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Analysis of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in the soil
Vdolečková, Monika ; Řezáčová, Veronika (referee) ; Mravcová, Ludmila (advisor)
The thesis dealt with the global problem of the occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environment, specifically fluoroquinol antibiotics (ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin), which are among other critically important antibiotics. These drugs enter the soil environment through the application of already contaminated animal waste (e.g. manure) or through wastewater used in irrigation or through the application of treated sewage sludge, which may contain drug residues. Increasing concentrations of these antimicrobial drugs in the environment provide an environment for the emergence and spread of microbial resistance. The accumulation of these drugs then leads to the emergence of resistance to these antibiotics. The experimental part of the thesis focused on the optimization of a method for the extraction and subsequent determination of fluoroquinolones in soil and litter. For this purpose, parameters related to the extraction yield of fluoroquinolones from the soil matrix were optimized, such as sample weighting, selection of a suitable extraction medium, SPE performance, elution method from the SPE, etc. Extraction recoveries of 70 to 140 % were achieved as part of the optimization. Finally, the optimised method for extraction of fluoroquinolones from poultry litter and soil samples provided by the ÚKZÚZ was used. The experimental results confirm the long-term persistence of these drugs in the environment.
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Determination of semimetals in selected food samples
Gállová, Eva ; Vitoulová, Eva (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with an optimization technique for the determination of semimetals in selected samples of food, which consists of sample digestion, preconcentration and detection of the elements. Preconcentration is usually chosen because these elements are contained in foods only in trace amounts, which are undetectable for some techniques. This work also made characteristics of semimetals, in terms of their functions in the body, of the occurrence in food and the consequences for the organism on their surplus or shortage. The chosen technique of preconcentration in this work was the preconcentration of titanium dioxide. When optimizing the techniques, however, was unlike the results published in literature, obtained low yield of elements sorbed on titanium dioxide, therefore the samples were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry directly after their mineralization, wet digestion with low temperature. The results of this work indicate that the elements arsenic, boron and selenium are given technique detectable without preconcentration, whilst set germanium content in all samples failed, due to very low concentrations and therefore in these cases would be required preconcentration.
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Analysis of fluoroquinolone antibiotics in the soil
Vdolečková, Monika ; Řezáčová, Veronika (referee) ; Mravcová, Ludmila (advisor)
The thesis dealt with the global problem of the occurrence of pharmaceuticals in the environment, specifically fluoroquinol antibiotics (ciprofloxacin and enrofloxacin), which are among other critically important antibiotics. These drugs enter the soil environment through the application of already contaminated animal waste (e.g. manure) or through wastewater used in irrigation or through the application of treated sewage sludge, which may contain drug residues. Increasing concentrations of these antimicrobial drugs in the environment provide an environment for the emergence and spread of microbial resistance. The accumulation of these drugs then leads to the emergence of resistance to these antibiotics. The experimental part of the thesis focused on the optimization of a method for the extraction and subsequent determination of fluoroquinolones in soil and litter. For this purpose, parameters related to the extraction yield of fluoroquinolones from the soil matrix were optimized, such as sample weighting, selection of a suitable extraction medium, SPE performance, elution method from the SPE, etc. Extraction recoveries of 70 to 140 % were achieved as part of the optimization. Finally, the optimised method for extraction of fluoroquinolones from poultry litter and soil samples provided by the ÚKZÚZ was used. The experimental results confirm the long-term persistence of these drugs in the environment.
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Determination of semimetals in selected food samples
Gállová, Eva ; Vitoulová, Eva (referee) ; Diviš, Pavel (advisor)
This diploma thesis deals with an optimization technique for the determination of semimetals in selected samples of food, which consists of sample digestion, preconcentration and detection of the elements. Preconcentration is usually chosen because these elements are contained in foods only in trace amounts, which are undetectable for some techniques. This work also made characteristics of semimetals, in terms of their functions in the body, of the occurrence in food and the consequences for the organism on their surplus or shortage. The chosen technique of preconcentration in this work was the preconcentration of titanium dioxide. When optimizing the techniques, however, was unlike the results published in literature, obtained low yield of elements sorbed on titanium dioxide, therefore the samples were measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry directly after their mineralization, wet digestion with low temperature. The results of this work indicate that the elements arsenic, boron and selenium are given technique detectable without preconcentration, whilst set germanium content in all samples failed, due to very low concentrations and therefore in these cases would be required preconcentration.
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