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Branislav Vrana

Branislav Vrana

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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
42
Citations
8772
World Ranking
7308
National Ranking
24

Overview

Branislav Vrana is affiliated with Masaryk University in the Czech Republic. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, with notable contributions in several subfields including health, toxicology and mutagenesis, pollution, analytical chemistry, environmental chemistry, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics within environmental research. Key areas of focus include toxic organic pollutants impact, pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, analytical chemistry methods development, effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, air quality and health impacts, and advanced chemical sensor technologies.

Branislav Vrana has published extensively in prestigious journals and publication venues. Frequent publication outlets for their research include:

  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Environmental Science & Technology
  • Environmental Pollution
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Frequent coauthors in Branislav Vrana's body of work are:

  • Roman Grabic
  • Ian Allan
  • Sarit Kaserzon
  • Lisa Melymuk
  • Pavla Fialová

Some of the recent and cited papers by Branislav Vrana include:

  • In situ calibration of polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS) for monitoring of pharmaceuticals in surface waters, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Evaluation of chemical and biological contaminants of emerging concern in treated wastewater intended for agricultural reuse, 2020, Environment International
  • The NORMAN Association and the European Partnership for Chemicals Risk Assessment (PARC): let's cooperate!, 2020, Environmental Sciences Europe
  • Measuring exposure of e-waste dismantlers in Dhaka Bangladesh to organophosphate esters and halogenated flame retardants using silicone wristbands and T-shirts, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Inter-laboratory mass spectrometry dataset based on passive sampling of drinking water for non-target analysis, 2021, Scientific Data

Best Publications

  • Passive sampling techniques for monitoring pollutants in water

    Branislav Vrana;Ian J. Allan;Richard Greenwood;Graham A. Mills

  • A “toolbox” for biological and chemical monitoring requirements for the European Union's Water Framework Directive

    Ian J. Allan;Branislav Vrana;Richard Greenwood;Graham A. Mills

  • Effect-directed analysis supporting monitoring of aquatic environments - An in-depth overview

    Werner Brack;Selim Ait-Aissa;Robert M. Burgess;Wibke Busch

  • Towards the review of the European Union Water Framework Directive: Recommendations for more efficient assessment and management of chemical contamination in European surface water resources.

    Werner Brack;Werner Brack;Valeria Dulio;Marlene Ågerstrand;Ian Allan

  • COMMON IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY FOR THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE (2000/60/EC). Guidance Document No. 32 ON BIOTA MONITORING (THE IMPLEMENTATION OF EQSBIOTA) UNDER THE WATER FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE

    Karin Deutsch;Delphine Leroy;Claude Belpaire;Klaas den Haan

  • Future water quality monitoring--adapting tools to deal with mixtures of pollutants in water resource management.

    Rolf Altenburger;Selim Ait-Aissa;Philipp Antczak;Thomas Backhaus

  • Future water quality monitoring: improving the balance between exposure and toxicity assessments of real-world pollutant mixtures

    Rolf Altenburger;Rolf Altenburger;Werner Brack;Werner Brack;Robert M. Burgess;Wibke Busch

  • Calibration of the Chemcatcher passive sampler for the monitoring of priority organic pollutants in water

    Branislav Vrana;Graham A. Mills;Ewa Dominiak;Richard Greenwood

  • The SOLUTIONS project: challenges and responses for present and future emerging pollutants in land and water resources management.

    Werner Brack;Rolf Altenburger;Gerrit Schüürmann;Martin Krauss

  • Field performance of seven passive sampling devices for monitoring of hydrophobic substances.

    Ian J. Allan;Kees Booij;Albrecht Paschke;Branislav Vrana

  • Calibrating the uptake kinetics of semipermeable membrane devices in water: impact of hydrodynamics.

    Branislav Vrana;Gerrit Schüürmann

  • Strategic monitoring for the European Water Framework Directive

    Ian J. Allan;Branislav Vrana;Richard Greenwood;Graham A. Mills

  • Chapter 7 Theory, modelling and calibration of passive samplers used in water monitoring

    Kees Booij;Branislav Vrana;James N. Huckins

  • Use of passive sampling devices for monitoring and compliance checking of POP concentrations in water.

    Rainer Lohmann;Kees Booij;Foppe Smedes;Branislav Vrana

  • Membrane-Enclosed Sorptive Coating. An Integrative Passive Sampler for Monitoring Organic Contaminants in Water

    Branislav Vrana;Peter Popp;and Albrecht Paschke;Gerrit Schüürmann

  • Modelling and field application of the Chemcatcher passive sampler calibration data for the monitoring of hydrophobic organic pollutants in water.

    Branislav Vrana;Graham A. Mills;Michiel Kotterman;Pim Leonards

  • Position paper on passive sampling techniques for the monitoring of contaminants in the aquatic environment – Achievements to date and perspectives

    Cécile Miège;Nicolas Mazzella;Ian Allan;Valeria Dulio

  • Performance optimisation of a passive sampler for monitoring hydrophobic organic pollutants in water

    Branislav Vrana;Graham Mills;Richard Greenwood;Jesper Knutsson

  • Trends in monitoring pharmaceuticals and personal-care products in the aquatic environment by use of passive sampling devices

    Graham A Mills;Branislav Vrana;Ian Allan;David A Alvarez

  • Evaluation of chemical and biological contaminants of emerging concern in treated wastewater intended for agricultural reuse

    Nikiforos A. Alygizakis;Jakub Urík;Vasiliki G. Beretsou;Ioannis Kampouris

  • Estrogen-, androgen- and aryl hydrocarbon receptor mediated activities in passive and composite samples from municipal waste and surface waters

    Veronika Jálová;Barbora Jarošová;Luděk Bláha;J.P. Giesy

Frequent Co-Authors

Klára Hilscherová
Klára Hilscherová Masaryk University
Peter Popp
Peter Popp Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Gerrit Schüürmann
Gerrit Schüürmann Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Beate I. Escher
Beate I. Escher Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Werner Brack
Werner Brack Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Jana Klánová
Jana Klánová Masaryk University
Gerhard Lammel
Gerhard Lammel Masaryk University
Juliane Hollender
Juliane Hollender Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Rolf Altenburger
Rolf Altenburger Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
Henner Hollert
Henner Hollert Goethe University Frankfurt

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