2011. Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb

2005.  B.Sc. in Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Zagreb

• How nanoplastics and ocean warming affect microalgae

  15.12.2025 - 14.12.2026

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• Nanoplastics and microalgae: Unraveling nanostructural, nanomechanical and physiological responses - AlgaNanoPlast

  05.12.2025 - 04.12.2028 | 195,500.00 EUR

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• Bioactive extracellular polymers of the marine microalga Cylindrotheca closterium: characterisation of composition, structure and antioxidant activity

  18.12.2023 - 17.12.2024

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• Advanced monitoring system for agroecosystems threatened by salinization and pollution. - DELTASAL

  17.01.2020 - 17.01.2023 | 2,853,372.01 HRK

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2015 Annual award of Ruder Boskovic Institute for publication of scientific paper with high impact factor in 2014

2005 Award of the Department of Chemistry (University of Zagreb) for excellent success during study

2007 - 2012  Assistant in exercise education on Physical Chemistry Department at Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia.

Original scientific paper

• Vukosav, Petra; Rapljenović, Ana; Geček, Sunčana; Vukosav, Ivan; Cuculić, Vlado | Quantifying surface topography helps reveal the combined effects of microplastics UV-aging and organic matter on trace metal adsorption in seawater // Marine pollution bulletin, 233 (2026), 120276-120291. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2026.120276

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• Šeremet, Danijela; Petrović, Predrag; Budimir, Iva; Vukosav, Petra; Mišić Radić, Tea; Butorac, Ana; Vojvodić Cebin, Aleksandra; Pjanović, Rada; Škrabal, Svjetlana; Komes, Draženka | From Ancient Fruit to Functional Innovation: Liposomal Delivery of Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) Fruit Extract via Chocolate Matrix // Antioxidants, 15 (2026), 3; 362, 20. doi: 10.3390/antiox15030362

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• Vukosav, Petra; Komazec, Bruno; Peharec Štefanić, Petra; Domazet Jurašin, Darija; Mišić Radić, Tea | Nanoplastics and ocean warming: Combined impact on physiology and surface properties of the marine microalga Dunaliella tertiolecta // Marine pollution bulletin, 222 (2026), Part 2; 18737, 12. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.118737

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• Vukosav, Petra; Matijević Glavan, Tanja; Komazec, Bruno; Peharec Štefanić, Petra; Pašalić, Lea; Bakarić, Danijela; Muharemović, Hasan; Mišić Radić, Tea | Antioxidant and antiproliferative potential of exopolysaccharides from marine diatom Cylindrotheca closterium (Bacillariophyceae) // European journal of phycology, 60 (2025), 3; 305-316. doi: 10.1080/09670262.2025.2493839

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• Šeremet, Danijela; Tuzla, Barbara; Vrsaljko, Domagoj; Vukosav, Petra; Mišić Radić, Tea; Kuzmić, Sunčica; Žižek, Krunoslav; Sokač, Katarina; Mandura Jarić, Ana; Vojvodić Cebin, Aleksandra et al. | Development of new chocolate formulations by incorporating spray-dried and liposomal encapsulates of ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea L.) polyphenolic extract // Food chemistry, 480 (2025), 143907, 10. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2025.143907

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• Bakija Alempijević, Saranda; Vidović, Kristijan; Vukosav, Petra; Frka, Sanja; Kroflič, Ana; Mihaljević, Ivan; Grgić, Irena; Strmečki, Slađana | Integrating voltammetry in ecotoxicology: Cu(II)-nitrocatechol complexes formation as a driver of Cu(II) and nitrocatechol toxicity in aquatic systems // Electrochimica acta, 522 (2025), 145938, 10. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2025.145938

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• Pašalić, Lea; Liu, Qiqian; Vukosav, Petra; Mišić Radić, Tea; Azziz, Aicha; Majdinasab, Marjan; Edely, Mathieu; de la Chapelle, Marc Lamy; Bakarić, Danijela | The presence of uncoated gold nanoparticle aggregates may alter the phase of phosphatidylcholine lipid as evidenced by vibrational spectroscopies // Journal of liposome research, 34 (2024), 1; 113-123. doi: 10.1080/08982104.2023.2239905

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• Mišić Radić, Tea ; Vukosav, Petra ; Čačković, Andrea ; Dulebo, Alexander | Insights into the Morphology and Surface Properties of Microalgae at the Nanoscale by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM): A Review // Water, 15 (2023), 1983, 21. doi: 10.3390/w15111983

