• March 08, 2000 - PhD in chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• February 10, 1995 - MSc in oceanology, Faculty of Sceince, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• July 01, 1991 - BSc - Teacher of biology and chemistry, Faculty of Education, J.J.Strossmayer University in Osijek, Croatia

Books and book chapters

Book chapters

• Erk, M. & Raspor, B. (2006) Pelagic ecosystem and the assessment of metal exposure using caged blue mussels (Mytilus edulis). U: Hylland, K., Lang, T. & Vethaak, D. (ur.) Biological Effects of Contaminants in Marine Pelagic Ecosystems. Brussels, Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), str. 189-201.

Journal articles

Scientific and review papers

• Redžović, Z., Erk, M., Gottstein, S., Sertić Perić, M., Dautović, J., Fiket, Ž., Brkić, A. & Cindrić, M. (2023) Metal bioaccumulation in stygophilous amphipod Synurella ambulans in the hyporheic zone: The influence of environmental factors. Science of the total environment, 866, 161350, 15 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161350.

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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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• 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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• 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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• Redžović, Z., Erk, M., Svetličić, E., Dončević, L., Gottstein, S., Hozić, A. & Cindrić, M. (2021) Determination of Adenylate Nucleotides in Amphipod Gammarus fossarum by Ion-Pair Reverse Phase Liquid Chromatography: Possibilities of Positive Pressure Micro-Solid Phase Extraction. Separations, 8, 8020020, 11 doi:10.3390/separations8020020.

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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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• 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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• Lazarus, M., Orct, T., Sergiel, A., Vranković, L., Filipović Marijić, V., Rašić, D., Reljić, S., Aladrović, J., Zwijacz-Kozica, T., Zięba, F., Jurasović, J., Erk, M., Maślak, R., Selva, N. & Huber, Đ. (2020) Metal(loid) exposure assessment and biomarker responses in captive and free-ranging European brown bear (Ursus arctos). Environmental research, 183, 109166, 11 doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.109166.

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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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• Ečimović, S., Velki, M., Vuković, R., Štolfa Čamagajevac, I., Petek, A., Bošnjaković, R., Grgić, M., Engelmann, P., Bodó, K., Filipović- Marijić, V., Ivanković, D., Erk, M., Mijošek, T. & Lončarić, Z. (2018) Acute toxicity of selenate and selenite and their impacts on oxidative status, efflux pump activity, cellular and genetic parameters in earthworm Eisenia Andrei. Chemosphere, 212, 307-318 doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.08.095.

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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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• Tariba, B., Živković, T., Filipović Marijić, V., Erk, M., Gamulin, M. & Pizent, A. (2016) Does the Serum Metallothionein level reflect the stage of testicular germ cell tumor?. Archives of medical research, 47, 232-235 doi:10.1016/j.arcmed.2016.05.005.

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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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• 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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• 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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• Tariba, B., Živković, T., Krasnići, Nesrete, Filipović Marijić, Vlatka, Erk, M., Gamulin, M., Grgić, M. & Pizent, A. (2015) Serum metallothionein in patients with testicular cancer. Cancer chematotherapy and pharmacology, 75 (4), 813-820 doi:10.1007/s00280-015-2702-2.

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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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• Strižak, Ž., Ivanković, D., Pröfrock, D., Helmholz, H., Cindrić, A., Erk, M. & Prange, A. (2014) Characterization of the cytosolic distribution of priority pollutant metals and metalloids in the digestive gland cytosol of marine mussels: seasonal and spatial variability. Science of the total environment, 470/471, 159-170 doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.051.

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• 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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• Erk, M., Ivanković, D. & Strižak, Ž. (2012) Selection of target mussel tissue for application of cellular energy allocation as a physiological biomarker in native mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819). Journal of shellfish research, 31 (1), 61-68 doi:10.2983/035.031.0108.

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• Erk, M., Ivanković, D. & Strižak, Ž. (2011) Cellular energy allocation in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from the stratified estuary as a physiological biomarker. Marine pollution bulletin, 62 (5), 1124-1129 doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2011.02.056.

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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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• 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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• Erk, M., Muyssen, B., Ghekiere, A. & Janssen, C. (2008) Metallothioneins and cytosolic metals in Neomysis integer exposed to cadmium at different salinities. Marine environmental research, 65 (5), 437-444 doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2008.02.002.

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• Erk, M., Muyssen, B., Ghekiere, A. & Janssen, C. (2008) Metallothionein and cellular energy allocation in the estuarine mysid shrimp Neomysis integer exposed to cadmium at different salinities. Journal of experimental marine biology and ecology, 357 (2), 172-180 doi:10.1016/j.jembe.2008.01.015.

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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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• 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.

• Erk, M., Ruus, A., Ingebrigtsen, K. & Hylland, K. (2005) Cadmium accumulation and Cd-binding proteins in marine invertebrates - a radiotracer study. Chemosphere, 61 (11), 1651-1664 doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.04.038.

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• Ivanković, D., Pavičić, J., Erk, M., Filipović Marijić, V. & Raspor, B. (2005) Evaluation of the Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam. digestive gland metallothionein as a biomarker in a long-term field study: seasonal and spatial variability. Marine pollution bulletin, 50 (11), 1303-1313.

• 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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• Erk, M., Ivanković, D., Raspor, B. & Pavičić, J. (2002) Evaluation of different purification procedures for the electrochemical quantification of mussel metallothioneins. Talanta, 57, 1211-1218.

• Raspor, B., Paić, M. & Erk, M. (2001) Analysis of metallothioneins by the modified Brdička procedure. Talanta, 55, 109-115.

