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

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, Macedonia

1. Dragun, Z., Tepić, N., Ramani, S., Krasnići, N., Filipović Marijić, V., Valić, D., Kapetanović, D., Erk, M., Rebok, K., Kostov, V., Jordanova, M. (2019) 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, 247:564-576.
2. Krasnići, N., Dragun, Z., Kazazić, S., Muharemović, H., Erk, M., Jordanova, M., Rebok, K., Kostov, V. (2019) 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, 11:1060-1078.
3. Dragun, Z., Krasnići, N., Kolar, N., Filipović Marijić, V., Ivanković, D., Erk, M. (2018) 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, 207:162-173.
4. Krasnići, N., Dragun, Z., Erk, M., Ramani, S., Jordanova, M., Rebok, K., Kostov, V. (2018) 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, 613-614:1055-1068.
5. Dragun, Z., Filipović Marijić, V., Krasnići, N., Ivanković, D., Valić, D., Žunić, J., Kapetanović, D., Vardić Smrzlić, I., Redžović, Z., Grgić, I., Erk, M. (2018) 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, 147:537-549.
6. Dragun, Z., Tepić, N., Krasnići, N., Teskeredžić, E. (2016) Accumulation of metals relevant for agricultural contamination in gills of European chub (Squalius cephalus). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 23:16802-16815

Books and book chapters

Book chapters

• Dragun, Z., Filipović Marijić, V., Vuković, M. & Raspor, B. (2015) Metal bioavailability in the Sava river water. U: Milačič, R., Ščančar, J. & Paunović, M. (ur.) The Sava river. Berlin : Heidelberg, Springer, str. 123-155 doi:10.1007/978-3-662-44034-6_6.

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Journal articles

Scientific and review papers

• Filipović Marijić, V., Krasnići, N., Valić, D., Kapetanović, D., Vardić Smrzlić, I., Jordanova, M., Rebok, K., Ramani, S., Kostov, V., Nastova, R., Dragun, Z. & (2023) Pollution impact on metal and biomarker responses in intestinal cytosol of freshwater fish. Environmental science and pollution research, 30, 63510-63521 doi:10.1007/s11356-023-26844-2.

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• Dragun, Z., Stipaničev, D., Fiket, Ž., Lučić, M., Udiković Kolić, N., Puljko, A., Repec, S., Šoštarić Vulić, Z., Ivanković, D., Barac, F., Kiralj, Z., Kralj, T. & Valić, D. (2022) 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, 157775, 16 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157775.

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• Mijošek, T., Filipović Marijić, V., Dragun, Z., Ivanković, D., Krasnići, N. & Erk, M. (2022) Efficiency of metal bioaccumulation in acanthocephalans, gammarids andfish in relation to metal exposure conditions in a karst freshwater ecosystem. Journal of trace elements in medicine and biology, 73, 127037, 9 doi:10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.127037.

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• Dragun, Z., Sertić Perić, M., Mikulčić, M., Dražina, T., Filipović Marijić, V. & Matoničkin Kepčija, R. (2022) Temperate urban streams as summer-critical ecosystems regarding metal contamination. Water, air and soil pollution, 233, 314, 18 doi:10.1007/s11270-022-05774-8.

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• Dragun, Z., Ivanković, D., Krasnići, N., Kiralj, Z., Cvitanović, M., Karamatić, I., Valić, D., Barac, F., Filipović Marijić, V., Mijošek, T., Gjurčević, E., Matanović, K. & Kužir, S. (2022) 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, 109327, 12 doi:10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109327.

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• Filipović Marijić, V., Mijošek, T., Dragun, Z., Retzmann, A., Zitek, A., Prohaska, T., Bačić, N., Redžović, Z., Grgić, I., Krasnići, N., Valić, D., Kapetanović, D., Žunić, J., Ivanković, D., Vardić Smrzlić, I. & Erk, M. (2022) Application of Calcified Structures in Fish as Indicators of Metal Exposure in Freshwater Ecosystems. Environments, 9 (2), 14, 16 doi:10.3390/environments9020014.

