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What is the water contribution of fog to atmospheric deposition? Use of stable isotopes.
Hanusková, Darina ; Hůnová, Iva (advisor) ; Šantrůček, Jiří (referee)
The objective of the Master thesis is to estimate the fog contribution on atmospheric deposition with the usage of stable isotopes. The crucial part of the thesis was to perform (first of its kind in the Czech Republic) the relative isotope composition 18 O a 2 H of fog. In the same time, the composition of rain and throughfall was performed. The collection of each type of precipitation took place in five sampling points of Academy of Science within three mountain regions including Krkonoše, Šumava and Jizerské Hory during October and November 2017. The sampling took 14 days in total and it was performed by using TC/EA ThermoBremen and mass spectrometer Delta ThermoBremen at South Bohemian University in České Budějovice. The results confirmed that fog is isotopically heavier in comparison to regular rain. As for the relative isotope composition 18 O and 2 H of each areas, no significant difference was observed. Results of the fog participation on atmospheric deposition in Krkonoše and Šumava can be seen after drafting a simple linear mixing model. The fog contribution on atmospheric deposition in Šumava for 18 O is 4,7 % and for 2 H is 6,4 18 O. For one area in Krkonoše, the average participation for 18 O is 3,6 %. Key words: stable isotopes, oxygen, hydrogen, fog
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Importance and occurrence of chromium in hydrogeology
Sadloň, Matúš ; Nedvěd, Jakub (advisor) ; Šantrůček, Jaromír (referee)
in English Chromium, particularly its two most stable oxidation states - hexavalent and trivalent chromium - plays a very significant role in the environment. While trivalent chromium is an essential nutrient both for humans and plants, hexavalent chromium proved to be one of the most dangerous contaminants negatively affecting people and the environment on a wide- ranging scale. This thesis aims to provide a complex overview of chromium occurrence in various natural systems, its physical and chemical properties as well as its mobility in the environment. Furthermore, the thesis will describe two case studies (from Greece and India), which illustrate both the natural and anthropogenic sources of hexavalent chromium contamination. Due to its mutagenic and carcinogenic properties, a complex set of remediation methods was suggested for hexavalent chromium removal, including both in-situ and ex-situ ones. Given their proven record in successful elimination of hexavalent chromium contamination from groundwater, in-situ methods are being utilised far more frequently nowadays; these will be explained more comprehensively. The most notable categories of in- situ remediation methods include biological and chemical reduction, chemical precipitation and chemical sorption. Besides these, other promising...
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Study of Coniferous Needles in Relation to Environmental Factors Using Approaches of Quantitative Anatomy and Laboratory Spectroscopy
Lhotáková, Zuzana ; Albrechtová, Jana (advisor) ; Šantrůček, Jiří (referee) ; Lukac, Martin (referee)
SYNTHESIS - CONCLUSIONS: This thesis combines two methodical approaches at different hierarchical levels of plant ecophysiology, which both are applied in field research and bring new valuable information for comprehension of several aspects of carbon cycle in forest ecosystem, particularly coniferous. The quantitative anatomy represents the first approach. At the leaf level application of confocal microscopy on fresh and frozen-stored needles and subsequent stereological estimation of mesophyll geometrical parameters proved to be suitable and sensitive enough for estimation of changes in mesophyll after simulated acid rain or differentiation of sun and shade needle ecotype. Application of systematic uniform random sampling of sections along the needle axis revealed insight to heterogeneity of mesophyll geometrical parameters within the needle and confirmed representativeness of the sampling from the middle region of the spruce needles. The second approach, laboratory measurement of shoot reflectance, represents important step in verification of relationships between leaf biochemical and optical properties, which can be subsequently used for monitoring of forest health, foliar or soil chemistry using remote sensing techniques. At the level of Norway spruce crown, samples of even-aged needles from the upper...
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