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Prof. Andrzej Greinert

Institute of Environmental Engineering
University of Zielona Góra, Poland

Professor at the University of Zielona Góra. A specialist in the protection and reclamation of degraded areas and soils of man-made areas. Head of the Department of Geoengineering and Reclamation, operating within the Institute of Environmental Engineering.

Research interests

  • Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic and Mining Areas (SUITMA’s) – characteristics, pedogenesis (processes and factors), mechanisms of elements circulation, wastes as SUITMA’s parent rock materials

  • Urban and post-industrial land reclamation – techniques, technologies, reclaimed land development

  • Sustainable development of the urban areas; including green areas development, spatial planning, urban areas degradation and possibilities of their protection

  • Waste materials use as a soil fertilizers and conditioners

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Scientific activity

Scientific goals, Publication activity

Career path:

  • 1989 – MSc, Eng. – Academy of Agriculture in Poznań, Faculty of Horticulture, field of study: horticulture, speciality: ornamental plants, thesis: “The possibility of applying of sewage sludge to fertilize annual ornamental plants

  • 1994 – PhD – Academy of Agriculture in Szczecin, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, agronomy, thesis: “Applying of boulder clays and clays to sandy soil contaminated with heavy metals (Pb, Cd, Zn) as a method of improving their fertility and detoxification

  • 2003 – PhD, hab. – Academy of Agriculture in Szczecin, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture, agronomy, monograph: “Studies on the soils of the urbanized area of Zielona Góra

  • 2005- - profesor at the University of Zielona Góra

Scientific skills:

Author & co-author of more than 200 scientific reports.

Link to the publications list:

https://pers.uz.zgora.pl/skep-szukaj?wp_szukaj_and=Greinert,

Other sources:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Andrzej_Greinert/contributions

 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1194-2082

Journal councils:

  • Technical University of Zielona Góra Scientific Research Paper: Environmental Engineering, Ed. Chief from No. 8/1998; Scientific Journal of the University of Zielona Góra, Series: Environmental Engineering Ed. Chief 2004-2019;

  • Works of the Institute of Management and Agricultural Engineering of State Higher Vocational School in Sulechow. Series: Green Areas Design; ISSN: 1895-3999, Founder and Ed. Chief 2007-2013;

  • Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports, Deputy Editor-in-Chief 2010-2012; Thematic Editor 2013-2016;

Reviewing process:

  • Achievements reviewer in 5 habilitation processes;

  • Reviewer of 5 Ph.D. dissertations;

  • Reviewer of about 200 master's and engineer's theses;

  • Papers reviewer for journals: Acta Scientiarum Polonorum series Administratio Locorum, Archives of Environmental Protection, Bulletin of Geography, Catena, Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports, Chemosphere, Desalination and Water Treatment, Environmental Earth Science, Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Folia Forestalia Polonica, Ser. A-Forestry, Folia Universitatis Agriculturae Stetinensis, Fuel, International Journal of Environ. Res. Public Health, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Soils and Sediments, Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, Journal of Water and Land Development, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, Land Degradation and Development, Land, Remote Sensing, Soil Science Annual, Sustainability, Urban Ecosystems, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening;

  • Adviser of local legal acts in spatial planning and environment protection.

Ph.D. supervisor:

  • Sebastian Węclewski: Application of sewage sludge in urban green areas as a method of their management. Dissertation defense: 20.12.2005;

  • Jolanta Nietrzeba-Marcinionis: Characterization of selected properties of initial soils on reclaimed heaps of overburden materials in the Brown Coal Mine "Turów" S.A., Dissertation defense: 23.05.2007;

  • Barbara Walczak: Road dusts as a potential threat to urban ecosystems on the example of Zielona Góra. Dissertation defense: 18.06.2008;

  • Róża Fruzińska: Environmental risk factors in the areas of metal industry. Dissertation defense: 21.12.2013;

Membership of professional bodies:

  • Polish Soil Science Society

  • The International Union of Soil Sciences

  • SUITMA Working Group (Soils of Urban, Industrial, Traffic and Mining Areas WG SU/SUITMA of the IUSS)

  • 2003-2008, 2009-until now – member of the Voivodship Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment in Gorzów Wlkp.;

  • 2008-until now – member of the Council at the President of Zielona Góra for the implementation of spatial forms in Zielona Góra;

  • 2012-2016, 2016-2019, 2019-2022 – Chairman of the Commission of Soil Protection, Degradation and Reclamation of the Polish Soil Science Society;

  • 2016-until now – member of the Urban Planning and Architectural Committee of Zielona Góra.

