Topics

I focus on life cycle assessment (LCA) in the field of nature-based solutions (NBS) and green-blue infrastructure, concentrating on evaluating their environmental benefits and impacts. Furthermore, I am also engaged with carbon footprint analysis and opportunities for its reduction through sustainable technologies and nature-based approaches to water management.

Education

• 2018–2022 Ph.D. in Engineering, University of Luxembourg, Faculty of Science, Technology, and Medicine
• 2015–2017 B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Faculty of Chemical Engineering
• 2012–2015 B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Faculty of Chemical Engineering

Grants and projects

• 01.06.2025 - 31.05.2028. EK 44: DECIRE-WATER. Decentralized Solutions for a Circular and Efficient Water Management – from Demonstration to the Market.
• 01.02.2026 - 31.01.2029. TAČR: RESET. Zhodnocení nekonvenčních vodních zdrojů v městském a příměstském kontextu.

Publications

• Hana Brunhoferová; Silvia Venditti; Markus Schlienz; Joachim Hansen;- (2021). Removal of 27 micropollutants by selected wetland macrophytes in hydroponic conditions. Chemosphere. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130980 
• Hana Brunhoferová; Silvia Venditti; Joachim Hansen;- (2022). Characterization of unconventional sand-based substrates for adsorption of micropollutants in nature-based systems. Journal of Environmental Management. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115593 
• Silvia Venditti; Anne Kiesch; Hana Brunhoferová; Markus Schlienz; Henning Knerr; Ulrich Dittmer; Joachim Hansen;- (2022). Assessing the impact of micropollutant mitigation measures using vertical flow constructed wetlands for municipal wastewater catchments in the greater region: a reference case for rural areas. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2022.191 
• Hana Brunhoferová; Silvia Venditti; Cedric Laczny; Laura Lebrun; Joachim Hansen;- (2022). Bioremediation of 27 Micropollutants by Symbiotic Microorganisms of Wetland Macrophytes. Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14073944 
• Silvia Venditti; Hana Brunhoferová; Joachim Hansen;- (2022). Behaviour of 27 selected emerging contaminants in vertical flow constructed wetlands as post-treatment for municipal wastewater. Science of The Total Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153234 
• Hana Brunhoferová; Silvia Venditti; Joachim Hansen; John Gallagher;- (2023). Life cycle performance and associated environmental risks of constructed wetlands used for micropollutant removal from municipal wastewater effluent. Cleaner Environmental Systems. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cesys.2023.100162 
• Tatiana Trecáková; Aleš Paulu; Ivanna Harasymchuk; Hana Brunhoferová; Vladimír Kočí;- (2025). The effects of the technological setup of plastic waste pyrolysis on its environmental performance. Environmental Science-Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5va00182j 
• Hana Brunhoferová; Tatiana Trecáková; Vladimír Kočí;- (2025). Life cycle assessment of electronic, electric and nonelectric detonators; a site-specific case for Czech Republic. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e42371