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Analysis of organic pollutants and micropollutants in landfill leachates
Poslušná, Markéta ; Cajthaml, Tomáš (advisor) ; Innemanová, Petra (referee)
The stated aim of this thesis was the quantitative and qualitative analysis of relevant organic pollutants and micropollutants in Czech and Danish landfill leachate. Point sampling of liquid and solid samples (sediments) were taken from the landfill water sumps or from their vicinity. Sediments were collected only at Czech landfills. The Danish and Czech landfill leachate samples were compared with each other due to their different histories. Czech landfill leachate were found to contain higher concentrations of detected organic pollutants than in Denmark. The detected concentrations for the sum of 21 PFASs in the landfill leachate ranged from 956.5- 11 011.3 ng/l for the Czech landfill leachate samples. The measured concentrations of sum 14 PFAS ranged from 414.5 to 2 589.3 ng/l for the Danish landfill leachate samples. Concentrations in Czech landfill leachate for the sum of 24 PPCPs ranged from 131.3 to 27 471.4 ng/l. For the Danish samples, concentrations ranging from 122.6 to 12 351.5 ng/l (for the sum of 11 PPCPs) were measured. PCBs were analysed in both liquid and solid samples. In all liquid samples they were below the limit of quantification, therefore they were analysed in sediment from Czech landfills, where values from LOQ-20.9 mg/kg (sum of PCBs) were determined. This work represents...
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Environmental aspects of wastewater treatment and reuse in nature based technologies
Šereš, Michal
In recent years, the issue of appropriate and efficient approaches to wastewater management and its potential reuse has become increasingly important in view of the geographical conditions of Central Europe, where, until recently, the problems associated with climate change and drought may not have seemed so pressing at first sight. Increasingly, so-called nature-based water management solutions, which help to both clean the water and retain it in the landscape, are being proposed. In drier, especially arid areas, this topic has been under discussion for many years and several examples of larger-scale applications are available. In the Czech Republic, on the other hand, mainly pilot applications only have been considered to date. However, the potential of nature-based solutions such as constructed wetlands, denitrification bioreactors, artificial wetlands and so-called reed bed units, is considerable. The advantages lie mainly in the robustness of these systems and their ability to mimic and intensify the natural water purification processes that occur in nature. They can be applied to waters contaminated with common fecal pollution or with higher nutrient content, as well as to waters contaminated with various types of micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals, hormonally-active substances and...
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Ověření účinnosti filtrace přes granulové uhlí při odstraňování mikropolutantů na vybraných úpravnách pitné vody
MARTANOVÁ, Andrea
My bachelor thesis is called Verification of filtration efficiency through granular carbon in removal of micropollutants in selected drinking water treatment plants. The aim of this work was to determine the efficiency of granular activated carbon (GAC) filters in connection with other technological processes (especially with ozonisation). Passive samplers (POCISs) were installed at the drinking water treatment plants in Pilsen and in Plav during spring and autumn 2019. Moreover, grab water samples were taken in the first and last day of POCIS deployment. Concentrations of selected pesticides and pharmaceuticals were determined by a liquid chromatography with a tandem mass spectrometry in a laboratory LECHB Vodňany. In particular, the results of the analysis showed the occurrence of telmisartan and metabolites of metazachlor (metazachlor ESA and metazachlor OA) and metolachlor (metolachlor ESA) in raw water. Telmisartan was reduced in final water unlike metazachlor ESA, which seemed to be problematic in final water in the spring campaign at drinking water treatment plant in Pilsen. The results also confirmed the occurrence of atrazine and its metabolites in raw water. Furthermore, elevated concentrations of some compounds were found before the GAC filters than in the inlet to the drinking water treatment plants. The concentrations of these compounds were lower in the outlet than before GAU filters. The removal efficiency was calculated not only for all compounds together but also for each compound individually. Evaluation showed higher total removal efficiency at drinking water treatment plant in Pilsen, where the removal efficiency was 99 % in the autumn campaign, while in the spring campaign removal efficiency was only 61 %. The reason for this difference could be deactivated ozonisation during the spring campaign. This result demonstrates possibility of high removal efficiency of micropollutants for ozonisation followed by GAC filtration. Removal efficiency for drinking water treatment plant Plav was set as 46 % in the spring campaign and 67 % in the autumn campaign. The reason for these low removal efficiencies may be missing of ozonisation in treatment technology at this drinking water treatment plant.
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Hodnocení vlivu vybraných čistíren komunálních odpadních vod na kontaminaci vodního prostředí mikropolutanty
OKROUHLÝ, Vít
This thesis deals with the evaluation of removal efficiency (RE) of a wide range of compounds, particularly the residue of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCP), in 6 STPs. Furthermore, the impact of these STPs on their respective recipients is also evaluated. Passive samplers (POCIS) and grab samples of water, which were located/taken in the influent and effluent of the STPs and upstream and downstream of the outlet from the STPs into the recipients, were used for monitoring of the selected compounds.