Researching and Writing

Chosen papers

  • Differentiation of Trace Metal Contamination Level betweenDifferent Urban Functional Zones in Permafrost Affected Soils (the Example of Several Cities in the Yamal Region, Russian Arctic). 2021, Timur Nizamutdinov, Eugenia Morgun, Alexandr Pechkin, Jakub Kostecki, Andrzej Greinert, Evgeny Abakumov, Minerals, 1-20, DOI: 10.3390/min11070668

  • Technogenic soils ? soils of the year. 2020 in Poland. Concept, properties and classifi cation of technogenic soils in Poland 2020, Cezary Kabała, Andrzej Greinert, Przemysław Charzyński, Łukasz Uzarowicz, Soil Science Annual, Vol. 71, no. 4, 267-280, DOI: 10.37501/soilsa/131609

  • Studies of technogenic soils in Poland: past, present, and future perspectives. 2020, Łukasz Uzarowicz, Przemysław Charzyński, Andrzej Greinert, Piotr Hulisz, Cezary Kabała, Grzegorz Kusza, Wojciech Kwasowski, Artur Pędziwiatr, Soil Science Annual, Vol. 71, no. 4, 281-299, DOI: 10.37501/soilsa/131615

  • Soil sealing on example of the Jedrzychow Residential Area in Zielona Gora, Poland / Jakub Kostecki, Andrzej Greinert, Michał Drab, Łukasz Mik, 2020. Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports Vol. 30, iss. 1, 53-63, ISSN: 2080-5187, eISSN: 2450-8594, DOI: 10.2478/ceer-2020-0005

  • The Use of Plant Biomass Pellets for Energy Production by Combustion in Dedicated Furnaces / Andrzej Greinert, Maria Mrówczyńska, Radosław Grech, Wojciech Szefner, 2020. Energies Vol. 13, iss. 2, 1-17, ISSN: 1996-1073, eISSN: 1996-1073, DOI: 10.3390/en13020463

  • Urban nitrogen budgets: flows and stock changes of potentially polluting nitrogen compounds in cities and their surroundings - a review 2020, Wilfried Winiwarter, Barbara Amon, Zhaohai Bai, Andrzej Greinert, Katrin Kaltenegger, Lin Ma, Sylwia Myszograj, Markus Schneidergruber, Monika Suchowska-Kisielewicz, Lisa Wolf, Lin Zhang, Feng Zhou, Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, Vol. 17, 57-71, DOI: 10.1080/1943815X.2020.1841241

  • The Impact of the Process of Academic Education on Differences in Landscape Perception between the Students of Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering. 2020, Andrzej Greinert, Maria Mrówczyńska, Land, Vol. 9, iss. 6, 1-27, DOI: 10.3390/land9060188

  • Polish Soil Classification, 6th edition - principles, classification / Cezary Kabała, Przemysław Charzyński, Jacek Chodorowski, Marek Drewnik, Bartłomiej Glina, Andrzej Greinert, Piotr Hulisz, Michał Jankowski, Jerzy Jonczak, Beata Łabaz, Andrzej Łachacz, -- [...], 2019. Soil Science Annual Vol. 70, no. 2, 71-97, ISSN: 2300-4967, eISSN: 2300-4975, bibliogr. DOI: 10.2478/ssa-2019-0009

  • Study on the Possibilities of Natural Use of Ash Granulate Obtained from the Combustion of Pellets from Plant Biomass / Andrzej Greinert, Maria Mrówczyńska, Wojciech Szefner, 2019. Energies Vol. 12, iss. 13, 1-19, ISSN: 1996-1073, eISSN: 1996-1073, DOI: 10.3390/en12132569

  • The history of viticultural land use as a determinant of contemporary regional development in Western Poland / Andrzej Greinert, Jakub Kostecki, Yuliya Vystavna, 2019. Land Use Policy: The International Journal Covering All Aspects of Land Use Vol. 85, 249--258, ISSN: 0264-8377, eISSN: 1873-5754, DOI: 10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.04.010

  • The Use of Waste Biomass from the Wood Industry and Municipal Sources for Energy Production / Andrzej Greinert, Maria Mrówczyńska, Wojciech Szefner, 2019. Sustainability Vol. 11, no. 11, 1-19, ISSN: 2071-1050, eISSN: 2071-1050, DOI: 10.3390/su11113083

  • Storage capacity of organic carbon in the reclaimed post-mining technosols / Andrzej Greinert, Michał Drab, Agnieszka Śliwińska, 2018. Environment Protection Engineering Vol. 44, no. 1, 117-127, ISSN: 0324-8828, DOI: 10.5277/epe180109

  • Urban soil resources of medium-sized cities in Poland: a comparative case study of Toruń and Zielona Góra / Piotr Hulisz, Przemysław Charzyński, Andrzej Greinert, 2018. Journal of Soils and Sediments Vol. 18, iss. 2, 358-372, ISSN: 1439-0108, DOI: 10.1007/s11368-016-1596-x

