prof. RNDr. Tomáš Cajthaml, Ph.D.

Qualification and experience

• 2020 - Doctor of Molecular Biological and Medical Sciences, DSc., Czech Academy of Sciences
• 2015 - Professor in the field of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
• 2011 - Associate professor in the field of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
• 1998 - 2002 - Ph.D. study, Landscape and applied ecology, Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
• 1996 - 1998 - MSc. study,  Analytical chemistry, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague

Position

• from 1. 12. 2024 Vice-dean for Science and Research, scientific degrees and Technology and knowledge transfer, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
• 2014 - 2024 Director, Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
• 2013 - 2014 Deputy director, Institute for Environmental Studies, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague
• from 2011 Senior researcher, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
• from 2006 Head, Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology, Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences
• from 1998 Institute of Microbiology of the Czech Academy of Sciences

Teaching

• MO550K01 Annual PhD Conference
• MO550P108 Decontaminate technology and biotechnology
• MO550P111E Environmental issues, background examples and solutions
• MO550P134 Communication in environmental education
• MO550P124 Environmental organic analysis
• MO550S10A Seminary to Diploma thesis Ia
• MO550S10B Seminary to Diploma thesis Ib
• MO550S11A Seminary to Diploma thesis IIa
• MO550S11B Seminary to Diploma thesis IIb
• MO550P05 Introduction to environmental science
• MO550P100 Essential toxicology

Student thesis

Defended

• 12 PhD students (1 Universita degli Studi della Tuscia Italy; 1 Universita degli Studi della Tuscia Italy/Faculty of Science, Charles University; 10 Faculty of Science, Charles University)
• 24 Master students (22 Faculty of Science, Charles University, 2 University of Chemistry and Technology Prague)
• 12 Bachelor students (12 Faculty of Science, Charles University)

In progress

• Disertation thesis: 

Contamination micropollutants and their fate in the European context

Mikroplastics in the environment

Micropollutants and microplastics in the environment and their interactions

Pharmaceutical compounds in waste water and their removal using advanced technologies

New micropollutants and their toxicological effects

• Diploma thesis:

Application of high-resolution mass spectrometry in the search for new micropollutants in waters

Estrogenic activities in raw waters

Environmental contamination by perfluorinated and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) related to the use of ski waxes

Passive samplers as an effective tool for long-term monitoring of micropollutants in the aquatic environment

Toxicity of modified iron nanoparticles for remediation purposes

Detailed information on final theses HERE

Publications (last two years)

MUDRÁK, Ondřej; LILLIPUU, Epp Maria; ČÁPOVÁ, Kateřina; CAJTHAML, Tomáš a FROUZ, Jan. Standing and shed litters alter plant growth in disturbed and undisturbed soils differently. Online. Functional ecology. 2024, roč. 38, č. 7, s. 1537-1548. ISSN 0269-8463. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14589.

MURSAIKOVA, Maria; KURÁŽ, Michal; GRASSEROVÁ, Alena; CAJTHAML, Tomáš; HRKAL, Zbyněk et al. Degradation behaviour of the artificial sweetener Acesulfame-K within a riverbank filtration system. Online. Journal of water process engineering. 2024, roč. 63, s. 105453. ISSN 2214-7144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.105453.

YACINE, Youssef; KUŤÁKOVÁ, Eliška; IN ‘T ZANDT, Dina; HADINCOVÁ, Věroslava; SEMERÁD, Jaroslav; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Between‐ versus within‐species variation in plant–soil feedback relates to different functional traits, but exudate variability is involved at both scales. Online. Functional ecology. 2024, roč. 38, č. 5, s. 1156-1171. ISSN 0269-8463.  https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14548.

LEWANDOWSKÁ, Šárka; VAŇKOVÁ, Zuzana; BEESLEY, Luke; CAJTHAML, Tomáš; WICKRAMASINGHE, Niluka et al. Nano zerovalent Fe did not reduce metal(loid) leaching and ecotoxicity further than conventional Fe grit in contrasting smelter impacted soils: A 1-year field study. Online. Science of the total environment. 2024, roč. 927, s. 171892-171892. ISSN 0048-9697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171892

SKLENIČKOVÁ, Kateřina; SUCHOPÁROVÁ, Eliška; ABBRENT, Sabina; POKORNÝ, Václav; KOČKOVÁ, Olga; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Biodegradation of aliphatic polyurethane foams in soil: Influence of amide linkages and supramolecular structure. Online. The Science of the total environment. 2024, roč. 912, s. 169062-169062. ISSN 0048-9697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169062.

TITOV, Ivan; SEMERÁD, Jaroslav; BOHÁČKOVÁ, Jana; BENEŠ, Hynek a CAJTHAML, Tomáš. Microplastics meet micropollutants in a central european river stream: Adsorption of pollutants to microplastics under environmentally relevant conditions. Online. Environmental pollution (1987). 2024, roč. 360, s. 124616. ISSN 0269-7491. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124616.

HUŠEK, Matěj; SEMERÁD, Jaroslav; SKOBLIA, Siarhei; MOŠKO, Jaroslav; KUKLA, Jaroslav; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and organic fluorine from sewage sludge and sea sand by pyrolysis. Online. Biochar. 2024, roč. 6, č. 1, s. 1-14. ISSN 2524-7867. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-024-00322-5.

