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Study of contamination of river sediments with platinum metals
Novotný, Matěj ; Řezáčová, Veronika (referee) ; Komendová, Renata (advisor)
This work deals with the characteristics of platinum metals and problems related to their toxicity and mobility in the environment, especially in the aquatic environment. These metals are released into the environment due to the use of automotive catalysts. Their function is based on the catalytic properties of platinum metals. Because of the high temperatures, these metals can be oxidized in the catalyst and subsequently emitted together with the combustion products into the surrounding atmosphere. The aim of the thesis is to measure real samples of river sediments of the river Svratka on the territory of the city of Brno and to find the possibility of contamination of the aquatic environment with these metals.
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Behavioral changes in fish after methamphetamine exposure
SLIVONĚ, Miroslav
Illegal drug use has adverse consequences in the global society, but what about other organisms or ecosystem? According to the results of recently published studies, the use of illegal drugs also has a negative effect on organisms in the aquatic environment, where it enters via insufficiently treated wastewater. This diploma thesis is focused on the effect of the illegal drug methamphetamine (METH) on the change in the behaviour of brown trout (Salmo trutta morpha fario) at environmentally relevant concentrations (1000 ng/L). The results of the experiments confirmed the presence of METH and its major metabolite amphetamine (AMFA) in the liver and brain tissue of exposed fish. The changes in fish behaviour suggest that exposure to METH affected the spatial orientation of fish, expressed by left laterality, and the locomotion, represented by higher exploratory activity of exposed fish. However, the effect of METH has not been demonstrated in the presence of fish near the feed site. Based on the results of this laboratory study, the negative impact of METH and its metabolites on individuals, populations, communities, and possibly entire ecosystems was concluded.
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Study of contamination of river sediments with platinum metals
Novotný, Matěj ; Řezáčová, Veronika (referee) ; Komendová, Renata (advisor)
This work deals with the characteristics of platinum metals and problems related to their toxicity and mobility in the environment, especially in the aquatic environment. These metals are released into the environment due to the use of automotive catalysts. Their function is based on the catalytic properties of platinum metals. Because of the high temperatures, these metals can be oxidized in the catalyst and subsequently emitted together with the combustion products into the surrounding atmosphere. The aim of the thesis is to measure real samples of river sediments of the river Svratka on the territory of the city of Brno and to find the possibility of contamination of the aquatic environment with these metals.
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