description of the organization

Scientific staff: 4 D.Sc. (1 D.Agr., 1 D.Econ., 1 D E., 1 D.Chem.-reader in chemistry)and 3 M.Sc. (assistents) collaboration with: IMUZ at Falenty, Divisions of IMUZ in Bydgoszcz, Kraków, Agricultural University in Warsaw and Warmia-Mazurian University in Olsztyn, Regional Advisory Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Stare Pole near Elbląg, Local Goverment, Regional Board of Water Management in Gdańsk; Area of activity:  expertizes: reg. influence of agricultural activities on environment,  economical analysis reg. agic. activities,  modernization and renovation of embankments in Żuławy region

-Research,  educational,  advisor,  expertizer activities reg. implementation good agric. practices (particurally: fertilization, manure storage and spreading, crop rotation etc.),  grassland management,  bio-gens balances (partic. N and P ones),  soil organic matter balance,  ground and surface water quality reg. different agric. practices,  flood control,  economic analysis; Proposed contribution to the project: measurement and monitoring of ammonia emission from N mineral and organic fertilized fields and manure storages

9 Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming (IMUZ), Regional Research Centre in Bydgoszcz

Adress: Glinki 60, 85-174 Bydgoszcz, Poland Director: Doc.dr hab. Leszek Łabędzki e-mail: [email protected] tel: +48 22 52 3750107 fax: +48 22 52 3750145

Short description of the organisation IMUZ employs 280 persons (9 professors, 11 assistant professors, 32 doctors, 30 assistants) employed in 7 research- scientific departments at Falenty and in 5 regional specialized divisions throughout the country, 2 experiment farms and 2 research stations. The Institute for Land Reclamation and Grassland Farming carries out research and application works in the field of environmental sciences and agronomy, in particular:  preservation of natural values of rural environment,  water management issues in rural areas,  irrigation and agromelioration of agricultural lands,  flood and droughts problems,  sanitary issues in rural areas,  management of pastures and meadows,  multifunctional and sustainable development of rural areas (at the level of village, commune, region, river basin),  preservation and proper utilization of the natural resources and values of regions (bio- and landscape diversity,  protection of water, soils and air), development of technical and natural infrastructure for water  supply and sewage management in rural areas.  agrometeorology,  water management,  environmental protection,  water-engineering,  land-engineering (country roads, flood protection),  land melioration,  reclamation,  agromelioration,  rural water supply,  sewerage and sewage plants,  waste management,  meadow science,  science of commodities,  surface washings,  soil science and biology,  chemistry, geography and geology.

Proposed contribution to the project: The aim of the work carried out at present at IMUZ in the area of nitrogen and carbon cycles study is to determine the effect of anthropogenic factors on the rates of nitrogen organic compounds mineralization and of soil respiration processes in agriculturally used hydrogenic habitats.

10 IMUZ - Malopolski Research Division of Krakow

Adress:21 b Ulanow Str 31-450 KRAKOW Tel/Fax : +48 (12) 412 84 59 Tel: +48 (12) 411 81 46 Tel: +48 (12) 412 52 08 Director: Prof dr hab. Stanisław Twardy e-mail: [email protected] www.imuz.edu.pl Fields of activity  Identification and impact evaluation of land development on selected resources and value of natural environment  Recognition of non-agricultural factors which degenerate the soil and water environment in municipal and agro-tourist mountain catchments  Forming and protection of the agricultural landscape of upland areas in view of harmonisation of their socio-economic functions  Restructuring and perfecting the principles of management of the upland areas with consideration given to ecological, social and economical balance, as well as productive and non-productive functions of grasslands  Agricultural management in legally protected areas  Harmonisation of socio-economic functions in trans-border and rural Carpathian areas with a large seasonal inflow of both domestic and foreign tourist from country and abroad  Studies and expert opinions  Analyses, evaluations, elaboration of recommendations, directions and assumptions etc.  Concept and survey works synthesizing actual state, correctness of assumption, intentions and directions of transformation  Laboratory services  Training services in the area of environmental protection and the relation between pollution and human activity  Monitoring water pollution, particularly surface waters  Organisation of conferences, seminars, scientific meetings, and workshops

 Scope of research works: Recognition and prioritising the functions of foothills and upland areas, particularly in the Carpathians Identification and allocation of renewable and non-renewable available natural resources Assessment of field, turf and forest ecosystems, with particular attention give to the vegetation cover Quantification of natural resources with elaboration of the principles of their rational use, reproduction and protection Evaluation of catchment retention capacity with quantitative-qualitative water balance Modification of the operations of water reservoirs, which are localised on major mountain rivers Impact evaluation of the permanent and temporary population on changes taking place in the natural environment

11 POLISH GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE

Address: Rakowiecka 4, 02-975 Warszawa, Poland Director prof. dr hab. Tadeusz PERYT Tel.: 022 849 53 51 022 849 50 96 w. 400, e-mail: [email protected] http://www.pgi.waw.pl

Short description of the organisation: The Polish Geological Institute is the largest R&D state institution conducting studies of geological setting of the country. PGI performs the function of the national geological and hydrogeological survey. The PGI’s headquarters in Warsaw and 6 regional branches employ 700 persons, of which 35 percent is scientific staff. . PGI maintains the main country’s archives of geological and environmental documents. PGI is the largest Polish producer, editor and publisher of geological maps compiled in digital standard. It owns one of the largest chemical laboratories in Poland accredited as testing laboratory, equipped in instrumentation of worldwide standard. PGI has long-established co-operative links with research centres all over the world and participates in several international programs, i.e. 5 and 6 EU Framework Program, Leonardo da Vinci, PHARE, IGCP, INTERREG. The Centre of Excellence: Research of the Abiotic Environment (REA) was established in PGI in 2001.

The main scope of its activities is: 1. comprehensive geological studies; 2. geological, hydrogeological and geoenvironmental mapping; 3. evaluation of national mineral potential and prospects of its enlargement; 4. evaluation of quantity and reserves of groundwaters; 5. assessment and monitoring of geological aspects of natural environment and natural hazards 6. collecting, storing and distributing geological, hydrogeological and geoenvironmental information on the entire Polish territory and providing expertise in geology and related fields. PGI maintains the main country’s archives of geological and environmental documents. PGI is the largest Polish producer, editor and publisher of geological maps compiled in digital standard. It owns one of the largest chemical laboratories in Poland accredited as testing laboratory, equipped in instrumentation of worldwide standard. PGI has long-established co-operative links with research centres all over the world and participates in several international programs, i.e. 5 and 6 EU Framework Program, Leonardo da Vinci, PHARE, IGCP, INTERREG. The Centre of Excellence: Research of the Abiotic Environment (REA) was established in PGI in 2001.

Aim and scope of proposed contribution to project is an investigation of a present subsurface temperature distribution on the NE Poland area, based on the temperature data in boreholes. The subsurface temperature field brings a valuable information on history of surface climatic changes on the studied area. Therefore, the temperature-depth profiles obtained by precise temperature logging in boreholes can be used to reconstruct past climate. The measurements will be carried out in boreholes in NE part of Poland. The geothermal situation of this area is unique in Europe. Observed here the negative temperature gradient is a consequence of a thick permafrost in this area during the last ice age. The running results will be presented in a form of an oral communication or a poster at the Annual Meetings of the European Geophysical Society and will be summarised in a reviewed scientific journal.

12 Lower Silesian Branch - Polish Geological Institute,

Al. Jaworowa 19, 53-122 Wroclaw , Poland Director: Dr.Andrzej Stachowiak Tel.: (+48 71) 337 20 91-93 Fax: (+48 71) 337 20 89 e-mail: [email protected] http://od.pgi.gov.pl

Short description of the organisation: The Polish Geological Institute is the largest R&D state institution conducting studies of geological setting of the country. PGI performs the function of the national geological and hydrogeological survey. The PGI’s headquarters in Warsaw and 6 regional branches employ 700 persons, of which 35 percent is scientific staff. PGI maintains the main country’s archives of geological and environmental documents. PGI is the largest Polish producer, editor and publisher of geological maps compiled in digital standard. It owns one of the largest chemical laboratories in Poland accredited as testing laboratory, equipped in instrumentation of worldwide standard. PGI has long-established co-operative links with research centres all over the world and participates in several international programs, i.e. 5 and 6 EU Framework Program, Leonardo da Vinci, PHARE, IGCP, INTERREG. The Centre of Excellence: Research of the Abiotic Environment (REA) was established in PGI in 2001.

The main scope of its activities is: 1. comprehensive geological studies; 2. geological, hydrogeological and geoenvironmental mapping; 3. evaluation of national mineral potential and prospects of its enlargement; 4. evaluation of quantity and reserves of groundwaters; 5. assessment and monitoring of geological aspects of natural environment and natural hazards; 6. collecting, storing and distributing geological, hydrogeological and geoenvironmental information on the entire Polish territory and providing expertise in geology and related fields.

An European comparision of the Carboniferous coal-bearing strata as a key to recognition of global climate change. During the Carboniferous – Permian periods similarly as the Quaternary the intevals of globally cold climate were notices. These climate conditions occuer when the Earth`s climate is cold enough to accumulate and retain polar ice-caps. Between these two periods of time during the Mesozoic era the Earth`s climate was warm enough to prevent forming of the polar ice caps. The dynamics of Quaternary climate is the object of permanent studies, while the Carboniferous/Permian climate dynamics have received significantly less attention. The goal of the proposal is to recognize of the Late Carboniferous climate variability on the basis of detailed reserch including coal petrological, palynological, paleobotanical and sedimentological studies of coal-bearing strata of the Lower Silesian Coal Basin and compare them with results from other European Carboniferous deposits. The results of these studies should be the basis for determination of the climate dynamics pattern of the Late Carboniferous in Europe and enable the direct comparison of Carboniferous and Quaternary climate systems.

13 Carpathian Branch -- Polish Geological Institute,

Adress: Skrzatow Str.1, 31-560 Krakow, Poland p.o.director dr Józef Chowaniec tel: +48 12 41126329 fax: +48 12 4112632 www.pigok.com.pl

Short description of the organisation: The Polish Geological Institute is the largest R&D state institution conducting studies of geological setting of the country. PGI performs the function of the national geological and hydrogeological survey. The PGI’s headquarters in Warsaw and 6 regional branches employ 700 persons, of which 35 percent is scientific staff. PGI maintains the main country’s archives of geological and environmental documents. PGI is the largest Polish producer, editor and publisher of geological maps compiled in digital standard. It owns one of the largest chemical laboratories in Poland accredited as testing laboratory, equipped in instrumentation of worldwide standard. PGI has long-established co-operative links with research centres all over the world and participates in several international programs. Biostratygraphical and palaeoenvironmental studies are an important part of the scientific activities of the Institute.

The main scope of its activities is:

1. comprehensive geological studies; 2. geological, hydrogeological and geoenvironmental mapping; 3. evaluation of national mineral potential and prospects of its enlargement; 4. evaluation of quantity and reserves of groundwaters; 5. assessment and monitoring of geological aspects of natural environment and natural hazards; 6. collecting, storing and distributing geological, hydrogeological and geoenvironmental information on the entire Polish territory and providing expertise in geology and related fields. 7. Construction of long dendrochronological standards. 8. Palaeoclimatic reconstructions and identification of catastrophic climate events. 9. The Carpathian Branch of the Institute poses equipment for dendrochronological measurements as well as special software.

14 Branch Of Marine Geology – Polish Geological Institute

Address: Koscierska 5 st.., 80-328 Gdansk, Poland Director: dr. Joanna Zachowicz e-mail:[email protected] tel: +48 58 5542909 fax: +48 58 5542909 http://www.pgi.waw.pl

Short description of the organisation: Polish Geological Institute is under the Ministry of Environment and performs functions of state geological and hydrogeological surveys. The Branch of Marine Geology is located in Gdansk and covers its activities of the Polish Exclusive Economical Zone of the Baltic Sea, Polish coast and northern part of Poland. The Branch of Marine Geology has had a long and fruitful international co-operation with The Netherlands Institute of Applied Geosciences – TNO, British Geological Survey, Swedish Geological Survey, Institute of Baltic Sea Research (Germany), and many other institutes in Denmark, Finland, Russia, Lithuania, and Estonia. MGB of PGI participated in three international projects financed by EU: INCO-COPERNICUS “Marine Environmental Assessment and Monitoring in Gdansk Gulf Basin”– (contract No. IC15-CT96-0825) and in PHARE “Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Baltic States and Poland” (contract No. 97-0537.00) and 5th EU Framework – “European marine Seismic Metadata and Information Centre – EUROSEISMIC” (contract EVR1-CT-2001-2004). Scientist from MGB of PGI participate in many international organizations and projects: INQUA Commission on Coastal and Marine Processes, Baltic Sea Geologists, IGCP 464 “Continental Shelves during the last Glacial Cycle”. The Branch of Marine Geology is equipped with modern equipment for sea bed sampling and laboratory lithological analyses.

The main subject of the Marine Geology Branch’s works are: 1. geological and geochemical mapping of the seafloor, 2. detailed geological, 3. geomorphological and geodynamical investigation of the coastal zone as well as sedimentological and palaeoenvironmental investigations of the southern Baltic coastal lagoons 4. barriers and deltaic and peat-bogs areas

15 Pomeranian Branch -- Polish Geological Institute

Address: ul. Wieniawskiego 20, 71-130 Szczecin Director: Ryszard DOBRACKI, M.Sc.

