Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Public research institute (Zabrze, Poland) with over 60 years of basic and applied research in environmental engineering. Core activities include accredited laboratory testing (water, wastewater, soils, wastes, air pollutants), air and aerosol monitoring, emissions and stack testing, soil and contaminated‑land assessment, magnetometry-based screening, method development and speciation analyses, environmental impact assessments and remediation design, and participation in national and international research infrastructures and projects.
Industries
Nr. of Employees
medium (51-250)
Institute of Environmental Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences
Instytut Podstaw Inżynierii Środowiska PAN, ul. M. Skłodowskiej‑Curie 34, 41-819 Zabrze, Poland
Products
Archives of Environmental Protection (scientific journal)
Peer‑reviewed international journal publishing original research in environmental engineering and protection; operates open‑access policy under Creative Commons licensing.
Prace i Studia — institute monograph series
Institute technical monographs and studies on environmental engineering topics (examples include works on respirable dust properties, magnetometry in soil monitoring and ion chromatography).
Archives of Environmental Protection (scientific journal)
Peer‑reviewed international journal publishing original research in environmental engineering and protection; operates open‑access policy under Creative Commons licensing.
Prace i Studia — institute monograph series
Institute technical monographs and studies on environmental engineering topics (examples include works on respirable dust properties, magnetometry in soil monitoring and ion chromatography).
Services
Routine and contract laboratory testing of water, wastewater, soils, sediments, wastes and air particulate/gaseous pollutants under an ISO/IEC 17025 quality system.
On‑site emission measurements, parallel and verification measurements for monitoring systems, QAL2/AST calibration and performance testing of dedusting and gas‑cleaning installations.
Design and execution of measurement campaigns, calibration and intercomparison of reference and low‑cost sensors, and comparative evaluation with reference methods.
Characterisation of wastes and contaminated soils, environmental impact assessments, technical design and engineering solutions for reclamation of post‑industrial and landfill sites.
Custom speciation analyses (including HPLC‑ICP‑MS workflows), sequential extraction, method development and validation supporting research projects and contract research.
Testing and development of natural and waste‑derived sorbents for removal of pollutants from water and wastewaters, including laboratory assessment of adsorption properties and optimisation of modification procedures.
Routine and contract laboratory testing of water, wastewater, soils, sediments, wastes and air particulate/gaseous pollutants under an ISO/IEC 17025 quality system.
On‑site emission measurements, parallel and verification measurements for monitoring systems, QAL2/AST calibration and performance testing of dedusting and gas‑cleaning installations.
Design and execution of measurement campaigns, calibration and intercomparison of reference and low‑cost sensors, and comparative evaluation with reference methods.
Characterisation of wastes and contaminated soils, environmental impact assessments, technical design and engineering solutions for reclamation of post‑industrial and landfill sites.
Custom speciation analyses (including HPLC‑ICP‑MS workflows), sequential extraction, method development and validation supporting research projects and contract research.
Testing and development of natural and waste‑derived sorbents for removal of pollutants from water and wastewaters, including laboratory assessment of adsorption properties and optimisation of modification procedures.
Expertise Areas
- Air quality monitoring and aerosol characterisation
- Emission and stack testing and monitoring‑system verification
- Monitoring‑network support and sensor intercomparison
- Water quality monitoring, limnology and microplastics analysis
Key Technologies
- Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP‑MS)
- Inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy (ICP‑OES)
- High‑performance liquid chromatography coupled with ICP‑MS (HPLC‑ICP‑MS)
- Ion chromatography (IC)
News & Updates
Seminar and workshops on identification and revitalisation of degraded soils in the context of the EU Soil Monitoring Law (project PoLaRecCE); free event announced for December 2025.
Seminar presented by an institute researcher addressing biomass quality and roles of biochar in sustainable energy.
Announcement of the second edition of an academic textbook on ion chromatography by an institute researcher.
Technical monograph on properties of respirable dust emitted from selected installations (Jan Konieczyński), institute publication, 2010.
Monograph on the application of magnetometry for soil monitoring and ecological assessment in areas affected by industrial emissions (Zygmunt Strzyszcz, Marzena Rachwał), 2010.
Monograph on ion chromatography: current state and development perspectives (Rajmund Michalski), institute publication, 2009.
Seminar and workshops on identification and revitalisation of degraded soils in the context of the EU Soil Monitoring Law (project PoLaRecCE); free event announced for December 2025.
Seminar presented by an institute researcher addressing biomass quality and roles of biochar in sustainable energy.
Announcement of the second edition of an academic textbook on ion chromatography by an institute researcher.
Technical monograph on properties of respirable dust emitted from selected installations (Jan Konieczyński), institute publication, 2010.
Monograph on the application of magnetometry for soil monitoring and ecological assessment in areas affected by industrial emissions (Zygmunt Strzyszcz, Marzena Rachwał), 2010.
Monograph on ion chromatography: current state and development perspectives (Rajmund Michalski), institute publication, 2009.