Research/art/teacher profile of a person
Name and surname:
Ing. Hana Horváthová, PhD.
Document type:
Research/art/teacher profile of a person
The name of the university:
Comenius University Bratislava
The seat of the university:
Šafárikovo námestie 6, 818 06 Bratislava

I. - Basic information

I.1 - Surname
Horváthová
I.2 - Name
Hana
I.3 - Degrees
Ing., PhD.
I.4 - Year of birth
1991
I.5 - Name of the workplace
Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of Geochemistry
I.6 - Address of the workplace
Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15 Bratislava 4, Slovakia
I.7 - Position
Assistant professor
I.8 - E-mail address
hana.horvathova@uniba.sk
I.9 - Hyperlink to the entry of a person in the Register of university staff
https://www.portalvs.sk/regzam/detail/34286
I.10 - Name of the study field in which a person works at the university
Ecological and Environmental Sciences
I.11 - ORCID iD
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3497-2361

II. - Higher education and further qualification growth

II.1 - First degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2013
II.c - Study field and programme
Biotechnologies
II.2 - Second degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2015
II.c - Study field and programme
Biotechnologies
II.3 - Third degree of higher education
II.a - Name of the university or institution
Slovak University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology in Bratislava
II.b - Year
2019
II.c - Study field and programme
Biotechnologies
II.4 - Associate professor
II.5 - Professor
II.6 - Doctor of Science (DrSc.)

III. - Current and previous employment

III.a - Occupation-position III.b - Institution III.c - Duration
University Teacher-Assistant professor Comenius University, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Department of geochemistry July 2021 - present
environmental biotechnologist The Centre of Environmental Services, Ltd. sept. 2019 - present

IV. - Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

IV.a - Activity description, course name, other IV.b - Name of the institution IV.c - Year
English B2 Slovak Institute of Education 2018
English - conversation Slovak Institute of Education 2019
Lifbee Academy - educational and incubation program focused on entrepreneurship in biotechnologies Lifbee - Biohive, civic association Jun 2022 - Feb 2023

V. - Overview of activities within the teaching career at the university

V.1 - Overview of the profile courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.1.a - Name of the profile course V.1.b - Study programme V.1.c - Degree V.1.d - Field of study
The Fate of Organic Pollutants in Environment Environmental geochemistry II. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Methods of the Remediation of Environmental Burdens Environmental geochemistry II. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
V.2 - Overview of the responsibility for the delivery, development and quality assurance of the study programme or its part at the university in the current academic year
V.3 - Overview of the responsibility for the development and quality of the field of habilitation procedure and inaugural procedure in the current academic year
V.4 - Overview of supervised final theses
V.4.1 - Number of currently supervised theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
0
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
0
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.4.2 - Number of defended theses
V.4.a - Bachelor's (first degree)
1
V.4.b - Diploma (second degree)
2
V.4.c - Dissertation (third degree)
0
V.5 - Overview of other courses taught in the current academic year according to study programmes
V.5.a - Name of the course V.5.b - Study programme V.5.c - Degree V.5.d - Field of study
Methods of Study and Evaluation of Geological and Anthropogenic Materials Environmental geochemistry II. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Biodegradation of Persistent and Organic Pollutants Environmental geochemistry II. Ecological and Environmental Sciences
Modern Remediation Measures of Contaminated Geomaterials Environmental geochemistry III. Ecological and Environmental Sciences

VI. - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

VI.1 - Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs and the corresponding citations
VI.1.1 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
40
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
25
VI.1.2 - Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
12
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
8
VI.1.3 - Number of citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
VI.1.a - Overall
110
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
105
VI.1.4 - Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases
VI.1.a - Overall
110
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
105
VI.1.5 - Number of invited lectures at the international, national level
VI.1.a - Overall
0
VI.1.b - Over the last six years
0
VI.2 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs
1

(ADC) Horváthová, H., Lászlová, K., Dercová, K., 2018. Bioremediation of PCB-contaminated shallow river sediments: The efficacy of biodegradation using individual bacterial strains and their consortia. In Chemosphere. Vol. 193, s. 270-277. CC: 000423890500032; DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.11.012.

2

(ADC) Horváthová, H., Lászlová, K., Dercová, K., 2019. Bioremediation vs. Nanoremediation: Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Using Integrated Remediation Approaches. In Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. Vol. 230, iss. 8, 204. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-019-4259-x.