Tel.: (+48-91) 432 34 30 Fax : (+48-91) 432 34 48 e-mail: [email protected]

Short descripton: The Branch is managed by Branch Director appointed by the Director General of the Polish Geological Institute. His deputy is the head of the Section of Geology of Mineral Deposits and Environmental Protection. Direct supervision over the Branch is exerted by the Director for Geological Research, Deputy Director General of the Polish Geological Institute. The Branch conducts geologic and geoecologic research and carries out statutory duties of the geological survey on its territory, i.e. in the following voivodships: Zachodniopomorskie and northern part of Lubuskie.

Branch structure Section of Geological Cartography

Fields of activity Preparation of the Detailed Geological Map of Poland, scale 1:50 000, in the Pomerania area. Section of Geology of Mineral Resources and Environmental Protection

Fields of activity Geology of mineral deposits, including preparation of monographs and maps. Determination of exploration prospects. Reconnaissance and exploration for solid mineral resources. Preparation of geoenvironmental and hydrogeological maps. Research on the environmental impact of mineral resources mining. Expert reports on geology and protection of mineral deposits. Cooperation with state and local administration.

Regional Center of Geological Information comprising subsidiaries of the Central Archive of Geology, the Geological Library and the Geological Museum

Fields of activity

Acquiring, maintaining and facilitating archival, library and museum collections. Running regional data banks. Monitoring of groundwater horizons.

16 Lower Silesian Branch -- Polish Geological Institute

Address: Jaworowa 19, 53-122 Wrocław, Poland Director: Dr. Andrzej Stachowiak Tel.: (+48-71) 337 20 91/93 (Swichboard) Fax : (+48-71) 337 20 89 e-mail: [email protected] web: http://od.pgi.gov.pl

Fields of activity The Branch is managed by Branch Director appointed by the Director General of the Polish Geological Institute. His deputy is the head of the Department of Geology of Mineral Resources and Environmental Protection. Direct supervision over the Branch is exerted by the Director of Geological Survey, Deputy Director General of the Polish Geological Institute. The Branch conducts geological and geoecological research and carries out statutory duties of the geological survey on its territory, i.e. in the following voivodships: Dolnośląskie, Opolskie and southern parts of Lubuskie and Wielkopolskie voivodships.

Branch structure Department of Geological Research

Fields of activity

Investigating the geologic structure of the Region and preparing regional geological and hydrogeological syntheses. Conducting and coordinating geological cartography works. Expert reports in the field of petrography, mineralogy and geochemistry. Cooperation with geological surveys of the Czech Republic and Germany. Popularization of knowledge on the Region geological structure.

Department of Geology of Mineral Resources and Environmental Protection

Fields of activity

Determination of deposit prospects, preparation of syntheses for mineral resources. Geoecological, mineral deposits, geoeconomical and geoengineering maps and atlases of the Lower Silesia Region. Reconnaissance and exploration of metal ores, chemical and rock materials, recyclable materials, as well as of regular, mineral and thermal water. Expert reports on mineral deposit geology and protection, on impact of mining on the natural environment, and on geoecology. Cooperation with the state and local administration.

Regional Center of Geological Information comprising subsidiaries of the Central Archive of Geology, the Geological Library and the Museum of Geology

Fields of activity

Acquiring, maintaining and facilitating archival, library and museum collections. Operating regional data banks. Monitoring groundwater horizons. Supervision over the Branch computer equipment; implementing computer-aided geological research methods.

17 Upper Silesian Branch -- Polish Geological Institute,

Address: Królowej Jadwigi 1, 41-200 Sosnowiec, Poland Director: Dr. Albin ZDANOWSKI Tel.: (+48-32) 266 20 36/37 (Swichboard) Fax :(+48-32) 266 55 22 e-mail: [email protected] web: http://www.pigog.com.pl

The Branch is managed by Branch Director appointed by the Director General of the Polish Geological Institute. His deputy is the head of the Department of Geological Research. Direct supervision over the Branch is exerted by the Director for Geological Survey, Deputy Director General of the Polish Geological Institute. The Branch conducts geological and geoecological research and carries out statutory duties of the geological survey on its territory, i.e. in the Śląskie voivodship and adjoining areas.

Branch structure

Department of Geological Research

Fields of activity Regional geological research of Upper Silesia and neighbouring areas. Preparation of geological and other maps of the Region; coordination of work in this field. Preparation of stratigraphical monographs and syntheses. Petrographical, mineralogical and geochemical research. Generating computerized databases in the fields of the Department activity. Popularization of knowledge on the Region's geological structure.

Department of Geology of Mineral Resources and Environmental Protection

Fields of activity Determination of exploration prospects for coal and methane deposits in the Upper Silesia Coal Basin and in the Lublin Coal Basin; determination of qualitative parameters of the coal and its petrographical composition. Exploration of new deposits of solid minerals on the territory of Branch's activity. Geothermal survey of Poland and the survey of changes of the Earth thermic flux density. Investigation of the hydrogeological conditions, dynamics, magnitude of resources and quality of groundwater in the Upper Silesia Coal Basin, in the Lublin Coal Basin, and in the Kraków-Częstochowa Jurassic System area. Hydrochemical research; registration of springs and preparation of maps of the natural environment contamination. Works within the framework of geological survey as defined in the Statute of the Polish Geological Institute. Cooperation with the state and local administration.

Regional Center of Geological Information comprising subsidiaries of the Central Archive of Geology, the Geological Library and the Museum of Geology

Fields of activity

Acquiring, maintaining and facilitating archival, library and museum collections. Operating regional data banks. Monitoring groundwater horizons. Managing the Branch computer network.

18 Institute of Biology, Dept. of Genetics -- Bydgoszcz University, Address: Chodkiewicza 30, 85-064 Bydgoszcz, Poland Represented by: Prof. dr hab.Jaroslaw Burczyk e-mail: [email protected] tel: (48-52) 3608396, 3419290 fax48-52) 3419290 http://www.ab.edu.pl

Short description of the organisation: The Department of Genetics (four scientists, permanent positions) has a long lasting interest in studies on genetic diversity and reproductive processes in forest trees using genetic markers. J. Burczyk is head of the Department of Genetics, and academic professor of Bydgoszcz University. He has coordinated several national projects on gene diversity, mating systems and gene flow in forest trees (Pinus sylvestris, Picea abies, Quercus sp.), both in natural populations and seed orchards. Department of Genetics has been involved in the NATO CLG program on mating system and gene flow in conifers. The laboratory technical facilities include an automated DNA sequencer (ABI Prism 310-3, Applied Biosystems), PCR thermal cycler (PTC-200, MJ Research), refrigerated centrifuges, ultracentrifuge, spectrofluorometer, low pressure chromatography, incubators, ultra-low freezer, computer-aided analysis and documentation system, agarose and arylamide gel systems (Sequi-Gen, PowerPac BIORAD) and other basic equipment for molecular genetics. The department maintains contacts and has engaged in collaborative works with several international research units (USA, France, Spain, Finland).

The scientific team is well experienced in population genetics, molecular biology and statistical analysis of spatial genetic data. The group is specialized in modeling of contemporary gene flow and mating patterns, including ecological and genetic determinants of reproductive success (selection gradients), gene flow patterns observed at different life stages and revealing the mechanisms of maintaining gene diversity in managed vs. unmanaged populations. The team has established several intensively studied plots (ISPs) of major forest tree species, which could be utilized in future research.

19 Institute of Meteorology and Water Management,IMGW

Addres: Ul. Podleśna 61 01-673 Warszawa direktor:prof.dr Jan Zielinski

Phone: (22) 56-94-100 Fax: (22) 834-54-66 (22) 834-18-01 E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.imgw.pl

Short description: The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) is a research-development unit created on the basis of the decree no. 338/72 issued by the Council of Ministers on 30 December 1972 on merging the State Hydrological and Meteorological Institute with the Institute of Water Management. IMGW operates on the basis of the act dated 25 July 1985 concerning research-development units (full text is contained in the official gazette announcing current legislation no. 44/91, para. 194 and no. 107, para. 464 with further changes). The Institute is supervised by the Minister for Environment.

Carrying out scientific-research works in the fields connected with the Institute's mandate. 1. Making regular measurements and observations with the use of basic systems and measurement networks. 2. Acquisition, archiving, processing and making available measurement and observational materials, both national and international ones. 3. Preparation and dissemination of forecasts and warnings for general public and national economy protection as well as for state defence. 4. Forecasting of water resources quality and air pollution. 5. Elaboration of dams technical state and safety estimates. 6. Issue of opinions and expertises in domains being the responsibility of the Institute. 7. construction, research, manufacturing, checking and legalisation of instruments and equipment. 8. Standardisation and unification activities falling within the responsibility of the Institute. 9. Participation in the activities of the World Meteorological Organization and other specialised UN agencies, co-operation with other organizations, national and international institutions.

Subject and scope of activity Basic statutory tasks of the Institute include scientific and development activities as well as state services in the following domains: meteorology hydrology oceanology water management and engineering water resources quality wastewater management sewage utilisation

20 Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMWM)

IMWM Maritime Branch

Department of Coastal and Marine Meteorology and Climatology

Address:ul. Waszyngtona 42 81-342 Gdynia, Poland Director: Włodzimierz Krzymiński e-mail:[email protected] tel.: 0048 58 6288131 fax: 0048 58 6288163

Short description of the organisation: The Maritime Branch of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (The Polish Hydro-Meteorological Office) was founded in Gdynia in 1921. The Branch has a staff of 170 employees including 28 scientists. Department of Coastal and Marine Meteorology and Climatology is conducting research including: marine and coastal climatology and meteorology, marine meteorology and preparing high-quality expert evidences concerning above- mentioned themes etc. The historical database is oriented towards the region of the Baltic Sea. Among our datasets there is a complete database of meteorological observations from the Polish coast, a complete SHIP database (maritime observations) from the Baltic region for the years 1951-2003 and documentation of "meta-data" for northern and western Poland. As regards to expertise, characteristics of meteorological conditions in the region of the Polish coast and the Polish economic zone of the Baltic Sea are prepared every year. We work out climatic characteristics of selected areas of the Baltic Sea, selected areas of the Polish coast as well as characteristics of aerological conditions above the Baltic Sea. We took part in NACD WASA, ECA2000 etc.

The main goal of the project is to reconstruct and analyze the variability of the past climate of North and Western Poland and Southern Baltic Sea in the period from the beginning of 19th century till the end of 20th century. The first task is to recover the data from archival sources (Deutsche Wetterdienst archives – under an agreement between IMWM and Deutsche Wetterdienst). Several dozen of long meteorological observational series (100-year and longer ones) of daily air temperature and precipitation from Polish stations have been identified among the old German documents. The whole data from the original records will be digitized and verified. Homogenized data will be used to characterize high- and low frequency variability of climate of North and Western Poland in the early- industrial and industrial periods. Relationship to main regional phenomena e.g. NAO, SST of North Atlantic will be taken into account. Project aims to identify the symptoms of anthropogenic climate change in the region.

21 Branch of Wrocław -- Institute of Meteorology and Water Management,

Address: str. Parkowa 30, 51-616 Wroclaw, Poland director doc. dr Alfred Dubicki e-mail:[email protected] tel: +48 71 3200100 fax: +48 71 3487991 http://www.imgw.pl/wl/internet/zz/oddzialy/wroclaw/index.html

Subject and scope of activity ◙ research on tendency in temperature and atmospheric precipitation changes in the 20th and 21st century ◙ analyzing climatic water balance in Odra catchment during drought ◙ experimental research on influence of forest ecosystems degradation on changes in mountainous rivers run-off ◙ realization of international research program Baltex Sea Experiment-BALTEX (1994-2002) ◙ realization of Polish-German research program “Simulation of Flood Events in the Odra Basin with a coupled Model System” (ODRAFLOOD) ◙ participation in the 5th EU framework projects: - „An European Flood Forecasting System” (EFFS-NAS); - „Real-time Flood Decision Support System Integrating Hydrological, Meteorological and Remote Sensing Technologies” (FLOODRELIEF) ◙ cooperation with GKSS Forschungszentrum w Geesthacht (BRD) within the scope of research and modeling the energy and water cycles over the Baltic Sea basin (within the framework of BALTEX)

Evaluation of long-term changes in atmospheric drought intensity in Odra Basin according to precipitation deficit indicators.

22 Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements “PIAP”

Adtress::Al. Jerozolimskie 202, 02-486 Warsaw, Poland Director: dr inż. Jan Jabłkowski Tel.: (+48) 022 8740 160, (+48) 022 863 86 13 Faks: (+48) 022 8740 221 e-mail: [email protected] www.piap.pl

Short description Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements is the leading Polish R&D Institute. Our Telemetry Team is specialized in realization of the unique technical solutions for monitoring and telemetry systems based on different methods of data transmission, such as mobile phones GSM network (especially GPRS and transmission via SMS messages), radio telemetry (such as low power radio transmission) and data transmission via satellite.

Fields of activity  development of data transmission system for natural hazards monitoring. Such system can utilize different methods of data transmission (Radio transmission, satellite data transmission, GSM/GPR or internet – accordingly to the needs)  development of data bases as well as data processing systems for environmental monitoring  training and dissemination, especially in Poland and Eastern Europe

Additional information:

Our systems enable effective data transmission from network of sensors distributed at the large area. Such systems are necessary natural hazards risk mitigation systems such as flood forecasting. We developed many systems for monitoring of water installations in different Polish towns such as Warsaw, Swiecie, Blonie and Makow. Our engineers are also experienced in computer based SCADA remote monitoring systems and industrial testing and control systems. We have experience in participation in EU-projects in the field of environmental protection and industrial automation.

