Instytut Biologii i Nauk o Ziemi
Łukasz j. Binkowski
consultation: MS Teams: Wednesday and Thursday, 8:00-9:30.
I am an ecotoxicologist conducting hypothesis-driven laboratory and field investigations, risk assessments, and scholarly evaluations on the levels and toxicity of contemporary pollutants (mainly metals and pesticides) to wildlife and the environment. My current focus is on exposure to and the adverse effects of cadmium, mercury, and lead on birds and mammals. One of my most important projects concerns lead poisoning from ammunition sources among waterfowl. I have already confirmed cases of poisoning among ducks, coots, and swans in Poland, and I continue to study ammunition lead turnover and transfer to the environment. I am also working on broadly defined data analysis using the Microsoft analytical platform, Statistica, and R. Additionally, I collaborate on projects related to human exposure, where I utilize my skills in experimental design, laboratory measurements, and data analysis.
I head the Ecotoxicology Research Team at the University of the National Education Commission. Still, as a scientist, I am also an active academic teacher and teach courses on ecotoxicology, instrumental analysis, and data analysis.
On-going projects
- NCN OPUS 2019/35/B/ST10/00129 „Drivers of abiotic and biological weathering of spent lead gunshot in the environment”. 2020-2024. Pedagogical University of Krakow. Author and Principal Investigator.
List of publications
Below, only publications in journals included in the JCR list are presented.
2023
50) Humann-Guilleminot S., Binkowski Ł.J., Gning O., Glauser G., Helfenstein F. 2023. House sparrows are heavier on organic and integrated-production farms than on conventional farms. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment In Press.
49) Kucharska K., Binkowski Ł.J., Dudzik K., Barker J., Barton S., Rupérez D., Hahn A. 2023. Temporal and spatial trends in lead levels in the blood and down of Black Stork nestlings in central Europe. Science of the Total Environment 900: 165758. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165758
2022
48) Abdollahpour M., Ahmadpour M., Sinkakarimi M.H., Asbchin S.A., Soltani K., Khermandar K., Kucharska K., Binkowski Ł.J. 2022. Humic acid reduces lead phytoextraction efficiency of Erythrostemon gilliesii. Bioremediation Journal. DOI: 10.1080/10889868.2022.2136132
47) Potysz A., Binkowski Ł.J., Kierczak J., Rattner B.A. 2022. Drivers of Pb, Sb and As release from spent gunshot in wetlands: Enhancement by organic matter and native microorganisms. Science of the Total Environment 857: 159121. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159121
46) Knizatova N., Massanyi M., Rossi R., Ondruska L., Kovacik A., Tokarova K., Gren A., Formicki G., Binkowski Ł.J., Halo M., Lukac N., Massanyi P., Vizzarri F. 2022. The effect of brown seaweed and polyphenol supplementation in male rabbits on the blood profile and antioxidant markers. Veterinarni Medicina 67: 1-11. DOI: 10.17221/26/2022-VETMED
45) Kucharska K., Binkowski Ł.J., Zaguła G., Dudzik K. 2022. Spatial, temporal and environmental differences in concentrations of lead in the blood of Mute swans from summer and winter sites in Poland. Science of the Total Environment 830: 154698. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154698
2021
44) Knizatova N., Massanyi M., Kołodziejczyk Ł.M., Kovacik A., Tokarova K., Greń A. Binkowski Ł.J., Formicki G., Capcarova M., Massanyi P., Lukac N. 2021. In vivo effects of aflatoxin B1 and benzo[a]pyrene on the heart muscle of chicken embryos. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 56(14): 1490-1495. DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2021.2011659
43) Tirpák F., Halo M.Jr., Tokárová K., Binkowski L.J., Vašícek J., Svoradová A., Błaszczyk-Altman M., Kovácik A., Tvrdá E., Chrenek P., Lukác N., Massányi P. 2021. Composition of stallion seminal plasma and its impact on oxidative stress markers and spermatozoa quality. Life 11: 1238. DOI: 10.3390/life11111238
