Michael Komárek

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Full Professor, Head of Department

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Czech Republic

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Michael Komárek is a Full Professor and Head of Department at the Czech University of Life Sciences Prague. His research encompasses environmental science, focusing on contaminants in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, the remediation of polluted sites, and the behavior of heavy metals in soils. Recent publications highlight his work on the natural lead cycle, microplastics, groundwater remediation technologies, and the assessment of contamination sources in various environments.

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Performance comparison of innovative metal(loid) nanosorbents in smelter-polluted soils: Geochemical and ecotoxicological benchmarks

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2023-12-01

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Nanoremediation of contaminated soils: Technology implementation with respect to ecotoxicological aspects

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2024-03-01

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Complex evaluation of the application of sewage sludge in agriculture with respect to emerging pollutants

Open Date: 2021-01-01

Close Date: 2023-12-01

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Isotope fractionation as a tool for identifying cadmium and zinc sorption mechanisms in soils

Open Date: 2018-01-01

Close Date: 2020-12-01

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Modeling the competitive adsorption of metals and As onto Fe nano-oxides: Implication for soil remediation

Open Date: 2015-01-01

Close Date: 2017-12-31

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Collaborators (9)

Jaroslav Semerád

Charles University, Faculty of Science

CZECH REPUBLIC

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Radovan Krejci

Head of the Atmospheric Science Unit

Stockholm University

SWEDEN

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Kateřina Němcová

Charles University

CZECH REPUBLIC

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Martina Vítková

Associate Professor

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

CZECH REPUBLIC

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Gildas Ratié

Professor (Assistant)

Université de Nantes

FRANCE

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Zuzana Vaňková

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

CZECH REPUBLIC

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Adéla Šípková

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

CZECH REPUBLIC

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Zhonghao Wan

Yale University

UNITED STATES

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Michael Pohořelý

University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague

CZECH REPUBLIC

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The return of natural lead to the Northeast Atlantic Ocean captured by brown algae

Comments and discussion concerning ‘Sorption behavior of tebuconazole on microplastics: kinetics, isotherms and influencing factors’ [Environ Technol. 2023;44:3937–3948]

Permeable Reactive Barrier with Zerovalent Iron Grit for the Remediation of Metal Contaminated Groundwater with High Mineralization: A Comprehensive Field Assessment

Effects of different organic substrate compositions on the decontamination of aged PAH-polluted soils through outdoor co-composting

Measuring Pb isotope ratios in fresh snow filtrate refines the apportioning of contaminant sources in the Arctic

Revealing the long-term behaviour of nZVI and biochar in metal(loid)-contaminated soil: focus on Fe transformations

A perspective on the recovery mechanisms of spent lithium iron phosphate cathode materials in different oxidation environments

Assessment of natural and anthropogenic contamination sources in a Mediterranean aquifer by combining hydrochemical and stable isotope techniques

Critically raw materials as potential emerging environmental contaminants, their distribution patterns, risks and behaviour in floodplain soils contaminated by heavy metals

Driving forces of Ce(III) oxidation to Ce(IV) onto goethite

Remedial trial of sequential anoxic/oxic chemico-biological treatment for decontamination of extreme hexachlorocyclohexane concentrations in polluted soil

Metal isotope complexation with environmentally relevant surfaces: Opening the isotope fractionation black box

Antagonistic Cd and Zn isotope behavior in the extracted soil fractions from industrial areas

CHALLENGES IN REDUCING PHYTOTOXICITY OF METALS IN SOILS AFFECTED BY NON-FERROUS SMELTER OPERATIONS

Cadmium isotope systematics for source apportionment in an urban–rural region

Electroactive Fe-biochar for redox-related remediation of arsenic and chromium: Distinct redox nature with varying iron/carbon speciation

Innovative in situ remediation of mine waters using a layered double hydroxide-biochar composite

Innovative in situ remediation of mine waters using a layered double hydroxide-biochar composite

Machine learning exploration of the direct and indirect roles of Fe impregnation on Cr(VI) removal by engineered biochar

Mg-Fe LDH-coated biochars for metal(loid) removal: Surface complexation modeling and structural change investigations

Collaborators (9)

Jaroslav Semerád

Radovan Krejci

Kateřina Němcová

Martina Vítková

Gildas Ratié

Zuzana Vaňková

Adéla Šípková

Zhonghao Wan

Michael Pohořelý

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