3

(ADN) Horváthová, H., Jurkovič, Ľ., Macek, J., Tóth, R., Kravchenko, D., 2020. Nanodegradation of chlorinated hydrocarbons from groundwater in the native geological environment (laboratory batch experiment). In Mineralia Slovaca, Vol. 52, iss. 2, s. 133-142.

4

(V3) Horváthová, H., Dercová, K., Tlčíková, M., Hurbanová, M., 2022. Biologická syntéza nanočastíc: rastlinné bionanočastice na báze železa pre remediáciu kontaminovaného životného prostredia. In Chemické listy 116(7), 405-415. https://doi.org/10.54779/chl20220405.

5

(V3) Horváthová, H., Schwarzkopfová, K., Vojtková, H., Jurkovič, Ľ., Faragó, T., Boturová, K., Hiller, E., Urík, M., Vítková, M., 2023. Aerobic release of arsenic and antimony from mine soils by biostimulation of indigenous microbial activity and bioaugmentation with Curpiavidus genera of bacteria. Plant and soil 497 (4). DOI: 10.1007/s11104-023-06372-1.

VI.3 - The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years
1

(ADC) Horváthová, H., Lászlová, K., Dercová, K., 2018. Bioremediation of PCB-contaminated shallow river sediments: The efficacy of biodegradation using individual bacterial strains and their consortia. In Chemosphere. Vol. 193, s. 270-277. CC: 000423890500032; DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.11.012.

2

(ADC) Horváthová, H., Lászlová, K., Dercová, K., 2019. Bioremediation vs. Nanoremediation: Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Using Integrated Remediation Approaches. In Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. Vol. 230, iss. 8, 204. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-019-4259-x.

3

(V3) Horváthová, H., Dercová, K., Tlčíková, M., Hurbanová, M., 2022. Biologická syntéza nanočastíc: rastlinné bionanočastice na báze železa pre remediáciu kontaminovaného životného prostredia. In Chemické listy 116(7), 405-415. https://doi.org/10.54779/chl20220405.

4

(V3) Horváthová, H., Schwarzkopfová, K., Vojtková, H., Jurkovič, Ľ., Faragó, T., Boturová, K., Hiller, E., Urík, M., Vítková, M., 2023. Aerobic release of arsenic and antimony from mine soils by biostimulation of indigenous microbial activity and bioaugmentation with Curpiavidus genera of bacteria. Plant and soil 497 (4). DOI: 10.1007/s11104-023-06372-1.

5

(V3) Tlčíková, M., Horváthová, H., Dercová, K., Majčinová, M., Hurbanová, M., Turanská, L., Jurkovič, Ľ., 2024. Plant-based substrates for the production of iron bionanoparticles (Fe-BNPs) and application in PCB degradation with bacterial strains. Processes 12(8): 1695. DOI: 10.3390/pr12081695.

VI.4 - The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs
1

(ADC) Horváthová, H., Lászlová, K., Dercová, K., 2018. Bioremediation of PCB-contaminated shallow river sediments: The efficacy of biodegradation using individual bacterial strains and their consortia. In Chemosphere. Vol. 193, s. 270-277. CC: 000423890500032; DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.11.012.


- Mateescu, C., Lungulescu, E.-M., Nicula, N.-O., 2024. Effectiveness of Biological Approaches for Removing Persistent Organic Pollutants from Wastewater: A Mini-Review. Microorganisms 12(8): 1632. DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms12081632.

- 2023: Hassan, A., Hamid, F.S., Pariatamby, A., Suhaimi, N.S.M., Razali, N.M.M., Ling, K.N.H., Mohan, P., 2023. Bioaugmentation-assisted bioremediation and biodegradation mechanisms for PCB in contaminated environments: A review on sustainable clean-up technologies, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 11(3), 110055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.110055.

2

(V3) Horváthová, H., Dercová, K., Tlčíková, M., Hurbanová, M., 2022. Biologická syntéza nanočastíc: rastlinné bionanočastice na báze železa pre remediáciu kontaminovaného životného prostredia. In Chemické listy 116(7), 405-415. https://doi.org/10.54779/chl20220405.


- 2023: Šebesta, M., Vojtková, H., Cyprichová, V., Ingle, A.P., Urík, M., Kolenčík, M., 2023. Mycosynthesis of Metal-Containing Nanoparticles—Synthesis by Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes and Their Application, International Journal of Molecular Sciences 24(1), 304. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24010304.