  • The possibility to use modified flight ash as a neutralizer in the acid soils reclamation processes / Michał Ćwiąkała, Andrzej Greinert, Jakub Kostecki, Leszek Rafalski / Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports. 2018, No. 28 (4), 88-104, ISSN: 2080-5187, DOI: 10.2478/ceer-2018-0053

  • The influence of technical infrastructure on the roundabout areas development / Jakub Kostecki, Andrzej Greinert, Ewelina Owoc / Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports. 2016, No. 23, iss. 4, 89-101, ISSN: 2080-5187, DOI: 10.1515/ceer-2016-0054

  • Protective Zone of an Industrial Plant as a Tool for Environmental Protection / Marta Skoczylas, Andrzej Greinert, Jakub Kostecki, Marta Skiba, Anna Bazan-Krzywoszańska, 2015. Environment and Ecology Research Vol. 3, no. 4, 73-81, ISSN: 2331-625X, eISSN: 2331-6268, DOI: 10.13189/eer.2015.030401

  • Spatial distribution of heavy metals in the topsoil on roundabouts in Zielona Góra, Poland / Jakub Kostecki, Andrzej Greinert, Róża Wasylewicz, Roksana Adam, Bartłomiej Garbera, Przemysław Knap, Maciej Ostapkowicz, Bartosz Stanisławiak, 2015. Enviromental Protection and Natural Resources Vol. 26, no. 2, 1-8, ISSN: 1230-7831

  • The heterogeneity of urban soils in the light of their properties / Andrzej Greinert, 2015. Journal of Soils and Sediments Vol. 15, iss. 8, 1725-1737, ISSN: 1439-0108, DOI: 10.1007/s11368-014-1054-6

  • The state of soil contaminated with nickel in the former sanitary zone of the Głogów Copper Smelter / Jakub Kostecki, Michał Drab, Róża Wasylewicz, Andrzej Greinert, Barbara Walczak, Dariusz Królik, 2015. Polish Journal of Soil Science Vol. 48, no. 1, 13-20, ISSN: 0079-2985, eISSN: 2449-8254

  • The total content of nitrogen in leaves and wood of trees growing in the area affected by the Głogów Copper Smelter / Jakub Kostecki, Andrzej Greinert, Michał Drab, Róża Wasylewicz, Mariola Szafraniec, Grzegorz Stodulski, Maciej Wypych, 2015. Journal of Elementology Vol. 1, 137-148, ISSN: 1644-2296

  • Chemical soil degradation in the area of the Głogów copper smelter protective forest / Jakub Kostecki, Andrzej Greinert, Michał Drab, Róża Wasylewicz, Barbara Walczak / Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports. 2015, No. 17, 61-71, ISSN: 2080-5187, DOI: 10.1515/ceer-2015-0022

  • Sorption of nickel in soils of an area affected by the metal industry / Róża Wasylewicz, Jakub Kostecki, Andrzej Greinert, Barbara Walczak, Michał Drab, 2014. Polish Journal of Soil Science Vol. 47, no. 2, 101-108, ISSN: 0079-2985, eISSN: 2449-8254

  • Classification of technogenic soils according to WRB system / Przemysław Charzyński, Renata Bednarek, Andrzej Greinert, Piotr Hulisz, Łukasz Uzarowicz, 2013. Soil Science Annual Vol. 64, no. 4, 145-150, ISSN: 2300-4967, eISSN: 2300-4975

  • Possibilities of heavy metals available for plants determination in the soil of an industrial zone / Andrzej Greinert, Róża Fruzińska, Jakub Kostecki, Karolina Bednarz, 2013. Ecological Chemistry and Engineering. A Vol. 20, no. 2, 251-260, ISSN: 1898-6188

  • Mobility and phytoavailability of lead in urban soils / Andrzej Greinert, Jakub Kostecki, Róża Fruzińska, K. Bednarz, 2012. Proceedings of ECOpole Vol. 6, no. 1, 105-111, ISSN: 1898-617X

  • Selected heavy metals and their behaviour in urban soils versus soil quality standards / Andrzej Greinert, 2010. Environment Protection Engineering Vol. 36, no 1, 45-53, ISSN: 0324-8828

  • Phytotoxic effects of sewage sludges on decorative plants / Andrzej Greinert, Michał Drab, Sebastian Węclewski, 2009. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies (Seria: Series of Monographs) Vol. 6, 41-48, ISSN: 1230-1485

  • The response of selected deciduous trees and bushes to sludge fertilization / Michał Drab, Andrzej Greinert, Sebastian Węclewski, 2009. Polish Journal of Environmental Studies (Seria: Series of Monographs) Vol. 6, 35-40, ISSN: 1230-1485

