Simultaneous online determination of nitric acid and nitrates in ambient air
Alexa, Lukáš; Čmelíková, D.; Cigánková, Hana; Mikuška, Pavel
2023 - English
The innovated method for the simultaneous online determination of HNO3/NO3- in ambient air was developed. Due to high sensitivity of CLD (LOD = 5.1 nM in water solution, 3 s/n) no preconcentration method is required. The online methods were compared with the results obtained with the offline method based on sampling using filters and dry denuders (DD) covered by 0.5% NaF with subsequent analysis by ion chromatography (model ICS-2100, Dionex, USA) and capillary electrophoresis (model Agilent 7100, Agilent Technologies, USA).
Keywords:
nitric acid; nitrates; online analysis; CGU-ACTJU; CWEDD
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Simultaneous online determination of nitric acid and nitrates in ambient air
The innovated method for the simultaneous online determination of HNO3/NO3- in ambient air was developed. Due to high sensitivity of CLD (LOD = 5.1 nM in water solution, 3 s/n) no preconcentration ...
Forest springs, a safe source of drinking water?
Mikuška, Pavel; Alexa, Lukáš; Kouřilová, S.; Cigánková, Hana; Křůmal, Kamil; Itterheimová, Petra; Kubáň, Petr; Matoušek, Tomáš; Barešová, Magdalena; Pivokonský, Martin
2023 - English
Water from 25 forest springs was characterized for basic physical parameters and chemical and bacteriological composition. Chemical composition was mostly within limits for drinking water, but bacteriological results indicate faecal pollution of water in majority studied springs.
Keywords:
spring; forest; chemical pollution; bacteriological contamination
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Forest springs, a safe source of drinking water?
Water from 25 forest springs was characterized for basic physical parameters and chemical and bacteriological composition. Chemical composition was mostly within limits for drinking water, but ...
Charakterizace prvků v městském aerosolu
Hlaváčková, Hana; Cigánková, Hana; Mikuška, Pavel; Hegrová, J.
2023 - Czech
Prvky jsou důležitými složkami atmosférických aerosolů. Těžké kovy jsou známé látky znečišťující životní prostředí díky své toxicitě a schopnosti akumulovat se v lidském těle. Těžké kovy mohou vykazovat toxikologické účinky i ve stopových množstvích. Elements are important components of atmospheric aerosols. Heavy metals are known environmental pollutants due to their toxicity and their ability to accumulate in the human body. Heavy metals can exhibit toxicological afects even in trace amounts.
Keywords:
ascorbic acid; oxidative potential; urban aerosol
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Charakterizace prvků v městském aerosolu
Prvky jsou důležitými složkami atmosférických aerosolů. Těžké kovy jsou známé látky znečišťující životní prostředí díky své toxicitě a schopnosti akumulovat se v lidském těle. Těžké kovy mohou ...
Přenosný kapalinový chromatograf a jeho potenciál pro stanovení nebezpečných chemických látek
Šesták, Jozef; Gogaľová, Zuzana; Kahle, Vladislav; Lunerová, K.
2022 - Czech
Pokrok v technologiích mikročipů, baterií a LED diod v posledních dvou dekádách již umožňuje vývoj přenosných přístrojů, které dokážou uspokojit náročné požadavky moderní kapalinové chromatografie (HPLC). Postupné rozšíření přenosných HPLC lze očekávat všude tam, kde v místě odběru vzorku postačí jeho rychlá a snadná úprava s následnou krátkou HPLC analýzou.\nNaše výzkumná skupina vyvinula koncept přenosného HPLC, jehož základem je jednoduché hydraulické schéma a originální optický detektor umožňující současnou detekci absorbujících i fluoreskujících látek po jejich separaci na mikrokoloně. V oblasti analýzy nebezpečných látek v terénních podmínkách může tento typ přístroje rozšířit interval sledovaných látek o ty, které z nejrůznějších fyzikálních/fyzikálně-chemických důvodů nelze detekovat/stanovit pomocí přenosných přístrojů pracujících na jiných principech (např. toxiny bakterií a sinic). Progress in technology of microchips, batteries and LEDs in the last two decades enable development of portable instruments which can satisfy the requirements of modern liquid chromatography (LC). Application of portable LC is advantageous if simple and rapid sample treatment procedure followed by a short HPLC run can be executed in the point of sampling. Our research group have developed a concept of portable HPLC based on simple hydraulic scheme and a unique optical detector for simultaneous detection of absorbance and fluorescence of compounds eluted off microcolumn. Considering in-field analysis of hazardous substances, this instrument can be advantageous for analysis of compounds which are difficult to detect and quantify by other contemporary portable instruments utilizing different working principles due to incompatibility with their physico-chemical properties (e. g. microbial toxins).
Keywords:
portable liquid chromatograph; optical detector; toxins
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Přenosný kapalinový chromatograf a jeho potenciál pro stanovení nebezpečných chemických látek
Pokrok v technologiích mikročipů, baterií a LED diod v posledních dvou dekádách již umožňuje vývoj přenosných přístrojů, které dokážou uspokojit náročné požadavky moderní kapalinové chromatografie ...
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
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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 ...
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
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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.