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• Bekavac, A., Beck, A., Dragičević, P., Dragun, Z., Maguire, I., Ivanković, D., Fiket, Ž., Gračan, R. & Hudina, S. (2022) Disturbance in invasion? Idiopathic necrotizing hepatopancreatitis in the signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) in Croatia. Journal of fish diseases, 45 (2), 261-276 doi:10.1111/jfd.13552.

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• Ivanova, L., Rebok, K., Jordanova, M., Dragun, Z., Kostov, V., Ramani, S., Valić, D., Krasnići, N., Filipović Marijić, V. & Kapetanović, D. (2021) 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 (3-4), 55-64.

• Mijošek, T., Filipović Marijić, V., Dragun, Z., Krasnići, N., Ivanković, D., Redžović, Z. & Erk, M. (2021) 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, 149274, 12 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149274.

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• Mijošek, T., Filipović Marijić, V., Dragun, Z., Ivanković, D., Krasnići, N., Redžović, Z. & Erk, M. (2021) Intestine of invasive fish Prussian carp as a target organ in metal exposure assessment of the wastewater impacted freshwater ecosystem. Ecological indicators, 122, 107247, 12 doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.107247.

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• Bourdineaud, J., Štambuk, A., Šrut, M., Radić Brkanac, S., Ivanković, D., Lisjak, D., Sauerborn Klobučar, R., Dragun, Z., Bačić, N. & Klobučar, G. (2021) Gold and silver nanoparticles effects to the earthworm Eisenia fetida - the importance of tissue over soil concentrations. Drug and chemical toxicology, 44 (1), 21-29 doi:10.1080/01480545.2019.1567757.

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• Ivanova, L., Rebok, K., Jordanova, M., Dragun, Z., Kostov, V., Ramani, S., Valić, D., Krasnići, N., Filipović Marijić, V. & Kapetanović, D. (2020) 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, 1141-1152 doi:10.1002/jemt.23506.

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• Mijošek, T., Filipović Marijić, V., Dragun, Z., Ivanković, D., Krasnići, N., Redžović, Z., Sertić Perić, M., Vdović, N., Bačić, N., Dautović, J. & Erk, M. (2020) 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, 25374-25389 doi:10.1007/s11356-020-08926-7.

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• Dragun, Z., Krasnići, N., Ivanković, D., Filipović Marijić, V., Mijošek, T., Redžović, Z. & Erk, M. (2020) 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, 138923, 15 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138923.

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• Mijošek, T., Filipović Marijić, V., Dragun, Z., Ivanković, D., Krasnići, N., Redžović, Z., Veseli, M., Gottstein, S., Lajtner, J., Sertić Perić, M., Matoničkin Kepčija, R. & Erk, M. (2020) Thallium accumulation in different organisms from karst and lowland rivers of Croatia under wastewater impact. Environmental chemistry, 17 (2), 201-212 doi:10.1071/EN19165.

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• Mijošek, T., Filipović Marijić, V., Dragun, Z., Ivanković, D., Krasnići, N., Erk, M., Gottstein, S., Lajtner, J., Sertić Perić, M. & Matoničkin Kepčija, R. (2019) 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, 188-198 doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.05.069.

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• Krasnići, N., Dragun, Z., Kazazić, S., Muharemović, H., Erk, M., Jordanova, M., Rebok, K. & Kostov, V. (2019) 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, 1060-1078 doi:10.1039/C9MT00036D.

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• Dragun, Z., Tepić, N., Ramani, S., Krasnići, N., Filipović Marijić, V., Valić, D., Kapetanović, D., Erk, M., Rebok, K., Kostov, V. & Jordanova, M. (2019) 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, 564-576 doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.068.

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• Mijošek, T., Filipović Marijić, V., Dragun, Z., Krasnići, N., Ivanković, D. & Erk, M. (2019) 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, 1079-1090 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.045.

