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Hydrological extremes and the change in water quality of the upper Úpa river
Kavalír, Václav ; Matoušková, Milada (advisor) ; Havlíková, Petra (referee)
The presented master's thesis addresses the alteration of the rainfall-runoff regime in the upper reaches of the Úpa River and the behavior of water quality parameters during selected hydrological events. The literature review section of this thesis elaborates on fundamental knowledge about factors influencing water quality in watercourses, sources of pollution, the impact of hydrological extremes on water quality conditions, along with the behavior of individual parameters in these situations. Basic statistical methods, time series analysis, Mann- Kendall test, correlation coefficients and field survey were used for the evaluation. The results suggest there is a warming trend in the area, associated with, for example, a shift in spring melt, peak flows and a general reduction in the duration of snow cover. The overall water quality status of the river has improved significantly following several factors such as the construction of new WWTPs, reduced acidification, etc. Hydrological extremes have an impact on selected water quality assessment parameters such as basic ions, some metals, electrical conductivity, amount of organic matter in the stream (except for the parameter BOD5), etc. On the other hand, no effect was found for phosphorus, sulphate or nitrate. In the case of organic matter, aluminium or...
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Development of surface water quality in selected rural areas of the Elbe River basin
Mrkva, Luboš ; Janský, Bohumír (advisor) ; Pechar, Libor (referee) ; Kodeš, Vít (referee)
Development of surface water quality in selected rural areas of the Elbe River basin Water quality is an enduring issue in water management and has global importance. This work deals with surface water quality in the Elbe River basin, focusing on river basins in agricultural and rural areas where surface water quality remains a significant ecological problem. As part of this work, two watersheds with a significant representation of agriculturally used areas were chosen: the Mastník River catchment, which flows into the Vltava River, and the Šlapanka River catchment, which flows into the Sázava River. In the case of the Mastník stream, the work deals with the basin itself and changes in water quality in the Mastník bay, which is part of the Slapy reservoir located on the Vltava River. Water quality was analysed using the concentration of selected parameters through long-term field research supplemented with data from the State Enterprise of the Vltava River basin. In this part, it was proved that constructing new wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) gradually improves the overall water quality. However, the parameter chlorophyll-α and the lack of dissolved oxygen remain problematic. The finding of high concentrations of chlorophyll in the stream is followed by an assessment of the changes in water quality in...
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Hydrological drought and surface water quality as research education on grammar school
Janečková, Petra ; Matoušková, Milada (advisor) ; Matějček, Tomáš (referee)
The bachelor's thesis deals with the topics of hydrological drought and water quality in the school environment. The goal of the thesis is to create a worksheet using research-oriented teaching, on the above-mentioned topics. In the theoretical part, from the available professional and popular science sources, it characterizes both professional and didactic issues with the help of research. The theoretical part of the bachelor thesis serves as a basis for creating a worksheet. In the practical part, with the help of a worksheet, it increases students' awareness of hydrological drought and surface water quality. The conclusion of the thesis discusses the students' results from the worksheet. Key words research-oriented education, hydrological drought, surface water quality, worksheet
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Mapping of water quality in Prague creeks with GIS
Thompsonová, Tereza ; Matějíček, Luboš (advisor) ; Benešová, Libuše (referee)
This thesis is focused in using of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for mapping water quality in Prague creeks. The theoretical section focuses in a description of GIS and selected GIS projects (SWAT, ZABAGED) including a description of using GIS abroad. Working processes of chemical analyzes required to determine water quality and pollution sources in the area of urbanized basin are explained in the task. The practical section is focused in processing of data, especially mapping of selected creeks and sampling profiles using GIS. Obtained data is processed in tables and charts and used in correlation analysis. A purpose of the project was to demonstrate a possibility of GIS for modelling basin and its parameters.
