{"id":1932,"date":"2015-11-30T13:48:55","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T11:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kbfi.ee\/?page_id=1932"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T11:46:40","slug":"defended-theses","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kbfi.ee\/en\/environmental-toxicology-2\/research\/defended-theses\/","title":{"rendered":"Defended Theses"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Doctoral Theses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>2023<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Grigory Vasiliev<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-weight-bold\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Synergistic Mechanisms and Toxicity Profiles of Silver and Copper Nanoparticles for the Development of Novel Antimicrobial Materials<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-weight-bold\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Supervisor: Olesja Bondarenko (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digikogu.taltech.ee\/en\/Item\/50c08f30-1077-456a-8e2b-c9f43447d616?_ga=2.220412568.1655346336.1693826433-1673587200.1673870576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2022<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Elise Joonas<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Evaluation of metal contaminant hazard on microalgae with environmentally relevant testing strategies<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Supervisors: Villem Aruoja (NICPB), Anne Kahru (NICPB), Kalle Olli (EULS)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>University of Tartu<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.ut.ee\/bitstream\/handle\/10062\/81642\/joonas_elise.pdf?sequence=1&amp;isAllowed=y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Merilin Rosenberg<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Microbial Interactions with Inanimate Solid Surfaces: A Methodological Approach<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Supervisors: Kaja Kasemets (NICPB), Angela Ivask (UT), Vambola Kisand (UT)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digikogu.taltech.ee\/et\/Item\/ae0fc64d-c7bf-46e9-bc65-85342787a8cb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2021<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Dewi Kurnianingsih Arum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Ecotoxicological Profiling and Antibacterial Potency of a Series of 24 L-Phenylalanine Based SAILs<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Supervisors: Anne Kahru (NICPB), Mariliis Sihtm\u00e4e (NICPB), Nicholas Gathergood (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digikogu.taltech.ee\/et\/Item\/bae0391e-b57c-476d-acda-6cd147ee55d0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2019<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Meeri Visnapuu<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Design and physico-chemical characterization of metal-containing nanoparticles for antimicrobial coatings<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Supervisors: Angela Ivask (NICPB), Margit Heinlaan (NICPB), Vambola Kisand (UT)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>University of Tartu<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dspace.ut.ee\/handle\/10062\/66632\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Anna-Liisa Kubo<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Toxicological Profiling of Copper Oxide and Silver Nanoparticles and Polyoxometalate Ionic Liquids with Medically Relevant Bacteria and Mammalian Cells<em> in vitro <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Supervisors: Anne Kahru (NICPB), Olesja Bondarenko (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digi.lib.ttu.ee\/i\/?12073\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Marge Muna<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hazard Evaluation of Metal-Based Nanoparticles and Lanthanides with Freshwater Microcrustaceans<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Supervisors: Margit Heinlaan (NICPB), Irina Blinova (NICPB), Andres \u00d6pik (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digi.lib.ttu.ee\/i\/?11634\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2018<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Sandra K\u00e4osaar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Toxicological Profiling of Silver and Copper Oxide Nanoparticles on Saccharomyces cerevisiae BY4741 Wild-Type and Single-gene deletion mutants<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Kaja Kasemets (NICPB), Anne Kahru (NICPB), Andres \u00d6pik (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digi.lib.ttu.ee\/i\/?10627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Katre Juganson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ecotoxicological Impacts of Industrially Relevant Engineered Nanomaterials: Effects on\u00a0<em>Tetrahymena thermophila <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Monika Mortimer (NICPB), Angela Ivask (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digi.lib.ttu.ee\/i\/?9951\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2017<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Tiina Titma<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Cytotoxicity of Metal-based Nanoparticles in Epithelial Barrier Models<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Anne Kahru (NICPB), J\u00fcri Siigur (NICPB), Ruth Shimmo (TLU)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.etera.ee\/zoom\/30639\/view?page=1&amp;p=separate&amp;view=0,0,2067,2834\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Liina Kanarbik<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ecotoxicological Evaluation of Shale Fuel Oils, Metal-Based Nanoparticles and Glyphosate Formulations<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Irina Blinova (NICPB), Marina Trapido (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digi.lib.ttu.ee\/i\/?7180\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">2014<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Aleksandr K\u00e4kinen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The Role of Physico-chemical Properties and Test Environment on Biological Effects of Copper and Silver Nanoparticles<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Anne Kahru (NICPB), Rein Kuusik (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/digi.lib.ttu.ee\/i\/?1008\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2012<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Olesja Bondarenko<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Development of Bacterial Biosensors and Human Stem Cell-Based In Vitro Assays for the Toxicological Profiling of Synthetic Nanoparticles<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisor: Angela Ivask (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/digi.lib.ttu.ee\/i\/?794\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2011<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Monika Mortimer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Evaluation of the Biological Effects of Engineered Nanoparticles on Unicellular Pro- and Eukaryotic Organisms<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Anne Kahru (NICPB), Margus Lopp (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/digi.lib.ttu.ee\/i\/?613\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Mariliis Sihtm\u00e4e<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">(Eco)toxicological Information on REACH-Relevant Chemicals: Contribution of Alternative Methods to in vivo Approaches<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Anne Kahru (NICPB), Rein Munter (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/digi.lib.ttu.ee\/i\/?629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Villem Aruoja<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Algae