Environmental Chemistry Group

Research group no. 17

Environmental Chemistry Group

Group leader

prof. dr hab. Rafał Szmigielski

Research topics

The Environmental Chemistry Group fosters the research in two parallel directions:
I.  Chemistry vs. smog: chemical composition, physicochemical properties, and health effects of atmospheric particles (SOA)
We conduct our studies using an array of laboratory tools, including hyphenated mass spectrometry (GC/MS, LC/MS), smog chamber, organic synthesis, biochemical assays as well as field measurements.
II.  Chemistry in ecosystems: Insect-insect and insect-plant interaction in forest environment
We characterize a chemical profile of signaling impulses (e.g. pheromones), which are behind insect and plant communications, using an array of chemical (GC/MS, SPME, GC/FID, organic synthesis), bioanalytical (olfactometry, electroantennography, wind tunnel) forest campaigns.

Members

  • dr inż. Krzysztof J. Rudziński
  • dr inż. Agata Kołodziejczyk 
  • mgr Klara Nestorowicz
  • dr Olena Diyuk
  • mgr Katarzyna Pawlak

Publications

2024

Jain Priyanka; Witkowski Bartłomiej; Błaziak Agata; Gierczak Tomasz , Efficient Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosols from the Aqueous Oxidation of Terpenoic 1,2-Diols by OH , ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY , 2024, 58, 50, 22089- 22103

Kurzydym Izabela; Błaziak Agata; Podgórniak Kinga; Kułacz Karol; Błaziak Kacper , Mechanistic insight into the kinetic fragmentation of norpinonic acid in the gas phase: an experimental and density functional theory (DFT) study , ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS , 2024, 24, 16, 9309- 9322

Matrali Angeliki; Vasilakopoulou Christina N.; Aktypis Andreas; Kaltsonoudis Christos; Florou Kalliopi; Błaziak Agata; Patoulias David; Kostenidou Evangelia; Błaziak Kacper; Seitanidi Katerina; Skyllakou Ksakousti; Fagault Yoann; Tuna Thibaut; Panagiotopoulos Christos; Bard Edouard; Nenes Athanasios; Pandis Spyros N. , Anthropogenic and biogenic pollutants in a forested environment: SPRUCE-22 campaign overview , ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT , 2024, 334, 120722

Florou Kalliopi; Błaziak Agata; Jorga Spiro; Uruci Petro; Vasilakopoulou Christina N.; Szmigielski Rafał; Pandis Spyros N. , Properties and Atmospheric Oxidation of Terebic Acid Aerosol , ACS EARTH AND SPACE CHEMISTRY , 2024, 8, 10, 2090- 2100

Błaziak Agata; Schaefer Thomas; Rudziński Krzysztof; Herrmann Hartmut , Photo-Oxidation of α-Pinene Oxidation Products in Atmospheric Waters - pH- and Temperature-Dependent Kinetic Studies , JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A , 2024, 128, 22, 4507- 4516

Khan Faria; Kwapiszewska Karina; Romero Alicia M.; Rudziński Krzysztof; Gil-Casanova Domingo; Surratt Jason D.; Szmigielski Rafał , Evidence for cytotoxicity and mitochondrial dysfunction in human lung cells exposed to biomass burning aerosol constituents: Levoglucosan and 4-nitrocatechol , ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION , 2024, 363, 125173

Agata Kołodziejczyk ( Błaziak ) Aleksandra Wróblewska Mariusz Pietrzak Patryk Pyrcz Kacper Błaziak Rafał Szmigielski , Dissociation constants of relevant secondary organic aerosol components in the atmosphere , CHEMOSPHERE , 2024, 351, 141166

Rudziński Krzysztof J.; Sukovata Lidia; Asztemborska Monika; Wroblewska Aleksandra; Nestorowicz Klara; Szmigielski Rafał , Developing an improved lure for attracting the pine sawyer beetle (Monochamus galloprovincialis) with reduced bycatch of predatory beetles , AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST ENTOMOLOGY , 2024, 26, 4, 433- 444

2023

Sarang, Kumar; Otto, Tobias; Gagan, Sahir; Rudzinski, Krzysztof; Schaefer, Thomas; Brueggemann, Martin; Grgic, Irena; Kubas, Adam; Herrmann, Hartmut; Szmigielski, Rafal     

