Sanja Fingler Nuskern

Division of Environmental Hygiene

PhD / Senior Scientific Associate

Education

  • 1998 PhD in Chemistry
    University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
  • 1985 MSc in Chemistry
    University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
  • 1983 BSc in Chemistry
    University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry

Work Experience

  • 1983–present  Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia

Research projects

  • 2021–2024 Analysis of Organic Pollutants in Biological Systems and the Environment, IMROH (collaborator)
  • 2018-2021  Persistent Organic Pollutants – Environmental Impact Assessment and Stability of Human Genetic Material, IMROH (collaborator)
  • 2014–2018 Organic Pollutants in Environment – Markers and Biomarkers of Toxicity – OPENTOX, Croatian Science Foundation (collaborator)
  • 2011–2013  Monitoring of Organic and Inorganic Pollution in the Environment of Plitvice Lakes, Plitvice Lakes National Park (collaborator)
  • 2009–2010 Dissolution and Sorption of Munition Constituents, Croatian-Israel Joint Research Program (collaborator)
  • 2007–2014 Organic Pollutants in the Environment – Distribution, Interaction, Human Exposure, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (collaborator)
  • 2004–2005 Study of the Interaction of Pesticides with Inorganic and Organic Substances in Water and Soil, Croatian-Slovenian Bilateral Grant (collaborator)
  • 2002–2006 Pesticides, Persistent and Volatile Organic Pollutants in the Environment, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (collaborator)
  • 1999–2001   Analysis and Chemistry of Pesticides and Related Compounds in Biosphere, Croatian-Slovenian Bilateral Grant (collaborator)
  • 1998–2002  Distribution of Pesticides and Related Compounds in Humans and in the Environment, Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia (collaborator)

Other engagements

  • Croatian Standards Institute: Member of the TO 147 Water Quality
  • Member of the Working Group for Monitoring EU Action Plan „Towards Zero Air, Water and Soil Pollution“

Fields of interest

  • Analytical chemistry,
  • development of analytical methods,
  • persistent organic pollutants,
  • environmental samples, biological samples,
  • human health risk assessment

Additional training

  • 1989-1990 Eidgenössische Anstalt für Wasserversorgung, Abwasserreinigung und Gewässerschutz, ETH, Dübendorf, Switzerland

List of publications