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• Vukosav, Petra ; Pašalić, Lea ; Bakarić, Danijela ; Domazet Jurašin, Darija ; Mišić Radić, Tea | Interaction of Silica Nanoparticles with Microalgal Extracellular Polymers // Water, 15 (2023), 3; 159-159. doi: 10.3390/w15030519

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• Mišić Radić, Tea ; Vukosav, Petra ; Komazec, Bruno ; Formosa-Dague, Cécile ; Domazet Jurašin, Darija ; Peharec Štefanić, Petra ; Čačković, Andrea ; Juraić, Krunoslav ; Ivošević DeNardis, Nadica | Nanoplastic-Induced Nanostructural, Nanomechanical, and Antioxidant Response of Marine Diatom Cylindrotheca closterium // Water, 14 (2022), 14; 2163, 22. doi: 10.3390/w14142163

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• Bačinić, Anđela; Vukosav, Petra; Kero, Ivana; Mlakar, Marina | Study on the Surface Interactions of Co(II) with Phospholipids from the Marine Environment // Journal of marine science and engineering, 10 (2022), 9; 1261-1273. doi: 10.3390/jmse10091261

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• Mlakar, Marina ; Pavković, Sonja ; Tumir, Lidija- Marija ; Vukosav, Petra ; Gašparović, Blaženka | Electrochemical characterization of biochemically active Cu(II) mixed ligand complex with histidine and cysteine // Electroanalysis, 29 (2017), 2; 392-397. doi: 10.1002/elan.201600253

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• Vukosav, Petra ; Mlakar, Marina ; Selmani, Atiđa ; Bregović, Nikola ; Gašparović, Blaženka | Electroanalytical characterization of Zn(II) complexes with D-mannosamine and Glycine in aqueous solutions // Electrochimica acta, 188 (2016), 671-678. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2015.12.054

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• Omanović, Dario ; Pižeta, Ivanka ; Vukosav, Petra ; Kovács, Elza ; Frančišković-Bilinski, Stanislav ; Tamás, János | Assessing element distribution and speciation in a stream at abandoned Pb–Zn mining site by combining classical, in-situ DGT and modelling approaches // Science of the total environment, 511 (2015), 423-434. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.12.076

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• Vukosav, Petra ; Mlakar, Marina | Speciation of biochemically important iron complexes with amino acids : L-aspartic acid and L- aspartic acid - glycine mixture // Electrochimica acta, 139 (2014), 29-35. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2014.07.006

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• Vukosav, Petra ; Mlakar, Marina ; Cukrov, Neven ; Kwokal, Željko ; Pižeta, Ivanka ; Pavlus, Natalija ; Špoljarić, Ivanka ; Vurnek, Maja ; Brozinčević, Andrijana ; Omanović, Dario | Heavy metal contents in water, sediment and fish in a karst aquatic ecosystem of the Plitvice Lakes National Park (Croatia) // Environmental science and pollution research, 21 (2014), 5; 3826-3839. doi: 10.1007/s11356-013-2377-3

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• Puškarić, Staša ; Mlakar, Marina ; Vukosav, Petra ; Bobanović-Ćolić, Svjetlana ; Hrustić, Enis | Flexible Selection of Iron Sources by Marine Microbial Consortia Related to Temperature // Rithink, 2 (2012), 33-39

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• Vukosav, Petra ; Mlakar Marina ; Tomišić, Vladislav | Revision of iron(III)-citrate speciation in aqueous solution. Voltammetric and spectrophotometric studies // Analytica chimica acta, 745 (2012), 1; 85-91. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2012.07.036

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• Vukosav, Petra ; Frkanec, Leo ; Mlakar, Marina | Voltammetric investigation of iron(III) complexes with siderophore chrysobactin in aqueous solution // Electrochimica acta, 59 (2012), 479-484. doi: 10.1016/j.electacta.2011.11.031

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• Vukosav, Petra ; Tomišić, Vladislav ; Mlakar, Marina | Iron(III)-complexes engaged in the biochemical processes in seawater. II. Voltammetry of Fe(III)-malate complexes in model aqueous solution // Electroanalysis, 22 (2010), 19; 2179-2186. doi: 10.1002/elan.200900632

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• Cmuk, Petra ; Piantanida, Ivo ; Mlakar, Marina | Iron(III)-complexes engaged in the biochemical processes in seawater. I. Voltammetry of Fe(III)-succinate complexes in model aqueous solution // Electroanalysis, 21 (2009), 23; 2527-2534. doi: 10.1002/elan.200900238

