On 14 June 2026, project collaborator Nikolina Račić gave an interview to tportal on air pollution in the Zagreb area, presenting part of her research conducted as part of her doctoral dissertation. She discussed the main sources of air pollution in Zagreb, such as traffic and heating, as well as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and potentially …
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Research That Captures Public Interest
The findings of the scientific paper entitled “Tracing the Legacy of Historical PCB Pollution and Contemporary PAH Contamination in the Kupa River (Danube Basin, Croatia)”, published in the international scientific journal Environments, attracted media attention and sparked public interest in the issue of pollution in the Kupa River. Media coverage contributed to raising public awareness …
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Research Results Presented through the Permanent Exhibition at Aquatika-Freshwater Aquarium Karlovac
As part of the EnvironPollutHealth project, research was conducted on human breast milk, freshwater environments, and air quality. The findings are now featured in the permanent exhibition “The (In)visible World of Microorganisms”, in the section “Invisible Threats Within Us”, at Aquatika – Freshwater Aquarium Karlovac. The exhibition, through interpretative panels and visual displays, showcases the …
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Research that Captivates Public Interest
The intriguing results of the scientific work titled “Specific Biomass Burning Tracers in Air Pollution in Zagreb, Croatia” by authors Suzana Sopčić, Gordana Pehnec, and Ivan Bešlić have attracted media attention, which in turn has informed the public about the latest findings in the field of air pollution monitoring. The research provides and interprets the …
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Prometej: Science with a signature – air quality
Prometej (eng. Prometheus), a TV show by the Croatian Television (HTV) about science and new knowledge, innovations, ideas and discoveries, hosted our scientist Gordana Pehnec, PhD, Head of the Division of Environmental Hygiene. G. Pehnec discussed air quality, air pollution sources and research within the new project – EnvironPollutHealth. The episode was shown on March …
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TV Trend: Review of EnvironPollutHealth
On March 14, the AQUATIKA-FRESHWATER AQUARIUM KARLOVAC celebrates the International Day of Rivers, as presented in the television show TV Trend by the Aquarium’s Director, Margarita Maruškić Kulaš and the head of its professional service, Goran Jakšić Ph.D. They also presented the public with the basics of the work packages within EnvironPollutHealth, particularly „Water ecosystem …
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Study visit to the European Olympic Committee
On Monday, January 29, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium, a meeting was held between representatives of the European Olympic Committee (Folker Hellmund – Director, Carlotta Giussani – Head of Finance and Francesca Carnion – EU Grants Officer) and partners of the project “About science through sport – STEMsport”, UP.04.2.1.10.0160, financed by the European Social Fund under …
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