1996 - Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, University of Zagreb, B.Sc. in Medical Biochemistry

2001 - Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, M.Sc. in Biology - Toxicology

2006 - Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Ph.D. in Biology

2025-2028 CSF project: "Diffuse riverine ecosystem pollution: from nano contamination to biological and ecological effects (BeDIFFERENCE)"; principal investigator: dr. Zrinka Dragun

2025-2026 project financed by Foundation of Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts: "Gadolinium anomaly and cerium nanoparticles - investigation of potential association between rare earth elements in the water of Zagreb streams and vicinity of medical institutions"; principal investigator: dr. sc. Zrinka Dragun

2025-2026 RBI internal project KP3-25: "Study of metal nanoparticles in water of Zagreb streams and the Mura River: implementation and optimization of single particle (SP)-ICP-MS (Agilent 7900) method and increase of recognizability of the research team in metal nanoparticle analyses in natural waters"; principal investigator: dr. sc. Zrinka Dragun

2020-2023 CSF project: "Metal-binding biomolecules and health disturbances of freshwater organisms exposed to industrial wastes (METABIOM)"; principal investigator: dr. Zrinka Dragun

2013-2014 Croatian-French bilateral cooperation - programme "Cogito", partnership Hubert Curien; project title: „Intracellular mapping of essential and nonessential trace elements in the organs of indigenous fish by NanoSIMS“; project leaders: Zrinka Dragun, PhD, RBI, and Dirk Schaumlöffel, PhD, Institut des Sciences Analytiques et de Physico-chimie pour l'Environnement et les Matériaux, Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour/CNRS, Pau, France

2012-2014 Croatian-Macedonian bilateral cooperation; project title: „The assessment of metal bioavailability and effects on feral fish in the rivers under the impact of mining activities“; project leaders: Zrinka Dragun, PhD, RBI, and Maja Jordanova, PhD, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, North Macedonia

• Ruđer Bošković Institute Divisions Division for Marine and Environm... Laboratory for Biological Effect... Projects Gadolinium anomaly and cerium na... Gadolinium anomaly and cerium nanoparticles – study of potential association of rare earth elements in water of Zagreb streams with the vicinity of medical institutions

  15.12.2025 - 14.12.2026

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• Diffuse riverine ecosystem pollution: from nano contamination to biological and ecological effects - BeDIFFERENCE

  05.12.2025 - 04.12.2028 | 199,985.00 EUR

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• Study of metal nanoparticles in water of Zagreb streams and the Mura River: implementation and optimization of single particle (SP)-ICP-MS (Agilent 7900) method and increase of recognizability of the research team in metal nanoparticle analyses in natural waters

  20.03.2025 - 19.03.2026 | 7,500.00 EUR

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• Characterization and identification of metallothionein isoforms in the digestive gland of the freshwater mussel Unio crassus under conditions of low and elevated metal exposure

  01.12.2024 - 01.12.2025

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• Integrated evaluation of aquatic organism responses to metal exposure: gene expression, bioavailability, toxicity and biomarker responses - BIOTOXMET

  28.12.2020 - 27.02.2025 | 162,253.63 EUR

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• Metal-binding biomolecules and health disturbances of freshwater organisms exposed to industrial wastes - METABIOM

  01.01.2020 - 31.12.2023 | 131,493.53 EUR

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• Accumulation, Subcellular Mapping and Effects of Trace Metals in Aquatic Organisms - AQUAMAPMET

  01.09.2015 - 31.12.2019 | 127,739.07 EUR

  CroRISIRB

• Intracellular mapping of essential and nonessential trace elements in the organs of indigenous fish by NanoSIMS

  01.01.2013 - 31.12.2014 | 13,300.00 HRK

  CroRISIRB

• The assessment of metal availability and effects on feral fish in the rivers under the impact of mining activities

  01.07.2012 - 30.06.2014 | 22,530.00 HRK

  CroRISIRB

Original scientific paper

• Dragun, Zrinka ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Vuković, Marijana ; Raspor, Biserka | Metal bioavailability in the Sava river water // The Sava river. | Berlin : Heidelberg: Springer, 2015. str. 123-155 . doi: 10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_6

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Original scientific paper

• Kiralj, Zoran; Dragun, Zrinka; Lajtner, Jasna; Trgovčić, Krešimira; Ivanković, Dušica | Distribution of thirteen (non)essential elements in the soluble fraction of the digestive gland of freshwater mussel Unio crassus from a reference and a polluted site: An SEC-ICP-MS analysis // Environmental toxicology and pharmacology, 125 (2026), 105092, 13. doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2026.105092