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• Cukrov, Neven ; Cmuk, Petra ; Mlakar, Marina ; Omanović, Dario | Spatial distribution of trace metals in the Krka River, Croatia. An example of the self-purification // Chemosphere, 72 (2008), 10; 1559-1566. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.04.038

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• Louis, Yoann ; Cmuk, Petra ; Omanović, Dario ; Garnier, Cédric ; Lenoble, Véronique ; Mounier, Stéphane ; Pižeta, Ivanka | Speciation of trace metals in natural waters: The influence of an adsorbed layer of natural organic matter (NOM) on voltammetric behaviour of copper // Analytica chimica acta, 606 (2008), 1; 37-44. doi: 10.1016/j.aca.2007.11.011

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Original scientific paper

• Omanović, Dario ; Cukrov, Neven ; Kwokal, Željko ; Cuculić, Vlado ; Cmuk, Petra ; Mlakar, Marina ; Pižeta, Ivanka ; Špoljarić, Ivanak ; Vurnek, Maja ; Brozinčević, Andrijana et al. | Raspodjela tragova metala u vodi i sedimentu NP Plitvička jezera // Zbornik radova. | Plitvička jezera: JU Plitvička jezera, 2011. str. 275-287

• Vukosav, Petra ; Mlakar, Marina | IRON(III)-ORGANIC COMPLEXES DISSOLVED IN SEAWATER: CHARACTERIZATION OF IRON(III)- SUCCINATE AND IRON(III)-MALATE COMPLEXES IN AQUEOUS SOLUTION // Rapp. Comm. int. Mer Médit.. | Monte Carlo: CIESM, 2010. str. 321-321

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• Omanović, Dario ; Kwokal, Željko ; Cukrov, Neven ; Cmuk, Petra ; Mlakar, Marina ; Pižeta, Ivanka ; Pavlus, Natalija ; Špoljarić, Ivanka ; Stojanovska, Maja | Spatial Distribution of Ecotoxic Trace Metals in Waters of "Plitvička Jezera" National Park - Croatia // PROCEEDINGS of Second International Conference on Waters in Protected Areas. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo za zaštitu voda, 2007. str. 217-221

• Cukrov, Neven ; Cmuk, Petra ; Kwokal, Željko ; Marguš, Drago ; Mlakar, Marina ; Omanović, Dario | Ecotoxic trace metals in waters of "Krka" National Park - Croatia // PROCEEDINGS of Second International Conference on Waters in Protected Areas. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo za zaštitu voda, 2007. str. 226-229-x

• Kwokal, Željko ; Cukrov, Neven ; Cmuk, Petra ; Mlakar, Marina ; Omanović, Dario | DISTRIBUTION OF MERCURY, CADMIUM, LEAD, COPPER AND ZINC IN SEDIMENTS OF OF THE RIJEKA HARBOUR AS RECORD OF POLLUTION // Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Ports and Waterways. | Zagreb: Fakultet prometnih znanosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 2007. str. 158-164-x

Conference abstract

• Mišić Radić, Tea; Vukosav, Petra; Komazec, Bruno; Peharec Štefanić, Petra; Domazet Jurašin, Darija | Combined impact of nanoplastics and ocean warming on the physiology and surface properties of marine microalgae // NanoPlastHub 2026- International Forum on Submicron Plastic Contaminants, Book of abstracts / Szilágyi, István; Feigl, Gabor (ur.). | Szeged: University of Szeged, 2026. str. 41-41

• Vukosav, Petra; Mišić Radić, Tea; Novosel Vlašić, Nives; Domazet Jurašin, Darija; Komazec, Bruno; Peharec Štefanić, Petra | Preliminary assessment of size-dependent effects of amine-modified polystyrene nanoplastics on the growth of Cylindrotheca closterium // NanoPlastHub 2026- International Forum on Submicron Plastic Contaminants, Book of abstracts / Szilágyi, István; Feigl, Gabor (ur.). | Szeged: University of Szeged, 2026. str. 111-111

• Rapljenović, Ana; Vukosav, Petra; Cuculić, Vlado | Impact of aging and organic matter on trace metal adsorption onto plastics under marine conditions // Book of Abstracts of the 2nd International Scientific Symposium - Interdisciplinary Approach to the Scientific Research of the Adriatic Sea (InspireAdriatic 2025) / Sviličić Petrić, Ines; Perić, Lorena; Cuculić, Vlado (ur.). | Zagreb: Ruđer Bošković Institute, 2025. str. 54-54

