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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Chemistry in Spain Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Environmental Sciences in Spain Leader Award

Overview

Mira Petrovic is a researcher affiliated with the Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats in Spain. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a focus on pollution, health toxicology, mutagenesis, water science and technology, and environmental chemistry. The breadth of their work spans several specialized topics, including pharmaceutical and antibiotic environmental impacts, water treatment and disinfection, toxic organic pollutants impact, transplantation methods and outcomes, and the effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals.

Their research includes notable publications on environmental contaminants and their pathways in ecosystems. Some recent papers include:

  • "Aquatic Insects Transfer Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disruptors from Aquatic to Terrestrial Ecosystems" (2021, Environmental Science & Technology)
  • "Occurrence and assessment of environmental risks of endocrine disrupting compounds in drinking, surface and wastewaters in Serbia" (2020, Environmental Pollution)
  • "Extended suspect screening to identify contaminants of emerging concern in riverine and coastal ecosystems and assessment of environmental risks" (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • "Priority and emerging organic microcontaminants in three Mediterranean river basins: Occurrence, spatial distribution, and identification of river basin specific pollutants" (2020, The Science of The Total Environment)
  • "Groundwater antibiotic pollution and its relationship with dissolved organic matter: Identification and environmental implications" (2021, Environmental Pollution)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Petrovic include Meritxell Gros, Mira Čelić, Swaroop Bommareddi, S. DeVries, and J. Trahanas. These collaborations suggest an interdisciplinary approach linking environmental science with chemical analysis and toxicology.

Petrovic's work is often published in venues that focus on environmental science and pollution, with several articles appearing in The Science of The Total Environment, The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, SSRN Electronic Journal, Environmental Pollution, and Chemosphere. These venues reflect a diverse engagement with both environmental chemistry and applied health sciences.

Their main research subjects explore the environmental impact of pollutants and improvements in water treatment processes. Specific emphasis has been placed on pharmaceuticals and antibiotics' behavior in aquatic ecosystems and the implications of toxic organic microcontaminants in river basins. Further study encompasses advanced oxidation water treatment methods and the assessment of endocrine disrupting chemicals in water sources.

Best Publications

  • Fate and distribution of pharmaceuticals in wastewater and sewage sludge of the conventional activated sludge (CAS) and advanced membrane bioreactor (MBR) treatment

    Jelena Radjenović;Mira Petrović;Damià Barceló

  • Occurrence, partition and removal of pharmaceuticals in sewage water and sludge during wastewater treatment.

    Aleksandra Jelic;Meritxell Gros;Antoni Ginebreda;Raquel Cespedes-Sánchez

  • Analysis and removal of emerging contaminants in wastewater and drinking water

    M Petrovic

  • Removal of pharmaceuticals during wastewater treatment and environmental risk assessment using hazard indexes

    Meritxell Gros;Mira Petrović;Antoni Ginebreda;Damià Barceló

  • Development of a multi-residue analytical methodology based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) for screening and trace level determination of pharmaceuticals in surface and wastewaters.

    Meritxell Gros;Mira Petrović;Mira Petrović;Damiá Barceló

  • Hospital effluents as a source of emerging pollutants: An overview of micropollutants and sustainable treatment options

    Paola Verlicchi;Alessio Galletti;Mira Petrovic;Mira Petrovic;Damià Barceló;Damià Barceló

  • Rejection of pharmaceuticals in nanofiltration and reverse osmosis membrane drinking water treatment.

    J. Radjenović;M. Petrović;M. Petrović;F. Ventura;D. Barceló

  • Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for the analysis of pharmaceutical residues in environmental samples: a review.

    Mira Petrović;Maria Dolores Hernando;M. Silvia Díaz-Cruz;Damià Barceló

  • Analysis of pharmaceuticals in wastewater and removal using a membrane bioreactor

    Jelena Radjenovic;Mira Petrovic;Damiá Barceló

  • Hospital effluent: investigation of the concentrations and distribution of pharmaceuticals and environmental risk assessment.

    P. Verlicchi;M. Al Aukidy;A. Galletti;M. Petrovic

  • Determination of pharmaceuticals of various therapeutic classes by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis in hospital effluent wastewaters.

    M. José Gómez;Mira Petrović;Mira Petrović;Amadeo R. Fernández-Alba;Damià Barceló

  • Polar Pollutants Entry into the Water Cycle by Municipal Wastewater: A European Perspective

    Thorsten Reemtsma;Stefan Weiss;Jutta Mueller;Mira Petrovic

  • Analysis and environmental levels of endocrine-disrupting compounds in freshwater sediments

    Mira Petrović;Ethel Eljarrat;Maria J López de Alda;Damià Barceló

  • Analysis and occurrence of pharmaceuticals, estrogens, progestogens and polar pesticides in sewage treatment plant effluents, river water and drinking water in the Llobregat river basin (Barcelona, Spain)

    Marina Kuster;Maria José López de Alda;Maria Dolores Hernando;Mira Petrovic

  • Occurrence of 95 pharmaceuticals and transformation products in urban groundwaters underlying the metropolis of Barcelona, Spain.

    Rebeca López-Serna;Anna Jurado;Anna Jurado;Enric Vázquez-Suñé;Jesus Carrera

  • Occurrence and distribution of pharmaceuticals in surface water, suspended solids and sediments of the Ebro river basin, Spain.

    Bianca Ferreira da Silva;Bianca Ferreira da Silva;Aleksandra Jelic;Rebeca López-Serna;Antonio A. Mozeto

  • Endocrine disruptors in sewage treatment plants, receiving river waters, and sediments: integration of chemical analysis and biological effects on feral carp.

    Mira Petrovic;Montserrat Solé;María J. López De Alda;Damià Barceló

  • Tracing pharmaceutical residues of different therapeutic classes in environmental waters by using liquid chromatography/quadrupole-linear ion trap mass spectrometry and automated library searching.

    Meritxell Gros;Mira Petrović;Damià Barceló

  • Endocrine disrupting compounds and other emerging contaminants in the environment: a survey on new monitoring strategies and occurrence data.

    M. Petrovic;E. Eljarrat;M. J. Lopez de Alda;D. Barceló

  • Wastewater treatment plants as a pathway for aquatic contamination by pharmaceuticals in the Ebro river basin (Northeast Spain)

    Meritxell Gros;Mira Petrović;Damià Barceló

Frequent Co-Authors

Damià Barceló
Damià Barceló University of Almería
Meritxell Gros
Meritxell Gros Catalan Institute for Water Research
Sergi Sabater
Sergi Sabater University of Girona
Antoni Ginebreda
Antoni Ginebreda Spanish National Research Council
Sandra Pérez
Sandra Pérez Spanish National Research Council
Marinella Farré
Marinella Farré Spanish National Research Council
Vicenç Acuña
Vicenç Acuña Catalan Institute for Water Research
Ethel Eljarrat
Ethel Eljarrat Spanish National Research Council
Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz
Sara Rodríguez-Mozaz Catalan Institute for Water Research
Miren López de Alda
Miren López de Alda Spanish National Research Council

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