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• Dragun, Zrinka; Kiralj, Zoran; Ivanković, Dušica; Bilić, Branka; Kazazić, Snježana; Kazazić, Saša | Metal handling in the liver of the field collected northern pike (Esox lucius): indication of multiple metallothionein isoforms // Aquatic toxicology, 296 (2026), 107827, 18. doi: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2026.107827

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• Dragun, Zrinka; Fiket, Željka; Tepić, Nataša; Kiralj, Zoran; Kralj, Tomislav; Šoštarić Vulić, Zvjezdana; Ivanković, Dušica; Lučić, Mavro; Puljko, Ana; Udiković-Kolić, Nikolina et al. | The problem of diffuse pollution of a major river running through predominantly rural area: the case of potentially detrimental levels of tungsten, silver, and manganese in the Mura River // Environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology, 7 (2025), 2043-2066. doi: 10.1016/j.enceco.2025.07.016

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• Kiralj, Zoran; Dragun, Zrinka; Lajtner, Jasna; Trgovčić, Krešimira; Mijošek Pavin, Tatjana; Bušić, Bruno; Ivanković, Dušica | Changes in Subcellular Responses in the Digestive Gland of the Freshwater Mussel Unio crassus from a Historically Contaminated Environment // Fishes, 10 (2025), 7; 317, 20. doi: 10.3390/fishes10070317

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• Dragun, Zrinka; Kiralj, Zoran; Fiket, Željka; Ivanković, Dušica | Preliminary insight into intracellular behaviour of rare earths and other technology critical elements (TCE) in the northern pike liver: study of TCE-binding biomolecules by size-exclusion HPLC-ICP-MS // Environmental Science-Processes & Impacts, 27 (2025), 1; 262-276. doi: 10.1039/d4em00674g

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• Dragun, Zrinka; Ivanković, Dušica; Tepić, Nataša; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka; Šariri, Sara; Mijošek Pavin, Tatjana; Drk, Sara; Gjurčević, Emil; Matanović, Krešimir; Kužir, Snježana et al. | Metal bioaccumulation in the muscle of the northern pike (Esox lucius) from historically contaminated river and the estimation of the human health risk // Fishes, 9 (2024), 9; 364, 21. doi: 10.3390/fishes9090364

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• Bujas, Niko; Lajtner, Jasna; Ivanković, Dušica; Kiralj, Zoran; Trgovčić, Krešimira; Dragun, Zrinka; Uvanović, Hana; Peharda, Melita | Age structure and growth patterns of the endangered freshwater mussel Unio crassus Philipsson, 1788 under different environmental conditions // Aquatic sciences, 86 (2024), 4; 92, 14. doi: 10.1007/s00027-024-01110-w

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• Dragun, Zrinka; Kiralj, Zoran; Ivanković, Dušica; Bilić, Branka; Kazazić, Saša; Kazazić, Snježana | Iron-binding biomolecules in the soluble hepatic fraction of the northern pike (Esox lucius): two-dimensional chromatographic separation with mass spectrometry detection // Analytical & bioanalytical chemistry, 416 (2024), 5097-5109. doi: 10.1007/s00216-024-05446-y

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• Dragun, Zrinka; Kiralj, Zoran; Pećnjak, Ana; Ivanković, Dušica | The study of acidic/basic nature of metallothioneins and other metal-binding biomolecules in the soluble hepatic fraction of the northern pike (Esox lucius) // International journal of biological macromolecules, 256 (2024), Part 2; 128209, 14. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128209

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• Stipaničev, Draženka; Dragun, Zrinka; Repec, Siniša; Ivanković, Dušica; Barac, Fran; Kiralj, Zoran; Kralj, Tomislav; Valić, Damir | Dynamics of drug contamination of the river-water in the rural, semirural and urban areas of the Mrežnica River in Croatia during COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2021) // Environmental science and pollution research, 30 (2023), 41; 93652-93666. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-28845-7

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• Kiralj, Zoran; Dragun, Zrinka; Lajtner, Jasna; Trgovčić, Krešimira; Valić, Damir; Ivanković, Dušica | Accumulation of metal(loid)s in the digestive gland of the mussel Unio crassus Philipsson, 1788: A reliable detection of historical freshwater contamination // Environmental pollution, 334 (2023), 1; 122164, 11. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122164