23 The Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology and Faculty of Chemistry; “Institute of Electronic Systems and Chair of Analytical Chemistry “ WarsawUniversity

Adress: Nowowiejska 15/19 00-665 Warszawa Represented by: Prof.dr Andrzej Filipkowski tel: +(48-22)6607744 fax: +(48-2)8252300 e-mail: [email protected]

Short description of the organisation:

Institute of Electronic Systems and Chair of Analytical Chemistry of Warsaw University of Technology (Politechnika Warszawska- PW) since many years co-operate in the field of chemical sensors, particularly for water monitoring, their realisation, modelling, software for data fusion and visualisation of results.

Fields of activity 1. monitoring of environment pollution, both in hard and soft risk problems 2. chemical sensors and in software preparation for data aggregation, fusion and visualization. 3. chemical sensors, their fabrication, measurements and modelling are the basic problems for obtaining data necessary for effective environment management. 4. Since many years co-operate in the field of chemical sensors, particularly for water monitoring, their realisation, modelling, software for data fusion and visualisation of results.

24 PBG – Geophysical Exploration Company

Adress: 76 Jagiellońska Str., 03-301 Warsaw, Poland Represented by: Adam Wójcicki tel: +48 22 8112394 fax: +48 22 8112519 e-mail:[email protected] www.pbg.com.pl

Short description of the organization

Staff: 90, including 55 of M.Sc. degree and above and, of these, 7 of Ph.D. degree and above; headquarters in Warsaw, two regional divisions – Cracow and Wrocław. Regarding these services the full scope of works is offered (depending on client's requirements), including field works design, performing of field works, processing, interpretation (as well of newly acquired data as archive data) and reports and studies. The most important clients of PBG are: Polish Oil and Gas Company, (Polish) Ministry of Environment and Polish Geological Institute (PGI). Other clients: local authorities, other research institutions. Research partners (on completed and running projects): Polish Geological Institute (PGI), University of Mining and Metallurgy (Cracow), Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of Polish Academy of Sciences (MEERI PAS - Cracow), University of Warsaw, Technical University of Warsaw, University of Wrocław, Institute of Geology of Slovak Academy of Sciences, research institutes of Ukraine and Russia, BGR-Hannover, University of Berkeley.

Fields of activity PBG is a service company (SME) working on the following fields (in Poland, in neighbouring European countries, in Asian and African countries): 1. - investigations for petroleum and structural geology purposes, 2. - raw materials and underground water prospecting, 3. - geothermal resources prospecting and exploration, 4. - geological-engineering recognition of building, flood banks and dams foundation; 5. slopes&landslides investigations, 6. - detection and monitoring of soil and groundwater pollution, 7. - disposal of pollution and land reclamation using bioremediation method (natural breeds of bacteria).

25 Institute of Precision Mechanics

Address: 3, Duchnicka Str.; 01-796 Warsaw, Poland Dyrektor : prof. dr hab. inż. Aleksander NAKONIECZNY tel. 0-prefix-22-663-43-35, 0-prefix-22-560-26-10, fax 0-prefix-22-663-43-17 e-mail.: [email protected] www.imp.edu.pl

Institute of Precision Mechanics (IMP) was founded in 1945 as the main Polish research and development Institute to carry-out the applied research activity for national industry in following areas: technology of the mechanical and chemical surface preparation prior to protective and decorative coatings application with some equipment and chemicals technology of the electroplated, painted, spray metallized and hot-dipped coatings application with the necessary chemicals technology of the heat- and thermo-chemical treatment of tools and machine parts with pilot scale realization of processes and other surface strengthening technologies of products to improve their mechanical and tribological properties testing of the mechanical and chemical material properties environmental protection in the above technologies (cleaner production, materials recovery and reuse, waste management etc.) certification, education and dissemination of corrosion knowledge.

Main activity of the IMP is carried-out in his seven R&D departments. IMP has actually 190 employees and his annual turn over is about 4 mln Euro. Proposed contribution to the project: Development and implementation of Cleaner Production (CP) methods into metal finishing enterprises in Poland and selected developing countries The proposed Project is aiming to the development of new technologies and the dissemination of existing environmental friendly and material & energy saving CP methods. This project is addressed to the industry, in particular to SME’s which work in anticorrosion protection sector by protective coatings application. Realization of the proposed Project will help SME’s also in proper choice and application of Best Available Techniques necessary for proper implementation of IPPC directive. Examples of specific research, development and implementation subjects are: direct recovery of plating baths by the modified evaporative and other methods reduction of rinsing water consumption reduction of volume and load of waste-waters discharged into the municipal sewer systems reduction of generated sludge and other wastes

26 “Institute of Environmental Engineering”

University of Technology in Częstochowa

Adress: 60a Brzeżnicka 42-200 Częstochowa Prof.dr hab. Inz. Wojciech Nowak tel. (034) 325-04-62 fax. (034) 325-04-61 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.is.pcz.czest.pl/ Short description: The Institute of Environmental Engineering (IEE) functions within the Faculty of Environmental Protection and Engineering (FEPE) of Czestochowa University of Technology. The activities of FEPE are education and research. There are 62 employees in the Institute and half of them is female. The number of scientific and teaching staff comprises 6 full professors, 6 assistant professors, 15 PhDs, 2 assistants and 20 PhD students. The IEE has a number of well-equipped laboratories equipped in a plasma reactor, ultrasound deintegrators, zetameter, a rheometer, coulomat, an atomic absorption spectrometer AAS, an inductively couppled plasma spectrophotometer, a respirometer Micro-Oxymax®, GC, a membrane bioreactor.

Fields of the activity The research fields of the IEE are:  water, wastewater technology and environmental chemistry;  waste utilization and soil protection;  water and wastewater systems;  sanitary equipment;  hydraulics and hydromechanics;  laser and plasma technologies. Additional information The IEE is involved in research grants financed by the State Committee for Scientific Research, statutory and international research projects, cooperates on regular basis with Wageningen University, the Netherlands, Műenster University of Applied Sciences, Germany and INFA, Germany. Moreover, studies, expertises and lab analysis for industry and local authorities are conducted.

27 “ Institute of Environmental Engineering”

Agricultural University of Wroclaw –

Address: Pl. Grunwaldzki 24 50-363 – Wrocław http://www.ar.wroc.pl/ Director: Prof. dr habil. Stanislaw Czaban tel: +48-71/ 3205-516; 3205-658; +48-71/3205-546 fax: +48-71/3205-579; e-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]

Short description of the organisation: The Institute - established in 1970, consists of 4 Departments: Hydrology and Water Management, Geotechnics and of Groundwater, Water Engineering and Hydraulic Transport, Mechanics and Engineering Constructions; 3 Institute Laboratories: the Hydraulic Laboratory equipped in physical models and flumes, the Geotechnics Laboratory, the Laboratory of Concrete Technology and Material Resistance; 2 Faculty Laboratories: Computers and GIS. The Institute has a competent staff (32 scientific staff members and 15 technical staff) for doing research and expertises (environmental impact assessment, engineering structures, hydrogeology, geotechnics) and for teaching (degree courses: Bachelor, Master of Science and PhD in Environmental Engineering).

Fields of activity 1. Developing of scientific basis for more reliable short and long term predictions of the extent, 2. Frequency and severity of flood and drought events at European level (Odra River Basin); 3. The impact of land use change on floods and droughts generation, providing advanced hydrological predictions, 4. Improving the forecasting of flash-floods, especially in the ungauged catchments. 5. flood control and flood protection, natural regulation of rivers and water management 6. hydrology, hydraulics, hydrogeology, earth dams and embankments, 7. waste management, water pollution and protection., ecological engineering

Additional information: Research topic leaded in the Institute: Quantity and quality formation of surface and groundwater resources and their optimal utilisation (modelling of basic hydrological processes in controlled and ungauged catchments, role and significance of small retention for environment, impact of agricultural activity on quantitative and qualitative changes of surface and groundwater environment, application of pre-dams to protect against diffuse entries into the surface water, environmental impact assessment of engineering structures).

Department of Systematics and Phytosociology Institute of Plant Biology Wrocław University

Address: ul. Kanonia 6/8; 50-328 Wroclaw, Poland Represented by: Dr. Zygmunt Dajdok e-mail: [email protected] tel: +48 71 375 40 84 fax: +48 71 375 41 18

Short description of the organization: Department of Systematics & Phytosociology Institute of Plant Biology, Wroclaw University Scientific staff of the department consists of 10 botanists (2 professors, 8 doctors) who carry out own scientific research. The main areas of investigations are: 1. Geobotanical and ecological studies of vegetation; 2. Floristic and taxonomic studies in algae, fungi, lichens, bryophytes and vascular plants; 3. Analysis of syntaxonomy and diversity of natural, semi natural and synanthropic vegetation; 4. Changes of plant cover influenced by human activity; 5. Expansion of alien plants; 6. Actual distribution of localities, threats and protection of endangered plants and plant communities

Biological diversity of river valleys – threats and methods of conservation; two surveys have been recently initiated: 1. Diversity of birds, vascular plants and plant communities of small stream buffer zones in agricultural landscape, problem of unification of plant communities composition and reduction of variety of organisms in different habitat conditions influenced by euthropization as a result of nutrients supply from adjacent fields and different types of the management of these areas; 2. Invasive alien plants expansion along riversides and diversity of native species and plant communities, the effect of replacement of natural communities by associations of alien plants - threats and prevention strategies for different size river valleys;

29 International Centre for Ecology Polish Academy of Sciences

Adress:, 90-364 Łódź, ul. Tylna 3. tel: (0-42) 681-70-06, tel: (0-42) 681-70-07, fax: (0-42) 681-30-69 Director: Prof.dr Maciej Zalewski e-mail: [email protected] www.biol.uni.lodz.pl

Short description: Number of Employees: 10 - 49 Subject Index: Coordination, Cooperation; Earth Sciences; Environmental Protection; Life Sciences; Measurement Methods; Regional Development; Scientific Research Subject Details: Research - Ecology based on the assumption that man and his economy are permanent components of the global environment and that the sustainable development of the main elements of ecological structures of all kinds should be the basis for proper management. The management practices should be based on ecohydrological approach: the use of ecosystem properties as a management tools. Tumover: 0,50 million EURO

Fields of activity river basin agricu1tural catchment eutrophication mathematical modelling population ecology integrated management of water resources soil degradation :Type Details: Scientific profile of the Centre Integrated management of river basin Ecohydrology - enhancement of resistance and resilience of river basin ecosystems using ecosystem properties as a management tool.Eutrophication ,(freshwater ecosystems - monitoring, identification, restoration and elimination of toxic algal Ilooms Ecotechnologies - restoration of nutrients and water cyc1es in agricultural catchments considering social and economical processes, toward sustainable management of environment Phytotechnologies - use of plants for soil restoration, measurements of soil metabolism for monitoring the restoration efficiency.Fisheries management and fish stock assessment using echo-sounding, hydroacoustic, electrofishing and classic techniques.lntegrated monitoring of freshwater ecosystems, - water quality, invertebrates and alga1 toxins, Large mammals ecology and role in the natural and antropogenic landscape (lynx, bison, brown bear, wolfs, deer, roe deer, wild boar), Wetlands lmctioning of wetlands systems with special emphasis on water and nutrient dynamics,Mathematical modelling of cological processes, prognostic and functioning models,Study area:Agricultural and forested landscape - Central ) olanel, Carpatian Mountains, Sudety MountainsRivers of Vistula basin, shallow and stratified reservoirs, dam reservOlrs;

30 The Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy Agricultural University of Wrocław

Adress:24 Pl.Grunwaldzki 50-363 Wrocław Tel: +48 71 32 05 540 Fax: +48 71 32 80 222 Prof dr hab. Inz.Jerzy Sobota http://www.ar.wroc.pl/english/index.html

Short description: The history of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy dates back to the years 1950-1951, when it became incorporated in the Higher School of Agriculture as one of the four faculties, separated from the University and Polytechnic, the first institution of higher education in post-war.Sc. Major fields of study Environmental Engineering Geodesy and Cartography Building Landscape Architecture Land Management Major research areas Environmental engineering Geodesy and cartography in water resource management and environment engineering Water reservoirs and flood control Irrigation and drainage Waste management Hydraulic structures Water system management Pipeline hydrotransport Water protection Water/soil engineering Rural landscape development Waste treatment Water supply

Post-graduate studies Water and Environment Real-Estate Appraisal Adaptation of Small Water Reservoires for Fishing Needs Flood Control and Management in States of Emergency Food Economy in the Pre-accession Period Doctoral Studies Environmental Planning Faculty units Institute of Building Engineering and Landscape Architecture Institute of Environmental Engineering Institute of Environmental Development and Protection Department of Geodesy and Photogrammetry Department of Mathematics Department of Rural Landscape Planning and Development Department of Agricultural Bases for Environmental Development Faculty Computer Net

31 INSTITUT OF GEOGRAPHY

UNIVERSITY OF WROCLAW

Adress: 50-137 WROCLA W pl. Uniwersytecki 1 tel: +48 (0)71 375-22-68 Dyrektor: Prof. dr hab. Jan ŁOBODA Tel:+48 071 375 22 44 Fax:+48 071 343 51 84

Short description There are 407 intramural students and 190 extra mural students in the Geographical Institute. About 80 students complete their studies every year and receive a diploma. A two level system of studies was introduced in 1992 and is based on the principie of credit-points. The first level ends with a "licencjat" degree (B.Sc.) after the sixth semester; the second level end s with an exam for the degree of Master of Science after the tenth semester. Since 1995 a Doctoral Studies Program has been offered. Applicants can emoll every two years.