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Water quality analysis in the Mastník catchment area
Mrkva, Luboš ; Janský, Bohumír (advisor) ; Chalupová, Dagmar (referee)
The quality of surface water in the Czech Republic has changed distinctly in two last decades. The pollution of important rivers has been reduced radically. Small rivers in agricultural areas, however, remain problematic. There is a long-term absence of information about such rivers concerning the purity of water. Mastník, which flows through the agricultural area of Central Bohemian Uplands and as a right-hand side tributary flow into the Vltava River, is one of those rivers. Quality circumstances in catchment area were analysed on the basis of data about the concentration of selected indicators, which come from three monitored profiles of the State public enterprise Povodí Vltavy. The present state of surface water quality was specified by means of ČSN 75 7221. Further, the development of quality was observed since 1995 and the reliance of the concentration on the flow or the season of the year was rated. All the data, which were acquired about anthropogenic and natural pollution of the river, are very important for precautions, which lead towards the improvement of quality of water in rivers. It was discovered that the precautions, which are made in catchment area lead to the improvement of the quality of water in Mastník. If the present state should be retained, the remediation of waste water must be...
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Impacts of hydrological extremes on surface water quality in headwater areas. Application in the model study area of the upper Rolava catchment.
Šajnarová, Lucie ; Matoušková, Milada (advisor) ; Havlíková, Petra (referee)
Precipitation-runoff extremes in the source areas have a significant effect on changes in the geochemism of surface waters, which also affect peatlands in the basin. The main goals of this theses include research literature on the topic of changes in the geochemism of surface waters in spring areas with peat bogs in the basin in response to precipitation-runoff extremes. Furthermore, an analysis of runoff and precipitation conditions in the hydrological years 2018, 2019 and 2020 and an analysis of changes in water quality parameters depending on precipitation-runoff extremes for the period from 2013 to 2020 were performed. The relationship between conductivity and flow was monitored using hysteresis loops. The work used data from the experimental profile of KFGG PřF UK on the Slatinný potok and data on flows for the profile Chaloupky in the Rolava from ČHMÚ. The results show that the relationship between conductivity and flow can be analyzed using hysteresis loops, especially in the period with a rapid increase in flow and their shape changes depending on the reconditioning of the basin. Flow dependence was also observed for other parameters, such as iron. Keywords: hydrological drought, flood, surface water quality, peat bog, electrical conductivity, hysteresis loop
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Water quality analysis in the Mastník catchment area
Mrkva, Luboš ; Janský, Bohumír (advisor) ; Chalupová, Dagmar (referee)
The quality of surface water in the Czech Republic has changed distinctly in two last decades. The pollution of important rivers has been reduced radically. Small rivers in agricultural areas, however, remain problematic. There is a long-term absence of information about such rivers concerning the purity of water. Mastník, which flows through the agricultural area of Central Bohemian Uplands and as a right-hand side tributary flow into the Vltava River, is one of those rivers. Quality circumstances in catchment area were analysed on the basis of data about the concentration of selected indicators, which come from three monitored profiles of the State public enterprise Povodí Vltavy. The present state of surface water quality was specified by means of ČSN 75 7221. Further, the development of quality was observed since 1995 and the reliance of the concentration on the flow or the season of the year was rated. All the data, which were acquired about anthropogenic and natural pollution of the river, are very important for precautions, which lead towards the improvement of quality of water in rivers. It was discovered that the precautions, which are made in catchment area lead to the improvement of the quality of water in Mastník. If the present state should be retained, the remediation of waste water must be...
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Mapping of water quality in Prague creeks with GIS
Thompsonová, Tereza ; Matějíček, Luboš (advisor) ; Benešová, Libuše (referee)
This thesis is focused in using of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for mapping water quality in Prague creeks. The theoretical section focuses in a description of GIS and selected GIS projects (SWAT, ZABAGED) including a description of using GIS abroad. Working processes of chemical analyzes required to determine water quality and pollution sources in the area of urbanized basin are explained in the task. The practical section is focused in processing of data, especially mapping of selected creeks and sampling profiles using GIS. Obtained data is processed in tables and charts and used in correlation analysis. A purpose of the project was to demonstrate a possibility of GIS for modelling basin and its parameters.
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