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• Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Valić, Damir ; Kapetanović, Damir ; Vardić Smrzlić, Irena ; Jordanova, Maja ; Rebok, Katerina ; Ramani, Sheriban ; Kostov, Vasil ; Nastova, Rodne et al. | Pollution impact on metal and biomarker responses in intestinal cytosol of freshwater fish // Environmental science and pollution research, 30 (2023), 63510-63521. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-26844-2

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Kiralj, Zoran ; Cvitanović, Marita ; Karamatić, Ivana ; Valić, Damir ; Barac, Fran ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Mijošek, Tatjana et al. | Metal-binding biomolecules in the liver of northern pike (Esox lucius Linnaeus, 1758): the first data for the family Esocidae // Comparative biochemistry and physiology. C. Toxicology & pharmacology, 257 (2022), 109327, 12. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109327

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• Bekavac, Ana; Beck, Ana; Dragičević, Paula; Dragun, Zrinka; Maguire, Ivana; Ivanković, Dušica; Fiket, Željka; Gračan, Romana; Hudina, Sandra | Disturbance in invasion? Idiopathic necrotizing hepatopancreatitis in the signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) in Croatia // Journal of fish diseases, 45 (2022), 2; 261-276. doi: 10.1111/jfd.13552

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• Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Mijošek, Tatjana ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Retzmann, Anika ; Zitek, Andreas ; Prohaska, Thomas ; Bačić, Niko ; Redžović, Zuzana ; Grgić, Ivana ; Krasnići, Nesrete et al. | Application of Calcified Structures in Fish as Indicators of Metal Exposure in Freshwater Ecosystems // Environments, 9 (2022), 2; 14, 16. doi: 10.3390/environments9020014

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Sertić Perić, Mirela ; Mikulčić, Marta ; Dražina, Tvrtko ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Matoničkin Kepčija, Renata | Temperate urban streams as summer-critical ecosystems regarding metal contamination // Water, air and soil pollution, 233 (2022), 314, 18. doi: 10.1007/s11270-022-05774-8

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• Mijošek, Tatjana ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Erk, Marijana | Efficiency of metal bioaccumulation in acanthocephalans, gammarids and fish in relation to metal exposure conditions in a karst freshwater ecosystem // Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology, 73 (2022), 127037, 9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.127037

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Stipaničev, Draženka ; Fiket, Željka ; Lučić, Mavro ; Udiković Kolić, Nikolina ; Puljko, Ana ; Repec, Siniša ; Šoštarić Vulić, Zvjezdana ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Barac, Fran et al. | Yesterday’s contamination – a problem of today? The case study of discontinued historical contamination of the Mrežnica River (Croatia) // Science of the total environment, 848 (2022), 157775, 16. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157775

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• Bourdineaud, Jean-Paul ; Štambuk, Anamaria ; Šrut, Maja ; Radić Brkanac, Sandra ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Lisjak, Damir ; Sauerborn Klobučar, Roberta ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Bačić, Niko ; Klobučar, Goran | Gold and silver nanoparticles effects to the earthworm Eisenia fetida - the importance of tissue over soil concentrations // Drug and chemical toxicology, 44 (2021), 1; 21-29. doi: 10.1080/01480545.2019.1567757

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• Mijošek, Tatjana ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Redžović, Zuzana ; Erk, Marijana | First insight in trace element distribution in the intestinal cytosol of two freshwater fish species challenged with moderate environmental contamination // Science of the total environment, 798 (2021), 149274, 12. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149274

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• Mijošek, Tatjana ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Redžović, Zuzana ; Erk, Marijana | Intestine of invasive fish Prussian carp as a target organ in metal exposure assessment of the wastewater impacted freshwater ecosystem // Ecological indicators, 122 (2021), 107247, 12. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107247

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• Ivanova, Lozenka ; Rebok, Katerina ; Jordanova, Maja ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Kostov, Vasil ; Ramani, Sheriban ; Valić, Damir ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Kapetanović, Damir | Effects of water contamination with metals on pigmented macrophages in spleen of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman, 1928) from three rivers in the North-Eastern region of North Macedonia // Periodicum biologorum, 123 (2021), 3-4; 55-64. doi: 10.18054/pb.v123i3-4.10421

