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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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Using the dye tracer for visualization of preferential flow in macro- and micro-scale
Kodešová, R. ; Němeček, K. ; Kodeš, V. ; Žigová, Anna
Study is focused on the visualization of the preferential flow in different soil types and their horizons using the dye tracer experiment. The field ponding dye infiltration experiments were performed in two soil types: Haplic Luvisol and Haplic Cambisol. In addition, the thin soil section were made and micromoprphological images were used to study soil aggregate structure and dye distribution in microscale. Images of the dye patterns (taken in macro- and micro-scales) documented very different nature of the preferential flow in different soil types and also within the soil profiles.
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Impact of Pedogenetic Processes on Pore System Development and Consequently on Soil Hydraulic Properties
Kodešová, R. ; Kodeš, V. ; Žigová, Anna
Soil micromorphological properties were studied on soil thin sections to define configuration of soil porous system that is reflected in a shape of soil hydraulic properties. The micromorphological study of soil porous systems discovered multimodality of pore-size distributions and hierarchical pore configuration. Some pore systems were affected by clay coatings. The soil water retention curves also frequently display multimodality. The single-porosity and dual-permeability models in HYDRUS-1D (Šimůnek et al., 2003, 2005) were applied for description of soil hydraulic properties and soil water flow. Results showed a very important impact of multimodality of soil porous systems and effect of clay coatings on water flow process in soil.
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