Overview of the PhD student activities in the Chemistry program in the field of Environmental
                                        Chemistry: 2014/15


Student (given name and surname)

                                        Miroslav Brumovský

Supervisor  (given name and surname)

                                       Luca Nizzetto, Ph.D.

Consultant (given name and surname)

                 prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc., prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D.

Beginning of the study (month/year)

                                             July 2013

Form of study (delete where appropriate)

                                        Present (internal)


Summary of yearly research results (15 lines maximum)


The student participated in the period from 04/11/2014 to 01/12/2014 in two oceanographic cruises
in the Western Mediterranean Sea where he performed integrative sampling of bulk surface water in
11 locations and deployment of a passive sampler to a mooring in the Sicily channel. Collected bulk
water samples were extracted on board using solid phase extraction. Passive samplers were deployed
in two locations in the Mediterranean and recovered approximately after  six months. The started
analyzing the  samples at Recetox laboratory. The analytical activity included also a series of
test aimed at characterizing analysis performance and quality assurance and control. 80% of the
data from the Mediterranean cruises are ready.

Another activity where the student was involved was a pilot study in which ships of opportunities
(e.g. line ferries and container ships) equipped with remotely controlled automatic water samplers
were used for the first time to monitor marine pollutions in the North sea. The student participate
in preparing the sampling campaign and extracted and analyzed the samples using solid phase
extraction and concentrated prior LC-MS analysis. During this campaign data on a number of emerging
contaminants were collected including current use pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care
products and artificial sweeteners. Some of these compounds were measured for the first time in
open marine water.


The writing of a first paper provisionally titled “Unmanned marine monitoring of contaminants of
emerging concern using ships of opportunity” is currently on-going. The paper will be submitted to
be published on a Special issue on use and development of European coastal research infrastructure.


The student has been working intensively on his project and provided an excellent added value and
contribution to the development of the research.



Internship abroad (place, start date, duration)

The Student has visited during one week the Norwegian Institute foe water Research (NIVA) in Oslo
during September 2014 in order to contribute to the preparation of the sampling campaign in the
North Sea. In addition He spent several weeks on board of a Research Vessel in the Mediterranean
where he was working in tight collaboration with an international and multidisciplinary team of
scientists.



Publication activities

Number of peer-reviewed articles in impacted journals

                                                                                                                            0

Number of conference (oral/poster) presentations

                                                                                                                            1

Number of other publishing activities  (books, book chapters, patents etc.)

                                                                                                                            0

Public lecture in English (delete where appropriate)

                                                                                                                           yes



The most important results (5 maximum, show the impact factor of the journal):

                                                 1


Oral presentation, JERICO Science Day, Brest, France

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Signature of the Supervisor






Dr Luca Nizzetto

Research Institute for Toxic Compounds in the Environment (RECETOX)

Masaryk University.