42) Farkhondeh T., Mansouri B., Binkowski L.J., Błaszczyk M., Pirsaheb M., Azadi N.A., Słoboda M., Amirabadizadeh A., Javadmoosavi S.Y. 2021. Blood lead concentrations in children with iron deficiency anemia: a systematic review and meta‑analysis. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29: 3199-3212. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17301-z
41) Knížatová N., Greifová H., Tokárová K., Jambor T., Binkowski Ł.J., Lukác N. 2021. Assessment of the effective impact of bisphenols on mitochondrial activity, viability and steroidogenesis in a dose-dependency in human adrenocortical carcinoma cells. Processes 9: 1471. DOI: 10.3390/pr9081471
40) Rezaei M., Błaszczyk M., Tinkov A.A., Binkowski L.J., Mansouri B., Skalny A., Azadi N., Doşa M.D., Bjørklund G. 2021. Relationship between gestational diabetes and serum trace element levels in pregnant women from Eastern Iran: a multivariate approach. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 28: 45230-45239. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13927-1
39) Kucharska K., Binkowski Ł.J., Dudzik K. 2021. Spatial and temporal trends in mercury levels in the down of black stork chicks in central Europe. Environmental Pollution 274: 116571. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116571
38) Mansouri B., Ali Azadi N., Albrycht M., Binkowski L.J., Błaszczyk M., Hamesadeghi U., Rahmani R., Maleki A., Majnoni F. 2020. Metal risk assessment study of canned fish available on the Iranian market. Biological Trace Element Research 199: 3470-3477. DOI: 10.1007/s12011-020-02446-8
37) Binkowski L.J., Fort J., Brault-Favrou M., Gallien F., Le Guillou G., Chastel O., Bustamante P. 2021. Foraging ecology drives mercury contamination in chick gulls from the English Channel. Chemosphere 267: 128622. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128622
2020
36) Capcarova, M., Harangozo, L., Arvay, J., Toth, T., Gabriny, L., Binkowski, L.J., Palsova, L., Skalicka, M., de la Luz Garcia Pardo, M., Stawarz, R., Massanyi, P. 2020. Essential and xenobiotic elements in cottage cheese from the Slovak market with a consumer risk assessment. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part B 55(7): 677-686. DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2020.1762420
35) Sayadi M. H., Kharkan J., Binkowski Ł. J., Błaszczyk M., Mansouri B. 2020. Cadmium and chromium levels in water and edible herbs in a risk assessment study of rural residents living in Eastern Iran. Environmental Science and Pollution Research 27, 9901–9909. DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-07600-2
34) Meissner W., Binkowski Ł.J., Barker J., Trzeciak M. 2020. Relationship between blood lead levels and physiological stress in mute swans (Cygnus olor) in municipal beaches of the southern Baltic. Science of the Total Environment 710(136292): 1-7. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.136292
33) Mansouri B., Błaszczyk M., Binkowski Ł.J., Azadi A., Amirabadizdeh A. R., Mehrpour M. 2020. Urinary metal levels with relation to age, occupation, and smoking habits of male inhabitants of eastern Iran. Biological Trace Element Research 195: 63-70. DOI: 10.1007/s12011-019-01848-7
2019
32) Kucharska K., Binkowski Ł.J., Batoryna M., Zaguła G., Stawarz R. 2019. Blood mercury levels in mute swans (Cygnus olor) are not related to sex, but are related to age, with no blood parameter implications. Environmental Pollution 252: 21-30. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.075
31) Binkowski Ł.J., Błaszczyk M., Przystupińska A., Massanyi P. 2019. Metal concentrations in archeological and contemporary mussel shells (Unionidae): reconstruction of past environmental conditions and the present state. Chemosphere 228: 756-761. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.190
30) Humann-Guilleminot S., Binkowski Ł.J., Jenni L., Hilke G., Glauser G., Helfenstein F. 2019. A nation-wide survey of neonicotinoid insecticides in agricultural land with implications for agri-environment schemes. Journal of Applied Ecology 56: 1502-1514. DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13392
29) Błaszczyk M., Toporcerová S., Popelková M., Binkowski Ł.J., Semla M., Tvrdá E., Lukáč N., Massányi P., Stawarz R. 2019. Semen metal profile, spermatozoa morphology and semen biochemical parameters in subfertile men with different lifestyle habits. Journal of Elementology 23(2): 603-614. DOI: 10.5601/jelem.2018.23.3.1605
28) Humann-Guilleminot S., Clément S., Desprat J., Binkowski Ł.J., Glauser G., Helfenstein F. 2019. A large-scale survey of house sparrows feathers reveals ubiquitouspresence of neonicotinoids in farmlands. Science of the Total Environment 660, 1091-1097. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.068
27) Capcarova M., Binkowski Ł.J., Stawarz R., Schwarczova L., Massanyi P. 2019. Levels of essential and xenobiotic elements and their relationships in milk available on the Slovak market with the estimation of consumer exposure. Biological Trace Element Research 188, 404-411. DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1424-9
2018
26) Fathi M., Binkowski L.J., Azadi N.A., Hamesadeghi U., Mansouri B. 2018. Co-exposure effects of mercury chloride (HgCl2) and silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) on goldfish (Carassius auratus): Histopathological changes, oxidative stress response, and bioaccumulation. Desalination and Water Treatment 105, 264-272. DOI: 10.5004/dwt.2018.21994
25) Sinkakarimi M.H., Binkowski L.J., Hassanpour M., Rajaei G., Ahmadpour M., Levengood J.M. 2018. Metal concentrations in tissues of Gadwall and Common Teal from Miankaleh and Gomishan International Wetlands, Iran. Biological Trace Element Research 185: 177-184. DOI: 10.1007/s12011-017-1237-2
24) Semla M., Schwarcz P., Mezey J., Binkowski Ł.J., Błaszczyk M., Formicki G., Greń A., Stawarz R., Massanyi P. 2018. Biogenic and risk elements in wines from the Slovak market with the estimation of consumer exposure. Biological Trace Element Research 184, 33-41. DOI: 10.1007/s12011-017-1157-1
2017
23) Binkowski Ł.J. 2017. The influence of environmental conditions on lead transfer from spent gunshot to sediments and water: other routes for Pb poisoning. Chemosphere 187, 330-337. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.08.103
22) Gasparik J., Binkowski Ł.J., Jahnatek A., Smehyl P., Dobias M., Lukac N., Blaszczyk M., Semla M., Massanyi P. 2017. Levels of metals in kidney, liver, and muscle tissue and their influence on the fitness for the consumption of wild boar from western Slovakia. Biological Trace Element Research 177, 258-266. DOI: 10.1007/s12011-016-0884-z
21) Binkowski Ł.J., Słoboda M., Dudzik P., Kłak M., Stawarz R. 2017. Pollution of the artesian wells in the urban areas of Krakow, Europe. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 27 (1a), 846-853. No DOI available.
2016
20) Ahmadpour M., Lan-Hai L., Ahmadpour M., Hoseini S.H., Mashrofeh A., Binkowski Ł.J. 2016. Mercury concentration in the feathers of birds from various trophic levels in Fereydunkenar International wetland (Iran) Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5671-y
19) Krockova J., Roychoudhury S., Slanina T., Formicki G., Binkowski L.J., Ondruska L., Lukac N., Kovacova R., Stawarz, R, Massanyi P. 2016. Lead induced alterations in rabbit spermatozoa motility and morphology in vitro. Czech Journal of Animal Science 61 (9), 391-406. DOI: 10.17221/58/2015-CJAS
18) Binkowski Ł.J., Meissner W., Trzeciak M., Izevbekhai K., Barker J. 2016. Lead isotope ratio measurements as indicators for the source of lead poisoning in Mute swans (Cygnus olor) wintering in Puck Bay (northern Poland). Chemosphere 164, 436-442. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.08.120
17) Binkowski Ł.J., Rogoziński P., Błaszczyk M., Semla M., Melia, P., Stawarz R. 2016. Relationship between air pollution and metal levels in cancerous and non-cancerous lung tissues. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A 51(14), 1303-1308. DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2016.1215200
16) Błaszczyk M., Paluch J., Binkowski Ł.J., Rogoziński P., Stawarz R. 2016. The relationships between dry and wet weight of lung and tumor tissues influenced by the drying procedure. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 25 (6), 1755-1759. No DOI available.
15) Binkowski Ł.J., Merta D., Przystupińska A., Sołtysiak Z., Pacoń J., Stawarz R. 2016. Levels of metals in kidney, liver and muscle tissue and their relation to the occurrence of parasites in the red fox in the Lower Silesian Forest in Europe. Chemosphere 149, 161-167. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.01.099
14) Karimi M.-H.S., Hassanpour M., Pourkhabbaz A.-R., Błaszczyk M., Paluch J., Binkowski Ł.J. 2016. Trace element concentrations in feathers of five Anseriformes in the south of the Caspian Sea, Iran. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 188 (22), 1-7. DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-5015-3
13) Binkowski Ł.J., Przystupińska A., Wojtaś W. 2016. Levels of total mercury in tissues of mallard drakes from industrialized wetlands area. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 1-6. DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1657-7
2015
12) Binkowski Ł.J., Sawicka-Kapusta K. 2015. Lead poisoning and its in vivo biomarkers in Mallard and Coot from two hunting activity areas in Poland. Chemosphere 127, 101-108. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.01.003
11) Binkowski Ł.J., Rogoziński P., Roychoudhury S., Bruliński K., Kucharzewski M., Łaciak T., Massanyi P., Stawarz R. 2015. Accumulation of metals in cancerous and healthy tissues of patients with lung cancer in southern Poland. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A 50, 9-15. DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2015.964597
10) Janicka M., Binkowski Ł.J., Błaszczyk M., Paluch J., Wojtaś W., Massanyi P., Stawarz R. 2015. Cadmium, lead and mercury concentrations and their influence on morphological parameters in blood donors from different age groups from southern Poland. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology 29, 342-346. DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2014.10.002
9) Binkowski Ł.J., Sawicka-Kapusta K. 2015. Cadmium concentrations and their implications in Mallard and Coot from fish pond areas. Chemosphere 119, 620-625. DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.07.059
2014
8) Binkowski Ł.J., Rzonca B. 2014. Seasonal variation of lead, other metals and ions concentrations in fish pond waters of high hunting activity area. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 225 (2217), 1-12. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-014-2217-1
2013
7) Kozikowska I., Binkowski Ł.J., Szczepańska K., Sławska H., Miszczuk K., Śliwińska M., Łaciak T., Stawarz R. 2013. Mercury concentrations in human placenta, umbilical cord, cord blood and amniotic fluid and their relations with body parameters of newborns. Environmental Pollution 182, 256-262. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.07.030
6) Binkowski Ł.J., Meissner W. 2013. Levels of metals in blood samples from Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) from urban areas in Poland. Environmental Pollution 178, 336-342. DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.03.030
5) Binkowski Ł.J., Sawicka-Kapusta K., Szarek J., Strzyżewska E., Felsmann M. 2013. Histopathology of liver and kidneys of wild living Mallards Anas platyrhynchos and Coots Fulica atra with considerable concentrations of lead and cadmium. Science of the Total Environment 450-451, 326-333. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.002
4) Binkowski Ł.J., Stawarz R., Zakrzewski M. 2013. Concentrations of cadmium, copper and zinc in tissues of Mallard and Coot from southern Poland. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part B 48, 410-415. DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2013.742725
3) Knazicka Z., Lukac N., Forgacs Z., Tvrda E., Lukacova J., Slivkova J., Binkowski Ł.J., Massanyi P. 2013. Effects of mercury on the steroidogenesis of human adrenocarcinoma (NCI-H295R) cell line. Journal of Environmental Science and Health. Part A 48 (3), 348-353. DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2013.726908
2012 and earlier
2) Binkowski Ł.J. 2012. The effect of material preparation on the dry weight used in trace elements determination in biological samples. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 21 (7a), 1956-1960. No DOI available.
1) Babińska I., Szarek J., Binkowski Ł.J., Skibniewska K., Wojtacka J., Markiewicz E., Felsmann M.Z., Zakrzewska M., Gesek M., Dublan K. 2008. Grey herons (Ardea cinerea L.) as a tool for monitoring the environment for metal concentrations in the vicinity of a pesticide tomb in the Iławskie Lake District. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin 17, 98-102. No DOI available.