Socio-economic impacts of the pharmaceuticals detection and activated carbon treatment technology in water management - an example from the Czech Republic

Some significant flood events that have occurred in various European countries in the last decade are described. They are used to illustrate the widespread nature of flooding, its economic impact and the resultant loss of life. The underlying hydro-meteorological causes of each flood are outlined, followed by a brief chronology of the flood event and the subsequent consequences. The flood events have been drawn from countries with differing climatic conditions, and from river basins that differ in both size and topography. The selection includes floods from the following countries: the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Switzerland and the UK. The events include examples of both flash floods and slower basin-wide floods. The important lessons that may be drawn from these events are highlighted, as are the economic impacts such floods might have in the future due to climate change.

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Water Quality Changes and Its Trends in the Czech Republic

Geografie ◽

10.37040/geografie2004109020181 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 109 (2) ◽

pp. 181-188

Author(s):

Katrin Alamets ◽

Magdalena Bicanová ◽

Petra Judová ◽

Henn Pärnamets ◽

Levente Ronczyk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Water Quality ◽

Economic Development ◽

Czech Republic ◽

The State ◽

Quality Changes ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Quality Water ◽

Water Ecosystems ◽

The Eu

The state of environment in 1989 was a result of political and economic development of Czechoslovakia during preceding 40 years. Political and economical changes were the reason why the water quality in the Czech Republic has been significantly changing since 90's. In this text we want to describe not only these changes, but also their causes, including the legislation changes due to preparation for the membership in the EU and their consequences in the field of water management, water quality, water ecosystems restoration and others.

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Environmental and Comparative Assessment of Integrated Gasification Gas Cycle with CaO Looping and CO2 Adsorption by Activated Carbon: A Case Study of the Czech Republic

Energies ◽

10.3390/en13164188 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (16) ◽

pp. 4188

Author(s):

Kristína Zakuciová ◽

Ana Carvalho ◽

Jiří Štefanica ◽

Monika Vitvarová ◽

Lukáš Pilař ◽

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Keyword(s):

Czech Republic ◽

Activated Carbon ◽

Environmental Assessment ◽

Assessment Method ◽

Coal Industry ◽

Combined Cycle ◽

Low Carbon ◽

The Czech Republic ◽

Low Carbon Economy ◽

Selection Of

The Czech Republic is gradually shifting toward a low-carbon economy. The transition process requires measures that will help to contain energy production and help to reduce emissions from the coal industry. Viable measures are seen in carbon capture technologies (CCTs). The main focus is on the environmental and economic comparison of two innovative CCTs that are integrated in the operational Czech energy units. The assessed scenarios are (1) the scenario of pre-combustion CO2 capture integrated into the gasification combined cycle (IGCC-CaL) and (2) the scenario of post-combustion capture by adsorption of CO2 by activated carbon (PCC-A). An environmental assessment is performed through a life-cycle assessment method and compares the systems in the phase of characterization, normalization, and relative contribution of the processes to the environmental categories. Economic assessment compares CCT via capture and avoided costs of CO2 and their correlation with CO2 allowance market trend. The paper concludes with the selection of the most suitable CCT in the conditions of the Czech Republic by combining the scores of environmental and economic parameters. While the specific case of IGCC-CaL shows improvement in the environmental assessment, the economic analysis resulted in favor of PCC-A. The lower environmental–economic combination score results in the selection of IGCC-CaL as the more viable option in comparison with PCC-A in the current Czech energy and economic conditions.

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