Thesis (M.S.) in Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences--University of Maine, 2002. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 110-121).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1993. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 107-108). Also available via the Internet.

The soil, as a part of ecosystem, is permanently endangered by pollution and exposed to degradation. A large share on this pollution has a human. This problem is caused mainly by industrial production, agriculture and transport. Intensive chemical maintenance is necessary during winter. It is because of better driving on the roads. Chemicals gradually soak into the soil and contaminate it. This master thesis deals with the analysis of soil samples from close proximity of road from Veseli nad Luznici to Trebon. There was analyzed the concentration of copper, sodium and zinc. Samples were collected in two depths: from 0 to 15 cm (surface sample) and 15 to 30 cm (subsurface sample). The mentioned metals were analyzed by atomic spectrometry. The measured value concentration of copper was between 2.24 mg-kg-1 and 84.35 mg-kg-1, the sodium concentration was from 11 mg-kg-1 to 1 697 mg-kg-1 and the zinc concentration was in the range of 9 mg-kg-1 526 mg-kg-1. The highest concentration of copper (84.35 mg-kg-1) was found in the subsurface sample taken from the immediate proximity of the railway in February 2017. The highest concentration of sodium (1 697 mg-kg-1) was measured near the road in February 2016. The highest concentration of zinc (526 mg-kg-1) was measured near railway in October 2015.