Hydrochemistry, radioecology, microbiology, hydrobiology | VTEI

Use of wastewater‑based epidemiology for monitoring of illicit drugs consumption in Czech and international context

Ing. Věra Očenášková and Redakce – 6/2016

This paper presents a brief summary of information about the project Determination of the amount of illicit drugs and their metabolites in municipal wastewater – new tool for obtaining of complementary data on illicit drug consumption in the Czech Republic and about the 2nd International Conference on “Wastewater‑based drug epidemiology“, which was held from 11.–15. 10. 2015 in Ascona, Switzerland.

Water quality in drinking water reservoir Švihov on Želivka river and its river basin, with focus on specific organic compounds

RNDr. Marek Liška, Ph.D., Ing. Kateřina Soukupová, Mgr. Jakub Dobiáš, Ing. Antonia Metelková, Ing. Jan Goldbach, Ing. Tomáš Kvítek, CSc. and Redakce – 3/2016

River basin of the largest drinking water reservoir Švihov on the Želivka River is distinctly anthropogenically affected both by direct human activities and also by the agriculture. The quality of the surface water is endangered in long-term period mainly by the eutrophication, pesticides pollution and erosion.

25 years of systematic groundwater quality monitoring in the Czech Republic

Mgr. Vít Kodeš, Ph.D., Mgr. Miroslava Svátková, Ing. Jindřich Freisleben and Redakce – 2/2016

Many professionals deal with water quality monitoring in the Czech Republic with various goals and various quality of gathered information. The Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI) has built and developed a unified longterm monitoring system providing comparable high quality data at a nation- al scale.

Concentration of artificial radionuclides in hydrosphere affected by Temelín Nuclear Power Plant

Ing. Eduard Hanslík, CSc., RNDr. Diana Marešová, Ph.D., Ing. Eva Juranová, Ing. Barbora Sedlářová and Redakce – 2/2016

Temporal and spatial changes in concentrations of selected radionuclides (tritium, radiostrontium and radiocaesium) were assessed in the parts of the Vltava and Elbe river basins affected by the operation of the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant.

The research of water springs in cities

RNDr. Josef Fuksa, CSc., Ing. Lenka Smetanová Matoušová, Mgr. Pavel Eckhardt, Ing. Eva Mlejnská and Redakce – 2/2016

During 2011–2015 we have studied water springs remaining in big cities. The main objective was verifying the possibility of using local springs as local sources of water in risk situations as failures of water or energy supply systems.

Detection of total coliforms and Escherichia coli on chromogenic medium

RNDr. Dana Baudišová, Ph.D. and Redakce – 1/2016

The aim of this study is introduction and practice of chromogenic medium CCA that is prescribed in the amendment of EN ISO 9308-1 standard for detection of Escherichia coli and coliform bacteria in waters with low bacteria background flora.

Assessment of the relationship between water quality and functions of small water reservoirs

Ing. Miloš Rozkošný, Ph.D., doc. RNDr. Zdeněk Adámek, CSc., Ing. Hana Hudcová, Ph.D., Ing. Pavel Sedláček, RNDr. Renata Pavelková, Ph.D., Ing. Václav David, Ph.D. and Redakce – 1/2016

Small water reservoirs are one of the principal elements of agricultural landscape in the Central European context. The monitoring of the quality of aquatic environment of selected ponds and small reservoirs (SWR) in areas of southern and central Moravia and the Vysočina Region was carried out in 2013 to 2015.

Rapid method of determination of gross beta activity

Ing. Barbora Sedlářová, Ing. Eduard Hanslík, CSc., Ing. Eva Juranová and Redakce – 1/2016

In connection to the assessment of a radiological event, the procedure of rapid determination of the gross beta activity in water was proposed and validated. In cooperation with the radiological laboratories, the method has been tested in practice.