Fields of activity  ..socio-economic geography regional geography and tourism  .physical geography  cartography  transformation of natural environment, paleogeography and the climate of urban and mountaineous areas of South- West Poland  reconstruction of Pleistocene environments  management, spatial organization and contemporary socio-economic transformations of Lower Silesia, Poland and Central- Eastern Europe  problems of geodemographic development and transformation of settlement systems  geographical conditions of tourism development in Poland and Europe Theoretical, topical and applied cartography  efficiency of teaching of geography in primary and secondary schools

.There are also courses in teacher training for the students preferring teaching careers. The following post-graduate courses are offered by the Geographical Institute:  Geography for Teachers  Environmental Protection and Management Tourism

Additional information: The studies carried out recently (1996) in the Geographical Institute have included 3 research projects directly supported by the State Committee for Scientific Research (KBN). The other 12 research projects were supported from governmental funds for statutory activity of the University and 45 projects were undertaken within the frame of individual research.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY:

Represented by dr hab. AdoIf SZPONAR, e-mail:[email protected]

Fields of activity: l. Environrnental changes in South - Western Poland caused by human impact

32 2. Palaeogeography of South - Western Poland 3. Chronostratigraphy, lithology and genesis of Quaternary deposits 4. Environrnental conditions and stratigraphy of peolian sediments 5. Hydrology and hydrochermistry of surface and swallow ground water

DEPARTMENT OF GEOMORPHOLOGY Adress 50-137 WROCŁAW, pl. Uniwersytecki 1 +48 (0)71 375-22-95 Represented by: Dr Janusz CZERWIŃSKI

Fields of activity: l. Tertiary and Quaternary landforrn evolution of the Sudetes 2. Periglacial processes and structures 3. Development of granite landscapes and weathering rnantles 4. The present-day geornorphological processes in rnountain areas of the Sudetes and Spitsbergen 5. Stratigraphy of Pleistocene deposits of Lower Silesia 6. Glacial and periglacial relief ofEuropean Mid-Mountains, Tatra Mts. and Spitsbergen 7. Mountain geoecosysterns, their structures and functions 8. Arid zone geornorphology

DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY AND CLIMATOLOGY

Adress: 51-670 WROCLAW, Str Kosiby 6 +48 (0)71 348-54-41, +48 (0)71 372-94-97 Represented by: Prof.nadzw.dr hab. Jerzy L. PYKA

Fields of activity: l. Clirnate of south-west Poland, with special attention of urban clirnate and cIirnate of rnountain regions 2. Clirnatic changes 3. Conternporary clirnatic and glacial conditions of the Arctic and Antarctic 4. Bioclirnatic conditions of chosen Lower Silesian regions 5. Clirnatic aspects of rnountainous ecosysterns existence in the Sudety Mts.

33 Department of Architecture

SILESIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

Adress: 44-100 Gliwice Ul. Akademicka 7 Director: dr hab. inż. arch. Krzysztof Gasidło, tel. 0-32 237-12-10, 237-27-28, fax 0-32 237-24-91 e-mail: [email protected]

Short desription The Silesian University oj Technology was founded in 1945. Faculty of Architecture of The Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice continuing traditions of Lwów Technical University and The Silesian University of Technology Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture was founded in 1977. The staff consists of 111 didactic, research and administrative workers + 25 doctoral . students working as assistants to the professors

Fields od activity 1.historical and conservator's studies, 2.studies of public utility and housing architecture, 3.spatial restructuring of industrial districts and studies on conversion of old industrial structures, 4..problems of environment forming in town and country planning, 5.studies in the field of town agglomerations functioning, 6. artistic aspects of archtitecture and architectural composition 7.applying computer aided design in architectural designing and town planning Additional information We are working on the Silesian territory, which consist with sixteen cities. Rich beds of hard coal and metal ores were inseparably connected with its dynamic development. The area formerly called Upper-Silesia Industrial District (USID) today lost right to that name due to social and economic changes. In consequence of unprofitable mines, steelworks and their cooperating plants liquidation, the local authorities were forced to find new ways of development and even existence of individual agglomeration communes

Despite mutual origin nowadays each of the agglomeration communes (thanks to their autonomy) has a different development strategy. For some the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) with well-known foreign investors (OPEL, ISUZU) has become a chance, for some hypermarkets like MI, OBI, Tessco, Auchan and the others see their future in banking. Our latest research work "Post-industrial cities with their instruments of urban policy" (financed by State Committee for Scientific Research) gave us many interesting observations and conc1usions about this subject matter. But there were also other research projects. For example: "Urban sustainable development - project of revitalizing of Bytom-city habitable¬industrial quarter named Bobrek" (cooperation with Bauhaus-Dessau) and "Postindustrial areas: problems of transformation" (financed by State Committee for Scientific Research).

34 Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection

Silesian University

Adress: 26/28 Jagiellońska str. 40-032 Katowice Tel+43 32 200 93 61: 200 93 62 Fax: +43 32 200 93 61 http://www.wbios.us.edu.pl/

Short descritpion The Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection was set up in 1972 by the transformation of the Institute of Biology which existed as a research unit at this time. The academic staff of 132 members in 12 Chairs carries out research and teaching activities. The Faculty has a wealth of research facilities, such as a greenhouse, an experimental field, and a laboratory of botanical documentation

Fields of activity:  Immunochemical studies on the cell envelope compounds of Gram-negative bacteria.

 Biochemical and physiological adaptations to environmental stress in animals.

 Detoxifying strategies in invertebrates.

 Cytotoxic effects of heavy metals on endocrine glands in vertebrates.

 Anthropogenic changes in flora, fauna and plants communities of the Upper Silesia and adjoining regions.

 Nature conservation and management in urban and post-industrial areas.

 Ecology and biology of freshwater animals in anthropogenic environments.

 Ion transport and plant electrophysiology.

 Modelling of growth and cell divisions in apical meristem.

 Mechanical properties of plant organs (tissue stresses, turgor pressure) in relation to morphogenesis.

 Development of cambia and wood formation in trees.

 Taxonomy and chorology of vascular plants and mosses. Rare and threatened plants species. Plant conservation (e.g. Important Plant Areas). Invasive alien plants.

 Phylogeny of the selected groups of insect and their taxonomy.

 Morphology and anatomy of the Hemiptera insects.

 Faunistics and zoolocenological studies of the selected groups of insects.

 Plant mutagenesis in vivo and in vitro.

 Cytogenetic analysis of plant genome structure in in vivo and in vitro culture.

 Genetic analysis of selected plant species with the use of molecular markers.

 Hormonal regulation of plant cell growth.

 Genetic regulation of biodegradation processes in bacteria.

 Mechanisms and genetic control of biogedradation of xenobiotics by bacteria.

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 Biosynthesis of PHB biopolymers by microorganisms.

 Involvement of free radicals in heterotrophic nitrification.

 Mechanism of glucose degradation in anoxic conditions.

 Lipids of bacterial membranes as an inhibitory factor of different xenbiotic.

 Plant Genome Analysis in vivo and in vitro Culture

36 Institute of Physics

Address: Krzywoustego 2 44-100 Gliwice, POLAND Director: prof. dr hab. inż. Andrzej ZASTAWNY , www.carbon14.pl tel: +48 32 237 2046 fax: +48 32 237 2254 http://fizyka.polsl.pl/dyrekcja.html

Scientific quality: Basic research into stable isotope and radioisotope methods, and radiometric methods of absolute dating, and their applications are of the great importance for development of other sciences, namely geology and other earth sciences, environmental sciences, and archaeology. Methods the Centre focuses its work on provide different climate proxies and climate related data:  carbon and oxygen stable isotope ratios are used as palaeothermometers,  information about global carbon cycle,  data regarding changes in solar activity and Earth’s magnetic field Human resources: Scientific staff (10 persons): 2 full professors (Anna Pazdur and Andrzej Zastawny), 1 associate professor (Andrzej Bluszcz), 5 adjuncts, 2 assistants gaining their PhD degree, 5 PhD students, 2 lecturers with PhD degree, 5 technicians, postgraduate students gaining their MSc degree Equipment: 1. Beta scintillation spectrometer QUANTULUS 1220, manufactured by Wallac. 2. Five assemblies of gas proportional counters for measurements of radiocarbon concentrations. 3. Vacuum line for production of graphite targets for the accelerator mass spectrometry radiocarbon measurements (AMS). 4. Other laboratory equipment and rooms for performing all the mechanical, chemical, and vacuum preparation of samples. Scientific co-operation: Radiometric methods of absolute dating and research into stable isotope and radioisotope methods, and their applications, are of the great importance for development of other sciences, namely geology and other earth sciences, environmental sciences, and archaeology. The Centre’s staff closely collaborates with representatives of earth sciences and archaeology in many joint research projects providing not only some basic measurement data but also helping their interpretation from the physical point of view. An increasing number of joint publications published in recent years and of research projects in which Centre staff took part is a clear evidence of these personal and institutional links. Most projects the staff of the Centre takes part in is carried out by multi- or interdisciplinary teams. This close links are maintained through the series of conferences organised regularly by the Department and by taking part in national and international conferences organised by natural scientists. The Centre co-operates with several other similar centres abroad on both formal and informal bases. Links with the number of other centres base on personal contacts and visit exchanges.

37 KAROL STARMACH INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER BIOLOGY POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Adress: ul. Sławkowska 17 31-016 Kraków Phone: +48.12 4215082; Fax: +46-12 4222116 Represented by: Andrzej Kownacki e-mail: [email protected]

...Fields of activity Activity of the Instituta includes coomplex hydrobiological studies on streams, rivers, and reservoirs with special attention to the structure of flora and fauna communities.  biodiversity - measure as a species richness and species diversity in a particular biotope;  density - as numbers of individuals per unit area (benthos) or per unit volume (plankton) of different species in the communities;  dominance - this refers to the fact that not all the species in the community are equally important and only dominant species are those which are highly successful ecologically in investigated biata; dominance was measure as a proportion of different species in community (relative abundance):  trophic structure - feeding relation of the species in communities and flow of energy and materlals between trophic level;  life hlstories and seasonal cycles of flora and fauna communities  auccession of communities for example along the river course from spring to mouth of a river or in reservoir in the moment of its impoundment.

Institute of Water Engineering and Management Cracow University of Technology

Warszawska 24, PL 31-155 KRAKOW tel: (+48 12) 628 20 41, (+48 12) 628 28 10, (+48 12) 628 28 12 fax: (+48 12) 628 20 41 E-mail: [email protected] www: http://www.pk.edu.pl Fields of activities:  transport of water ,  pollution sediment,  dynamics of river channels,  flood control,  hydraulics of water structures and municipal installation  water cycle,- hydrology of mountainous and agricultural catchments , hydrologic operational systems  automatic systems of hydrometric data collection and management,  stability of river channels,  rivers and stream training, waterways,  modelling of hydrotechnical systems, design of weirs and spillways,  strength and stability of water structures,  water management systems, computer systems in water management, protection and use of water resources,  technical processes at water treatment plants. S-11 Section of Hydraulics and Hydromechanics S-12 Section of Hydrology S-13 Section of Water Management S-14 Section of Construction Engineering S-15 Section of Hydrological Systems and Forecasting

39 Faculty of Environmental Engineering Cracow University of Technology

Adress:Warszawska 24, PL 31-155 KRAKOW tel./fax: (+48 12) 628 20 40, tel. (+48 12) 628 28 01 Prof. Krzysztof Knapik D.Sc., Ph.D. E-mail: [email protected]

 Institute of Water Engineering and Management S-1  Institute of Goetechnics S-2  Institute of Water Supply and Environmental Protection S-3  Institute of Heat Engineering and Air Protection S-5

Fields of activity::  water supply and wastewater disposal systems,  technology of processes and devices of physical,  chemical and biological purification of water supply,  wastewater treatment and sludge processing,  systems of environmental monitoring and protection.  current research: development of upgrading high-efficiency physical - chemical and biological methods and technology of phosphorus and nitrogen removal from wastewater;  wastewater re-use for industrial purposes;  prevention and investigation of effects of area contamination,  water quality management in river basins. The Institute co-operates with : University of Texas at Austin, US Environmental Protection Agency, Wageningen Agricultural University in Holland, Technical Universities of: Stockholm, Hannover, Berlin, Vienna, Trondheim, Dundee Institute of Technology, and Newcastle Institute of Technology (Great Britain).

Institute of Heat Engineering and Air Protection

Adress:Warszawska 24, PL 31-155 KRAKOW tel./fax: (+48 12) 628 20 40, tel. (+48 12) 628 28 01 E-mail: [email protected]

Fields of activies  Mathematical modelling of heat and mass transfer processes,  optimisation of thermal and refrigeration processes and systems,  heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems in municipal and industrial complexes,  combustion of gas,  liquid and solid fuels in communal appliances,  heat management and technology,  waste energy recovery by heat pumps,

40  eco-cybernetics in urban areas  municipal and industrial solid waste incineration,  hazardous hospital waste treatment,  flue gases purification and desulphurisation.

INSTITUTE OF GEOTECHNICS

Warszawska 24, PL 31-155 KRAKOW tel: (+48 12) 628 28 20, (+48 12) 628 28 66 E-mail: [email protected] Lech Wysokiński, D.Sc., Ph.D., Head of Section

Fields of activities:

 soil mechanics foundation,  engineering geology and surveying.  The main research tasks are as follows: problems of soil deformation process including rheology and consolidation aspects,  investigation of soil properties in laboratory tests and in situ conditions,  injection technics in foundation engineering and reinforcing of existing structures,  application of micro-piles injection method,  land reclamation problems in post-industrial areas,  geological investigations of soil structures and geological processes,  estimation of resources and protection of underground water intakes  , investigation of radioactivity of rocks and building materials,  prediction of landslip phenomena and stabilisation of landslides,  geodetic measurement of strains and displacements of structures and soil deformation processes,  influence of environment on accuracy of geodetic measurement.