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• Vukosav, Petra; Mišić Radić, Tea; Komazec, Bruno; Peharec Štefanić, Petra; Muharemović, Hasan; | Extracellular polymers from marine diatom Cylindrotheca closterium (Bacillariophyceae) - preliminary characterization and antioxidant properties // Book of Abstracts of the 2nd International Scientific Symposium - Interdisciplinary Approach to the Scientific Research of the Adriatic Sea (InspireAdriatic 2025) / Sviličić Petrić, Ines; Perić, Lorena; Cuculić, Vlado (ur.). | Zagreb: Ruđer Bošković Institute, 2025. str. 48-48

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• Mišić Radić, Tea; Vukosav, Petra; Matijević Glavan,Tanja; Komazec, Bruno; Peharec Štefanić, Petra; Pašalić, Lea; Bakarić, Danijela; Muharemović, Hasan | Exopolysaccharides from amrine microalga Cylindrotheca closterium: antioxidant and antiproliferative activity // XIV European Conference on Marine Natural Products: Book of abstracts / Rotter, Ana; Grigalionyte-Bembič, Ernesta; Zidar, Luen (ur.). | Ocean4Biotech; National Institute of Biology, 2025. str. 90-90

• Mišić Radić, Tea; Vukosav, Petra; Komazec, Bruno; Formosa-Dague, Cecile; Domazet Jurašin, Darija; Peharec Štefanić, Petra; Čačković, Andrea; Juraić, Krunoslav; Ivošević DeNardis, Nadica | Nanoplastics and microalgae: nanostructural, nanomechanical, and antioxidant response of marine diatom Cylindrotheca closterium // 10th Regional Biophysics Conference & 15th International Summer School of Biophysics : Book of abstracts / Dolanski Babić, Sanja; Dutour Sikirić, Maja; Stepanić, Višnja et al. (ur.). | Split: Hrvatsko Biofizičko Društvo, 2024. str. 29-29

• Vukosav, Petra; Mišić Radić, Tea | Umjetno proizvedene nanočestice u morskom okolišu – uloga izvanstaničnih polimera mikroalgi // Knjiga sažetaka V. znanstveno-stručnog skupa Prilagodbe na klimatske promjene i očuvanje morskih ekosustava Jadranskog mora s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem, Zadar, 2024. / Čolak, Slavica; Šarić, Tomislav; Milošević, Rina (ur.). | Zadar: Sveučilište u Zadru, 2024. str. 129-130

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• Mišić Radić, Tea ; Vukosav, Petra | Nanoplastics in the marine environment: effect of microalgal extracellular polymers studied by AFM // Microscopy Conference 2021 Joint Meeting of Dreiländertagung & Multinational Congress on Microscopy : Proceedings. | 2021. str. 304-304

• Vukosav, Petra | Voltammetrijski pogled na specijaciju željeza u vodenoj otopini L-asparaginske kiseline // Zbornik sažetaka 4. Dana Elektrokemije. | 2014. str. 7-7

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• Mlakar, Marina ; Vukosav, Petra ; Pavković, Sonja | Miješani kompleksi esencijalnih metala (Fe, Cu) s aminokiselinama kao ligandima // Zbornik sažetaka 4. Dana Elektrokemije. | Zagreb, 2014. str. 24-25

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• Vukosav, Petra | Elektrokemijska karakterizacija kompleksa željeza(III) i siderofora krizobaktina // ZBORNIK SAŽETAKA 3. DANA ELEKTROKEMIJE. | 2012. str. 13-14

• Vukosav, Petra ; Mlakar, Marina | Voltammetry of Iron(III) Complexes with Siderophore Chrysobactin // The 63rd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry. Electrochemistry for Advanced Materials, Technologies and Instrumentation. | 2012

• Cmuk, Petra ; Mlakar, Marina | Electrochemical characterization of iron(III) complexes with citic, malic and succinic acid // Book of Abstracts of the First Regional Symoposium on Electrochemistry of South-East Europe. | Zagreb: Hrvatsko društvo kemijskih inženjera i tehnologa (HDKI), 2008. str. 85-86

Original scientific paper

• Louis, Yoann ; Cmuk, Petra ; Nicolau, Rudy ; Omanović, Dario ; Lenoble, Véronique ; Pižeta, Ivanka ; Mounier, Stéphane | Pseudopolarography as a tool for complexation studies of trace metals with dissolved natural organic matter // Rapports et procès verbaux des réunions - Commission internationale pour lNULLexploration scientifique de la mer Méditerranée, 2007. str. 285-x

