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Examining whether the population of herbivorous invertebrates changes depending on the distance from the traffic lane. We will also examine what other types of pollution can be observed alongside tire dust, and if the particles, both additionally contaminated and these with other types of pollutants, eaten by the examined invertebrates cause changes in their biological processes.<\/p>\n
key words: physio-chemistry of dust, model species, soil, leaves, insects<\/em><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653048142105{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]<\/p>\n It is estimated that an average car emits 5.8 mg of tire dust per 1 kilometre daily. With an average of 50,000 cars driving along Polish A4 motorway every day, this results in 290 g of dust\/km. This amount creates environmental pressure in the form of pollution reaching various organisms living along this express-way. Dust gets into the soil or groundwater; it also remains on plants. Thus, it is either inhaled or consumed by these organisms. Furthermore, the indirect effect of dust involves its ability to absorb or adsorb other types of pollutants, such as metals from brake pad abrasion.<\/p>\n The goal of the project is an analysis of the results of such emissions on soil and aquatic ecosystems. The interactions of micro-particles from tire abrasion with other types of pollutants are also not well studied. The members of the project team will carry it out on two complementary levels: in field studies, taking samples of soil, plants and invertebrates, and during laboratory tests, in which they will analyse the effects of exposure of model organisms to different types of dust under controlled conditions.<\/p>\n The research will be conducted in two locations: an urban, forest-free area at the intersection of DK86 with ul. Wiejska (Czelad\u017a) and ul. J\u00f3zefa Pi\u0142sudskiego (B\u0119dzin), near a shopping centre (50.314018, 19.108945<\/a>) and in a forested area along the same route at the intersection with ul. Katowicka in Tychy (50.165433, 19.015917<\/a>).<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1654180730698{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]<\/p>\n Photo by Ma\u0142gorzata Dymowska<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1655294150286{margin-left: 25px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;border-left-color: #000000 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;}”]<\/p>\n Agnieszka Babczy\u0144ska, PhD, Associate Professor<\/strong> [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_tta_accordion style=”flat” shape=”round” color=”black” spacing=”5″ c_icon=”triangle” active_section=”0″ no_fill=”true” collapsible_all=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”team members” tab_id=”lifeindust”][vc_column_text el_class=”font-black”]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”5\/6″ css=”.vc_custom_1650357928922{background-color: #f2f2f2 !important;}”]\r\n \n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>[vc_row_inner content_placement=”top”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1650359630649{margin-bottom: 0px !important;border-bottom-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}”] Tire dust particles obtained in the laboratory, observed in the Phenom XL scanning microscope<\/span> [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1653048401911{padding-right: 15px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;}”]popular science article<\/span><\/p>\n University of Silesia Magazine No. 7 (297)\/2022<\/span><\/p>\n The whole world gladly uses motorways. They make travelling much easier, they reduce fuel consumption, they are safer. But how this kind of infrastructure affects the life quality of animals? \u2013 It is a world turned upside down, one they have to learn once again \u2013 says Agnieszka Babczy\u0144ska, PhD, Assoc. Prof., a laureate of the contest \u201cGreen Horizon\u201d. The biologist together with an international team is studying the effects of tire dust on herbivorous invertebrates.<\/p>\n
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\nInstitute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection
\nFaculty of Natural Sciences
\ne-mail: agnieszka.babczynska@us.edu.pl<\/a>
\nphone number: +48 32 359 12 35<\/p>\n\n
More about the project<\/h4>\n
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\nPhoto by Jolanta Bro\u017cek<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nThe motorway from the perspective of a mealworm, an earthworm and a daphnia<\/strong><\/h4>\n