A part of the research program of the Institute is carried out within the framework of agreement on co-operation with Polish and foreign universities, through research tasks, visits and scholarships of researchers, joint conferences in collaboration with: Technical University of Budapest, Moscow Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Photogrammetry, Technical University of Dresden.

41 Oil and Gas Institute

Address: Ul. Lubicz 25 a 31-503 Kraków fax: +48 12 653 16 65 fax: +48 12 653 16 65 Director: Prof.dr hab.Maria Ciechanowska Tel: Centrala (+48 12) 421 00 33, (+48 12) 653 25 12 http://www.igng.krakow.pl/INST/1.html

Oil and Gas Institute is the Polish research unit (ca 250 workers) active in R&D works for oil and gas industry (oil and gas exploration and production, gas transportation, storage, management quality, landfill gas management, environment issues, inventory and mitigation of methane emissions, soil pollution and remediation, waste and waste water management) . In 2002 Institute got EU founds as Hydrocarbon Resource and Fuel Research and Competence Centre HERCULES, and in 2004 has became a coordinator of Polish Advanced Technology Centre “Supergo”. Institute has 2 research twining centres in EU, one in Ukraine and one in Russia, is a member of international network ENVITECH-Net. Institute laboratories are furnished with modern apparatus, computing equipment, many advanced analytical method are in use. Oil and Gas Institute is notified with five EU directives, has Certificate of Quality System (ISO 9001). Laboratories have accreditation for compliance with EN-ISO 17025.

Proposed contribution to the project:  Quantification, understanding and prediction of greenhouse gas emissions in the new member states measurement and inventory of methane emissions,  critical review of inventory methodology assessment of default values of parameters used in inventory,  indication of emissions mitigation options with special concern to natural gas industry and municipal waste management.

42 Institute of Textile Materials Engineering

Adress 90-520 Lodz Gdanska 118 Tel. (48) 42 637 76 33 Fax.: (48) 42 637 75 00 Director Prof dr hab Stefan Brzezinski 0-42) 25-34-403 [email protected] website:www.iimw.lodz.pl

Short description Institute of Textile Materials Engineering is a research and development centre operating in the whole area of textile industry. The Institute uses is as a modern technical equipment for manufacturing textiles adapted for the customers requirements. The Testing Laboratories of the Institute accredited by the Polish Centre of Testing and Certification offer a wide range of testing and inspection services associated with granting certificates in the following scope:  human- and environment friendly properties of textile fabrics,  analysis of water and effluents (based on respective authorisation granted by the State Sanitary Inspector) and work environment and hazards to employees (chemical and dust pollutants in air, noise, vibration, lighting, micro-climate),  content and emission of toxic substances from all type of textile fabrics and products in accordance with standards used in the European Union countries, e.g., OKO- TEX 100 standard as well as the ecology of textile manufacturing processes which is dealt with by the Laboratory of Textile Ecology Testing that performs a complete range of tests required by domestic and foreign customers. This is the only laboratory within this field in Poland which has been accredited by the Polish Centre of Testing and Certification,  electrostatic properties of textile fabrics,  flame resistance, fume-forming characteristics and toxicity of combustion products of any textile fabric,  functional properties (durability and comfort of use) and technical parameters of raw materials and final textiles, using physical, chemical and mechanical testing methods

43 INSTITUTE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT

Address: 40- 053 Katowice, Barbary 21 a Phone: (48)(32) 2517- 454.. 2517-54-1 Fax: (-18)(32) 2157 -591 [email protected] http://www.igo.katowice.pl Represented by: Ph.D.Eng.Ireneusz Baic

Short description Institute of Waste Management is localed in the centre of Katowice. Approximately 40 individuals are employed on a full.time basis in the Institute. The Institute possesses both on site design and laboratory capabilities.Institute employs specialists in environmental protection with a great experience in waste management. Institute employs also experts in air protection and earth surface protection from Ministry of Environmental Protection, Natural Resources and Forestry and specialists in economic efficiency inspection and environmental protection at industrial plants.

Fields of activity  works related to the implementation of the minimization technologies (low waste technologies and free waste technologies - "clean"technologies)

 system studies with country and regional range, which provide to industrial waste management fixation, especially where waste generation causes environment degradation

 waste disposal technology improvement in scope of their environmental impact

 implementation of the new waste treatment technologies

 works for the preparation of the technology implementation, technologies which use large quantity of wastes from mining, energetics and steel industry - for engineering works, minefilling

 technological works for recovery of precious materials from wastes - metals, energetics raw materials, others

 technological works for industrial waste use and treatment

 ecological and economy effect definition of waste processing

 industrial waste landfill designs basing on the modern technical solution and designs of their recultivation methods

 methods of the landfill protection

 improving of the complex waste management system

 development of the implemented waste monitoring system

 assessment system for landfill use value estimation (economy useability) and also environmental impact assessment of the landfill

 ecological inspection at industrial plants and for local authority needs

 waste management programmes for industrial plants and for local authorities

 environmental impact assessments of new plants and technologies

44  assessments of the plants involved in waste treatment

 Also Institute is carrying on activities related to:

 economic-finance and organizational methods stimulating the efficiency in waste management

 research and analysis of raw material and material markets functioning

 research of the logistic process in companies and in national economy

 advise, expertises and consulting

 collection, elaboration, processing and propagation of the science-technical information

 providing publishing, training, educational and popularizing activities

 organization and participation in conferences, symposiums and scientific meetings in Poland and abroad

 cooperation with other scientific-research institutes in Poland and abroad

 cooperation in realization of the international research-implementation programs

45 “Department of Hydro and Environmental Engineering”

Gdańsk University of Technology

Adress:Poland, 80 952 Gdansk, ul. Narutowicza 11/12 Director dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Wilde http://www.wilis.pg.gda.pl/index2.php?numer

Short description: The Faculty employs 104 persons The Faculty of Hydro and Environmental Engineering is authorized to grant degrees of doctor of technical sciences an doctor of sciences in the fields of civil and environmental engineering, which qualify the holders to deliver university lectures.

Fields of activity

The major spheres of activity of the Department are: . bearing capacity of the layered subsoil . active and passive earth pressure . bifurcation and dislocation problems in soil medium . stability of shallow and block foundations, retaining structures and their optimization . deep excavation in urban area . bearing capacity and settlement of pile foundations . stability and protection of sea cliffs . earth structures and improvement of subsoil . foundation of polluted soil and water by biological techniques . waste deposits . research on the properties of geosynthetics and their interaction with the subsoil . homogenization in porous media . constitutive law of soils . “Department of Geotechnics”

Fields of activity

The following aspects of geotechnical engineering and construction: – deep foundation in historical urban area – earth structures – bearing capacity – stability and protection of sea shore – foundation and rehabilitation of support construction – stability of earth and marine structures – earth dam – rehabilitation of harbour constructions – theory of baring capacity of soft soils

46 Institute of Hydro-Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IBW PAN)

Address: ul. Koscierska 7, 80-953 Gdansk, Poland Director prof. Wojciech Majewski e-mail: [email protected] tel: (+48, +58) 552 39 03 fax: (+48, +58) 552 42 11

Short description of the organisation: Established 1953 as a research institution belonging to the Polish Academy of Sciences. Research and development activities cover the basic and applied problems related to environmental mechanics, including inland and maritime hydraulics, offshore protection, flood protection, hydro-engineering, geotechnics, geomechanics and environmental engineering. Departments: (1) Wave Mechanics and Structural Dynamics, (2) Coastal Dynamics and Engineering, (3) Hydrodynamics of Rivers, Reservoirs and Estuaries, (4) Geomechanics (5) Geotechnics. Employment: 63 persons, including 35 scientific staff (5 Professors, 8 DSc, 15 PhD, 7 research assistatns). Research facilities unique in Poland: the Coastal Research Station in Lubiatowo (measurements of waves, wind, currents, sediment transport, temperature, pressure, groundwater flow and diffusion), the Wave Flume, equipped with programmable wave maker. The institute was granted by EC with EU Centre of Excellence: Centre for Environmental Engineering and Mechanics (2002-2005). International collaboration: SURVAS, INDIA, USPTTP05 (int. projects), ALARM, Mantra – EAST, LIMAS, MAXWAVE, EXTENDED HUMOR (5 FP), FLOODsite (6 FP). International conferences organized by IBW PAN: (1) Coastal Dynamics’95, (2) XVth Int. Symp. on Ice, IARH, 2000. IBW publishes the international quarterly journal Archives of Hydro-Engineering and Environmental Mechanics. Proposed contribution to the project: One of the sensitive areas of floods caused by ice jams and flash-floods are the lower courses and estuaries of Vistula and Odra. Forecasting of ice jam floods is very complicated because it must take into account not only hydrologic and hydrodynamic conditions but also meteorological conditions which govern the process of ice formation. The project will include development of mathematical (numerical) of river channels for the forecast of flow with ice cover (water stages), field measurements of ice conditions, water stages and evaluation of meteorological conditions. Forecasting of flash floods concerns the areas close to the city of Gdańsk, which are especially prone to this type of physical phenomena. Considerations will take into account the network of rivers, changes in the use of terrain (urbanization) as well as precipitation conditions. Various measurements and recording of precipitation will be taken into account (meteorological radar, conventional gauges)

47 Forest Research Institute in Warsaw – IBL

Adress: Bitwy Warszawskiej 1920r. Street, No 3 00-973 Warsaw, Poland Director Prof dr hab Zbigniew Sierota Tel. (+48 22) 822 32 01, (En) (+48 22) 823 45 65, fax (+48 22) 822 49 35, or fax (+48 22) 822 92 38 e-mail:[email protected] http://www.ibles.waw.pl Short description

The Forest Research Institute was established in 1930 as an Experimental Station of State Forests Organization. Since 1945 it has been acting as the Forest Research Institute at the present time subordinated to the Minister of Environment.

The Institute consist of 15 scientific departments and 1 separated research laboratory. At present there are 259 employees in the Institute, including scientific staff of 107, technical staff of 94 and other staff of 58.

Fields of activity The Institute carries out scientific and development studies in the field of forestry science. The main research directions are: Multi-functional forestry, sustainable development and utilisation of forest resources, Forest communities biology and ecology as well as forest environment and sites characteristics, Hydrology and forest drainage, Impact of industrial emissions and other man-caused factors upon forests and restitution of withdrawing stands, Silviculture and afforestation of non-forest lands, Forest protection and methods to enhance the biological resistance of forest stands, Main and ancillary forest utilization, Game management, Forest planning and management, forest productivity, monitoring of the forest environment, Other tasks of the Institute: Scientific support for the spreading of new technical solutions, Scientific advisory works, Forecasts and expert opinions, Training sessions and courses in forestry management, Work on normalization, certification, unification and typification.

Additional information The Proforest Centre of Excellence devoted to protection of forest resources in Central Europe is led by the Forest Research Institute in Warsaw (FRIW), Poland (in Polish - Instytut Badawczy Leśnictwa, known commonly as 'IBL' throughout Poland and in neighbouring countries)

This project has been carried out with the financial support of the Commission of the European Communities, specific RTD programme "Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources", Key Action 1 - Health Food and Environment, QLK1-CT-2002-30315/ PROFOREST. It does not necessarily reflect its views and in no way anticipates the Commission's future policy in this area.

48 Department of Forest Ecology in Kraków – IBL

Al. 29 Listopada 46, 31-425 Kraków tel:(+48 12) 412 96 58 or (+48 12) 662 50 84 Prof. WOJCIECH KRZAKLEWSKI e-mail: [email protected]

Fields of activity

forest ecology, ecological bases of silviculture, elements cycle in forest ecosystem, the influence of antropogenic factors on forests, the environment protection, ecological monitoring, the reclamation of post-industrial wastelands, soil-less areas and degraded forest habitats, the ecological aspects of forest reclamation, succession on post-industrial areas, the revitalization of degraded forest habitats, geoinformation technology in forestry and the environment protection

49 Faculty of Environmental Enginnering and Land Surveying

Adress: 30-059 Kraków, Al. Mickiewicza 24/28 tel: (48 12) 633 1170 or (48 12) 662 4134 e-mail: [email protected] Director :dr hab.inż.Andrzej Misztal

Fields of activity

1.Changes in natural and anthropogenic ecosystems. 2.Utilization of wastes and farming management in degraded areas. 3.Influence of traffic and industrial emissions on soil and plants contamination by heavy metals. 4.Minimization of wastes in agriculture and civil engineering. 5.Influence of ecological and agrotechnical factors on plants root system. 6.Biological evaluation of effects of realized drainage systems and following grassland management. 7.Vegetation changes caused by different grassland management or its abandonment. 8.Influence of dam reservoirs on the vegetation and the management of adjacent areas. 9.Influence of catchments management and hydrogeological factors on soil erosion and surface water quality. 10.Plant consolidation of the rivers bed.

