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Larch tree rings: an archive of atmospheric Hg pollution

Tree rings are known to reflect not only climatic changes but also to contain information on environmental pollution. The recent publication by members of The Department of Environmental Geology and Geochemistry in the GLI led by T. Navrátil accepted to the prestigious Environmental Science & Technology journal (IF 6.653) describes and discusses the changes of atmospheric Hg recorded in the European larch tree rings. The study was conducted at several sites in the Czech Republic. The tree ring records document, for example, atmospheric Hg variations in the vicinity of a gold ore amalgamation processing plant (Roudný site), near a Pb-ore smelter (Příbram site) and around a chlorine-alkali plant. Detailed information can be found in the just accepted paper.

Leadership of the GLU in Academic Magazines

Interview with director Dr. Tomáš Přikryl issued the AB academic bulletin. In this interview, Dr. Přikryl describes some of research topics of the staff and outlines the way of their work. For details (in Czech) click here.
In the second official academic magazine “Áčko- science and research”, an article was published based on an interview with the deputy director Dr. Michal Filippi. This article describes long-term research performed in a unique salt karts in Iran, but also a new exploration of the unknown karst regions in central China. For details (in Czech) click here.

Summer course of lithium geology

Lithium (Li) is one of the most popular raw materials for modern technologies. With the prospect of electricity management from renewable sources and the proposed development of electric mobility, the use of lithium batteries will increase substantially in the next decade. In Europe, the Bohemian Massif is a positive geological anomaly, containing the largest potential Li resources within the European Union. In order to support the theoretical knowledge of geological processes leading to lithium resources and to provide young scientists with information needed for lithium ore prospection and analysis, the Institute Geology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic organized the Course of Lithium Geology for graduate students. The course took place on August 27–September 1, 2018, in the Krušné Hory Mts. (Erzgebirge) with the participation of 13 students from 9 countries. Up-to-date scientific knowledge was provided to them by four leading specialists from the Institute of Geology, the Masaryk University and the Mendel University. The course also included an excursion to the former tin mines, now potential lithium sources, near Krupka and Cínovec. The course was funded by the Academy of Sciences with the help of geological companies TIMEX Zdice, s.r.o. and Geomet s.r.o. Brno.

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