Lead isotope ratios in tree bark pockets: An indicator of past air pollution in the Czech Republic

AbstractThe European method for mapping lichen diversity (LDV) as an indicator of environmental stress/quality in the Czech Republic was evaluated to determine its applicability in this country. A modified Hawksworth & Rose qualitative scale for determining air pollution levels was used for comparative purposes. The study was undertaken in a partially forested and reasonably polluted region of the Bohemian Karst in central Bohemia during 2003. Measurements obtained by the LDV method yielded values in the range 18–65; measurements obtained by the modified Hawksworth & Rose method indicated zones 4–7, with a high correlation with the LDV results. The LDV method proved to be applicable in the region, but its implementation may be limited by the lack of suitable trees and specific landscape ecology.

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PLS Regression to Determine Lead Isotope Ratios of Roman Lead Glazed Ceramics by Laser Ablation TOF-ICP-MS

Isotopes in Vitreous Materials ◽

10.2307/j.ctt9qdx40.12 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 145-162

Author(s):

Marc S. Walton

Keyword(s):

Laser Ablation ◽

Lead Isotope ◽

Isotope Ratios ◽

Pls Regression ◽

Lead Isotope Ratios ◽

Icp Ms

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Lead isotope ratios as a tracer for lead contamination sources: A lake Andong case study

E3S Web of Conferences ◽

10.1051/e3sconf/20130133001 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 1 ◽

pp. 33001

Author(s):

Y. H Kim ◽

K. J. Kim ◽

E. H. Kim ◽

J. J. Park ◽

S. M. Kim ◽

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Keyword(s):

Lead Isotope ◽

Isotope Ratios ◽

Lead Contamination ◽

Lead Isotope Ratios ◽

Contamination Sources

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Impact of Air Pollution on the Health of the Population in Parts of the Czech Republic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17186454 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (18) ◽

pp. 6454

Author(s):

Radim J. Sram

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Czech Republic ◽

Environmental Protection Agency ◽

Power Plants ◽

Local Heating ◽

The United States ◽

Respiratory Morbidity ◽

Surprising Result ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

The Impact

Thirty years ago, Northern Bohemia in the Czech Republic was one of the most air polluted areas in Europe. After political changes, the Czech government put forward a research program to determine if air pollution is really affecting human health. This program, later called the “Teplice Program”, was initiated in collaboration with scientists from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). This cooperation made possible the use of methods on the contemporary level. The very high concentrations of sulphur dioxide (SO2), particulate matter of 10 micrometers or less (PM10), and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) present in the air showed, for the first time, the impact of air pollutants on the health of the population in mining districts: adverse pregnancy outcomes, the impact of air pollution on sperm morphology, learning disabilities in children, and respiratory morbidity in preschool children. A surprising result came from the distribution of the sources of pollution: 70% of PM10 pollution came from local heating and not from power plants as expected. Thanks to this result, the Czech government supported changes in local heating from brown coal to natural gas. This change substantially decreased SO2 and PM10 pollution and affected mortality, especially cardiovascular mortality.

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Development of forest stands condition and its monitoring in the Czech Republic

Journal of Forest Science ◽

10.17221/4649-jfs ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 50 (No. 11) ◽

pp. 514-519 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

P. Fabiánek ◽

V. Henžlík ◽

K. Vančura

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Czech Republic ◽

General Information ◽

Forest Damage ◽

Candidate Country ◽

Pollution Effects ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Icp Forests ◽

Air Pollution Effects ◽

Assessment And Monitoring

In 1986, the UN ECE established the International Cooperative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (hereinafter ICP Forests) to respond on the growing concern about forest damage caused since the beginning of eighties by air pollution load. Pan-European grid of the (ICP Forests) monitoring plots represents one of the most important systems of forest ecosystems assessing and checking. The Czech Republic is unfortunately well known due to this problem and so the country joined ICP Forest Programme since the very beginning. The paper presents general information on Czech forest stand condition that gained through various methods in the past as well as in the frame of ICP Forests. The participation in the International Cooperative Programme on Assessment and Monitoring of Air Pollution Effects on Forests (ICP Forests) represents a contribution of the EU candidate country to the fulfillment of the Reg. (EEC) No. 3528/86. However it seems that effects and importance of air pollution are decreasing, a lot of new stress situations exists and there is a need for continuing the programme.

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