• Erk, M. & Raspor, B. (2001) Interference of Pb leaching from the pH electrode on Cd-metallothionein complex. Analytica Chimica Acta, 442, 165-170.

• Erk, M. & Raspor, B. (2001) Anodic stripping voltammetry in the complexation study of the peptide Lys-Cys-Thr-Cys-Cys-Ala (56-61)MT I and cadmium: application in determination of complexing capacity and stability constant. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 502 (1-2), 174-179 doi:10.1016/S0022-0728(01)00356-4.

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• Erk, M. & Raspor, B. (2000) Advantages and disadvantages of voltammetric method in studying cadmium-metallothionein interactions. Cellular and Molecular Biology, 46 (2), 269-281.

• Erk, M. & Raspor, B. (1999) Electrochemical study on Cd binding to metallothioneins isolated from the mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. Journal of electroanalytical chemistry (1992), 466 (1), 75-81 doi:10.1016/S0022-0728(99)00128-X.

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• Erk, M., Musani, L. & Raspor, B. (1998) The interactions of 54Mn with humic acids in freshwater systems. Water research, 32 (6), 1753-1758.

• Erk, M. & Raspor, B. (1998) Evaluation of cadmium-metallothionein stability constants based on voltammetric measurements. Analytica chimica acta, 360, 189-194.

• Erk, M., Musani, L. & Raspor, B. (1997) The interactions of 54Mn with humic substances of freshwater sediment origin. Journal of environmental radioactivity, 35 (2), 203-219 doi:10.1016/S0265-931X(96)00040-9.

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• Erk, M., Musani, L. & Raspor, B. (1996) The interactions of 54Mn with aminopolycarboxylic acids in aquatic systems. Water research, 30 (7), 1729-1735 doi:10.1016/0043-1354(96)00061-9.

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Conference proceedings papers

Scientific conference proceedings papers

• Ivanković, D., Dragičević, P., Dragun, Z., Lajtner, J., Krasnići, N., Filipović Marijić, V., Mijošek, T., Redžović, Z. & Erk, M. (2019) Metal concentrations in water and bivalves from Lakes Brljan and Visovac. U: Biondić, D., Holjević, D. & Vizner, M. (ur.)7. hrvatska konferencija o vodama s međunarodnim sudjelovanjem "Hrvatske vode u zaštiti okolisa i prirode" : zbornik radova.

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• Pavičić, J., Ivanković, D., Erk, M., Dragun, Z., Filipović Marijić, V. & Raspor, B. (2007) Biomarker application in evaluation of trace metals contamination ; elevated metallothionein level by mussels in the lower part of the river krka estuary. U: Marguš, D. (ur.)Simpozij rijeka Krka i Nacionalni park Krka: prirodna i kulturna baština, zaštita i održivi razvitak.

• Erk, M., Raspor, B. & Zelić, M. (2004) Determination of metallothionein using square wave voltammetry. U: Gojo, M. (ur.)Zbornik radova 3. hrvatskog simpozija o elektrokemiji.

• Dragun, Z., Raspor, B., Erk, M., Ivanković, D. & Pavičić, J. (2004) The influence of the biometric parameters on metal and metallothionein content in the cytosol of the whole soft tissue of transplanted mussels. U: Fisher, N. (ur.)Rapport du 37e Congres de la CIESM.

• Ivanković, D., Pavičić, J., Erk, M., Filipović, V. & Raspor, B. (2003) Determination of metallothionein level in the digestive gland of mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, as a biomarker of metal exposure in coastal sea. U: Gereš, D. (ur.)Hrvatske vode u 21. stoljeću.

• Erk, M., Jurič, D., Kozar, S., Pavičić, J. & Raspor, B. (2001) Physico-chemical study of cadmium-metallothionein complexes isolated from cadmium exposed mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). U: Fowler, S. (ur.)Rapport du 36e Congres de la CIESM.

• Erk, M., Jurič, D., Raspor, B. & Pavičić, J. (2001) Determination of metallothioneins isolated from mussels using Brdička reaction. U: Gojo, M. (ur.)Zbornik radova 2. hrvatskog simpozija o elektrokemiji.

• Pavičić, J., Erk, M., Jurič, D., Kozar, S., Odžak, N., Kwokal, Ž. & Raspor, B. (1999) The application of metallothionein for metal biomonitoring in the coatal seawater. U: 2. Hrvatska konferencija o vodama- od Jadrana do Dunava.

• Raspor, B., Erk, M., Pavičić, J., Jurič, D., Kwokal, Ž. & Odžak, N. (1999) Metallothionein as Biomarker of Mussel Exposure to Heavy Metals. U: Marine pollution.

• Erk, M. & Raspor, B. (1998) Electrochemical study of binding of Cd and metallothionein isolated from mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. U: Gojo, M. (ur.)I. Hrvatski simpozij o elektrokemiji.

• Erk, M. & Raspor, B. (1998) Electrochemical characterization of cadmium-binding properties of metallothionein. U: Fowler, S. (ur.)Rapport du 35e Congres de la CIESM.

Theses

Doctoral dissertation

• Erk, M. (2000) 'STUDY OF CHEMICAL REACTIVITY OF METALLOTHIONEINS USING ELECTROCHEMICAL TECHNIQUES', doktorska disertacija, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.

Master thesis

• Erk, M. (1995) 'The interactions of manganese-54 with aminopolycarboxylic, humic, and fulvic acids in water systems', magistarski rad, Prirodoslovno-matematički fakultet, Zagreb.