Pseudokircheriella subcapitata in environmental hazard evaluation of chemicals and synthetic nanoparticles<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Anne Kahru (NICPB), Henri-Charles Dubourguier (EULS), Kalev Sepp (EULS)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Estonian University of Life Sciences<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dspace.emu.ee\/bitstream\/handle\/10492\/154\/Thesis_Villemi%20PhD2011.pdf?sequence=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2010<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Margit Heinlaan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ecotoxicological evaluation of synthetic nanoparticles and particulate environmental samples<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Anne Kahru (NICPB), Henri-Charles Dubourguier (EULS),\u00a0 Kalev Sepp (EULS)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Estonian University of Life Sciences<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dspace.emu.ee\/handle\/10492\/139\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2006<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Angela Ivask<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Luminescent Recombinant Sensor Bacteria for the Analysis of Bioavailable Heavy Metals<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Anne Kahru (NICPB), Marko Virta (UH)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/digi.lib.ttu.ee\/i\/?87\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Kaja Kasemets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Effect of changing environmental conditions on the fermentative growth of Saccharomyces cerevisiae S288C: Auxo-accelerostat study<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisor: Toomas Paalme (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/digi.lib.ttu.ee\/i\/?94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>PDF<\/em><\/a><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2005<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Lee P\u00f5llumaa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Evaluation of Ecotoxicological Effects Related to Oil Shale Industry<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisor: Anne Kahru (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Master&#8217;s Theses (a scientific degree)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>2009<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Imbi Kurvet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Natural and recombinant bioluminescent bacteria for high throughput toxicity screening<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Anne Kahru (NICPB), Angela Ivask (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\u00a0<strong>2006<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Anu Leedj\u00e4rv<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Construction of heavy metal transporter knock-out mutants of Escherichia coli K12 and Pseudomonas putida KT2440 and their application as bacterial sensors<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisor: Angela Ivask (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2004<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Villem Aruoja<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Toxicity testing of heavy metal polluted soils with algae Selenastrum capricornutum: a soil suspension-test<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisor: Anne Kahru (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2001<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Angela Ivask<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Construction and use of luminescent recombinant bacterial sensors for the detection of heavy metals<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Anne Kahru (NICPB), Marko Virta (UTU)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Alla Maloverjan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Application of microbiological, ecotoxicological and chemical methods for environmental risk assessment of polluted soils, sediments and solid wastes<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisor: Anne Kahru (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Master&#8217;s Theses<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Andrea Koch<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Chitosan-Copper Oxide Nanocomposites: Antifungal Efficacy and Cytotoxicity in Human Keratinocytes <em>in vitro<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Kaja Kasemets (NICPB), Laura Kaarma (NICPB, TUT), Kairi Koort (TLU)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Kirill Meresmaa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Detection of antifungal agents in Estonian basidiomycete mushrooms using the disk diffusion method<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: T\u00f5nu Ploompuu (TLU), Kaja Kasemets (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><b>Aleksandra Ivanov<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Application of bismuth-based nanomaterials for adsorption of heavy metal ions from water<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Monika Mortimer (NICPB), Kairi Koort (TLU)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><b>Laura Paju<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Environmental safety assessment of metal-phenolic networks based on algal growth test and bacterial bioluminescence<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Monika Mortimer (NICPB), Kairi Koort (TLU)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><b>Anett V\u00e4limets<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Reducing the toxicity of CuO nanomaterials using novel metal-phenolic networks<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Monika Mortimer (NICPB), Kairi Koort (TLU)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong><b>Kiira Ottoson<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The effectiveness of metal-phenolic networks with different compositions in reducing environmental pollution of metals<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Monika Mortimer (NICPB), Kairi Koort (TLU)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2024<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Madli J\u00fcrgenson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Inhibiting effect of silver-chitosan nanocomposites on <em>Candida albicans <\/em>and<em> Candida parapsilosis <\/em>biofilm<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Kaja Kasemets (NICPB), Kairi Koort (TLU)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Kristofer Reinholm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Silver-chitosan nanocomposite synthesis, physicochemical characterization and toxicity to bacteria <em>Escherichia Coli<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Kaja Kasemets (NICPB), Heiki Vija (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2023<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Triin Vaimann<\/strong><em>, cum laude<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Toxicity of engineered nanocomposite particles of various metal oxyhydroxides to crustacean <i>Daphnia Magna<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Asya Ivanova Drenkova-Tuhtan (NICPB), Irina Blinova (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2022<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Kevin Uke<\/strong><em>, cum laude<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Evaluating the environmental safety of nanocomposite sorbent materials for phosphorus recovery from wastewater using bacteria\u00a0<i>Vibrio fischeri<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Asya Ivanova Drenkova-Tuhtan (NICPB), Mariliis Sihtm\u00e4e (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Ingrid Puusta<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Synthesis of Silver-chitosan Nanocomposites and their Antibacterial