  • Soils of the Zielona Góra urban forest parks as an example of anthropogenic transformations of natural forest soils / Andrzej Greinert, 2001. Acta Agrophysica R. 51, 57-66, ISSN: 1234-4125

  • Die Schlammverwertung als dünger für die Rabatte-Zierpflanzen / Andrzej Greinert / Studia i Materiały. 2001, T. 18-19, nr 1-2, 211-216

  • Der Einfluss der Zugaben verschiedener Tone zum Sandboden auf die Schwermetallsorption / Andrzej Greinert, Henryk Greinert, A. Koćmit / Mitteilungen der Deutschen Bodenkundlichen Gesellschaft. 1995, Bd. 76, 269-272

Workspace

Other publications

Books in Polish:

  • Systematyka gleb Polski, 2019. Cezary Kabała, Przemysław Charzyński, Jacek Chodorowski, Marek Drewnik, Bartłomiej Glina, Andrzej Greinert, Piotr Hulisz, Michał Jankowski, Jerzy Jonczak, [i in.] - Wyd. 6, Wrocław - Warszawa : Wydaw. Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wrocławiu, Polskie Towarzystwo Gleboznawcze 291 s. , ISBN: 9788377173213

  • 40-lecie Inżynierii Środowiska w Zielonej Górze, 2017. Andrzej Jędrczak, Andrzej Greinert, Zielona Góra : Instytut Inżynierii Środowiska Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego 214 s. , ISBN: 9788393761982

  • Ogólna koncepcja kształtowania terenów zieleni przydrożnej w Miejskim Obszarze Funkcjonalnym Zielonej Góry, 2016. Andrzej Greinert, Monika Drozdek, Zielona Góra : Instytut Inżynierii Środowiska Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego 170 s. , ISBN: 9788393761951

  • Kobalt w środowisku przyrodniczym i antropogenicznym, 2011. Andrzej Greinert, Zielona Góra : Oficyna Wydaw. Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego 132 s. , ISBN: 9788374814379

  • Studia nad efektywnością leśnej rekultywacji zwałowisk fitotoksycznie kwaśnych piasków mioceńskich po byłej kopalni węgla brunatnego w Łęknicy, 2009. Henryk Greinert, Michał Drab, Andrzej Greinert, Zielona Góra : Oficyna Wydaw. Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego 170 s. , ISBN: 9788374812207

  • Studia nad glebami obszaru zurbanizowanego Zielonej Góry, 2003. Andrzej Greinert, Zielona Góra : Oficyna Wydaw. Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego 167 s. , ISBN: 8389321386

  • Ochrona i rekultywacja terenów zurbanizowanych, 2000. Andrzej Greinert, Zielona Góra : Wydaw. PZ 216 s. (Monografie 97), ISBN: 838591112X

  • Ochrona i rekultywacja środowiska glebowego, 1999. Henryk Greinert, Andrzej Greinert, Zielona Góra : Wydaw. PZ 326 s. (Monografie 92), ISBN: 8385911901

  • Przewodnik do ćwiczeń z gleboznawstwa i ochrony gleb, 1998. Andrzej Greinert, Zielona Góra : Wydaw. PZ 225 s.

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Lectures

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Soil protection and reclamation
Ochrona i Rekultywacja Gleb

2019/2020

An introduction to the basic problems of soil science – soil genesis, soil chemical, physical, and biological properties, soil classification systems, soil as the place for plants, soil as an element of the entire environment. Estimation of the influence of soil characteristics on the habitat’s fertility including regulation possibilities. Causes and effects of the soil degradation processes; methods and techniques being used during reclamation activities.

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Spatial Planning for Environmental Engineers
Planowanie Przestrzenne dla Inżynierów Środowiska

2019/2020

Acquaint students with spatial planning and areas development as the starting point of environmental engineering
activities and documentation. Education the ability to use plans and other documents as a tool of environment
engineer's work.

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Urban and Industrial Land Reclamation
Rekultywacja Gruntów Miejskich i Przemysłowych

2019/2020

The student becomes familiar with: the legal procedure for the recognition of degraded areas and its
consequences; recognize different types of land degradation including multifactorial events; technologies and
techniques used in the reclamation procedures; the methods of soils control.

Work in progress
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 Research Trends in Basic, Environmental and Technical Sciences, part 1

Trendy Badań w Naukach Ścisłych, Przyrodniczych i Technicznych, cz. 1

2019/2020

A short presentation of the achievements of environmental engineering as a science to date. Presentation of the historical development of environmental techniques and technologies. Showing contemporary works being the result of environmental engineering research. The future of scientific research in the scientific discipline environmental engineering, mining and energy.

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15 Prof. Z. Szafrana St., 65-516 Zielona Góra, Poland

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