Dr.-Ing. Aleksandra Piotrowska

Professional activities
In everyday work Aleksandra is performing data evaluation of target and suspect screening data in environmental and biological matrices, supporting various projects. Additionally, developing instrumental methods for target analysis with used of liquid and gas chromatography and maintaining analytical instruments.
Curriculum Vitae
since 2018
part of Tech-Team, Department of Exposure Science, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ
2015 - 2017
Guest student, Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
2016
Guest student, Department of Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ
2015
Project manager “Toxicity evaluation of a new generation of ionic herbicidal liquids on selected bacterial strains” as part of the program “Engineer of the future. Improving the didactic potential of the Poznan University of Technology” (POKL.04.03.00-00-259/12)
2014 - 2015
Scholar of CEE Fellowship Program Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU)
2013 - 2017
PhD student, Poznan University of Technology, faculty Chemical Technology, PhD Thesis “A study of potential toxic effect of designed ionic liquids on bacterium Pseudomonas putida and embryos of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) as model organisms”
2013
Internship in accredited laboratory EkoLab, Kobylnica, Poland
2012
Internship on the topic “Operation and calibration of professional equipment using calibration gas mixture”, CENTRIA University of Applied Sciences in Yilivieska, Finland
2009 - 2013
Engineering student, Poznan University of Technology, faculty Chemical Technology, Diploma thesis “Bioavailability of hydrocarbons during Triton X-100 mediated biodegradation”
2009 - 2013
Master student, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, faculty of Pharmacy, Master's thesis “Liposomes in cosmetic preparation: evaluation of the stage of knowledge”
2006 - 2009
Bachelor student, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, faculty of Pharmacy, bachelor's thesis “The use of inorganic compounds in skin maintenance”
Publications
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2025 (1)
- Tanui, I.C., Kandie, F., Krauss, M., Piotrowska, A., Finckh, S., Kiprop, A., Hollert, H., Shahid, N., Liess, M., Brack, W. (2025):
Occurrence and potential risk of steroid hormones in selected surface water and wastewater treatment plants in western Kenya
Environ. Pollut. 367 , art. 125623 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125623
2024 (3)
- Kuschik-Maczollek, N., Glock, M., Schmitz, M., Hollert, H., Krauss, M., Piotrowska, A., Brack, W., Oehlmann, J. (2024):
In vitro effect-based monitoring of water, sediment and soil from a floodplain restoration site in Central Europe
Environ. Sci. Eur. 36 , art. 119 10.1186/s12302-024-00939-0 - Schulze, T., Neale, P.A., Ahlheim, J., Beckers, L.-M., König, M., Krüger, J., Petre, M., Piotrowska, A., Schlichting, R., Schmidt, S., Krauss, M., Escher, B.I. (2024):
A guidance for the enrichment of micropollutants from wastewater by solid-phase extraction before bioanalytical assessment
Environ. Sci. Eur. 36 , art. 165 10.1186/s12302-024-00990-x - Tanui, I.C., Kandie, F., Krauss, M., Piotrowska, A., Kiprop, A., Shahid, N., Liess, M., Brack, W. (2024):
Seasonal hot spots of pollution and risks in Western Kenya: A spatial-temporal analysis of almost 800 organic micropollutants
Sci. Total Environ. 949 , art. 175036 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175036
2018 (1)
- Piotrowska, A., Syguda, A., Wyrwas, B., Chrzanowski, Ł., Luckenbach, T., Heipieper, H.J. (2018):
Effects of ammonium-based ionic liquids and 2,4-dichlorophenol on the phospholipid fatty acid composition of zebrafish embryos
PLOS One 13 (1), e0190779 10.1371/journal.pone.0190779
2017 (1)
- Piotrowska, A., Syguda, A., Wyrwas, B., Chrzanowski, Ł., Heipieper, H.J. (2017):
Toxicity evaluation of selected ammonium-based ionic liquid forms with MCPP and dicamba moieties on Pseudomonas putida
Chemosphere 167 , 114 - 119 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.09.140
2016
Piotrowska, A., Syguda, A., Chrzanowski, Ł., Heipieper, H.J. (2016):
Toxicity of synthetic herbicides containing 2,4-D and MCPA moieties towards Pseudomonas putida mt-2 and its response at the level of membrane fatty acid composition
Chemosphere 144 , 107 - 112 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.08.067
2013
Peziak, D., Piotrowska, A., Marecik, R., Lisiecki, P., Wozniak, M., Szulc, A., Lawniczak, L., Chrzanowki, L. (2013):
Bioavailability of hydrocarbons to bacterial consortia during Triton X-100 mediated biodegradation in aqueous media
Acta Biochem. Pol. Vol. 60, No 4/2013: 789–793