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• Ivanova, Lozenka ; Rebok, Katerina ; Jordanova, Maja ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Kostov, Vasil ; Ramani, Sheriban ; Valić, Damir ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Kapetanović, Damir | The effect of different pollutants exposure on the pigment content of pigmented macrophage aggregates in the spleen of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman, 1928) // Microscopy research and technique, 83 (2020), 1141-1152. doi: 10.1002/jemt.23506

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• Mijošek, Tatjana ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Redžović, Zuzana ; Sertić Perić, Mirela ; Vdović, Neda ; Bačić, Niko ; Dautović, Jelena et al. | The assessment of metal contamination in water and sediments of the lowland Ilova River (Croatia) impacted by anthropogenic activities // Environmental science and pollution research, 27 (2020), 25374-25389. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-08926-7

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Mijošek, Tatjana ; Redžović, Zuzana ; Erk, Marijana | Comparison of intracellular trace element distributions in the liver and gills of the invasive freshwater fish species, Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio Bloch, 1782) // Science of the total environment, 730 (2020), 138923, 15. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138923

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• Mijošek, Tatjana ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Redžović, Zuzana ; Veseli, Marina ; Gottstein, Sanja ; Lajtner, Jasna ; Sertić Perić, Mirela et al. | Thallium accumulation in different organisms from karst and lowland rivers of Croatia under wastewater impact // Environmental chemistry, 17 (2020), 2; 201-212. doi: 10.1071/EN19165

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• Mijošek, Tatjana ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Erk, Marijana | Evaluation of multi-biomarker response in fish intestine as an initial indication of anthropogenic impact in the aquatic karst environment // Science of the total environment, 660 (2019), 1079-1090. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.045

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Tepić, Nataša ; Ramani, Sheriban ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Valić, Damir ; Kapetanović, Damir ; Erk, Marijana ; Rebok, Katerina ; Kostov, Vasil et al. | Mining waste as a cause of increased bioaccumulation of highly toxic metals in liver and gills of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman, 1928) // Environmental pollution, 247 (2019), 564-576. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.068

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• Mijošek, Tatjana ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Erk, Marijana ; Gottstein, Sanja ; Lajtner, Jasna ; Sertić Perić, Mirela ; Matoničkin Kepčija, Renata | Comparison of electrochemically determined metallothionein concentrations in wild freshwater salmon fish and gammarids and their relation to total and cytosolic metal levels // Ecological indicators, 105 (2019), 188-198. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.05.069

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• Krasnići, Nesrete ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Kazazić, Snježana ; Muharemović, Hasan ; Erk, Marijana ; Jordanova, Maja ; Rebok, Katerina ; Kostov, Vasil | Characterization and identification of selected metal-binding biomolecules from hepatic and gill cytosols of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman, 1928) by various techniques of liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry // Metallomics, 11 (2019), 1060-1078. doi: 10.1039/C9MT00036D

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• Mijošek, Tatjana ; Erk, Marijana ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Ivanković, Dušica | Electrochemical Determination of Metallothioneins by the Modified Brdička Procedure as an Analytical Tool in Biomonitoring Studies // Croatica chemica acta, 91 (2018), 4; 475-480. doi: 10.5562/cca3444

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• Krasnići, Nesrete ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Erk, Marijana ; Ramani, Sheriban ; Jordanova, Maja ; Rebok, Katerina ; Kostov, Vasil | Size-exclusion HPLC analysis of trace element distributions in hepatic and gill cytosol of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman) from mining impacted rivers in north-eastern Macedonia // Science of the total environment, 613-614 (2018), 1055-1068. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.160

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• Sertić Perić, Mirela ; Matoničkin Kepčija, Renata ; Miliša, Marko ; Gottstein, Sanja ; Lajtner, Jasna ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Erk, Marijana | Benthos-drift relationships as proxies for the detection of the most suitable bioindicator taxa in flowing waters – a pilot-study within a Mediterranean karst river // Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 163 (2018), 125-135. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.07.068

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• Barišić, Josip ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Mijošek, Tatjana ; Čož-Rakovac, Rozelinda ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Kružlicová, Dáša ; Erk, Marijana | Evaluation of architectural and histopathological biomarkers in the intestine of brown trout (Salmo trutta Linnaeus, 1758) challenged with environmental pollution // Science of the total environment, 642 (2018), 656-664. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.045

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• Erk, Marijana ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Župan, Ivan ; Čulin, Jelena ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Puljas, Sanja ; Peharda Uljević, Melita | Changes in the tissue concentrations of trace elements during the reproductive cycle of Noah’s Ark shells (Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758) // Marine pollution bulletin, 133 (2018), 357-366. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.054

