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Parallel Determination of Particulate Ammonium by Using a Continuous Aerosol Sampler and Cascade Impactor
Alexa, Lukáš; Hlaváčková, H.; Cigánková, Hana; Mikuška, Pavel
2022 - English
Ammonia is a significant gaseous pollutant present in the atmosphere. As a neutralizing agent of acidic species ammonia forms particle-phase ammonium (NH4+) salts and contributes thus to formation of secondary atmospheric aerosols (Harrison and Jones, 1995). Aerosols (particulate matter, PM) are responsible for many negative effects on environments and health risks to human. The diameter of PM has significant impact on their environmental exposure, where the decreasing particle size increases the adverse health effects. The ultrafine particles hence play a major role in adverse impact on human health (Ryer-Powder, 1991). Presented paper describes the use of the novel continuous aerosol sampler for online, and a commercial cascade impactor for offline, determination of NH4+ in ambient air. Keywords: ammonium; atmospheric aerosol; online analysis; cascade impactor Available in digital repository of the ASCR
Parallel Determination of Particulate Ammonium by Using a Continuous Aerosol Sampler and Cascade Impactor

Ammonia is a significant gaseous pollutant present in the atmosphere. As a neutralizing agent of acidic species ammonia forms particle-phase ammonium (NH4+) salts and contributes thus to formation of ...

Alexa, Lukáš; Hlaváčková, H.; Cigánková, Hana; Mikuška, Pavel
Ústav analytické chemie, 2022

Dendrochronology improves understanding of the charcoal production history, increasing the tourist potential in the Drahany Highlands
Rybníček, Michal; Bajer, A.; Friedl, M.; Knott, R.; Kočár, Petr; Kučera, A.; Novák, J.; Vavrčík, H.; Kolář, Tomáš
2022 - English
Over the last two years, three selected forest sites from Drahany Highlands were examined for traces of human activity. The most frequent traces found, and common to all three sites, were remains of charcoal production. This paper provides an anatomical and dendrochronological analysis of the charcoals found in two charcoal pile remains from each site. The species composition of the charcoals at the southern site was dominated by oak, followed by birch and hornbeam. Fir was more common than oak, beech, poplar, birch and hornbeam at the central site. Fir and beech were found at the northern site. By using dendrochronology, 23 fir, oak and beech charcoals were dated with the oldest sample coming from a central site and dated from the period 1753–1758. Charcoals from the three other charcoal piles fell into the first half of the 19th century. Radiocarbon dating of charcoals selected gave a very wide age range (1640–1955), except for one case (1399–1435). Providing information on the age of a charcoal pile can help raise public awareness and interest in viewing the sites where charcoal burners used to be active in the forests. Keywords: Charcoal pile; culture heritage; tourism; tree rings; wood species Fulltext is available at external website.
Dendrochronology improves understanding of the charcoal production history, increasing the tourist potential in the Drahany Highlands

Over the last two years, three selected forest sites from Drahany Highlands were examined for traces of human activity. The most frequent traces found, and common to all three sites, were remains of ...

Rybníček, Michal; Bajer, A.; Friedl, M.; Knott, R.; Kočár, Petr; Kučera, A.; Novák, J.; Vavrčík, H.; Kolář, Tomáš
Ústav výzkumu globální změny , 2022

Analysis of textile waste streams in the Czech Republic
Shtukaturova, Anastasia
2022 - English
Our results confirm that the Czech Republic is not well prepared to fulfill the ambitious goals of the CEAP in respect to textile waste because of continually growing volumes of this type of the waste and hardly available official data about its production, lack of recycling technologies and obsolete waste collection system.\n Keywords: textile waste streams; analysis; new waste treatment law Available in a digital repository NRGL
Analysis of textile waste streams in the Czech Republic

Our results confirm that the Czech Republic is not well prepared to fulfill the ambitious goals of the CEAP in respect to textile waste because of continually growing volumes of this type of the waste ...