• Louis, Yoann ; Cmuk, Petra ; Omanović, Dario ; Garnier, Cédric ; Lenoble, Véronique ; Pižeta, Ivanka ; Mounier, Stéphane | Electrochemical behavior of copper complexes in model electrolyte solutions and natural waters // Rapports et procès verbaux des réunions - Commission internationale pour lNULLexploration scientifique de la mer Méditerranée, 2007. str. 284-x

Unpublished conference paper

• Novosel Vlašić, Nives; Vukosav, Petra; Mišić Radić, Tea; Komazec, Bruno; Peharec Štefanić, Petra | Combined effects of nanoplastic exposure and salinity stress on marine microalgal physiology and cell surface properties // 5th Croatian Microscopy Congress | Osijek, Hrvatska, 16.09.2026-18.09.2026

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Doctoral thesis

• Vukosav, Petra | Voltammetrija kompleksa željeza(III) s organskim ligandima uključenim u prirodne procese / Mlakar, Marina (mentor). | Zagreb, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb, 2011

Report

• Mlakar, Marina ; Cuculić, Vlado ; Cukrov, Neven ; Cmuk, Petra ; Grabar, Ivan ; Kwokal, Željko ; Omanović, Dario ; Pižeta, Ivanka | Određivanje koncentracija tragova metala u vodama i sedimentima Hrvatske // IRB, Zagreb, 2009

• Cukrov, Neven ; Bilinski, Halka ; Cmuk, Petra ; Cuculić, Vlado ; Frančišković-Bilinski, Stanislav ; Grabar, Ivan ; Kwokal, Željko ; Mlakar, Marina ; Pižeta, Ivanka ; Omanović, Dario | Određivanje povijesti antropogenog utjecaja na sedimente Luke Rijeka // Zavod za istraživanje mora i okoliša, IRB, 2008

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• Mlakar, Marina ; Cuculić, Vlado ; Cukrov, Neven ; Cmuk, Petra ; Grabar, Ivan ; Kwokal, Željko ; Omanović, Dario ; Pižeta, Ivanka | Određivanje koncentracije tragova metala u prirodnim vodama i sedimentima // IRB, Zagreb, 2008

• Omanović, Dario ; Cmuk, Petra ; Cuculić, Vlado ; Cukrov, Neven ; Grabar, Ivan ; Kwokal, Željko ; Mlakar, Marina ; Peharec, Željko ; Pižeta, Ivanka | Ekotoksični metali u vodenim organizmima Nacinalonog parka "Plitvička Jezera" - dodatak glavnom Izvješću // Zavod za istraživanje mora i okoliša, IRB, 2007

• Cukrov, Neven ; Cmuk, Petra ; Cuculić, Vlado ; Grabar, Ivan ; Kwokal, Željko ; Lojen, Sonja ; Mlakar, Marina ; Omanović, Dario ; Pižeta, Ivanka ; Žic, Vesna | Geokemija ekotoksičnih metala na području NP Krka (godišnji izvještaj studeni 2006- listopad 2007) // Zavod za istraživanje mora i okoliša, IRB, 2007

• Mlakar, Marina ; Cuculić, Vlado ; Cukrov, Neven ; Grabar, Ivan ; Kwokal, Željko ; Omanović, Dario ; Pižeta, Ivanka ; Cmuk, Petra | Određivanje tragova metala u slatkim, bočatim, i slanim vodama Republike Hrvatske // IRB, Zagreb, 2007

• Cukrov, Neven ; Barišić, Delko ; Cmuk, Petra ; Cuculić, Vlado ; Grabar, Ivan ; Kwokal, Željko ; Lojen, Sonja ; Mlakar, Marina ; Omanović, Dario ; Pižeta, Ivanka et al. | Geokemija ekotoksičnih metala na području NP Krka (godišnji izvještaj studeni 2005- listopad 2006) // Zavod za istraživanje mora i okoliša, IRB, 2006

Study

• Cukrov, Neven ; Blatarić, Ana-Marija, Cuculić, Vlado ; Kwokal, Željko ; Mlakar, Marina ; Omanović, Dario ; Pižeta, Ivanka ; Vukosav, Petra | Trace metals analysis in groundwaters of Petruševec water field // IRB, 2012

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• Cukrov, Neven ; Barišić ; Delko ; Cmuk, Petra ; Cuculić, Vlado ; Grabar, Ivan ; Kwokal, Željko ; Lojen, Sonja ; Mlakar, Marina ; Omanović, Dario et al. | Geokemija ekotoksičnih metala na području NP Krka, 2008

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