50 Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas

Adress:6 Kossutha Street 40-844 Katowice, Poland + 48 (32) 254 60 31 or + 48(32) 254 01 64 +48 (32) 254 17 17 Director dr hab. inż. Jan Skowronek e-mail: [email protected] www.ietu.katowice.pl

The Institute for Ecology of Industrial Areas (IETU) Katowice, Poland is an independent research and development unit acting under the Polish Ministry of Environment. The Institute was established in 1972 as a Katowice Branch of the Institute of Environmental Protection with the status of Environmental Protection Centre. IETU has been functioning as an independent organisation under its present name since 1992. The goal of the scientific and research activities of the Institute is to develop the scientific basis for policies and strategies aimed at sustainable development of the environment of urbanised and industrialised areas. Institute’s staff consists of 101 members including 68 scientists representing a wide spectrum of both scientific and social disciplines: environmental engineering, chemistry, biology, microbiology, ecology, environmental management, computer sciences, mathematics, physics, economy, public communication. The R&D activities performed by IETU address supporting decision making processes aimed at enforcement of the sustainability principle in environmental management as well as legal, institutional and organisation settings of contaminated environment rehabilitation. Field sof activity:  comprises land management,  integrated atmospheric protection,  management of water resources,  risk analysis and assessment,  soil and groundwater remediation technologies,  integrated environmental monitoring and modelling,  solid and hazardous waste management,  environmental microbiology,  environmental policy

Internationally, following the strategic direction of its development policy, IETU has been realising its cooperation policy on four platforms:

1.governmental agreements and international conventions 2.international RTD programmes 3.direct agreements 4.contracts for services

Additional information: PHARE Programme IETU completed three PHARE sponsored projects in international consortia “Development of a Master Plan for municipal waste management, focused on land surface protection”. “Mitigation of Environmental Threats”. “Czerwona Woda River Basin Master Plan” Framework Programmes of Research, Technological Development and Demonstration of the European Union

51 IETU has been dynamically and consequently developing its co-operation under the Framework Programmes of Research, Technological Development and Demonstration of the European Union. Already in the EU FP4 IETU was involved in two programmes: Specific RTD Programme Project – “Environmental Cycling of Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP’s) in the Baltic Region Environment and Climate Research Programme Project – “The Mediterranean Atmospheric Mercury Cycle System (MAMCS)” In the EU FP5 IETU has been involved in developing and submitting project proposals mainly addressing the Key Actions Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (EESD) and Quality of Life (QoL) PHYTODEC - Decision Support System to Quantify Cost/Benefit Relationships of the Use of Vegetation in the Management of Heavy Metal Polluted Soils and Dredged Sediments IETU has two monitoring stations: one situated within IETU facility in Katowice, the other located in Brenna, in Silesian Beskid Mountains of Southern Poland. The Katowice Monitoring Station operates within the National Atmospheric Pollution Monitoring Network, which is part of the National Environmental Monitoring System. Since 1989 the station conducts regular monitoring of air pollution and precipitation quality. In 1999 the station was incorporated into the European Monitoring Network of Air Quality EUROAIRNET of the European Environmental Agency. The Brenna Station has been established as a unit of the integrated environmental monitoring, performed in the framework of the Geneva Convention on Long- Range Transboundary Air Pollution. Beside the two mentioned stations, IETU is equipped with an OPSIS telemetric measurement system that serves to measure gas concentrations in ambient air and atmospheric pollution monitoring. IETU highlights IETU is the organiser and co-ordinator of two Polish scientific thematic networks:  Polish Thematic Network for Problems of Air Pollution and Climate SCIENTIFIC THEMATIC NETWORKS Change: AIRCLIM-NET  Polish Thematic Network for Environmental Technologies: ENVITECH-NET And Polish Co-ordinator of  Polish-German network International Co-operation on Research in Environmental Protection, process Safety and Energy technology- INCREASE Membership in international networks: Polish Centre of Competence Within IETU a Center for Sustainable Redevelopment of Degraded Areas (CEDAR) NICOLE AND ANCORE, has been established. And recognized as a Center of Competence by the Polish State Committee for Scientific Researchs and industries.

The Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences - (IO-PAS)

Adress Powstańców Warszawy 55, 81-712 Sopot, Poland, P.O. Box 68 Director prof. dr hab. Stanisław Massel [email protected] Telefon: (+48 58) 551 72 81 Fax: (+48 58) 551 21 30 E-mail: [email protected] http://www.iopan.gda.pl/structure-pl.html

Institut was founded in 1983 as the successor to the Marine Station of the Academy in existence in Sopot since 1953. Number of employees - 165, including:  18 Professors and Associated Professors

 47 Doctors Short description The Institute mission is to generate the knowledge to support the sustainable use and protection of the marine environment through innovative, high-level scientific and technological research that significantly adds to the knowledge and understanding of the environment, and provides information and technology for its clients. The Institute's clients are Polish and international users of marine science and technology, the Polish community, governmental agencies, policy makers, educators andstudents. The Institute of Oceanology conducts scientific research in the shelf seas and coastal regions including the Baltic and European Arctic Seas. Fields of activity  Role of the oceans in climate change and its effects for the European Seas:climate forming oceanographic phenomena including heat and salt fluxes and its variability in the Nordic Seas; mass and heat exchange between sea and atmosphere; observation and modelling of radiation fluxes in the sea - atmosphere system; mesoscale structures; water mass formation and internal waves; energetics of primary production; climate induced changes in the marine food web; biodiversity of glaciated fjords along environmental gradients

 Natural and antropogenic variability of the Baltic Sea environment; exchange of water masses in the Baltic Sea; monitoring of the Baltic Sea ecosystem using passive remote sensing methods; geochemistry and geochronology of organic matter in the Baltic Sea; speciation of heavy metals in sediment and water; accumulation and distribution of natural and artificial radionuclides in marine organisms, sediments and water; analytical and numerical investigations of sound scattering by aggregations; sound detection of gas bubble concentrations in sea water.

 Contemporary changes of the coastal ecosystems in the shelf seas: pelago-benthic coupling and sedimentation rates in coastal waters; numerical modelling of water circulation in coastal zone; sandy littoral ecology within the Integrated Coastal Management System.

 Genetic and physiological mechanisms of functioning marine organisms; principles of marine biotechnology: genetic and endocrinological mechanisms in marine fish and invertebrates; genetic polymorphism of some marine and fresh water species with the application of molecular markers; biological role of bacterial bioluminescence in the marine environment.

53 Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation

Adress: 24-100 Puławy, str.Czartoryskich 8 Director: Prof. dr hab. Seweryn Kukuła Tel: +48 81 886 34 21 Fax: + 48 81 886 45 47 e-mail: [email protected] http://www.iung.pulawy.pl

Short description

The Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG) was founded in 1950. A tradition of agricultural research in Pulawy, however, goes back to the year 1862, when the Polytechnic Institute of Agriculture and Forestry was here established. The Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation is the largest and the oldest research-development centre in Poland, conducting agricultural studies under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.The Institute's tasks are implemented within the long-term programme entitled "Principles of sustainable management and protection of agricultural area in Poland". The IUNG contributes to increasing farm productivity and efficiency as well as to improving quality of agricultural products by providing farmers with agrotechnical recommendations and crop management technologies for cereals, legumes, tobacco and hops.. Another matter of great importance is development of a comprehensive database on soil, agroclimate and plant cover in Poland. Computer data on soils include their geomorphologic properties, agrochemical status, degrees of susceptibility to degradation, especially erosion, degrees of contamination with heavy metals, sulphur and some other toxic, organic substances. Highly representative information on soils allows IUNG to prepare different scale numerical maps that cover various areas and may be found useful to manage agricultural space.

Fields sof activity

The fundamental goal of the Institute is to provide scientific grounds for development of crop production as well as supply methods to prevent agricultural ecosystems. The Institute is involved in scientific, research-development, implementation and extension activities that cover:

1. prevention of agricultural ecosystems and utilisation of natural habitats by crops, 2. soil science with regard to evaluation and classification of agricultural production space, recording of changes taking place in the environment, modelling of soil fertility and productivity, 3. crop production regionalisation considering soil-climatic factors, 4. crop production technologies with the stress being put on formation of variant solutions adjusted to natural, economic, and technical-organisation conditions, and farm products quality, 5. economic and organisation effectiveness of field production, 6. breeding and production technologies of special industrial crops (hops, tobacco), 7. land organisation, especially for hilly regions, 8. new and effective methods and systems to implement innovations into crop production.

The Institute as an agricultural research-development centre renders a wide range of consultative and advisory services: 1. training of agricultural specialists, 2. extension of innovations, 3. preparation of analyses, syntheses and expertise for agricultural producers, regional and central authorities, 4. national and international exchange of researchers, publications, 5. creation of internal and national scientific-technical information system, 6. co-operation with food industry enterprises and those producing means for agricultural production, 7. standarisation and inventiveness.

54 Department of Biochemistry and Environmental Chemistry

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN (KUL)

Address: Al. Krasnickie 102, 20-718 Lublin Represented by: name: prof. dr hab. Zofia Stepniewska e-mail: [email protected] tel: (+48) 814454619 fax: (+48) 814454610

Short description of the organisation Department of Biochemistry and Environmental Chemistry of KUL has a high level of experience in teaching and research on environmental protection. It carries out diverse environmental research important for Lublin region and participates in initiatives and projects aimed at developing this region. Many projects are carried out in collaboration with foreign partners. The department collaborate with numerous academic institutions including Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), University of Nagoya (Japan), University of Lviev (Ukraine), Christian Albrecht University of Kiel (Germany), Radbound University of Nijmegen (Nederland). Research which are currently being carried out in the Department involve many aspects of environmental protection such as:  the development of oxygenology for protection of lakes,  the influence of chromium compounds on soil enzymatic activity,  environmental oxygenating capacities of Azolla filiculoides Lam,  the influence of stress on protein biosynthesis,  oxidizing stress and free radical reactions,  synergism and antagonism between bioelements and heavy metals and methanotrophic activity of wetlands and coal mine rocks. In the collaboration with Radbound University of Nijmegen multidisciplinary research programs related to sustainable land and water management are carried out involving such problems as:  effect of land use on the hydrobiological and ecological systems,  plant responses to dynamic hydrological conditions,  biogeochemical constrains for wetland conservation,  communities and sustainable water landscape management. Department of Biochemistry and Environmental Chemistry have well equipped modern laboratories of instrumental analysis. Researchers pursuing projects may use chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques. Gas chromatograph and liquid chromatograph as well as atomic absorption spectrometer are available. Researchers have a high level of experience at determining the aeration parameters for water/sediment/soil systems. Proposed contribution to the project: Estimation of the impact of extreme weather conditions (flooding events) on emission of greenhouse gases (N2O, CH4, H2S) in relation to hydrogeological conditions and soil oxydo-reductive amplitude.

55 The Institute of Nature Conservation (INC) Polish Academy of Science Str. Mickiewicza 33 31-120 Kraków, Poland Director: Prof. Henryk Okarma Deputy director: Prof. Zbigniew Głowaciński Phone: +48 12 6320549 or/and +48 12 6344865 fax: +48 12 6322432

The Institute of Nature Conservation (INC) in Kraków, Poland, is an interdisciplinary institution within the Division of Biological Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Division of Research Department of Biodiversity Department of Flora Conservation Tatra Field Station Pomerania Field Station Department of Fauna Conservation Low Silesian Field Station Department of Ecosystem Conservation Department of Geo-diversity Department of Freshwater Biology

Activity  conservation biology and geological and geomorphologic conservation, with special focus on creation of scientific foundations for nature and environment conservation. Particular activities within these major themes are conducted on species, population, and ecosystem levels,  scientific documentation of taxas, diagnoses, and classifications (database of threatened and endangered species, red lists, and red books),  and experimental implementation of species protection concepts (restitution of endemic plant species Cochlearia polonica and endangered apollo butterfly Parnasius apollo  strategies of protection of susceptible phytocenoses and ecosystems, especially river valleys,  xerothermic grasslands, and mountain associations. Teams of geologists and geographers conducts original research on the protection of geological structures and geosystems in southern Poland, with part of this research incorporated into international cooperation, e.g. IUGS/GEOSITES. The Institute also plays a leading role in elaborating the NATURA 2000 program for Poland under the accession process to EU and participates in the international regional program "Carpathian Biodiversity". Additionally, INC supports the Polish authorities when creating laws on nature and environment conservation, forestry practices, and wildlife and fish management. The INC publishes specialized scientific journals and a popularised scientific journal, and scientific books and monographs.

56 Department of Meteorology and Climatology

University of Gdańsk

Adress: Dmowskiego str 16a, 80-264 Gdańsk, Poland Director Prof. dr Mirosław Miętus e-mail: [email protected] tel: 0048 58 3410061 ext. 39; fax: 0048 58 3460316

Short description of the organisation: Faculty of Geography has been present in the structure of the University of Gdańsk since its beginning (1970). Presently, it is located in two places. Human geography departments are located in Gdynia and physical geography related (Meteorology & Climatology, Hydrology, Limnology, Geomorphology and Environmental Mgmt.) in Gdańsk. The Department of Meteorology and Climatology focuses on a couple of fields of contemporary climatology. The first group is local scale climatology (topoclimatology) concerning the climate of Kaszubian Lake District and water balance of Wisła River Delta. Second Group comprises research of the regional scale processes and their connection with local features (climatic, hydrologic, oceanographic). Next group is connected with climate variability on the Polish coast and its connection with global processes with the special attention paid to climate change scenarios and factors contributing to climate change. Fourth group is mainly focused on marine climatology, the climate of seas and oceans with the emphasis put on the research of qualitative and quantitative relations between the Atlantic Ocean and thermal conditions in Poland.

Proposed contribution to the project: The main goal is to:  evaluate the possibility to forecast the frequency and intensity of storms,  flash floods and droughts in the depression area of Wisła River Delta and its vicinity (where typical elevations are in range of 100-350m),  characterized by intensive agricultural utilization.  The analysis will be based on oceanographic, climatological and hydrological data for the period 1951- 2000. The first task is to digitise archival hydrological records (underground water), the second task is to calculate frequency of occurrence and intensity of storms based on SHIP records, models results and sea level pressure tendency series from coastal stations. The third task is to analyze the variability and intensity of rainfalls causing flash floods. The next task is to characterize the possibility of occurrence and intensity of droughts in analyzed area. The last task is to use statistical downscaling methods to forecast on seasonal time scale the phenomena causing storm floods, flash floods and droughts in area of Wisła River Delta and its vicinity.