Aqueous-phase photo-oxidation of selected green leaf volatiles initiated by ?OH radicals: Products and atmospheric implications

SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023 879, 162622

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Vasilakopoulou, Christina N.; Matrali, Angeliki; Skyllakou, Ksakousti; Georgopoulou, Maria; Aktypis, Andreas; Florou, Kalliopi; Kaltsonoudis, Christos; Siouti, Evangelia; Kostenidou, Evangelia; Blaziak, Agata; Nenes, Athanasios; Papagiannis, Stefanos; Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos; Patoulias, David; Kioutsioukis, Ioannis; Pandis, Spyros N. 

Rapid transformation of wildfire emissions to harmful background aerosol

NPJ CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE  2023 6, 1, 218

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Gagan, Sahir; Sarang, Kumar; Rudzinski, Krzysztof J.; Liu, Ruizhe; Szmigielski, Rafal; Zhang, Yue

Synthetic strategies for oxidation products from biogenic volatile organic compounds in the atmosphere: A review

ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT 2023 312, , 120017

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Khan, Faria; Chen, Yuzhi; Hartwell, Hadley J.; Yan, Jin; Lin, Ying-Hsuan; Freedman, Anastasia; Zhang, Zhenfa; Zhang, Yue; Lambe, Andrew T.; Turpin, Barbara J.; Gold, Avram; Ault, Andrew P.; Szmigielski, Rafal; Fry, Rebecca C.; Surratt, Jason D.               

Heterogeneous Oxidation Products of Fine Particulate Isoprene Epoxydiol-Derived Methyltetrol Sulfates Increase Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Gene Responses in Human Lung Cells

CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN TOXICOLOGY 2023 36, 11, 1814-1825

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Kolodziejczyk, Agata; Blaziak, Mikolaj; Podgorniak, Kinga; Jezierska, Aneta; Blaziak, Kacper         

The Malaprade reaction mechanism for ethylene glycol oxidation by periodic acid based on density functional theory (DFT)

PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS  2023 25, 32, 21448-21455

2022

Khan, F., Jaoui, M., Rudziński, K., Kwapiszewska, K., Martinez-Romero, A., Gil-Casanova, D., Lewandowski, M., Kleindienst, T. E., Offenberg, J. H., Krug, J. D., Surratt, J. D., & Szmigielski, R. Cytotoxicity and oxidative stress induced by atmospheric mono-nitrophenols in human lung cells. Environmental Pollution, https://doi.org/10.1016/J.ENVPOL.2022.119010

Kostenidou, E., Jorga, S., Kodros, J. K., Florou, K., Kołodziejczyk, A., Szmigielski, R., & Pandis, S. N.
Properties and Atmospheric Oxidation of Norpinic Acid Aerosol.
Atmosphere, https://doi.org/10.3390/ATMOS13091481

Rudziński, K. J., Staszek, D., Asztemborska, M., Sukovata, L., Raczko, J., Cieślak, M., Kolk, A., & Szmigielski, R.
Newly Discovered Components of Dendrolimus pini Sex Pheromone.
Insects, https://doi.org/10.3390/insects13111063
Larvae of the pine-tree lappet moth (Dendrolimus pini) feed on needles of pine trees in Europe and Asia. During outbreaks, they can massively defoliate pine forests. The discovery of unknown components of D. pini sex pheromone opens possibilities for optimizing the lures for trapping D. pini males and increasing their use in insect monitoring systems.

2021

Sarang, K., Otto, T., Rudzinski, K., Schaefer, T., Grgić, I., Nestorowicz, K., Herrmann, H., & Szmigielski, R.
Reaction Kinetics of Green Leaf Volatiles with Sulfate, Hydroxyl, and Nitrate Radicals in Tropospheric Aqueous Phase.
Environmental Science & Technology, https://doi.org/10.1021/ACS.EST.1C03276

Sarang, K., Rudziński, K. J. J., & Szmigielski, R.
Green Leaf Volatiles in the Atmosphere - Properties, Transformation, and Significance.
Atmosphere, https://doi.org/10.3390/ATMOS12121655