Shtukaturova, Anastasia
Ústav chemických procesů, 2022

What happens to microplastics in nature
Spáčilová, Markéta
2022 - English
This work was focused on preparation of microplastic particles which correspond to microplastics in the environment. The five most used plastics (polyethylene, polyamide, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene glycol terephthalate, and polystyrene) were used for preparation. Microplastics were prepared by grinding common used plastics to match the actual microplastics present in the environment as closely as possible. The shape and size of the prepared particles\nwere obtained by scanning electron microscopy. Raman and infrared spectroscopy were used to characterize the microplastic structures. Simultaneously, methodology to determine the amount of microplastic particles in simulated water samples was developed. Keywords: microplastic particles; raman spectroscopy; uv degradation Available in a digital repository NRGL
What happens to microplastics in nature

This work was focused on preparation of microplastic particles which correspond to microplastics in the environment. The five most used plastics (polyethylene, polyamide, polytetrafluoroethylene, ...

Spáčilová, Markéta
Ústav chemických procesů, 2022

Adaptive synthesis of functional amphiphilic dendrons for drug nanocarrier assembly
Edr, Antonín
2022 - English
In this work, an adaptive synthesis of new type of amphiphilic dendrons for nanocarrier purposes will be presented. This methodology was applied in preparation of vast library of substrates. Keywords: symmetrical dendrons; drug nanocarrier assembly; drug delivery Available in a digital repository NRGL
Adaptive synthesis of functional amphiphilic dendrons for drug nanocarrier assembly

In this work, an adaptive synthesis of new type of amphiphilic dendrons for nanocarrier purposes will be presented. This methodology was applied in preparation of vast library of substrates.

Edr, Antonín
Ústav chemických procesů, 2022

The Impact of the IMO-2020 Shipping Regulation on the Atmospheric Deposition of Sulfur around the Western English Channel and the Use of the V/Ni ratio as a Shipping Marker.
Windell, L.; Bell, T.; White, C.; Schwarz, Jaroslav; Ussher, S.
2022 - English
Anthropogenic aerosols are shown to have a great impact on marine ecosystems and human health, with the shipping industry contributing as a significant source of these\nemissions, and annual growth on the rise. In the marine environment, shipping emissions often dominate atmospheric deposition of sulfur. With around 70% of shipping activity\nbeing carried out within 400 km of the coast, its contribution to atmospheric sulfur is of great interest. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) introduced a regulation on\n01/01/2020 restricting global marine fuel sulfur content from 3.5% to 0.5% w/w. The vanadium/nickel (V/Ni) ratio has been widely used as a marker of shipping emissions, with the range of 2.5 to 4 indicating shipping activity. The regulation has called into question the viability of the earlier use of the V/Ni ratio. Keywords: IMO-2020 Global sulfur cap; shipping emissions; sulfur Available in a digital repository NRGL
The Impact of the IMO-2020 Shipping Regulation on the Atmospheric Deposition of Sulfur around the Western English Channel and the Use of the V/Ni ratio as a Shipping Marker.

Anthropogenic aerosols are shown to have a great impact on marine ecosystems and human health, with the shipping industry contributing as a significant source of these\nemissions, and annual growth on ...

Windell, L.; Bell, T.; White, C.; Schwarz, Jaroslav; Ussher, S.
Ústav chemických procesů, 2022

NMR Aerosolomics Study of Water-Soluble Organic Compounds in Size-Resolved Particulate Matter
Horník, Štěpán; Vodička, Petr; Pokorná, Petra; Schwarz, Jaroslav; Ždímal, Vladimír; Sýkora, Jan
2022 - English
Organic aerosols (OA) account for a significant fraction (10 – 90%) of atmospheric particulate matter (Hallquist et al., 2009). The composition of organic aerosols is very complex and is usually characterized by their water solubility. Water-soluble organic compounds (WSOC) constitute a large fraction of OA (10 – 80%) and consist of chemical species containing oxygenated functional groups such as hydroxyl, carboxyl, or carbonyl groups. NMR spectroscopy represents an alternative to commonly used techniques (gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography-based techniques) for WSOC analysis. Our recently introduced method, called NMR aerosolomics, allows quantitative analysis of dozens of individual compounds from different aerosol samples. An important part of the characterization of aerosols is their classification by particle size. The analysis of individual compounds in the size-resolved fractions of the WSOC class has been performed only in a few studies that focus mainly on a particular subclass of compounds or use multiple analytical techniques. Keywords: NMR; aerosolomics; organic composition Available in a digital repository NRGL
NMR Aerosolomics Study of Water-Soluble Organic Compounds in Size-Resolved Particulate Matter

