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Water Treatment and Analysis

The research group Water treatment and analysis does basic and applied research in water treatment, including analytical evaluation of surface and waste water. The main areas of research in water treatment are adsorption processes, bioremediation, photocatalytic decomposition, and membrane processes. Research is done on laboratory apparatuses, using both model solutions and real water samples. Materials such as sorbents or catalysts, which are used here, are customised, based on what substances are to be removed (especially medicines and pesticides). We also provide solutions for industries. As for the analytical area, our laboratory is equipped to evaluate metals, ions, organic pollutants and biologically active substances. In this case, their mutual interaction and their influence on organisms present in water (especially bacteria and plants) are also monitored.

Research activities

  • HPLC-MS, GC-MS, AAS, UV-VIS, ED-XRF, SPRi analysis.
  • Research of waste water treatment.
  • Sorption from aqueous solutions.
  • Residence time distribution measurement and calculation.
  • Macromolecules interactions study.
  • Decomposition in microwave field.
  • Detection of micropollutants in surface- and waste- water.
  • Study of the permeability of rigid membranes for pollutants present in water.

Basic equipment

  • HR-CS AAS contrAA® 700
  • UV-VIS Spectrophotometer Specord 250+
  • ED-XRF Spectrometer SPECTRO Xepos
  • Surface Plasmon Resonance imaging HORIBA OpenPlex
  • Milestone Ethos Up Microwave Digestion System
  • Shimadzu UHPLC Nexera XR LC-20AD XR
  • MS/MS QTRAP 6500+
  • GC/MS Agilent

Offered services

  • Direct solid sample analysis by AAS.
  • Multi-element analysis (AAS): Ag, Al, As, Be, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr (VI), Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, K, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Ni, Pb, Se, Sn, Zn.
  • Testing the effectiveness of wastewater treatment plants.
  • Analyses of surface and wastewater with a focus on drugs, pesticides, and others.
  • Trace analyses of selected substances.
  • Indicative evaluation of the ecotoxicity of the samples.

Research team

Mgr. Martina Vráblová, Ph.D.
prof. Ing. Petr Praus, Ph.D.
Mgr. Ivan Koutník, Ph.D.
Ing. Kateřina Smutná, Ph.D.
Ing. Jaroslav Lang, Ph.D.
Ing. Jan Bednárek, Ph.D.
RNDr. Jaroslav Kuchyňa
Mgr. Anna Gavlová
Ing. Tereza Motúzová
Ing. Adam Hruška
Mgr. Jana Vaněková
Ing. Lucie Řepecká



Contact

Mgr. Martina Vráblová. Ph.D.
e-mail: 
Tel.:    00420 597 32 7311

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Publishing and scientific activity

2023/2024

Title Name of student Supervisor Type
Monitoring mikropolutantů procházejících ČOV a testování metod pro jejich odstranění
(Monitoring of micropollutants passing through WWTPs and testing methods for their removal) 		Bc. Filip Skotnica Mgr. Martina Vráblová, Ph.D. Masters

2022/2023

Title Name of student Supervisor Type
Odbourávání mikropolutantů z vody v hydroponickém systému
(Degradation of micropollutants from water in the hydroponic system) 		Bc. Natálie Řehová Mgr. Martina Vráblová, Ph.D. Bachelors
Studium interakce huminových kyselin s léčivy a pesticidy
(Study of the interaction of humic acids with pharmaceuticals and pesticides ) 		Ing. Petra Cichoňová Mgr. Martina Vráblová, Ph.D. Masters
Vliv technologie zpracování čistírenských kalů na obsah perzistentních látek
(The influence of sewage sludge processing technology on the content of persistent substances) 		Ing. Vojtěch Kasan Mgr. Martina Vráblová, Ph.D. Masters

2020/2021

Title Name of student Supervisor Type
Vývoj metody pro průkaz a stanovení kofeinu, nikotinu a jejich metabolitů metodou LC-MS/MS
(Method development for identification and quantification of caffeine, nicotine ant their metabolites by LC-MS/MS method) 		Ing. Vojtěch Kasan Mgr. Martina Vráblová, Ph.D. Bachelors
Degradace léčiv a pesticidů v akvaponickém systému
(Degradation of drugs and pesticides in the aquaponic system) 		Bc. Nikola Veverková Mgr. Martina Vráblová, Ph.D. Masters

2018/2019

Title Name of student Supervisor Type
Stanovení stopových množství organických látek v biologickém materiálu s využitím mikrovlnného reaktoru k přípravě vzorků
(Determination of trace amounts of organic substancs in biological material using microwave reactor for sample preparation) 		Bc. Hana Vjatráková Mgr. Pavel Buček, Ph.D. Masters
Studium transportních jevů s využitím metody rezonance povrchových plazmonů
(Study of transport phenomena using the surface plasmon resonance method) 		Ing. Dominika Marková Mgr. Martina Vráblová, Ph.D. Masters

2017/2018

Title Name of student Supervisor Type
Monitoring kvality vod v systémech intenzivní zemědělské produkce
(Monitoring water quality in systems of intensive agricultural production) 		Bc. Nikola Veverková Mgr. Martina Vráblová, Ph.D. Bachelors

2015/2016

Title Name of student Supervisor Type
Analýza emise volatilních látek rostlinami v měnících se podmínkách prostředí
(Analysis of Emission of Volatile Compounds in Plants in Changing Environment Conditions) 		Radka Plačková Mgr. Martina Vráblová, Ph.D. Bachelors