Name of institution: Nicholas Copernicus University, Faculty of Chemistry

Department: Department of Environmental Chemistry & Ecoanalytics

Address: 7 Gagarin Str., 87-100 Torun, Poland

Web site: www.chem.uni.torun.pl/SR.html

Contact person:

Bogusław BUSZEWSKI

Professor

phone: +48 56 6114308

fax:+48 56 6114837

e-mail: bbusz@chem.uni.torun.pl

Keywords: Analytical chemistry, physic-chemistry of the surface, surface modification, sample preparation, chromatography and related techniques, chemometrics.

Research profile:

· control and monitoring of inorganic and organic pollutants (heavy metals, VOCs, THMs, PAHs, PCBs, pesticides, phenols, etc.) in different matrices using GC, GC/MS, HPLC, TLC, AAS, TOC and hyphenated techniques, sample preparation, field analysis (mobile laboratory).

· sorption, speciation and modeling of transport process of heavy metals and other xenobiotics in soil and natural matrices (sediments, plants, human body, etc). Soil degradation. Humic acids.

· theoretical and practical aspects of chromatography and electromigration techniques, separation mechanism (QSRR), new stationary phases for HPLC, SPE and CEC, columns preparation, miniaturization in separation process.

· neutralization and biodegardation of industrial, agricultural and communal wastes; Utilization of sewage sludge as a compost; water technology.

· chemometrics and application of computer techniques for simulation, molecular modeling, data visualization and validation


Domains of applications:

Food analysis, medical diagnosis, pharmaceutical and cosmetics control, environmental monitoring.