The laboratory practice would be held at the Health Institute in Ústí nad Labem, which has the status of an accredited laboratory. In accordance with Section 16 of Act No. 22/1997 Coll., on Technical Requirements for Products, as amended, the Czech Accreditation Institute issued a "Certificate of Accreditation" for an experienced laboratory of the Centre of Hygienic Laboratories, Health Institute. The scope of the granted accreditation concerns the chemical, physical, and microbiological analysis of water, food, alcohol, peloids, biological materials, waste, asbestos, and air. Sensory analysis of water and food. The accreditation also concerns sampling techniques. Analysis of extracts, solid materials, and smears. Toxicity tests. Measurement of environmental factors, and control of sterilizers and disinfectants. This certificate is a document of accreditation based on the assessment of compliance with accreditation requirements according to ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018 Motivation The laboratory practical will be based on and predominantly reflect the theoretical knowledge learnt in the Compulsory Option A course "Advances in the Applications of Analytical Techniques", and Optional Courses "Technologies of Environmental Pollution, Toxicity and Risks Mitigation", and "Climate Change: Influencing Factors and Impacts on Ecosystem Services". Although undertaking the courses is not a prerequisite for enrolling in the practical. As one of the most important institutions operating in the North Bohemian region as well as in the East Bohemian region in the field of environmental protection, the Health Institute monitors the content of foreign substances in the environment for a long-time during research on their migration, transformation, and impact on human health. The laboratories are mainly equipped to analyse trace concentrations of organic pollutants, such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, PAHs, acrylamide, PCB, VOC, BTEX etc. These substances are determined either in liquid (water) or solid matrices (soil, sediment, food). The practice will be carried out either in Ústi nad Labem or in Hradec Králové, both labs are equipped with complementary analyses, to meet the individual requirements and interests of doctoral students. The laboratories in Ústí nad Labem and Hradec Králové are equipped with modern instruments for the analysis of liquid and solid samples in environmental components, such as a 1290 Infinity II liquid chromatograph with a 6495 QQQ mass spectrometer from Agilent Technologies; a 1260 liquid chromatograph with a fluorescence detector from Agilent Technologies; a 6890 gas chromatograph with a 5975 mass spectrometer from Agilent Technologies; or with an electron capture detector (?ECD) and with a flame ionization detector (FID) and ECD connected in parallel. Objectives and Acquired skill and knowledge are further specified in the website link.
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