Total and Bioaccessible Fraction of Elements in Urban Aerosol
Mikuška, Pavel; Cigánková, Hana; Hegrová, J.
2022 - English
Atmospheric aerosols have significant impact on health and environment. Elements constitute an important particulate component which have received the attention to understand their environmental and health impacts. Elements enter the human body through inhalation of aerosols causing several health issue (asthma, cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, lung cancer).\nThe potential health effects of elements in PM depend on their toxicity, concentration, and bioaccessibility. It is assumed that the bioaccessible fraction of elements is more relevant for evaluating human health risks than the total concentration of elements. The aim of this study was to determine the total and bioaccessible concentration of elements in urban PM1 and PM2.5 aerosol during four seasons.
Keywords:
aerosol; elements; bioaccessible fraction; PM1; PM2.5
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Total and Bioaccessible Fraction of Elements in Urban Aerosol
Atmospheric aerosols have significant impact on health and environment. Elements constitute an important particulate component which have received the attention to understand their environmental and ...
Oxidative Potential of PM1 and PM2.5 Urban Aerosol and Associated Elements in Three Simulated Lung Fluids
Cigánková, Hana; Mikuška, Pavel; Hegrová, J.
2022 - English
Mass concentration of particulate matter (PM) has been used in several epidemiologic studies as an indicatior conenecting PM concentrations with human health effects (Ostro, 1993). However, mass concentration of PM doesn´t consider the different compositions and toxicological effects of its components. Majority of PM mass constitutes low-toxicity components, while minority of trace components may have high toxicological activity (Tonne, 2012). Oxidative potential (OP), defined as the ability of PM to induce oxidative stress, is in recent years recognized as one of the main biological mechanisms considered to be contributing to negative impacts from air pollution exposure. Oxidative stress is caused through the capability of PM to generate reactive oxygen species (ROS) within the lung, which leads to pro-inflammatory responses that can ultimately results in cell apoptosis (Borlaza, 2021).
Keywords:
aerosol; oxidative potential; elements
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Oxidative Potential of PM1 and PM2.5 Urban Aerosol and Associated Elements in Three Simulated Lung Fluids
Mass concentration of particulate matter (PM) has been used in several epidemiologic studies as an indicatior conenecting PM concentrations with human health effects (Ostro, 1993). However, mass ...
Determination of cadmium by chemical vapour generation coupled with atomic fluorescence spectrometry
Štádlerová, Barbora; Sagapova, Linda; Musil, Stanislav
2022 - English
Development of a methodology for determination of cadmium based on chemical vapour generation coupled with atomic fluorescence spectrometry.
Keywords:
atomic fluorescence spectrometry; cadmium; chemical vapour generation
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Determination of cadmium by chemical vapour generation coupled with atomic fluorescence spectrometry
Development of a methodology for determination of cadmium based on chemical vapour generation coupled with atomic fluorescence spectrometry.
Vývoj čipu pro separaci biologických agens pomocí izoelektrické fokusace v rozbíhavém toku
Duša, Filip; Šalplachta, Jiří; Horká, Marie; Lunerová, K.; Rosenbergová, K.; Kubíček, O.
2022 - Czech
Izoelektrická fokusace (IEF) je účinnou metodou schopnou separovat jednotlivé druhy bakterií. IEF v rozbíhavém toku (DF-IEF) umožnuje kontinuálně separovat větší objem vzorku a separované analyty jímat do frakcí k pozdější analýze. Těchto vlastností bylo využito při vývoji DF-IEF čipu pro separaci biologických agens (B-agens) inaktivovaných parami H2O2. Čip byl navržen pro separaci ve vertikální poloze, která zabránila sedimentaci běžně se vyskytující u bakteriálních vzorků a znemožňující účinnou separaci. Po optimalizaci separační metody za využití barevných markerů izoelektrického bodu byla provedena separace čtyř druhů B-agens. Všechny získané frakce byly dále analyzovány pomocí hmotnostní spektrometrie s matricí asistovanou laserovou desorpcí/ionizací (MALDI-MS). Hmotnostní spektra prokázala účinnost vyvinutého DF-IEF čipu pro separaci inaktivovaných b-agens. Isoelectric focusing (IEF) is an efficient method for separation of different bacterium species. Divergent flow format of IEF (DF-IEF) enables continual separation of large volumes of samples and fractionation of the separated analytes for later analysis. The mentioned properties enabled development of DF-IEF chip for separation of H2O2 inactivated biological agents (B-agents). The chip was designed to perform separation in vertical alignment which solved issues connected with sedimentation of bacterial cells. The separation method was optimized using colored markers of isoelectric point and four different b-agents were separated using the DF-IEF chip. The obtained fractions were subsequently analyzed with matrix assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS). The mass spectra proved that the developed DF-IEF chip is an effective tool for separation of inactivated B-agents.
Keywords:
isoelectric focusing; B-agents; chip
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Vývoj čipu pro separaci biologických agens pomocí izoelektrické fokusace v rozbíhavém toku
Izoelektrická fokusace (IEF) je účinnou metodou schopnou separovat jednotlivé druhy bakterií. IEF v rozbíhavém toku (DF-IEF) umožnuje kontinuálně separovat větší objem vzorku a separované analyty ...
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