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Mixture toxicity of estrogenic endocrine disruptors in samples from the Czech Republic
Černá, Tereza ; Cajthaml, Tomáš (advisor) ; Klusoň, Petr (referee) ; Šváb, Marek (referee)
The environment is contaminated by countless toxic chemicals of mainly anthropogenic origin; therefore, elucidating the impact of chemical mixtures is one of the biggest challenges of current research. Endocrine disruptors (EDs) acting through the oestrogenic nuclear receptor are typical representatives of the mixture toxicity concept of concentration addition, which can be accurately predicted using the latest mathematical models. Oestrogenic activity and oestrogenic EDs have been detected in many matrices across the globe in biologically relevant concentrations; therefore, they are considered a high risk. The presence of synthetic steroids in the aquatic environment in units of ng/l can disrupt the hormonal pathways of individuals and subsequently cause fatal changes in whole populations. However, if the exposure is terminated, the ecosystem will recover in a few years. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) are able to remove a large number of chemicals, including synthetic and natural oestrogenically active compounds; nevertheless, their occurrence in WWTP effluents and in sewage sludges is frequent. Therefore, WWTPs are considered significant sources of agricultural and water ecosystem pollution. This dissertation thesis focuses on the mixture toxicity of oestrogenic EDs and their occurrence in...
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Environmental aspects of wastewater treatment and reuse in nature based technologies
Šereš, Michal ; Cajthaml, Tomáš (advisor) ; Uhlík, Ondřej (referee) ; Hanč, Aleš (referee)
In recent years, the issue of appropriate and efficient approaches to wastewater management and its potential reuse has become increasingly important in view of the geographical conditions of Central Europe, where, until recently, the problems associated with climate change and drought may not have seemed so pressing at first sight. Increasingly, so-called nature-based water management solutions, which help to both clean the water and retain it in the landscape, are being proposed. In drier, especially arid areas, this topic has been under discussion for many years and several examples of larger-scale applications are available. In the Czech Republic, on the other hand, mainly pilot applications only have been considered to date. However, the potential of nature-based solutions such as constructed wetlands, denitrification bioreactors, artificial wetlands and so-called reed bed units, is considerable. The advantages lie mainly in the robustness of these systems and their ability to mimic and intensify the natural water purification processes that occur in nature. They can be applied to waters contaminated with common fecal pollution or with higher nutrient content, as well as to waters contaminated with various types of micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals, hormonally-active substances and...
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Study of sorption of pharmaceuticals and compounds from personal care products to microplastics underfield conditions
Titov, Ivan ; Cajthaml, Tomáš (advisor) ; Innemanová, Petra (referee)
With the development of civilization and the chemical industry, a whole range of new anthropogenic substances is being introduced into the environment. Some of these substances are produced primarily - targeted for a specific purpose (e.g. pesticides and pharmaceuticals) and others are created as a by-product of chemical synthesis or they are degradation products of primary substances. Whether they are low-molecular substances or macromolecules, in addition to their positive effect on mankind, these substances can also retroactively threaten the environment, including humans. The present work deals with interactions between two groups of xenobiotics, which appear to be a huge global problem. As part of this work, the sorption of a wide group of substances belonging to pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) on man-made microplastics from three types of polymers (PVC, HDPE, and PET) in real wastewater was studied. Two different locations were chosen for this experiment - effluents from wastewater treatment plants. Several sampling devices containing different types of microplastics were installed at these sites, including artificially aged alternatives that better reflect the behavior of microplastics found in real conditions. The results of these experiments showed the ability of...
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The mechanisms and efficiency of uptake of selected micropollutants by crops irrigated with reclaimed wastewater
Šrédlová, Kamila ; Semerád, Jaroslav ; Šereš, M. ; Mrvová, M. ; Rozkošný, M. ; Cajthaml, Tomáš
Water scarcity and the quality of fresh water are important global issues, which relate to all areas of human activity. One of the possible ways of reducing water consumption in agriculture is using treated (recycled) wastewater for irrigation. However, when applying recycled wastewater or biosolids to crops, it is necessary to monitor the content of micropollutants. The Summary research report describes the mechanisms of uptake of selected micropollutants (perfluorinated alkyl compounds and pharmaceuticals) by crops during automated irrigation with recycled wastewater. A detailed literature review complemented by experimental data describes micropollutant bioaccumulation in the fruits of several plants, which represent an exposure pathway for humans. Furthermore, the risk of human intake of micropollutants from crops potentially contaminated when grown using this technology is outlined
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Removal of pharmaceutical products from water in wastewater treatment plants
Hamanová, Sabina ; Fuksa, Josef (advisor) ; Cajthaml, Tomáš (referee)
This thesis deals with removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products by constructed wetlands (CWs) and compares its efficiency with removal efficiency of mechanical-biological conventional wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). In the first part the structure of WWTP is described, followed by the structure of CW. Special attention is also paid to the types of CWs, basic principles of function, physical-chemical parameters and vegetation. Below in literature review based on recent works is introduced characterization of selected pharmaceuticals with possible risks. The final section is focused on comparison of case studies from different countries in the world, oriented to the removal of organic polutants, especially PPCPs, from wastewater using various mechanisms including the use of constructed wetlands. Key words: PPCPs, constructed wetland, wastewater treatment plant, wastewater
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Removal of micropollutants from wastewater by adsorbtion.
Trávníček, Jakub ; Macsek, Tomáš (referee) ; Hlavínek, Petr (advisor)
The aim of the thesis is to create a research on the issue of adsorption of micropolutants with a subsequent focus on biochar. The first part therefore deals with the micropolutants themselves, the origin of their formation in wastewater and their negative impact on the health of organisms. It also deals with adsorption technology, discusses its basic knowledge necessary to grasp the topic and describes known adsorbents and their use. It pays special attention to biochar. The second part of the thesis deals with practical filter tests of adsorption abilities of biochar on wastewater from tunnel maintenance and treatment carried out in the laboratory of the AdMaS centre.
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