3

(ADC) Horváthová, H., Lászlová, K., Dercová, K., 2019. Bioremediation vs. Nanoremediation: Degradation of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Using Integrated Remediation Approaches. In Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. Vol. 230, iss. 8, 204. DOI: 10.1007/s11270-019-4259-x.


- 2023: Hassan, A., Fauziah, S.H., Pariathamby, A., Suhaimi, N.S.M., Razali, N.M.M., Ling, K.N.H., Mohan, P., 2023. Bioaugmentation-assisted bioremediation and biodegradation mechanisms for PCB in contaminated environments: A review on sustainable clean-up technologies. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 11(3):110055. DOI: 10.1016/j.jece.2023.110055.

- 2022: Kharaman, B.F., Altin, A., Ozdogan, N., 2022. Remediation of Pb-diesel fuel co-contaminated soil using nano/bio process: subsequent use of nanoscale zero-valent iron and bioremediation approaches, Environmental Science and Pollution Research 29(27), 41110-41124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-18857-0.

4

(ADC) Lászlová, K., Dudášová, H., Olejníková, P., Horváthová, G., Velická, Z., Horváthová, H., Dercová, K., 2018. The Application of Biosurfactants in Bioremediation of the Aged Sediment Contaminated with Polychlorinated Biphenyls. In Water Air and Soil Pollution. Vol. 229(7), 219. CC: 000435619100002; DOI: 10.1007/s11270-018-3872-4.


- 2023: Bolan, S., Padhye, L.P., Mulligan, C.N., Alonso, E.R., Saint-Fort, R., Jasemizad, T., Wang, Ch., Zhang, T., Rinklebe, J., Wang, H., Siddique, K.H.M., Kirkham, M.B., 2023. Surfactant-enhanced mobilization of persistent organic pollutants: Potential for soil and sediment remediation and unintended consequences, Journal of Hazardous Materials 443, 130189. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130189.

5

(V3) Horváthová, H., Schwarzkopfová, K., Vojtková, H., Jurkovič, Ľ., Faragó, T., Boturová, K., Hiller, E., Urík, M., Vítková, M., 2023. Aerobic release of arsenic and antimony from mine soils by biostimulation of indigenous microbial activity and bioaugmentation with Curpiavidus genera of bacteria. Plant and soil 497 (4). DOI: 10.1007/s11104-023-06372-1.

- 2024: Wu, Songlin, Wang, F., Komárek, M., Huang, L., 2024. Ecological rehabilitation of mine tailings. Plant and Soil 497(1-2). DOI: 10.1007/s11104-024-06532-x.

VI.5 - Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years
1

2017 Principal investigator - Grant of the Slovak University of technology for the support of junior researchers No. 1683 (2017): Bioremediation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by combination of nanotechnology and biotechnology

2

2019 Principal investigator - Grant of the Slovak University of technology for the support of junior researchers No. 1624 (2019): The integration of bacterial metabolism and reductive ability of nanoiron particles for the removal of chlorinated contaminants.

3

2015 - 2018 Co-investigator of the project VEGA 1/0295/15: Advanced bioremediation approaches - biostimulation and bioaugmentation - for decontamination of organic chlorinated substances from the contaminated sediments, water and soil.

4

2013 - 2017 Co-investigator of the project APVV 0656-12: The removal of selected specific synthetic substances from water by ozone processes.

5

oct. 2023 - sept. 2027: Coordinator of the project on behalf of the Slovak partner (Department of geochemistry FNS UNIBA): ARAGORN (101112723) Achieving remediation and governing restoration of contaminated soils now

6

jan. 2023 - dec. 2026 Coordinator of the project on behalf of the Slovak partner (The centre of environmental services, Ltd.): NYMPHE (101060625) New system-driven bioremediation of polluted habitats and environment

7

jul 2022 - jun 2026 Co-investigator of the project APVV 21-0212: Selected environmental burdens as a stress factor influencing biodiversity and health risks for exposed groups of the population.

VII. - Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

VIII. - Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VIII.a - Name of the institution VIII.b - Address of the institution VIII.c - Duration (indicate the duration of stay) VIII.d - Mobility scheme, employment contract, other (describe)
vsb - Technical University of Ostrava, Faculty of Mining and Geology, Department of Environmental Engineering 17. listopadu 2172/15 708 00 Ostrava-Poruba 3.-7.10.2022 Erasmus+ STT mobility

IX. - Other relevant facts