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• Mijošek, T., Erk, M., Filipović Marijić, V., Krasnići, N., Dragun, Z. & Ivanković, D. (2018) Electrochemical Determination of Metallothioneins by the Modified Brdička Procedure as an Analytical Tool in Biomonitoring Studies. Croatica chemica acta, 91 (4), 475-480 doi:10.5562/cca3444.

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• Sertić Perić, M., Matoničkin Kepčija, R., Miliša, M., Gottstein, S., Lajtner, J., Dragun, Z., Filipović Marijić, V., Krasnići, N., Ivanković, D. & Erk, M. (2018) 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, 125-135 doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.07.068.

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• Barišić, J., Filipović Marijić, V., Mijošek, T., Čož-Rakovac, R., Dragun, Z., Krasnići, N., Ivanković, D., Kružlicová, D. & Erk, M. (2018) 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, 656-664 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.06.045.

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• Erk, M., Ivanković, D., Župan, I., Čulin, J., Dragun, Z., Puljas, S. & Peharda Uljević, M. (2018) 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, 357-366 doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.05.054.

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• Dragun, Z., Krasnići, N., Kolar, N., Filipović Marijić, V., Ivanković, D. & Erk, M. (2018) 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, 162-173 doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.088.

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• Filipović Marijić, V., Kapetanović, D., Dragun, Z., Valić, D., Krasnići, N., Redžović, Z., Grgić, I., Žunić, J., Kružlicová, D., Nemeček, P., Ivanković, D., Vardić Smrzlić, I. & Erk, M. (2018) Influence of technological and municipal wastewaters on vulnerable karst riverine system, Krka River in Croatia. Environmental science and pollution research, 25 (5), 4715-4727 doi:10.1007/s11356-017-0789-1.

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• Krasnići, N., Dragun, Z., Erk, M., Ramani, S., Jordanova, M., Rebok, K. & Kostov, V. (2018) 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, 1055-1068 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.160.

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• Dragun, Z., Filipović Marijić, V., Krasnići, N., Ivanković, D., Valić, D., Žunić, J., Kapetanović, D., Vardić Smrzlić, I., Redžović, Z., Grgić, I. & Erk, M. (2018) 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, 537-549 doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.09.005.

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• Dragun, Z., Filipović Marijić, V., Krasnići, N., Ramani, S., Valić, D., Rebok, K., Kostov, V., Jordanova, M. & Erk, M. (2017) Malondialdehyde concentrations in the intestine and gills of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman) as indicator of lipid peroxidation. Environmental science and pollution research, 24 (20), 16917-16926 doi:10.1007/s11356-017-9305-x.

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• Jordanova, M., Rebok, K., Dragun, Z., Ramani, S., Ivanova, L., Kostov, V., Valić, D., Krasnići, N., Filipović Marijić, V. & Kapetanović, D. (2017) Effects of heavy metal pollution on pigmented macrophages in kidney of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman). Microscopy research and technique, 80 (8), 930-935 doi:10.1002/jemt.22884.

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• Stipaničev, D., Dragun, Z., Repec, S., Rebok, K. & Jordanova, M. (2017) Broad spectrum screening of 463 organic contaminants in rivers in Macedonia. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 135, 48-59 doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.09.004.

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• Ivanković, D., Erk, M., Župan, I., Čulin, J., Dragun, Z., Bačić, N. & Cindrić, A. (2016) 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 (3), 394-404 doi:10.1007/s00244-016-0298-0.

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

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• Filipović Marijić, V., Dragun, Z., Sertić Perić, M., Matoničkin Kepčija, R., Gulin, V., Velki, M., Ečimović, S., Hackenberger Kutuzović, B. & Erk, M. (2016) Investigation of the soluble metals in tissue as biological response pattern to environmental pollutants (Gammarus fossarum example). Chemosphere, 154, 300-309 doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.058.

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• Jordanova, M., Rebok, K., Dragun, Z., Ramani, S., Ivanova, L., Kostov, V., Valić, D., Krasnići, N., Filipović Marijić, V. & Kapetanović, D. (2016) Histopathology investigation on the Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis) populations captured from the rivers impacted by mining activities. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 129, 35-42 doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.006.