Activity<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Kaja Kasemets (NICPB),\u00a0 Kairi Koort (TLU)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Jekaterina Ovt\u0161innikova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Toxicity of silver-chitosan nanocomposites to yeast <i>Candida albicans<\/i> and <i>Candida glabrata<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Kaja Kasemets (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2021<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>K\u00e4rt Viljalo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Intergenerational Effects of Nanoplastics on the Example of\u00a0<i>Daphnia magna<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Margit Heinlaan (NICPB), Kairi Koort (TLU)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2018<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Egle Truska<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Optimization of antimicrobial and photocatalytic properties of nano-ZnO\/Ag composite covered surfaces<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Merilin Rosenberg (NICPB), Meeri Visnapuu (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>2016<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Helen Nurmsoo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Characterization of physico-chemical properties of copper and silver nanoparticles and their antibacterial impact on <em>Escherichia coli <\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Olesja Bondarenko (NICPB), Mariliis Sihtm\u00e4e (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2012<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Katre Juganson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">The effects of silver nanoparticles to the ciliated protozoan <em>Tetrahymena thermophila<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Monika Mortimer (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2010<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Aleksandr K\u00e4kinen<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Mobility and bioavailability of heavy metals in the fly ashes of Narva Thermal Power Plants and in the surrounding soils<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Olesja Bondarenko (NICPB), Marina Trapido (TalTech), Anne Kahru (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Liina Kanarbik<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Environmental hazard assessment of pollutants: ecotoxicity testing<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Irina Blinova (NICPB), Marina Trapido (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Maarja P\u00f5der<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Nano-CuO toxicity studies on the mechanism of oxidative stress with\u00a0<em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em> mutants<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Kaja Kasemets (NICPB), Katrin Tomson (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2009<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Natalja Jepihhina<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Construction and characterization of recombinant luminescent bacterial sensors for evaluation of compounds causing oxidative stress<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Angela Ivask (NICPB), Katrin Tomson (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>2008<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Marina Romet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span lang=\"ET\">Toxicity of nanosized metal oxides to yeast <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Kaja Kasemets (NICPB), Andres Veske (TalTech)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Olesja Bondarenko<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span lang=\"ET\">Bioavailability of heavy metals in soils to recombinant luminescent bacterial sensors<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Supervisors: Angela Ivask (NICPB)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Bachelor&#8217;s Theses<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><strong>2025<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><b>Anneli Marhel<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Efficiency of BiOI-based nanomaterials in adsorbing and degrading pollutants<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong><b>Polina Rozova<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Using BiOCl-based nanomaterials for pollutant decontamination<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2021<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Laura Kaarma<\/strong>, <em>cum laude<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Effects of the Herbicide Metazachlor on Microalgae<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Tallinn University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2020<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Jelizaveta Titova <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Delayed Toxicity of Nanoplastic to the Planktonic Crustacean<em> Daphnia magna<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Tallinn University<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2006<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Maret Koor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Toxicity of nanosized metal oxides to bacteria &#8211; bioluminescent models<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Triinu Simkin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Toxicity of heavy metals to metal transporter knock-out mutants of <em>Escherichia coli<\/em> K12 and <em>Pseudomonas putida<\/em> KT2440<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2005<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Margit Heinlaan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Application of luminescent bacteria tests in ecotoxicological study of soils<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Estonian University of Life Sciences<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Pille T\u00f5nisson<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Study of ecotoxicity of aqueous extracts of semicoke<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tartu<\/em><em> University<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Taisia R\u00f5lova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\">Construction and evaluation of <i>Pseudomonas fluorescens<\/i> OS8-based\u00a0 luminescent sensor bacteria for the detection of bioavailable heavy metals<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2004<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Anu Leedj\u00e4rv<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Bacterial sensors for the detection of phenols: construction and optimisation<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h4><strong>2001<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Mailis Laht<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Ecotoxicological characterization of the polluted soils<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>2000<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Rain Reiman<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #666666;\">T<\/span>he determination of relative toxicity of polluted soils by photobacteria<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong>1999<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Helena Tsistova<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Luminometrical determination of ATP in the (microbiological) hygiene assessment<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>Tallinn University of Technology<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Annely R\u00e4tsep<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Analysis of oil-shale industy waste waters with a battery of 4 biotests<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 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