Acta Vet. Brno 2025, 94: 155-164

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202594020155

Trend of the occurrence of bentazone and the concentration of selected azoles in the Czech part of the River Elbe in the years 2009–2022

Kamila Novotná Kružíková1, Vít Kodeš2, Martin Ferenčík3,4, Petr Linhart1, Ekaterina Koriakina1, Zdeňka Svobodová1

1University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, Department of Animal Protection and Welfare & Veterinary Public Health, Brno, Czech Republic
2Czech Hydrometeorological Institute, Prague, Czech Republic
3River Elbe Basin, State Enterprise, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
4University of Pardubice, Faculty of Chemical Technology, Institute of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Pardubice, Czech Republic

Received March 24, 2025
Accepted July 8, 2025

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