Prof. Maria Elektorowicz

Department of Building, Civil & Environmental Engineering

Concordia University, Canada

Professor

Email: [email protected]

Qualifications

1971-1977 M.Eng. and Ph.D., Warsaw Technical University

Publications (Selected)

1. Wang, Z. Y., Huang, Y. W., Zhang, G. R., et al. (2026). Artificial intelligence for marine oil spill management: Recent advances and future directions. Marine Environmental Research, 219, 108108.
2. Faramarz, M. G., Oleszkiewicz, J. A., & Elektorowicz, M. (2025). Chain-length-dependent perfluorocarboxylic acids partitioning in activated sludge: deciphering the influence of proteins and sludge properties. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 23(1), 8.
3. Faramarz, M. G., Oleszkiewicz, J. A., & Elektorowicz, M. (2025). Enhanced electrokinetic method for mitigation and separation of a mixture of short- to long-chain perfluoroalkyl acids in waste activated sludge. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 77, 108544.
4. Rajaei, E., & Elektorowicz, M. (2025). Electro-washing of pipelines spills: On-site strategies for different soil matrices. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 495, 139112.
5. Addala, A., Boudiaf, M., Zizi, Z., et al. (2025). Utilization of Nigella sativa seed biomass for copper (II) adsorption from aqueous solutions and wastewater: performance evaluation, kinetics, thermodynamics, and theoretical insights. Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 15(18), 25205–25222.
6. Chen, Z. K., Elektorowicz, M., An, C. J., & Tian, X. L. (2024). Seasonal ice encapsulation: the pivotal influence on microplastic transport and fate in cold regions. Environmental Science-Water Research & Technology, 10(10), 2267–2272.
7. Chen, Z. K., Elektorowicz, M., An, C. J., et al. (2024). Revealing the Freezing-Induced Alteration in Microplastic Behavior and Its Implication for the Microplastics Released from Seasonal Ice. Environmental Science & Technology, 58(30), 13529–13539.
8. Chen, Z. K., Elektorowicz, M., An, C. J., & Tian, X. L. (2023). Entrainment and Enrichment of Microplastics in Ice Formation Processes: Implications for the Transport of Microplastics in Cold Regions. Environmental Science & Technology.
9. Chen, Z. K., An, C. J., Elektorowicz, M., & Tian, X. L. (2022). Sources, behaviors, transformations, and environmental risks of organophosphate esters in the coastal environment: A review. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 180, 113779.
10. Lagum, A. A., & Elektorowicz, M. (2022). Modification of nitrifying microbial community via DC electrical field application. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 10(3), 107743.
11. Ahmed, M., Mavukkandy, M. O., Giwa, A., et al. (2022). Recent developments in hazardous pollutants removal from wastewater and water reuse within a circular economy. NPJ Clean Water, 5(1), 12.
12. Addala, A., Boudiaf, M., Elektorowicz, M., et al. (2021). Amberlite IRC-718 ion chelating resin extraction of hazardous metal Cr (VI) from aqueous solutions: equilibrium and theoretical modeling. Water Science and Technology, 84(5), 1206–1216.
13. Yuan, J., & Elektorowicz, M. (2021). Factors influencing non-aqueous extraction process of bitumen to mitigate the environmental impacts. Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 153, 75–83.
14. Ibeid, S., & Elektorowicz, M. (2021). Enhancement of wastewater nutrient removal at low carbon/nitrogen ratio using a submerged membrane electro-bioreactor. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 18(10), 2905–2912.
15. Jahromi, A. F., & Elektorowicz, M. (2020). Modified electrochemical processes for industrial-scale treatment of wastewater having high TKN content. Electrochimica Acta, 354, 136724.
16. Yuan, J., & Elektorowicz, M. (2020). Extended environmental multimedia modeling system assessing the risk carried by pollutants in interacted air-unsaturated-groundwater zones. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 381, 120852.
17. Yuan, J., Elektorowicz, M., Chen, Z., et al. (2019). Simulation and computer modeling of asphaltene in different solvents on oil-water interfaces using a molecular dynamic methodology. Journal of Molecular Graphics & Modelling, 93, 107450.
18. Ahmed, M., Elektorowicz, M., & Hasan, W. S. (2019). GO, SiO2, and SnO2 nanomaterials as highly efficient adsorbents for Zn2+ from industrial wastewater-A second stage treatment to electrically enhanced membrane bioreactor. Journal of Water Process Engineering, 31, 100815.
19. Taleghani, T. S., Jahromi, A. F., & Elektorowicz, M. (2019). Electro-demulsification of water-in-oil suspensions enhanced with implementing various additives. Chemosphere, 233, 157–163.
20. Baker, M. B., Elektorowicz, M., & Hanna, A. (2018). Electrokinetic nondestructive in-situ technique for rehabilitation of liners damaged by fuels. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 359, 510–515.

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WOS ResearcherID: EWI-6051-2022