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2nd Symposium on Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (2nd SAAS24)

Croatian Chemical Society and the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb organized the 2nd Symposium on Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (2nd SAAS24), which was held from September 13 to September 14, 2024, in Zagreb. The aim of the Symposium was to gather scientists and experts from Croatia and other countries who are involved …
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The 20th Ružička Days “Today Science – Tomorrow Industry”

The 20th Ružička Days “Today Science – Tomorrow Industry” is an international scientific-expert conference traditionally held in Vukovar, in memory of the distinguished Croatian scientist and Nobel laureate Leopold (Lavoslav) Ružička. The conference is organized by the Croatian Society of Chemical Engineers and Technologists (HDKI) and the Faculty of Food Technology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University …
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Participation in the 2nd scientific-expert gathering Medvednica’s Green Touch with international participation

Organized by the Public Institution “Medvednica Nature Park,” under the auspices of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Green Transition, the Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund, and the Zagreb Tourist Board, the 2nd scientific-expert conference Green Touch of Medvednica with international participation took place on September 4th and 5th, 2024, at the Medvedgrad Visitor …
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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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9th International Symposium on Ultrafine particle -Air Quality and Climate 2024

From July 3 to 4, 2024,  an international conference titled “9th International Symposium on Ultrafine Particles – Air Quality and Climate 2024” was held in Brussels, Belgium. The conference was organized by the EFCA – European Federation of Clean Air and Environmental Protection Associations and KIT – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. The presentations covered a …
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Summer school „2nd PFAStwin Summer School for using of GCxGC-MS for the environmental forensics and MicroOxymax respirometer for remediation monitoring“ 

In the context of the second summer school, PFAStwin Summer School for using GCxGC-MS for environmental forensics and MicroOxymax respirometer for remediation monitoring, held at UBFC (Belgrade, Serbia) from June 17–21, 2024, Dr. Dubravka Relić, Associate Professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Chemistry, gave a lecture on “Risk assessment and organic pollutants” on June …
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ACTRIS – Exploring the Atmopshere

Valentina Gluščić and Ranka Godec participated in The Aerosol, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure (ACTRIS) conference held from May 13 to 16 in Rennes, France. More than 350 scientists from all over the world participated, and more about the main topics: https://www.actris.eu/ASC2024/Themes They participated with three poster presentations: V. Gluščić, I. Bešlić, G. Pehnec, …
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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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Webinar “Towards zer0 pesticide agriculture: European network for sustainability (T0P-AGRI-Network)”

On 10 Apr 2024, Dr Tijana Milićević, Research Associate Professor, Institute of Physics University of Belgrade, gave a lecture entitled “Bioaccessibility of contaminants and human health risk assessment – imperatives for mitigating the pollution in agricultural areas” within the Webinar of COST Action CA21134 “Towards zer0 pesticide agriculture: European network for sustainability (T0P-AGRI-Network)”. Dr Milićević …
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