On 28-29 November 2012 employees of MPL (G. Kowalewska, L. Lubecki, R. Gogacz) participated in final conference of project WAB organised by
Municipality of Trelleborg. In the conference participated around 100 people form Sweden and other Baltic countries. Prof. G. Kowalewska gave
a lecture describing the tasks of MPL in project WAB. Conference aroused great interest of institutions responsible for the costal managemen and journalist.
On 28 October 2012 conference 'Chemistry, Geochemistry and Marine Envirolental Protection' was held at IO PAN. Dr Lubecki of MPL has presented poster
'Analisys of nonylphenols in sediments from the Gulf of Gdańsk' was presented. In the conference participated many people from the institute as well as other institutions.
On 24-25 June 2012 employees of MPL (G. Kowalewska, K. Bucholc) participated in an international conference in Copenhagen (Denmark) 'A Greener Agriculture for
a Bluer Baltic Sea Conference' and presented poster: 'Wetland, algae and biogas – a southern Baltic Sea eutrophication counteract project (WAB) - IOPAN activities'.
On 18-22 June 2012 Prof. G.Kowalewska participated in Milan (Italy) in the international conference 'European Biomass Conference and Exhibition'.
International scientific committee consisting of 140 world class experts created a program of over 880 presentations, 264 oral presentations and 620 posters.
Besides the conference, also the exhibition took place showing the range of activities and achievements of different firms and organisations related to the use of biomass.
Prof. Kowalewska has presented poster about nutrient content in macroalgae collected from the Sopot beach and ratio of carbon to nitrogen in this biomass. The results aroused a lot of attention.
On 4-7 June 2012 dr. Ludwik Lubecki participated in 'Nordic Environmental Chemistry Conference 2012' (NECC 2012), Turku (Finland). He had the presented oral presentation:
'Nonylphenols in sediments from the Gulf of Gdańsk (southern Baltic) – preliminary results'.
On 3-7 June 2012 employees of MPL (G. Kowalewska, K. Bucholc) took part in the international conference ECSA in Venice. Presenting results of WAB project:
eutrophication monitoring system at the Sopot pier (prof. G. Kowalewska - oral presentation) and poster about nutrient content in macroalgae and influence of macroalgae
collection from seashore on marine habitat (mgr K. Bucholc).
On 26 May 2012 employees of MPL (K. Bucholc, R. Gogacz) promoted WAB project on the one of 19 stands at the XIII Scientific Picnic,
which took place at the pier in Sopot. Poster on the tasks of the project was presented, brochures "Eutrophication of the Baltic Sea," and "Air and Biogas"
issued by the Institute under the WAB project were distribiuted.
On 7 May 2012 MPL began monitoring of the Sopot beach, until the end of October. Twice a week, the team collected water samples
(for spectrophotometric and microscopic analyses) at three coastal stations and at two depths at the pier in the place where sonde is installed. Once
a week at each station there were measured water parameters such as salinity, oxygen content and temperature. In addition, every day on the entire length
of the Sopot beach the amount of macroalgae accumulating at the shore was monitored.
On 25 January 2012, employees of MPL (G. Kowalewska, M. Szymczak-Żyła, K. Bucholc, R. Gogacz),
participated in conference of the project WAB at the Marshall Office of the Pomeranian Voivodeship in Gdansk.
Brochure 'Air & biogas' (24 pages, 3000 copy) has been issued in framework of WAB project