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• Filipović Marijić, V., Sertić Perić, M., Matoničkin Kepčija, R., Dragun, Z., Kovarik, I., Gulin, V. & Erk, M. (2016) 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, 51 (4), 309-317 doi:10.1080/10934529.2015.1109393.

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• Barišić, J., Dragun, Z., Ramani, S., Filipović Marijić, V., Krasnići, N., Čož-Rakovac, R., Kostov, V., Rebok, K. & Jordanova, M. (2015) Evaluation of histopathological alterations in the gills of Vardar chub (Squalius vardarensis Karaman) as an indicator of river pollution. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 118, 158-166 doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.04.027.

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• Babić, S., Dragun, Z., Sauerborn Klobučar, R., Ivanković, D., Bačić, N., Fiket, Ž., Barišić, J., Krasnići, N., Strunjak-Perović, I., Topić Popović, N. & Čož-Rakovac, R. (2015) Indication of metal homeostasis disturbance in earthworm Eisenia fetida after exposure to semi- solid depot sludge. Science of the total environment, 526, 127-135 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.04.056.

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• Krasnići, N., Dragun, Z., Erk, M. & Raspor, B. (2014) 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 (23), 13512-13521 doi:10.1007/s11356-014-3274-0.

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• Ramani, S., Dragun, Z., Kapetanović, D., Kostov, V., Jordanova, M., Erk, M. & Hajrulai-Musliu, Z. (2014) Surface water characterization of three rivers in the Pb/Zn mining region of north-eastern Macedonia. Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 66 (4), 514-528 doi:10.1007/s00244-014-0012-z.

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• Vardić Smrzlić, I., Valić, D., Kapetanović, D., Dragun, Z., Gjurčević, E., Ćetković, H. & Teskeredžić, E. (2013) Molecular characterisation and infection dynamics of Dentitruncus truttae from trout (Salmo trutta and Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Krka River, Croatia. Veterinary parasitology, 197 (3/4), 604-613 doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.07.014.

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• Kapetanović, D., Dragun, Z., Vardić Smrzlić, I., Valić, D. & Teskeredžić, E. (2013) The microbial marine water quality associated with capture-based bluefin tuna aquaculture: A case study in Adriatic Sea (Croatia). Fresenius environmental bulletin, 22 (8), 2214-2220.

• Dragun, Z., Filipović Marijić, V., Kapetanović, D., Valić, D., Vardić Smrzlić, I., Krasnići, N., Strižak, Ž., Kurtović, B., Teskeredžić, E. & Raspor, B. (2013) Assessment of general condition of fish inhabiting a moderately contaminated aquatic environment. Environmental science and pollution research, 20 (7), 4954-4968 doi:10.1007/s11356-013-1463-x.

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• Kapetanović, D., Dragun, Z., Vardić Smrzlić, I., Valić, D., Zorić, L. & Teskeredžić, E. (2013) 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 (4b), 1274-1279.

• Krasnići, N., Dragun, Z., Erk, M. & Raspor, B. (2013) 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 (4), 2340-2351 doi:10.1007/s11356-012-1105-8.

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• Dragun, Z., Fiket, Ž., Vuković, M. & Raspor, B. (2013) Multielement analysis in the fish hepatic cytosol as a screening tool in the monitoring of natural waters. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 185 (3), 2603-2614 doi:10.1007/s10661-012-2734-6.

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• Kapetanović, D., Dragun, Z., Valić, D., Vardić Smrzlić, I., Teskeredžić, Z. & Teskeredžić, E. (2012) Bacteriological properties of marine water in Adriatic fish farms: enumeration of heterotrophic bacteria. Ribarstvo : znanstveno-stručni časopis za ribarstvo, 70 (Suplement 1), S29-S37.

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• Dragun, Z., Krasnići, N., Strižak, Ž. & Raspor, B. (2012) 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 (6), 2088-2095 doi:10.1007/s11356-011-0706-y.