Organic aerosols (OA) account for a significant fraction (10 – 90%) of atmospheric particulate matter (Hallquist et al., 2009). The composition of organic aerosols is very complex and is usually ...

Horník, Štěpán; Vodička, Petr; Pokorná, Petra; Schwarz, Jaroslav; Ždímal, Vladimír; Sýkora, Jan
Ústav chemických procesů, 2022

Three Years of Experience with Measurement of Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentrations Using Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter CCN-200
Moravec, Pavel; Lhotka, Radek; Ždímal, Vladimír
2022 - English
Aerosol particles in the atmosphere that allow water vapor to condense and form cloud droplets are called Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN). Elevated concentrations of \nCCN tend to increase the concentration and decrease the size of droplets. This can lead to suppression of precipitation in shallow and short-lived clouds and to greater convective \noverturning and more precipitation in deep convective clouds. The response of cloud properties and precipitation processes to increasing anthropogenic aerosol concentrations represents one of the largest uncertainties in the current understanding of climate change. One of the fundamental challenges is to determine the ability of aerosol particles to act as CCN under relevant atmospheric conditions. Knowledge of the spatial and temporal distribution in the atmosphere is essential to incorporate the effects of CCN into meteorological models of all scales, Huang et al. (2007). Long-term CCN measurements are performed at aerosol monitoring sites such as those forming ACTRIS (Aerosols, Clouds and Trace Gases Research Infrastructure) network. In this paper, we present the three-year experience of measuring CCN concentrations over the National Atmospheric Observatory Košetice (NAOK), a rural background site in the Czech Republic. The first results of these measurements were presented by Mishra et al. (2022) Keywords: atmospheric aerosols; CCN; CCN concentration measurement Available in a digital repository NRGL
Three Years of Experience with Measurement of Cloud Condensation Nuclei Concentrations Using Cloud Condensation Nuclei Counter CCN-200

Aerosol particles in the atmosphere that allow water vapor to condense and form cloud droplets are called Cloud Condensation Nuclei (CCN). Elevated concentrations of \nCCN tend to increase the ...

Moravec, Pavel; Lhotka, Radek; Ždímal, Vladimír
Ústav chemických procesů, 2022

Interaction of triazole fungicides in agriculture
Kovač, Ishak; Jakl, M.; Šolínová, Veronika; Kašička, Václav; Jaklová Dytrtová, Jana
2022 - English
Keywords: capillary electrokinetic chromatography; triazole fungicides; quantitative analysis Available at various institutes of the ASCR
Interaction of triazole fungicides in agriculture

Kovač, Ishak; Jakl, M.; Šolínová, Veronika; Kašička, Václav; Jaklová Dytrtová, Jana
Ústav organické chemie a biochemie, 2022

GC-MS identification of photochemically generated volatile species of tungsten
Vyhnanovský, Jaromír; Forczek, Sándor; Musil, Stanislav
2022 - English
The presentation focused on the identification of volatile products of photochemical vapor generation of tungsten by GC-MS. Keywords: photochemical vapor generation; gas chromatography mass spectrometry; tungsten Available in digital repository of the ASCR
GC-MS identification of photochemically generated volatile species of tungsten

The presentation focused on the identification of volatile products of photochemical vapor generation of tungsten by GC-MS.

Vyhnanovský, Jaromír; Forczek, Sándor; Musil, Stanislav
Ústav analytické chemie, 2022

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