Due to their physico-chemical properties, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have the ability to persist in the environment and pose a risk of adverse health effects. Some of these substances can enter the agrarian ecosystem in the form of pesticides, industrial chemicals, old environmental...

We examined the ectomycorrhizal (ECM) mycobiota at three localities that have different distances from the aluminium plant (locality L2: 2 km away, L7: 7 km away and L18: 18 km away). The trend of a strong negative impact of air pollution on ECM mycobiota has been confirmed in submontane beech...

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are currently one of the most important environmental contaminants. These are important organic pollutants, mixtures of chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons, which are very slowly subject to degradation and persist in the environment for a long time. PCBs have many...

Anatomical parameters can be considered as a sensitive indicator of environmental changes on the intra-annual level. Methods of quantitative wood anatomy were used to study the dynamics of xylem traits for spruce growing in so called "Black Triangle" region where the fossil fuel emissions caused...

Conventional fuels are a major source of greenhouse gases and pollution. They produce flue gases, which may result in serious health problems. One of the ways to reduce emissions can be to add alcohols that are cleaner and do not create toxic emissions by combustion. This article analyzed E-Diesel...

The aim of the study was to estimate the surface water quality in the locality Annov, which is situated near the wintering grounds for suckler cows. There were conducted the samplings of the surface water from different places of the stream and in several terms during the first half of the year...

Increased concentrations of toxic pollutants in agricultural soils can cause death of plants or reduce their production. Contaminants accumulated in food crop may also cause danger to human health. On the other hand, plants grown on contaminated soil can reduce the pollution through a transfer of...

This study describes history of use of arsenic compounds both positive and negative purposes mainly. There are mentioned the sources, occurrence, and mechanism of toxic effect of arsenic. Historical cases of poisoning with arsenic oxide (arsenic) are presented, including the cases of arsenophages - ...

The north-eastern Moravia typically experiences some of the most severe air pollution in central Europe. The dust particles PM₁₀, nitrogen oxides NO_x and tropospherical ozone O₃ are the most relevant air pollutants in this area. Air conditions can also influence the amount and spectral composition...

In this article, the multiple factors of grazing that affects surface water quality is presented. The entry of nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus, erosion and sediment transport, faeces and urine, and animal density, which all are facilitated by grazing, was enumerated. Furthermore, these...