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• Dragun, Z., Kapetanović, D., Raspor, B. & Teskeredžić, E. (2011) Water quality of medium size watercourse under baseflow conditions: the case study of river Sutla in Croatia. Ambio - A Journal of the Human Environment, 40 (4), 391-407 doi:10.1007/s13280-010-0119-z.

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• Tumir, H., Bošnir, J., Vedrina-Dragojević, I., Dragun, Z., Tomić, S. & Puntarić, D. (2010) Preliminary investigation of metal and metalloid contamination of homeopathic products marketed in Croatia. Homeopathy, 99 (3), 183-188 doi:10.1016/j.homp.2010.05.001.

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• Tumir, H., Bošnir, J., Vedrina-Dragojević, I., Dragun, Z., Tomić, S., Puntarić, D. & Jurak, G. (2010) Monitoring of metal and metalloid content in dietary supplements on the Croatian market. Food control, 21 (6), 885-889 doi:10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.12.005.

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• Dragun, Z., Erk, M., Ivanković, D., Žaja, R., Filipović Marijić, V. & Raspor, B. (2010) Assessment of low-level metal contamination using the Mediterranean mussel gills as the indicator tissue. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 17 (4), 977-986 doi:10.1007/s11356-009-0270-x.

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• Dragun, Z., Podrug, M. & Raspor, B. (2009) 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 (2), 209-217 doi:10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.04.011.

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• Kapetanović, D., Dragun, Z., Valić, D., Teskeredžić, Z. & Teskeredžić, E. (2009) Enumeration of heterotrophs in river water with spread plate method: comparison of Yeast extract agar and R2A agar. Fresenius Environmental Bulletin, 18 (7b), 1276-1280.

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

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

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• Dragun, Z., Roje, V., Mikac, N. & Raspor, B. (2009) Preliminary assessment of total dissolved trace metal concentrations in Sava River water. Environmental monitoring and assessment, 159 (1), 99-110 doi:10.1007/s10661-008-0615-9.

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• Dragun, Z. & Raspor, B. (2008) Copper determination by ETAAS in fish tissue cytosols with minimal sample pretreatment. Atomic spectroscopy, 29 (3), 107-113.

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• Dragun, Z., Raspor, B. & Roje, V. (2008) The labile metal concentrations in Sava River water assessed by diffusive gradients in thin films. Chemical speciation and bioavailability, 20 (1), 33-46 doi:10.3184/095422908X299164.

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• Dragun, Z., Raspor, B. & Podrug, M. (2007) 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 (6), 911-919.

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• Dragun, Z., Raspor, B., Erk, M., Ivanković, D. & Pavičić, J. (2006) 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 (1-3), 49-64.

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

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• Raspor, B., Dragun, Z. & Erk, M. (2005) Examining the suitability of mussel digestive gland to serve as a biomonitoring target organ. Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju, 56 (2), 139-147.

• Dragun, Z., Erk, M., Raspor, B., Ivanković, D. & Pavičić, J. (2004) Metal and metallothionein level in the heat-treated cytosol of gills of transplanted mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis Lmk.. Environment international, 30 (8), 1019-1025.

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• Raspor, B., Dragun, Z., Erk, M., Ivanković, D. & Pavičić, J. (2004) 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 (1-3), 99-108 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.05.008.

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• Dragun, Z., Puntarić, D., Prpić-Majić, D., Bošnir, J., Gmajnić, R. & Klarić, M. (2003) Toxic metals and metalloids in dietetic products. Croatian Medical Journal, 44 (2), 214-218.

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Theses

Doctoral dissertation

• Dragun, Z. (2006) 'Determination of bioavailable metal concentrations in chub (Leuciscus cephalus L.) gills and in water', doktorska disertacija, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.

Master thesis

• Dragun, Z. (2001) 'Comparation of analytical procedures used in preparation of dietary products for determination of metals and metaloids', magistarski rad, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Biološki odsjek, Zagreb.

• Croatian Society of Medical Biochemists
• Croatian Toxicological Society