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Kolar, Nicol ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Erk, Marijana | Cytosolic distributions of highly toxic metals Cd and Tl and several essential elements in the liver of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) analyzed by size exclusion chromatography and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry // Chemosphere, 207 (2018), 162-173. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.088

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• Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Kapetanović, Damir ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Valić, Damir ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Redžović, Zuzana ; Grgić, Ivana ; Žunić, Jakov ; Kružlicová, Dáša ; Nemeček, Peter et al. | Influence of technological and municipal wastewaters on vulnerable karst riverine system, Krka River in Croatia // Environmental science and pollution research, 25 (2018), 5; 4715-4727. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-0789-1

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Valić, Damir ; Žunić, Jakov ; Kapetanović, Damir ; Vardić Smrzlić, Irena ; Redžović, Zuzana ; Grgić, Ivana et al. | Total and cytosolic concentrations of twenty metals/metalloids in the liver of brown trout Salmo trutta (Linnaeus, 1758) from the karstic Croatian river Krka // Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 147 (2018), 537-549. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.09.005

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• Jordanova, Maja ; Rebok, Katerina ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Ramani, Sheriban ; Ivanova, Lozenka ; Kostov, Vasil ; Valić, Damir ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Kapetanović, Damir | Effects of heavy metal pollution on pigmented macrophages in kidney of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman) // Microscopy research and technique, 80 (2017), 8; 930-935. doi: 10.1002/jemt.22884

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• Stipaničev, Draženka ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Repec, Siniša ; Rebok, Katerina ; Jordanova, Maja | Broad spectrum screening of 463 organic contaminants in rivers in Macedonia // Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 135 (2017), 48-59. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.09.004

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Ramani, Sheriban ; Valić, Damir ; Rebok, Katerina ; Kostov, Vasil ; Jordanova, Maja ; Erk, Marijana | Malondialdehyde concentrations in the intestine and gills of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman) as indicator of lipid peroxidation // Environmental science and pollution research, 24 (2017), 20; 16917-16926. doi: 10.1007/s11356-017-9305-x

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• Ivanković, Dušica ; Erk, Marijana ; Župan, Ivan ; Čulin, Jelena ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Bačić, Niko ; Cindrić, Ana-Marija | Trace metals in Noah’s Ark shells (Arca noae Linnaeus, 1758) : impact of tourist season and human health risk // Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 71 (2016), 3; 394-404. doi: 10.1007/s00244-016-0298-0

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Tepić, Nataša ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Teskeredžić, Emin | Accumulation of metals relevant for agricultural contamination in gills of European chub (Squalius cephalus) // Environmental science and pollution research, 23 (2016), 16; 16802-16815. doi: 10.1007/s11356-016-6830-y

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• Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Sertić Perić, Mirela ; Matoničkin Kepčija, Renata ; Gulin, Vesna ; Velki, Mirna ; Ečimović, Sandra ; Hackenberger Kutuzović, Branimir ; Erk, Marijana | Investigation of the soluble metals in tissue as biological response pattern to environmental pollutants (Gammarus fossarum example) // Chemosphere, 154 (2016), 300-309. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.058

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• Jordanova, Maja ; Rebok, Katerina ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Ramani, Sheriban ; Ivanova, Lozenka ; Kostov, Vasil ; Valić, Damir ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Kapetanović, Damir | Histopathology investigation on the Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis) populations captured from the rivers impacted by mining activities // Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 129 (2016), 35-42. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.006

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• Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Sertić Perić, Mirela ; Matoničkin Kepčija, Renata ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Kovarik, Ivana ; Gulin, Vesna ; Erk, Marijana | Assessment of Metal Exposure, Ecological Status and Required Water Quality Monitoring Strategies in Small- to Medium-Size Temperate Rivers // Journal of environmental science and health. Part A : Toxic/hazardous substances & environmental engineering, 51 (2016), 4; 309-317. doi: 10.1080/10934529.2015.1109393

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• Barišić, Josip ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Ramani, Sheriban ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Čož-Rakovac, Rozelinda ; Kostov, Vasil ; Rebok, Katerina ; Jordanova, Maja | Evaluation of histopathological alterations in the gills of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman) as an indicator of river pollution // Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 118 (2015), 158-166. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.04.027

