Microbial contamination of the Vltava River below Prague
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
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Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Microbial contamination of the Vltava River below Prague
Original language description
Surface waters are naturally inhabited by autochthonous microorganisms, which help with the self-cleaning processes. As a microbial contamination we consider the presence of microorganisms with hygienic impact (pathogenic bacteria, viruses; antibiotic resistant bacteria, and others) which are introduced into the water artificially. Their indicators are commonly determined in waters as they warn us about the faecal and organic pollution. The importance of faecal indicators monitoring in surface waters resides in the ability to maintain the state of surface waters in a condition that doesn't represent a health risk and a possibility of its dissemination. The most significant source of microbial contamination of surface waters are municipal wastewaters (WW). The main contributions to the recipient waters are purified WW from wastewater treatment plants (WWTP).To a lesser extent, free outlets or rainwater alleviators of untreated wastewater contribute.The aim of our study was to characterize the microbial contamination of the longitudinal profile of the Vltava below Prague. We determined the rate of increased health risk and the extend of the water's usability burdened by the faecal contamination caused by the discharge of Central Wastewater Treatment Plant (CWWTP). Our obtained measurements were then compared to the historical data to evaluate any possible trends in the development of water quality.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
O - Miscellaneous
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10606 - Microbiology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/SS02030008" target="_blank" >SS02030008: Centre of environmental research: Waste management, circular economy and environmetal secutiry</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů