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h-index: 41
Works: 171
Citations: 7,303

Most-cited papers

Effect-directed analysis supporting monitoring of aquatic environments--An in-depth overview.
W. Brack, S. Ait-Aissa, R. M. Burgess, W. Busch +22 more
2016Science of the Total Environment387 citations
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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
K. Deutsch, D. Leroy, C. Belpaire, K. D. den Haan +20 more
2014357 citations
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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.
W. Brack, Valeria Dulio, M. Ågerstrand, I. Allan +31 more
2017Science of the Total Environment327 citations Open access
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Future water quality monitoring--adapting tools to deal with mixtures of pollutants in water resource management.
R. Altenburger, S. Ait-Aissa, P. Antczak, T. Backhaus +37 more
2015Science of the Total Environment293 citations Open access
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Future water quality monitoring: improving the balance between exposure and toxicity assessments of real-world pollutant mixtures
R. Altenburger, W. Brack, R. M. Burgess, W. Busch +20 more
2019Environmental Sciences Europe226 citations Open access
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The SOLUTIONS project: challenges and responses for present and future emerging pollutants in land and water resources management.
W. Brack, R. Altenburger, G. Schüürmann, M. Krauss +45 more
2015Science of the Total Environment192 citations Open access
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Use of passive sampling devices for monitoring and compliance checking of POP concentrations in water
R. Lohmann, K. Booij, F. Smedes, B. Vrana
2012Environmental science and pollution research international138 citations Open access
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Position paper on passive sampling techniques for the monitoring of contaminants in the aquatic environment – Achievements to date and perspectives
C. Miège, N. Mazzella, I. Allan, Valeria Dulio +12 more
2015103 citations Open access
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The NORMAN Association and the European Partnership for Chemicals Risk Assessment (PARC): let’s cooperate!
Valeria Dulio, J. Koschorreck, B. van Bavel, P. J. van den Brink +64 more
2020Environmental Sciences Europe83 citations Open access
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Air and seawater pollution and air–sea gas exchange of persistent toxic substances in the Aegean Sea: spatial trends of PAHs, PCBs, OCPs and PBDEs
G. Lammel, O. Audy, Athanasios Besis, C. Efstathiou +14 more
2015Environmental science and pollution research international78 citations Open access
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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 D. Kampouris +8 more
2020Environment International77 citations Open access
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Passive sampling: an effective method for monitoring seasonal and spatial variability of dissolved hydrophobic organic contaminants and metals in the Danube river.
B. Vrana, Veronika Klučárová, E. Benická, Ninette Abou-Mrad +5 more
2014Environmental Pollution75 citations
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Estrogen-, androgen- and aryl hydrocarbon receptor mediated activities in passive and composite samples from municipal waste and surface waters.
V. Jálová, B. Jarošová, L. Bláha, J. P. Giesy +5 more
2013Environment International72 citations Open access
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Measurement of environmental pollutants using passive sampling devices--an updated commentary on the current state of the art.
G. Mills, A. Gravell, B. Vrana, C. Harman +3 more
2014Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts71 citations Open access
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An interlaboratory study on passive sampling of emerging water pollutants
B. Vrana, F. Smedes, R. Prokeš, R. Loos +7 more
201655 citations Open access
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Applications for Passive Sampling of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Water—A Review
Adam C. Taylor, G. Fones, B. Vrana, G. Mills
2019Critical reviews in analytical chemistry54 citations Open access
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Tracking Aromatic Amines from Sources to Surface Waters
Özge Edebali, Simona Krupčíková, Anna Goellner, B. Vrana +2 more
2024Environmental Science and Technology Letters48 citations Open access
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Analytical and bioanalytical assessments of organic micropollutants in the Bosna River using a combination of passive sampling, bioassays and multi-residue analysis.
Z. Toušová, B. Vrana, M. Smutná, J. Novák +5 more
2019Science of the Total Environment45 citations
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Measuring exposure of e-waste dismantlers in Dhaka Bangladesh to organophosphate esters and halogenated flame retardants using silicone wristbands and T-shirts.
Yan Wang, A. Peris, M. Rifat, Syed Ishtiaque Ahmed +7 more
2020Science of the Total Environment44 citations Open access
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New brominated flame retardants and dechlorane plus in the Arctic: Local sources and bioaccumulation potential in marine benthos.
P. Carlsson, B. Vrana, Jaromír Sobotka, K. Borgå +2 more
2018Chemosphere41 citations Open access
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Assessing the potential of autonomous submarine gliders for ecosystem monitoring across multiple trophic levels (plankton to cetaceans) and pollutants in shallow shelf seas
L. Suberg, R. Wynn, J. van der Kooij, L. Fernand +10 more
201441 citations Open access
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Levels and distribution of dissolved hydrophobic organic contaminants in the Morava river in Zlín district, Czech Republic as derived from their accumulation in silicone rubber passive samplers.
R. Prokeš, B. Vrana, J. Klánová
2012Environmental Pollution40 citations
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Effect-based monitoring of the Danube River using mobile passive sampling.
J. Novák, B. Vrana, Tatsiana P. Rusina, K. Okoński +8 more
2018Science of the Total Environment39 citations Open access
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An improved design of a passive sampler for polar organic compounds based on diffusion in agarose hydrogel
Jakub Urík, B. Vrana
2019Environmental science and pollution research international37 citations
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Changes in concentrations of hydrophilic organic contaminants and of endocrine-disrupting potential downstream of small communities located adjacent to headwaters.
Barbora Jarošová, L. Bláha, B. Vrana, T. Randák +3 more
2012Environment International36 citations
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Investigating the temporal trends in PAH, PCB and OCP concentrations in Hartbeespoort Dam, South Africa, using semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs)
R. Amdany, L. Chimuka, E. Cukrowska, P. Kukučka +2 more
201432 citations Open access
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Bioanalytical and chemical characterization of organic micropollutant mixtures in long-term exposed passive samplers from the Joint Danube Survey 4: Setting a baseline for water quality monitoring
P. Šauer, B. Vrana, B. Escher, R. Grabic +12 more
2023Environment International30 citations Open access
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In situ calibration of three passive samplers for the monitoring of steroid hormones in wastewater.
Alena Škodová, R. Prokeš, Z. Šimek, B. Vrana
2016Talanta: The International Journal of Pure and Applied Analytical Chemistry30 citations
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Bidirectional air–sea exchange and accumulation of POPs (PAHs, PCBs, OCPs and PBDEs) in the nocturnal marine boundary layer
G. Lammel, F. Meixner, B. Vrana, C. Efstathiou +8 more
201629 citations Open access
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In situ calibration of polar organic chemical integrative sampler (POCIS) for monitoring of pharmaceuticals in surface waters.
B. Vrana, Jakub Urík, G. Fedorova, Helena Švecová +4 more
2020Environmental Pollution28 citations Open access
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Diffusion coefficients of polar organic compounds in agarose hydrogel and water and their use for estimating uptake in passive samplers.
Jakub Urík, A. Paschke, B. Vrana
2020Chemosphere27 citations
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Chasing equilibrium passive sampling of hydrophobic organic compounds in water.
B. Vrana, Tatsiana P. Rusina, K. Okoński, R. Prokeš +3 more
2019Science of the Total Environment27 citations Open access
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Mobile dynamic passive sampling of trace organic compounds: Evaluation of sampler performance in the Danube River.
B. Vrana, F. Smedes, I. Allan, Tatsiana P. Rusina +5 more
2018Science of the Total Environment27 citations Open access
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Assessment of bioavailable fraction of POPS in surface water bodies in Johannesburg City, South Africa, using passive samplers: an initial assessment
R. Amdany, L. Chimuka, E. Cukrowska, P. Kukučka +3 more
2014Environmental Monitoring & Assessment26 citations
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Membrane assisted passive sampler for triazine compounds in water bodies--characterization of environmental conditions and field performance.