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• Babić, Sanja ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Sauerborn Klobučar, Roberta ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Bačić, Niko ; Fiket, Željka ; Barišić, Josip ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Strunjak-Perović, Ivančica ; Topić Popović, Natalija et al. | Indication of metal homeostasis disturbance in earthworm Eisenia fetida after exposure to semi- solid depot sludge // Science of the total environment, 526 (2015), 127-135. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.056

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• Krasnići, Nesrete ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Erk, Marijana ; Raspor, Biserka | Distribution of Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Se, Zn and Cd among cytosolic proteins of different molecular masses in gills of European chub (Squalius cephalus L.) // Environmental science and pollution research, 21 (2014), 23; 13512-13521. doi: 10.1007/s11356-014-3274-0

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• Ramani, Sheriban ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Kapetanović, Damir ; Kostov, Vasil ; Jordanova, Maja ; Erk, Marijana ; Hajrulai-Musliu, Zehra | Surface water characterization of three rivers in the Pb/Zn mining region of north-eastern Macedonia // Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 66 (2014), 4; 514-528. doi: 10.1007/s00244-014-0012-z

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Fiket, Željka ; Vuković, Marijana ; Raspor, Biserka | Multielement analysis in the fish hepatic cytosol as a screening tool in the monitoring of natural waters // Environmental monitoring and assessment, 185 (2013), 3; 2603-2614. doi: 10.1007/s10661-012-2734-6

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Kapetanović, Damir ; Valić, Damir ; Vardić Smrzlić, Irena ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Strižak, Željka ; Kurtović, Božidar ; Teskeredžić, Emin ; Raspor, Biserka | Assessment of general condition of fish inhabiting a moderately contaminated aquatic environment // Environmental science and pollution research, 20 (2013), 7; 4954-4968. doi: 10.1007/s11356-013-1463-x

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• Krasnići, Nesrete ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Erk, Marijana ; Raspor, Biserka | Distribution of selected essential (Co, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Se, Zn) and nonessential (Cd, Pb) trace elements among protein fractions from hepatic cytosol of European chub (Squalius cephalus L.) // Environmental science and pollution research, 20 (2013), 4; 2340-2351. doi: 10.1007/s11356-012-1105-8

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• Kapetanović, Damir ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Vardić Smrzlić, Irena ; Valić, Damir ; Zorić, Lana ; Teskeredžić, Emin | The influence of European sea bass farming on the level of heterotrophic bacteria in marine water assessed by SimPlate® substrate test // Fresenius environmental bulletin, 22 (2013), 4b; 1274-1279

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• Kapetanović, Damir ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Vardić Smrzlić, Irena ; Valić, Damir ; Teskeredžić, Emin | The microbial marine water quality associated with capture-based bluefin tuna aquaculture: A case study in Adriatic Sea (Croatia) // Fresenius environmental bulletin, 22 (2013), 8; 2214-2220

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• Vardić Smrzlić, Irena ; Valić, Damir ; Kapetanović, Damir ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Gjurčević, Emil ; Ćetković, Helena ; Teskeredžić, Emin | Molecular characterisation and infection dynamics of Dentitruncus truttae from trout (Salmo trutta and Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Krka River, Croatia // Veterinary parasitology, 197 (2013), 3/4; 604-613. doi: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.07.014

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• Kapetanović, Damir ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Valić, Damir ; Vardić Smrzlić, Irena ; Teskeredžić, Zlatica ; Teskeredžić, Emin | Određivanje broja heterotrofnih bakterija u jadranskim uzgajalištima primjenom različitih metoda // Ribarstvo = Croatian journal of fisheries, 70 (2012), Suplement 1; S29-S37

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Strižak, Željka ; Raspor, Biserka | Lead concentration increase in the hepatic and gill soluble fractions of European chub (Squalius cephalus) - an indicator of increased Pb exposure from the river water // Environmental science and pollution research, 19 (2012), 6; 2088-2095. doi: 10.1007/s11356-011-0706-y

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Kapetanović, Damir ; Raspor, Biserka ; Teskeredžić, Emin | Water quality of medium size watercourse under baseflow conditions: the case study of river Sutla in Croatia // Ambio, 40 (2011), 4; 391-407. doi: 10.1007/s13280-010-0119-z

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• Tumir, Hrvoje ; Bošnir, Jasna ; Vedrina-Dragojević, Irena ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Tomić, Siniša ; Puntarić, Dinko | Preliminary investigation of metal and metalloid contamination of homeopathic products marketed in Croatia // Homeopathy, 99 (2010), 3; 183-188. doi: 10.1016/j.homp.2010.05.001

