Dr. Szandra Klátyik - MATE Research
Overview
Dr. Szandra Klátyik is a Research Fellow at the Department of Ecotoxicology within the Agro-Environmental Research Center at the Institute of Environmental Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Gödöllő, Hungary.
Her research activities include ecotoxicological assessment and evaluation of various pollutants of agricultural origin, primarily veterinary and plant protection products in addition to their components, on aquatic non-target organisms. Examination of the individual and combined effects of the tested substances on aquatic invertebrate macroorganisms, unicellular green and blue algae species, as well as on biofilms colonized under natural conditions. In addition to the detection of the effects on the composition of the algal communities (mainly diatoms) in natural biofilms. The use of enzyme activity testing methods during the assessment of toxic effects (e.g., glutathione-S-transferase, acetylcholinesterase). Detection and degradation of agricultural pollutants from environmental samples using various environmental analytical methods.
She authored and co-authored 25 research articles in high-impact scientific journals and 2 books or book chapters as co-author. Her Hirsch index currently is 10.
She is a member of the Hungarian Society of Ecotoxicology. She serves as a Guest Editor in journal Toxics.
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Publications
Klátyik, Sz., Takács, E., Barócsi, A., Lenk, S., Kocsányi, L., Darvas, B., Székács, A. (2024): Hormesis, the individual and combined phytotoxicity of the components of glyphosate-based formulations on algal growth and photosynthetic activity. Toxics 12 (4): 257. doi: 10.3390/toxics12040257
Klátyik, Sz., Simon, G., Oláh, M., Takács, E., Mesnage, R., Antoniou, M.N., Zaller, J.G., Székács, A. (2024): Aquatic ecotoxicity of glyphosate, its formulations, and co-formulants: Evidence from 2010 to 2023. Environ. Sci. Eur. 36: 22. doi: 0.1186/s12302-024-00849-1
Klátyik, Sz., Simon, G., Oláh, M., Mesnage, R., Antoniou, M.N., Zaller, J.G., Székács, A. (2023): Terrestrial ecotoxicity of glyphosate, its formulations, and co-formulants: Evidence from 2010–2023. Environ. Sci. Eur. 35: 51. doi: 10.1186/s12302-023-00758-9
Lázár, D., Takács, E., Mörtl, M., Klátyik, Sz., Barócsi, A., Kocsányi, L., Lenk, S., Domján, L., Szarvas, G., Lengyel, E., Székács, A. (2023): Application of a fluorescence-based instrument prototype for chlorophyll measurements and its utility in an herbicide algal ecotoxicity assay. Water 15 (10):1866. doi: 10.3390/w15101866
Klátyik, Sz., Takács, E., Mörtl, M., Földi, A., Trábert, Zs., Ács, É., Darvas, B., Székács, A. (2017): Dissipation of the herbicide active ingredient glyphosate in natural water samples in the presence of biofilms. Int. J. Environ. Anal. Chem. 97: 901-921. doi: 10.1080/03067319.2017.1373770
Projects
NETPOULSAFE Networking European poultry actors for enhancing the compliance of biosecurity measures for a sustainable production; project identifier: H2020 Project, Grant agreement ID: 101000728
EU H2020 project, 2020-2024, completed; project role: Participant Researcher. Project NETPOULSAFE has been dedicated to revolutionizing biosecurity compliance in the European poultry industry, and its completion led to remarkable accomplishments achieved along the way. The project organized networking across 7 countries about supporting biosecurity in poultry farming, leading to the establishment and implementation of best supporting measures, corresponding training materials, videos and podcasts produced to facilitate the spread of the NETPOULSAFE protocols along EU Member States. https://www.netpoulsafe.eu
Hort4EUGreen: Enhancing practical skills of horticulture specialists to better address the demands of the European Green Deal; project identifier: ERASMUS+ 2020-1-RO01-KA203-080398
ERASMUS+ Project, 2020-2023, completed; project role: Participant Researcher. The overall aim of the project was to prepare horticulture teachers, practitioners and future professionals (students) to meet the requirements of the European Green Deal. The project aims to (i) implement joint initiatives to foster cooperation, mutual learning and exchange of experience between the four partners and (ii) develop, transfer and implement innovative practices in the field of horticulture education in the light of the European Green Deal. https://palyazatok.uni-mate.hu/hort4eugreen
TOPPlant Trainers for Plant Protection in Organic Farmings; project identifier: ERASMUS+ 2020-1-AT01-KA202-078107
ERASMUS+ Project, 2020-2022, completed; project role: Participant Researcher. Within the TOPPlant project an innovative methodological curriculum, a comprehensive training, as well as annual crop-specific guidelines for the four partner countries have been developed, as well as an interactive e-learning tool which makes the theoretical part of the training available on smart-phones. By implementing its innovative methodological curriculum and conducting pilot trainings with personnel identified by project partners: NAIK Hungary, BC NAKLO Slovenia, and University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, the need for specialized training in this field has been covered. Furthermore, all the nascent learning material are made available after the project to use the material for advising organic farmers and to enrich vocational training. https://topplant.info