H. Nyoni, L. Chimuka, B. Vrana, E. Cukrowska
2011Analytica Chimica Acta26 citations
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Estimation of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances mass loads in the Danube River using passive sampling.
C. Beggs, Rachel S. Mackie, B. Vrana, R. Prokeš +5 more
2023Science of the Total Environment25 citations Open access
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Identifying the research and infrastructure needs for the global assessment of hazardous chemicals ten years after establishing the Stockholm Convention.
J. Klánová, M. Diamond, Kevin Jones, G. Lammel +31 more
2011Environmental Science and Technology25 citations Open access
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Passive-Sampler-Derived PCB and OCP Concentrations in the Waters of the World─First Results from the AQUA-GAPS/MONET Network.
R. Lohmann, B. Vrana, D. Muir, F. Smedes +24 more
2023Environmental Science and Technology24 citations Open access
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Performance comparison of silicone and low-density polyethylene as passive samplers in a global monitoring network for aquatic organic contaminants.
Jaromír Sobotka, F. Smedes, B. Vrana
2022Environmental Pollution23 citations
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Investigating levels of organic contaminants in Danube River sediments in Serbia by multi-ratio equilibrium passive sampling.
Tatsiana P. Rusina, F. Smedes, Maja Brborić, B. Vrana
2019Science of the Total Environment22 citations
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Introductory Chapter: Biosorption
J. Derco, B. Vrana
2018Biosorption22 citations Open access
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Calibration of a passive sampler based on stir bar sorptive extraction for the monitoring of hydrophobic organic pollutants in water.
B. Vrana, Lucie Komancová, Jaromír Sobotka
2016Talanta: The International Journal of Pure and Applied Analytical Chemistry22 citations
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An Improved Method for Determination of Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Sediment by Ultrasonic Solvent Extraction Followed by Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction Coupled to TD–GC–MS
P. Tölgyessy, B. Vrana, K. Šilhárová
2013Chromatographia22 citations
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Inter-laboratory mass spectrometry dataset based on passive sampling of drinking water for non-target analysis
Bastian Schulze, Denice van Herwerden, I. Allan, L. Bijlsma +40 more
2021Scientific Data20 citations Open access
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Annual dynamics of perfluorinated compounds in sediment: A case study in the Morava River in Zlín district, Czech Republic.
Jitka Bečanová, K. Komprdová, B. Vrana, J. Klánová
2016Chemosphere20 citations Open access
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Equilibrium Passive Sampling of POP in Lipid-Rich and Lean Fish Tissue: Quality Control Using Performance Reference Compounds.
Tatsiana P. Rusina, P. Carlsson, B. Vrana, F. Smedes
2017Environmental Science and Technology19 citations Open access
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Adaptation mechanisms of bacteria during the degradation of polychlorinated biphenyls in the presence of natural and synthetic terpenes as potential degradation inducers
Slavomíra Zorádová-Murínová, H. Dudášová, Lucia Lukáčová, M. Čertík +3 more
2012Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology18 citations
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AQUA-GAPS/MONET-Derived Concentrations and Trends of PAHs and Polycyclic Musks across Global Waters.
Rainer Lohmann, B. Vrana, Derek Muir, F. Smedes +20 more
2024Environmental Science and Technology17 citations Open access
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Unraveling the Relationship between the Concentrations of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in Freshwater Fish of Different Trophic Levels and Water Using Passive Sampling.
F. Smedes, Jaromír Sobotka, Tatsiana P. Rusina, P. Fialová +3 more
2020Environmental Science and Technology17 citations Open access
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Performance evaluation of a diffusive hydrogel-based passive sampler for monitoring of polar organic compounds in wastewater.
P. Fialová, R. Grabic, K. Grabicová, P. Nováková +4 more
2022Science of the Total Environment16 citations Open access
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