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• Tumir, Hrvoje ; Bošnir, Jasna ; Vedrina-Dragojević, Irena ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Tomić, Siniša ; Puntarić, Dinko ; Jurak, Gordana | Monitoring of metal and metalloid content in dietary supplements on the Croatian market // Food control, 21 (2010), 6; 885-889. doi: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.12.005

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Erk, Marijana ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Žaja, Roko ; Filipović Marijić, Vlatka ; Raspor, Biserka | Assessment of low-level metal contamination using the Mediterranean mussel gills as the indicator tissue // Environmental science and pollution research, 17 (2010), 4; 977-986. doi: 10.1007/s11356-009-0270-x

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Podrug, Marijana ; Raspor, Biserka | Combined use of bioindicators and passive samplers for the assessment of the river water contamination with metals // Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 57 (2009), 2; 211-220. doi: 10.1007/s00244-008-9264-9

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Roje, Vibor ; Mikac, Nevenka ; Raspor, Biserka | Preliminary assessment of total dissolved trace metal concentrations in Sava River water // Environmental monitoring and assessment, 159 (2009), 1; 99-110. doi: 10.1007/s10661-008-0615-9

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Podrug, Marijana ; Raspor, Biserka | The assessment of natural causes of metallothionein variability in the gills of European chub (Squalius cephalus L.) // Comparative biochemistry and physiology. C. Toxicology & pharmacology, 150 (2009), 2; 209-217. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.04.011

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• Podrug, Marijana ; Raspor, Biserka ; Erk, Marijana ; Dragun, Zrinka | Protein and metal concentrations in two fractions of hepatic cytosol of the European chub (Squalius cephalus L.) // Chemosphere, 75 (2009), 7; 843-849. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.01.079

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• Kapetanović, Damir ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Valić, Damir ; Teskeredžić, Zlatica ; Teskeredžić, Emin | Enumeration of heterotrophs in river water with spread plate method: comparison of Yeast extract agar and R2A agar // Fresenius environmental bulletin, 18 (2009), 7b; 1276-1280

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Raspor, Biserka | Copper determination by ETAAS in fish tissue cytosols with minimal sample pretreatment // Atomic spectroscopy, 29 (2008), 3; 107-113

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Raspor, Biserka ; Roje, Vibor | The labile metal concentrations in Sava River water assessed by diffusive gradients in thin films // Chemical Speciation and Bioavailability, 20 (2008), 1; 33-46. doi: 10.3184/095422908X299164

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Raspor, Biserka ; Podrug, Marijana | The influence of the season and the biotic factors on the cytosolic metal concentrations in the gills of the European chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) // Chemosphere, 69 (2007), 6; 911-919-x

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Raspor, Biserka ; Erk, Marijana ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Pavičić, Jasenka | The influence of the biometric parameters on metallothionein and metal level in the heat-treated cytosol of the whole soft tissue of transplanted mussels // Environmental monitoring and assessment, 114 (2006), 1-3; 49-64-x

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• Raspor, Biserka ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Erk, Marijana | Examining the suitability of mussel digestive gland to serve as a biomonitoring target organ // Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 56 (2005), 2; 139-147-x

• Dragun, Zrinka ; Raspor, Biserka | Direct determination of Cd in NaCl containing metallothionein fractions of different red mullet tissues by GF-AAS // Journal of analytical atomic spectrometry, 20 (2005), 10; 1121-1123. doi: 10.1039/b504680g

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Erk, Marijana ; Raspor, Biserka ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Pavičić, Jasenka | Metal and metallothionein level in the heat-treated cytosol of gills of transplanted mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk. // Environment international, 30 (2004), 8; 1019-1025-x

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• Raspor, Biserka ; Dragun, Zrinka ; Erk, Marijana ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Pavičić, Jasenka | Is the digestive gland of Mytilus galloprovincialis a tissue of choice for estimating cadmium exposure by means of metallothioneins? // Science of the total environment, 333 (2004), 1-3; 99-108-x. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.05.008

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Puntarić, Dinko ; Prpić-Majić, Danica ; Bošnir, Jasna ; Gmajnić, Rudika ; Klarić, Maja | Toxic metals and metalloids in dietetic products // Croatian medical journal, 44 (2003), 2; 214-218

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Professional paper

• Dragun, Zrinka ; Krasnići, Nesrete ; Raspor, Biserka | Citosolske koncentracije metala u jetri klena - potencijalni pokazatelj izloženosti metalima u riječnoj vodi // Hrvatske Vode, 19 (2011), 76; 145-150