57 Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Wroclaw Branch

Adress:Parkowa Str.30, 51-616 Wroclaw, Poland Director Prof. dr Alfred Dubicki TELEFON (71) 32 00 161 email: [email protected], WWW: http://www.imgw.wroc.pl Short description: The Institute of Meteorology and Water Management, Wroclaw Branch (IMGW OWr) has a 55 years tradition in performing a state meteorological and hydrological service also by developing the whole systems of everyday warning and forecast. After recent flood event in the Odra River basin it is given special stress on the hydrological forecast system and transformation of flood wave in river bed (operational hydrology). In frame of operational tasks Institute performs broad scale of observations and measurements in situ and remote ones connected with operational transmitting and data processing systems. These systems are creating the important link within the World Weather Watch System. Observation and measurement network is covering the needs of society and national economy protection as well as Institute's research units and scientific community requirements regarding for instance climatologic and air pollution studies and modelling works.

IMGW-OWr has taking part in several International Projects as: BALTEX, LISFLOOD, ODRA-PROJECT, EFFS-NAS and now (for years 2003-2005) have been a partner in FLOOD RELIEF Project (5th FP of UE)

Fields of activity:

 Hydrology-hydrodynamic modelling, outflow monitoring, droughts

 Meteorology-meteorological radars, QPF technology, global change of climate)

 Flood Management-operational flood forecasting and warning, delimitation of flooding areas

 Water Management- water quality and water resources management and assessment

 Water Management on border waters

 Eco-hydrology – impact of the vegetation (especially forests) on water cycle

58 Institute of Meteorology and Water Management

Maritime Branch, Department of Water Pollution Control

Adress: ul. Jaśkowa Dolina 29 80-286 Gdańsk Represented by: name:dr Elżbieta Niemirycz e-mail:[email protected] tel:+48 58 341 20 79 fax:+48 58 341 20 78

Short description of the organisation The Department was estabilished in 1953. Since 2002 there has been the Pomeranian Laboratory of Toxic Substances. It is the first such laboratory in the North Poland on toxic substances analyses. It co-operates with NILU (Norwegian Institute for Air Reseach). Area of activity  :analitycal chemistry,  including measurements of dioxins content in all enviornment compartments  ;mikrobiological tests on general toxicity  ;monitoring and assessment of water resources quality related to the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EU  dynamics of surface waters processes;  catchment pollution balances  ;substances migrations in the environment;  determining surface washings with special regard to agricultural ones;  assessing industrial plants impact on the environment;  modelling informative systems for river protection. Equipment:gas chromatography with flame-ionization, electron capture and mass detectorsultraviolet and visible spectrophotometry (absorption and emission)infrared spectrophotometry microculometryphotometry Colaboration:The Helsinki Commission – harmful substances within the Water Framework Directive, pollution discharge from Poland into the Baltic Sea; International project GEF/POL/01/00A, supervised by UNIDO – participation in implementing the Stockholm Convention's resolutions; International Odra Project – IOP – Hamburg Universiy – hazardous substances in rivers; European Union project "Mantra – East" – management of transboundary waters; Polish-American project of Maria Skłodowska-Curie II Fund – Portland University – renovation of river waters' quality; VRIJE University in the Netherlands – adjustment of the East European laboratories' level to EU requirements. Since 2003 our laboratory is included into POPs Global Monitoring Programme within ONZ-UNEP). Permanent co-operation with NILU (Norwegian Institute for Air Reseach) Analysis of following environment quality parameters: general parameters – pH, electrolytic conductivity, total suspension and others; biogenic substances; hazardous substances– dioxins, PCB, pesticides, PAH, volatile organic compounds (THM, BTX); summaric parameters – COD, BOD, TOC, DOC, AOX and EOX; general toxicity mikrobiological tests – Microtox® system. Staff :3 professors, 2 Ph.Doctors, 2 M.Sc 1 BSc Proposed contribution to the project: measurements of toxic substances (PCDD/Fs) in aquaous environment and emission samples

59 INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL PROCESSING OF COAL

Zamkowa 1 St. 41-803 Zabrze.Poland Tel: 048/32 271-00-41 Fax: 048/32 271 08-09 http://www.ichpw.zabrze.pl

Short description The Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal was established in 1955 as a research and development centre of coal processing industry. The activities of the Institute are aimed to coal as a raw material as well as coal upgrading for municipal heating,metallurgy and carbon materials industry Institute cooperates compactly with centres school - and with agencies Polish Academy of Sciences, realizing together international investigative programmes. The ICHPW is also in close co-operation with local and public authorities of Silesian and neighboring voivodeships.The co-operation concerns mainly environmental protection problems very important for towns agglomerations. The Institute for Chemical Processing of Coal employs 110 professionals including: 3 professors,8 emlployees with Ph.D or D.Sc.degree

Fields of activity:  effective and environmentally safe coal processing and utilization technologies including clean coal burning,  ecological, thermal and economical improvement of heat sources,  process and economical analysis of coal processing technologies,  thermal and emission testing of heating devices and fuels,  improvement of conventional coking technologies as well as carbonization products processing and utilization,  dust removal technologies for industrial gas streams  technologies for sorbents and activated carbons production and technologies of their application (waste water treatment and drinking water cleaning),  technical improvement of water and waste water management in coal mine as well as metallurgical and chemical industry combined with removal particularly dangerous pollutants from waste water,  technologies for application of improved quality materials (electrode coke, binders, impregnates) for electrode making and fireproof material industries as well as new generation structural carbon materials manufacturing,  coal mining and utilization impact on environment studies,  environmentally safe technologies for utilization of waste coming from industry and municipities,  sites remediation and re-use studies particularly after closed coal mines and coke making plants. On; http://www.ichpw.zabrze.pl Data base of FP5 Fifth Framework Programme 1998-2002 - You will find partners to realization your project for UE moneys and also will permit to find realized projects to of which Your skills perfectly will fit and to of which You can join. Data Base CUSTNET - Coal Utilization Science and Technology Network - Data base of programme CUSTNET participants from several european countries. There are several hundred registration fees of persons and firms, which work in coal section, energetics, researches, which offer one’s own help or be need to dissolve some problem.

60 Central Mining Institute, Dept. of Energy Saving and Air Protection Adress: Plac Gwarków 1 40-166, Katowice, fax: +48 32 259 65 3 Director: Stańczyk Krzysztof e-mail: [email protected] tel: +48 32 259 22 67 fax: +48 32 259 65 33 http://www.gig.katowice.pl/gig/zaklady_instytutu/index.php

Short description of the organisation: The Central Mining Institute has been created in 1945 as a scientific - research body of the coal mining industry. At the present, CMI is the biggest in Poland scientific-research unit working on market principles with the staff of 530 people, among them more than 70% possess university degree. The works are carried over not only for mining but all branches and sectors of industry, institutions and offices of state and governmental administration as well as foreign partners in the area of environmental engineering and work safety. The Environmental Engineering Division of CMI is divided into Departments, which cover both research development and consultancy in the field of air, water, and ground protection, waste management, energy saving, environmental impact assessment and environmental policy. Department of Energy Saving and Air Protection perform a central role in air protection work an energy related issues within CMI. The essential areas of the Department of Energy Saving and Air Protection activities are:  auditing of buildings and industrial plants,  emission and air quality measurements from different industrial processes,  nitrogen oxides abatement,  mine methane utylisation. The department is managing approximately 60 projects every year, manly for industry and local authorities. The Institute is a winner of prestigious Polish Quality Prize 2001

Proposed contribution to the project:

Investigation and quantification the sources of methane, nitrous oxide and hydrogen in Poland. Particularly the identification of methane from polish coal mining industry (about 750 mln m3 per year). Quantification of the trends in changing the above gases concentration and emissions. Quantification of the budgets of the methane, nitrous oxide and hydrogen from natural sources and the different sources of industry and agriculture.

61 PPHU“GEPOL” Sp. z o.o.

Address: ul. Sienkiewicza 22 60-819 PoznańPOLAND

Represented by: Chief Executive Officer name:Mr Przemysław Kokociński e-mail: [email protected] tel: +48 61 843 04 97 fax: +48 61 843 04 97

Short description of the organisation: PPHU “GEPOL” Sp. z o.o. (hereinafter called GEPOL) was established in July 1990 as a GIS solutions provider and a personnel agency. Our history is closely bound with the development of IT technology which enabled us to offer modern technological solutions based on GIS, navigation and spatial analyses. We are also a member of the Oracle PartnerNetwork. The team of the human resources consulting uses the newest management methods in solving the personnel and organizational problems of our clients.Back in 1990, there were 7 employees of GEPOL. Today, there are 24 employees who are fully engaged in their work. We rent 160 square meters office and own 70 square meters office in the downtown of Poznań. We use the newest hardware as laptops, palmtops with GPS receivers. Besides we have about 27 working personal computers, most of them with MapInfo applications and Windows and Linux as operating systems. We also use Oracle applications within the confines of Oracle PartnerNetwork.

Proposed contribution to the project: GEPOL produces and maintains thematic maps, which could be used in experimental activities, modelling studies and creating data sets successfully: A hydrographic map depicts the current state and circulation conditions of water in relation to the environment at the moment of examination. Hydrographic maps include information concerning for example: (according to the K- 3.4 guidelines): topographic water divisions, surface water, groundwater sources, groundwater, objects and phenomena of water management,hydrometric posts. The digital system of hydrographic maps consists of ca. 70 layers. All the objects on the layers are linked to a database, which stores their detailed characteristics (both qualitative and quantitative). A sozologic map depicts the state of the environment, the results of positive and negative environmental changes caused by human activity, as well as the ways of protecting the natural resources. Sozologic maps include information concerning for example: (according to the K-3.6 guidelines): forms of environmental protection, environmental degradation and counteracting it, environmental reclamation,wastelands. The digital system of sozologic map consists of ca. 80 layers. All the objects on the layers are linked to a database which stores their detailed characteristics (both qualitative and quantitative). The technology of producing digital maps created by GEPOL is based on the newest Map info graphic solutions and conforms to specialist map regulations. GEPOL also builds, maintains and updates data warehouses, creates and implements geographic information systems (GIS), provides digitizing and surveys( conducted using the GPS technology) services.

62 INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Adress:Nabielaka 15 lok. 1, 00-743 Warszawa, tel. +22 8510402 -03 -04, fax +22 8510400, e-mail: [email protected] Andrzej Kassenberg - ISD president (memeber of Executive), planing and ecological policy (a.kassenberg@ine- isd.org.pl)

Short description of organization: The Institute for Sustainable Development (ISD) is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organisation, whose main target of activity is implementation and dissemination of the sustainable development concept in Poland. The Institute has been established thanks to donations of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, the Ford Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and, since 1995, also the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has been supported the Institute. It focuses on economic, legal, social and political issues in connection with environmental protection; collaborates with Polish parliament, with state administration as well as local governments and non-governmental ecological movements. Fields od activity

 Ecological economic Policy  the process of integration with the European Union in the aspect of environmental protection  sustainable transport development policy  global climate change  ecopolicy in tourism  local action programs for sustainable development  environmental awerness  desk of European information

63 Polish Academy of Sciences, Taxonomy and Chorology

Laboratory of Institute of Dendrology

Address: Parkowa str. 5, 62-035 Kornik, Poland tel: +48-061-817-00-33 fax: +48-061-817-01-66 Director Gabriela Lorenc-Plucinska Represented by: Leader name: Adam Boratynski e-mail: [email protected] http://www.idpan.poznan.pl/start_pl.html

Short description of the organization The taxonomy, variability and chorology of woody plants of Poland and Mediterranean region are investigated in the Laboratory of Taxonomy and Chorology from more than 30 years. The classical taxonomy methods were utilized previously for studies of such genera as Rosa, Rubus and Crataegus. The biometrical methods, the palynoligical SEM data analysis, the epicuticular waxes structure SEM analysis and the isoenzymes variation were used in the evaluation of the taxonomic position of several species during last years. The chorological investigations overlap the detailed studies of distribution and occurrence conditions of particular species and atlases of distribution (Poland, Greece, South-West Asia). Scientific staff: Dr. Adam Boratynski (prof.), Dr. Jerzy Zielinski (prof.), Dr. Krystyna Boratynska, Dr. Maciej Filipiak, Dr. Piotr Kosinski, Dr. Anna Tomlik-Wyremblewska and 4 assistants/PhD students. Expertise of particular staff member overlap: - classic methods in plant taxonomy - biometry, including the anatomical characters under LM with photo documentation and the mathematical methods in analysis of variation an taxonomy (with current works on the genus Pinus and Juniperus) - SEM analysis of pollen variation on Rubus and analysis of epicuticular waxes in Salix - isoenzymatic studies on gymnosperms (with current works on the genus Pinus and Juniperus) Equipemnt: - herbarium of woody plants with the main collections from Central Europe and East Mediterraneum (KOR) - laboratory for biometrical analyses - laboratory for isoenzymatic analyses - card index for distribution of woody plants in the East Mediterranean regions Collaboration (in current projects): - Institute of Botany of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine (Dr. Yakov Didukh) - Institute of Botany of Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Barcelona, Spain (Dr. Jose M. Montserrat, Dr. Angel Romo) - Institute of Botany of Czech Academy of Sciences, Pruhonice, Czech Republik Institute of Botany of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria (Dr Ana Petrova)

64 Institute of Ecology and Environment Protection, Laboratory of Ecological Modelling

Nicolaus Copernicus University

Address: Poland, 87-100 Torun, ul. Gagarina 11 Director Prof Andrzej Nienartowicz e-mail:[email protected] tel: + 48 56 611 45 98 fax:+ 48 56 61 14 443 http://www.biol.uni.torun.pl/ochr_sr/model_pr.html

Short description of the organisationArea of activity: 1. saline ecosystems, forest ecosystems, 2. biodiversity, plant ecology, 3. ecological energetic, 4. ecological modeling, 5. paleoecology, remote sensing, GIS and data bases. Scientific stuff: dr hab. Andrzej Nienartowicz Expertise: preparation the documents and descriptions for the areas proposed for conservation, description of the habitats included into Natura 2000 network, biodiversity analyses of saline and forest ecosystems, GIS data bases of plant species in the saline habitats in Poland, of rare and protected species in Tucholskie Primeval Forests – the biosphere reserve (some parts of data bases finished some under construction) Equipment: computers and software for data analyses and data bases construction, building GIS, remote sensing, ecological modeling, laboratory for soil salinity analyses, laboratory for paleoecological analyses. Collaboration: Hungarian Academy of Science, Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry; Technical University of Brunswick in Germany, Botanical Institute and Botanical Garden; University of Trieste and International Centre for Science and High Technology in Italy; Murcia University in Spain, Department of Plant Biology; Cartagena Polytechnic University in Spain, Department of Agricultural Production and Agricultural

65 : The Academy of Humanities and Economics in Łódz (AHE)

Faculty of Computer Science and Management Division of Networks and Operating Systems

Adress: 64 Rewolucji Street 90-222 Łódż Represented by: name: Piotr Goetzen, PhD. CCNA e-mail: [email protected] tel: (0048 42) 6315972

Short description of the organisation: We propose a consortium of the following institutions:

1. NOSI - Networks and Operating Systems Institute of AHE, Poland - employing certified professionals from all area of computer networks and electronics. Research group in computer science. 2. ESTCB-Technical Superior School of the Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, Portugal – Department of Civil Engineering research group in environment and urbanity planning. 3. IST/CVRM – Superior Technical Institute Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal – Mining and Geosystems Department research group in natural resources valorization. 4. UV – Vigo University, Spain – Department of Environment and Natural Resources research group in environmental modeling.

