This work was focused on determination of mobility of mercury and its content in materials from each part of the wine production process. The aim of this work was to establish the most suitable analytical method for determination and evaluation of changes in content of mercury during the production process. Samples of soil, biomass, vine wood, vine leaves, berries, grapes, rough wine and cider sediment of red wine and also four liquid samples of white wine were analyzed. All the samples originated from the area of Malé Žernoseky and Rudoltice nad Bílinou, white wine samples were collected in Chrámce u Mostu in the northern part of the Czech Republic. Analyzer AMA 254 was used for determination of mercury in solid samples and liquid samples had to be prearranged by PSA analyzer. This analytical approach was not so sufficient and mercury from liquid samples had to be captured by gold-coated amalgamator in first step and then analyzed by AMA 254. Obtained results confirmed interception of mercury mostly in leaves and in the grapes peelings. The grapes from Rudoltice contained 0,0022 mg/kg in dry mass and further processed wine grapes contained 0,0068 mg/kg in dry mass. The lowest content of mercury was in cider and completed wine contained less mercury then the rough wine. Unfiltrated cider from Chrámce has...

Direct left turn (DLT) movements have a lot safety and operation problems. They increase conflicts, delay and reduce capacity of the roadway. Increasing, many states and transportation agencies are considering using right-turns followed by u-turns as an alternative to direct left turns. Recently, Florida state are planning to close median openings in order to reduce the safety and operational problems caused by DLT. The left-turn egress movement would then to be made by turning right to the arterial road and then making a u-turn at an available downstream median opening or a signalized intersection. FDOT sponsored a project in 2001 (Methodology to quantify the Effects of Access Management Treatments on Roadway Operations and Safety) which has provided useful information on operational effect of right-turn followed by u-turn at median opening as an alternative to the direct left turn from driveways. However, the impact of the treatment---right-turn followed by u-turn at signalized intersection as an alternative to direct left turn is still not clear. A operational comparison of this treatment would be valuable. Field data collection was conducted to quantify the operational effects of right turn followed by u-turn at signalized intersection versus direct left turns. Totally eight sites around the Tampa Bay area were selected and more than 300 hours field data including delay, travel time, traffic volume, traffic control, headway, signal timing and geometric data were collected. Data reduction was conducted after that and several statistic models were developed evaluating total travel time, travel delay of these two movements and the ratio of drivers choice of RTUT versus DLT. As the conclusion, the study found that RTUT followed by U-turn at signalized intersection has longer delay and longer travel time as compared to DLT and the existence of long cycle downstream signal will discourage driver's selection of RTUT. There conclusions are very important in that they provided decision makers with useful information regarding the selection of the suitable U-turn location.