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• Dragun, Zrinka ; Raspor, Biserka | Primjena pasivnih uzorkovača u dugotrajnom praćenju biološki raspoloživih koncentracija metala u riječnoj vodi // Hrvatske Vode, 63 (2008), 113-117

• Dragun, Zrinka ; Raspor, Biserka | Osiguranje kakvoće određivanja metala atomskom apsorpcijskom spektrometrijom: validacija metode i međunarodne interkalibracije // Hrvatske Vode, 53 (2005), 451-454-x

• Gojun, Mario; Coen, Desiree; Dragun, Zrinka; Brkljačić, Vera; Zadro, Renata | Evaluation of Sysmex CA-6000TM- Dade Reagent System. Sysmex // Sysmex journal international, 8 (1998), 1; 9-14

Review, commentary, critique

• Dragun, Zrinka ; Ivanković, Dušica ; Valić, Damir | Biomolekule koje vežu metale i zdravstveni poremećaji kod slatkovodnih organizama izloženih industrijskom otpadu (METABIOM) // Kemija u industriji : časopis kemičara i tehnologa Hrvatske, 71 (2022), 3-4; 251-252

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Short communication

• Lajtner, Jasna; Matanović, Krešimir; Gjurčević, Emil; Ivanković, Dušica; Kiralj, Zoran; Trgovčić, Krešimira; Dragun, Zrinka | The first record of Aspidogaster conchicola (Trematoda: Aspidogastridae) in the freshwater mussel Unio pictorum in Croatia // Natura Croatica, 33 (2024), 1; 167-173. doi: 10.20302/NC.2024.33.13

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Doctoral thesis

• Ramani, Sheriban | The assessment of metal availability and the effects on feral fish in the rivers under the impact of mining activities / Dragun, Zrinka ; Hajrullai Muslliu, Zehra (mentor); Jordanova, Maja (neposredni voditelj) . | Skoplje, 2019

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• Krasnići, Nesrete | Distribution of selected metals among cytosolic biomolecules in gills and liver of chub (Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus) and Squalius vardarensis Karaman ; Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) from metal contaminated natural waters / Raspodjela odabranih metala među citosolskim biomolekulama škrga i jetre klenova (Squalius cephalus (Linnaeus) i Squalius vardarensis Karaman ; Actinopterygii, Cyprinidae) iz rijeka onečišćenih metalima / Dragun, Zrinka (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2019

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• Dragun, Zrinka | Određivanje biološki raspoložive koncentracije metala u škrgama klena (Leuciscus cephalus L.) i u vodi / Raspor, Biserka (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2006

Master of Science thesis

• Dragun, Zrinka | Usporedba metoda pripreme uzoraka dijetetskih proizvoda za analizu metala i metaloida / Puntarić, Dinko (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2001

Bachelor's thesis (university)

• Graulus, Lore; Kiralj, Zoran; Puimège, Leen; Dragun, Zrinka | Bioaccumulation of rare earth elements in freshwater amphipods (Gammarus fossarum complex) as indicator of diffuse metal pollution of the Mura River (Croatia) / Puimège, Leen; Dragun, Zrinka (mentor); Kiralj, Zoran (neposredni voditelj) . | Gent, Universiteit Gent, 2026

• Graulus, Lore; Kiralj, Zoran; Puimège, Leen; Dragun, Zrinka | Bioaccumulation of rare earth elements in freshwater amphipods (Gammarus fossarum complex) as indicator of diffuse metal pollution of the Mura River (Croatia) / Puimège, Leen; Dragun, Zrinka (mentor); Kiralj, Zoran (neposredni voditelj) . | Gent, Universiteit Gent, 2026

• Vanheertum, Irene ; Nobels, Arnaud ; De Coninck, Thieu | Metal bioaccumulation and biomarker responses in the liver of Prussian carp (Carassius gibelio Bloch, 1782) from the Croatian river Ilova / Dragun, Zrinka (mentor). | Ghent, 2018

Master's thesis (university)

• Cvitanović, Marita | Utjecaj okolišne izloženosti i fizioloških čimbenika na bioakumulaciju metala u jetri štuke (Esox lucius) / Dragun, Zrinka ; Lajtner, Jasna (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2022

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• Croatian Society of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine
• Croatian Society of Toxicology
• Croatian Biological Society
• Croatian Association of Freshwater Ecologists