Proposed contribution to the project: In the present project the main objectives are: the development of a environment monitorization methodology in real time and in continuous, developing for this sensors to measure the concentrations of the selected pollutants and in the second stage, the construction of risk and prevision maps as tools of work for a sustainable future intervention in the environment and urbanity planning.

66 Division of Sanitary Chemistry & Waste Management

Kielce University of Technology

Adress: Al. 1000-lecia P.P.7, 25-314 Kielce, Poland Director: Prof. dr. Maria Żygadło e-mail: [email protected] tel: 0-41 3424102, fax: 0-41 3424997 http://www.tu.kielce.pl/organizacja/wbiis/jednostki/jednostka.mhtml/id=123

The Division of Sanitary Chemistry and Waste Management at Kielce University of Technology conducts research into water, sewage and soil quality. Scientific staff consists of professors, PhD’s and assistants who are authors of scientific publications, patents and practical applications in the industry. The Head of the Division is a member of a Section of The Polish Academy of Sciences, Civil Engineering Committee. The scientific collaboration: Sweden – Umea University, Lulea University; Germany – TU Dresden, EIPOS – Dresden, Austria – Klagenfurt University; Great Britain – Glasgow University, Bell College. It also covers academic staff exchange, international projects for example TEMPUS – PHARE.

Scientific research is focused on:  monitoring of water contamination,  waste management, waste utilization technologies,  landfill diagnostics,  Earth’s surface protection,  models of contaminant migration in soils,  monitoring of the impact of landfills and other arduous objects on the environment,  sewage sludge treatment and utilization. The Division’s equipment for instrumental analysis of sewage, soil and waste: atomic absorption spectrometer, total organic carbon measuring device, gas and liquid chromatographs, scanning microscope, thermovision camera and others

 Wasteless utilization of sewage sludge (material and energy recovery).  The usage of sewage sludge as a component during the production of building materials such as LECA. The product can be used as a constituent in light concrete, isolation layers or for hydroponics cultivation, etc..

67 Division of Water Engineering, Department of Hydraulic Engineering and Environmental Recultivation Warsaw Agricultural University SGGW Address: 02-776 Warsaw, ul. Nowoursynowska 159 Director Prof. dr hab inz. Stefan Ignar tel: +48 22 5935280, +48 22 5935287 fax: +48 22 5935273 http://www.sggw.waw.pl/info/mel/struktura_f.htm

Short description of the organization Major fields of research include hydrology of agricultural watershed, sediment transport and deposition in rivers and reservoir, erosion processes. The division staff consist of two professors (K. Banasik and J. Żelazo), seven doctors, two PhD students and two technicians. The division focus on developing and application of rainfall(snowmelt)-runoff-sediment transport models for ungauge watersheds. The SEGMO model developed by Prof. Banasik is usual used for predicting of floods from ungauged watersheds. The other areas of investigation are: modeling of erosion processes (model DR-USLE), investigation of relation between nutrients and sediment transport, bed load sediment transport measurement and predicting, predicting of t- years flood for rural and urban catchments. The division has his own gauging station which close the 23 km2 lowland catchment. The catchment is typical for Mazovian lowlands. The gauge station is equipped with high quality sensors for rainfall – runoff – sediment transport monitoring. Till know, the database consist of: discharge, rainfall, temperature of water and air, humidity and turbidity data with 10 minutes time step. The team has experiences in river training works as well as reservoir silting measurement. The division cooperate with the several university and institution from all over the world: National Soil Resources Institute, Cranfield University, UK; Institute for Water Management Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering at BOKU, Vienna; Department of Geography, Universitet of Exeter, UK, Dep. Of Hydraulic, Environmental and Surveying Engineering, Politechnica di Milano, Italy; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, US; National Center of Computational Hydrosciences and Engineering, University of Mississippi, USA; Department of Geosystem Sciences, Nihon University, Tokyo,Japan. Proposed contribution to the project:

- modeling of single plot and catchment erosion - sedimentgraph prediction for small river catchment - estimation of sediment budget for catchments - monitoring and modeling of reservoir silting and sediment transport in rivers - interaction between sediment and nutrients transport in watersheds - impact of different cultivation on erosion processes - rainfall erosivity estimation

Institute of Environment Protection Engineering

Address: Wybrzeze Wyspianskiego 27 50-370 Wroclaw; Poland Direktor: Prof. dr hab. inż. Janusz Jeżowiecki tel: +48 71 320 32 25; fax: +48 71 328 29 80 http://www.wis.pwr.wroc.pl/ Short description of the organisation: The Institute of Environment Protection Engineering was founded in 1972. It currently employs 98 persons, including 14 professors and 47 doctors of the technical sciences. The Institute’s primary attention is directed at problems relating to technical environment protection against pollution of air, water and soil. The research conducted constitutes general approaches to pollutant analysis, mutagenesis, carcinogenesis, environmental pollutant transformations and mathematical modelling of unit processes. The main topics of applied research are concentrated on the elaboration of new environmental protection technologies. One of the most active research team at the Institute is the Group of Membrane Separation Processes. The group consists of 7 person, and its field of interest covers pressure and electrically driven membrane techniques in water and wastewater treatment. Recently realized projects include 4 national grants (on pesticides separation, detergent wastewater treatment, recovery of high quality water and acids from the rinsing waters after metal etching, removal of troublesome ions from water in dialytic techniques) and several expertise for industry (e.g. water softening using membrane processes, concentration of wastewater from detergent production). Proposed contribution to the project: Application of coagulation, sorption and low pressure membrane processes (ultrafiltration and nanofiltration) for the removal of triazine pesticides from waters and wastewaters. Determination of the effect of the chemical type, process parameters and properties of membranes and modules on the performance of investigated processes. Analysis of the regional situation in terms of pesticides pollution, environmental legislation concerning priority substances, waste pesticides management and applied technologies of pesticides removal in Poland. Determination of pesticide types and their concentration in water and wastewater. Analysis of statistical data on priority pollutants contamination level in water and wastewater. Monitoring of the pollution with triazine pesticides in the Lower Silesia region. Determination of optimal process parameters for triazine pesticides removal from industrial wastewaters. Analytical possibilities: spectrophotometry, HPLC, GCMS, TOC, zetameter, ion-chromatography, AAS.

69 Institute of Environmental Protection and Engineering University of Bielsko-Biala

Address: 43-309 Bielsko-Biala; Plac Fabryczny 5 43-300 Bielsko-Biała tel./fax (33) 827-91-01 tel. (33) 827-91-81 Director Henryk Klama [email protected] http://www.iois.ath.bielsko.pl/index.htm

Short description of the organization The Department of Environmental Technology and Processes is a part of the Institute of Environmental Protection and Engineering was established in 1990 under the leadership of Prof. Jan Suschka. Within the department two laboratories can be distinguished: the Laboratory of Water and Wastewater Treatment and the Laboratory of Applied Microbiology. The Department is working in projects and programs concerning chemical and biological treatment processes of municipal and industrial water and wastewater. Also the processes of aerobic and anaerobic excess sludge are investigated. We have been involved in national and European Research Programs, also have executed a joint polish US-EPA project. The laboratories are well equipped (e.g. GC, FTIR ) and access to most advanced R-ray diffraction spectrometers (several) scanning electron microscopes and similar equipment. Currently the carried out project are:  aiming at biological nutrient removal, and also phosphorous recovery,  application of mechanical sewage sludge disintegration for anaerobic sludge digestion upgrading in terms of gas production and sludge volume and mass reduction was investigated (for two large advanced municipal treatment plants) and very promising results were obtained.  the introduction of jet-cavitation aerators for aerobic sludge stabilization in a classical and a mesh filter reactor, are under investigation. Proposed contribution to the project: Mechanical and ultrasound sludge disintegration (lysis) has an enormous potential for bacteria cells destruction (e.g. in the case of excess activated sludge)for much faster biodegradation both in aerobic and anaerobic sludge digestion. As a result the amount of excess sludge can distinctively be decreased. The most important aspects to be investigated and developed concerns respectively, the degree of disintegration and which part of sludge, and in which place to be applied, and construction of effective (also in terms of power consumption) devices. At present together with a small enterprise (SME) a jet-cavitation lance is under construction. The main concept behind is the universality of such equipment applicable in existing treatment plants (for upgrading) as well as in newly constructed, including membrane bioreactors, eventually based on totally new (innovative) concepts of treatment. Our investigations could contribute to the entire project as a specific subject oriented towards sludge production minimization both in aerobic (mainly) and anaerobic processes.

70 Gdańsk University Biological Station

Address: 80-952 Gdańsk 1a Bażyńskiego str Represented by: Edward Skorkowski e-mail: [email protected] tel: +48-58-3080714 fax:+48-58-3080703

Short description of the organisation: The research is conducted on biologically active compounds in aquatic animals and the connection between the endocrine glands and metabolism. We are also interested in biochemical responses of fish spermatozoa which are induced by toxic stress. Scientific staff: E.F. Skorkowski, M. Ziętara, A. Biegniewska, J. Gronczewska, K. Grzyb, M. Rokicka. Collaboration: Laboratory of Aquatic Ecology, Leuven University, Belgium Laboratoire de Biologie Marine, College de France, Concarneau, France Department of Biology, Oulu University, Finland

Proposed contribution to the project: The aim of our proposal is to investigate the physiology of fish spermatozoa and study of xenobiotics effects on fish sperm physiology. Very little is known about metabolism of spermatozoa in different fish species in aquatic ecosystems. Activities of some enzymes directly involved in the bioenergetics of spermatozoa movement and explain the fast exhaustion of endogeneous energy (ATP/ADP/AMP ratio, phosphocreatine/creatine) in the presence of xenobiotics will be elaborated. Study of pollutant effects on fish sperm physiology in different species in aquatic ecosystems will be helpful in improvement of biomarker knowledge. Biochemical mechanism for its toxicity and sensitivity of fish spermatozoa remains unknown. Interaction of xenobiotics with selected enzymes activities, interference with adenylates metabolism and cellular energy metabolism will be establish. Interference of pollutants with fish spermiation and sperm motility will be tested.

71 Institute of Geodesy and Cartography,Warsaw

Address: Modzelewskiego 27, 02-679 Warsaw, Poland Director: Prof. Adam Linsenbarth e-mail: [email protected] tel: (48 22) 32 91 900 fax: (48 22) 32 91 950 http://www.igik.edu.pl/

Short description of the organisation: Departments of Remote Sensing and GIS of the Institute of Geodesy and Cartography have long-term experience in using remote sensing based information and spatial information systems for mapping land use and land cover over large areas. The Institute has been lately engaged in preparation of map of land use/land cover changes in Poland between 1990 and 2000 within large European CORINE Land Cover Programme. The specific research works aimed at preparation of the most efficient methods for change detection within urbanized areas have been also conducted as a part of the research programme. Scientific staff of the Institute has great experience in using multiple tools of spatial analyses for assessing impacts of development of urban areas. The Institute is equipped with modern hardware and software resources, which enable to make complex classifications and analyses of land use/land cover data, derived from remotely sensed data and combined with ancillary information. Software resources include systems for image processing (ERDAS IMAGINE, PCI, ENVI, eCognition) and systems for spatial data analysis (ArcInfo, ArcMap, MapInfo). The Institute has a collaboration with some institutions in Poland and abroad, in order to refine its methodologies aimed at efficient use of land cover information derived from remotely sensed data.

Institute of Geodesy and Cartography could contribute to the project through preparation of the detailed land use/land cover maps for the selected areas, based on remote sensing derived information, using recent technologies based on object-oriented classification of high-resolution satellite images. Furthermore, it could prepare change detection maps for the study areas, using recent achievements in multi-temporal analysis of remotely sensed data. Geographic information system, including multisource information about the study area, could be established and applied for analyzing various scenarios of development of urban areas and for studying land cover interactions.