Removal of pesticides and heavy metals from agricultural drainage in a constructed wetland

Rina Petric

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

The advantages of global pesticide use are outweighed by the fact that they have an extensive occurrence in the environment. Pesticides are effectively removed from the environment through a variety of abiotic and biotic transformations, however these transformation products may be hazardous for the environment and subsequently human health. Despite the considerable amount of pesticide degradation data obtained from regulatory testing and decades of pesticide research, predicting the extent and pathways of pesticide degradation in specific natural settings remains difficult. The aim of this thesis was to examine the growing potential of constructed wetlands for pesticide and heavy metal degradation processes in the controlled field setting in three constructed wetlands near Veliký Rybník, about 130 kilometers southeast of Prague (Czech Republic).

Keywords

treatment efficiency, constructed wetland, agricultural drainage, pesticides, heavy metals

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 31. 3. 2022

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: prof. Ing. Jan Vymazal, CSc.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Fakulta životního prostředí

Magisterský studijní program:
Nature Conservation