BOHÁČKOVÁ, Jana a CAJTHAML, Tomáš. Contribution of chemical toxicity to the overall toxicity of microplastic particles: A review. Online. The Science of the total environment. 2024, roč. 957, s. 177611. ISSN 0048-9697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177611.

SUMAN, Jachym; SREDLOVA, Kamila; FRARACCIO, Serena; JERABKOVA, Martina; STREJCEK, Michal; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Transformation of hydroxylated polychlorinated biphenyls by bacterial 2-hydroxybiphenyl 3-monooxygenase. Online. Chemosphere (Oxford). 2024, roč. 349, s. 140909-140909. ISSN 0045-6535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140909

HYKS, Jiri; ŠYC, Michal; KOROTENKO, Ekaterina; CAJTHAML, Tomáš; SEMERÁD, Jaroslav et al. Leaching of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from municipal solid waste incineration bottom ash intended for utilization as secondary aggregates in road subbase. Online. Journal of hazardous materials. 2024, roč. 483, s. 136635. ISSN 0304-3894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136635.

WICKRAMASINGHE, Niluka; VÍTKOVÁ, Martina; ZARZSEVSZKIJ, Szimona; OUŘEDNÍČEK, Petr; ŠILLEROVÁ, Hana; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Can pyrolysis and composting of sewage sludge reduce the release of traditional and emerging pollutants in agricultural soils? Insights from field and laboratory investigations. Online. Chemosphere (Oxford). 2024, roč. 364, s. 143289. ISSN 0045-6535. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143289.

HANC, Ales; DUME, Bayu; HREBECKOVA, Tereza; MICHAL, Pavel; HRCKA, Milan; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. The fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products during composting of sewage sludge. Online. Sustainable chemistry and pharmacy. 2024, roč. 38, s. 101498. ISSN 2352-5541. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2024.101498

NĚMCOVÁ, Kateřina; LHOTSKÝ, Ondřej; STAVĚLOVÁ, Monika; KOMÁREK, Michael; SEMERÁD, Jaroslav; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Effects of different organic substrate compositions on the decontamination of aged PAH-polluted soils through outdoor co-composting. Online. Chemosphere (Oxford). 2024, roč. 362, s. 142580. ISSN 0045-6535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142580.

KNYTL, Vladislav; MAŠÍN, Pavel; VLČKOVÁ, Věra; SEMERÁD, Jaroslav; MICHALÍKOVÁ, Klára; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Evaluation and comparison of UV/H2O2 and adsorption on active carbon as a tertiary wastewater treatment for pharmaceutical removal within a small WWTP: a pilot study. Online. Environmental science water research & technology. 2024, roč. 10, č. 1, s. 144-156. ISSN 2053-1400. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3ew00258f

LANGMAJEROVÁ, Michaela; JEŽKOVÁ, Janet; KREISINGER, Jakub; SEMERÁD, Jaroslav; TITOV, Ivan; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Gut microbiome in impulsively violent female convicts. Online. Neuropsychobiology. 2024, s. 1-21. ISSN 0302-282X. https://doi.org/10.1159/000542220.

GRASSEROVÁ, Alena; PACHECO, Natividad I.N.; SEMERÁD, Jaroslav; FILIPOVÁ, Alena; INNEMANOVÁ, Petra; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. New insights into vermiremediation of sewage sludge: The effect of earthworms on micropollutants and vice versa. Online. Waste management (Elmsford). 2024, roč. 174, s. 496-508. ISSN 0956-053X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2023.12.016. 

HRKAL, Zbyněk; PASZTUSEK, František; ŠKROB, Zdena a CAJTHAML, Tomáš. Natural attenuation of pharmaceuticals and personal care products percolating through rocky substrates – an example based on the Káraný waterworks. Online. European Journal of Environmental Sciences (On-line). 2024, roč. 14, č. 1, s. 49-58. ISSN 1805-0174. https://doi.org/10.14712/23361964.2024.6

LEPINAY, Clémentine; VĚTROVSKÝ, Tomáš; CHYTRÝ, Milan; DŘEVOJAN, Pavel; FAJMON, Karel; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Effect of plant communities on bacterial and fungal communities in a Central European grassland. Online. Environmental microbiome. 2024, roč. 19, č. 1, s. 42-19. ISSN 2524-6372.  https://doi.org/10.1186/s40793-024-00583-4.

MITZIA, Aikaterini; BÖSERLE HUDCOVÁ, Barbora; VÍTKOVÁ, Martina; KUNTEOVÁ, Barbora; CASADIEGO HERNANDEZ, Daniela; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Pyrolysed sewage sludge for metal(loid) removal and immobilisation in contrasting soils: Exploring variety of risk elements across contamination levels. Online. The Science of the total environment. 2024, roč. 918, s. 170572-170572. ISSN 0048-9697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170572.

RATHORE, Nikita; HANZELKOVÁ, Věra; DOSTÁLEK, Tomáš; SEMERÁD, Jaroslav; SCHNABLOVÁ, Renáta; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Species phylogeny, ecology, and root traits as predictors of root exudate composition. Online. New phytologist. 2023, roč. 239, č. 4, s. 1212-1224. ISSN 0028-646X. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.19060.

CHAKRABORTY, Amrita; ZÁDRAPOVÁ, Dagmar; DVOŘÁK, Jakub; FALTINOVÁ, Zuzana; ŽÁČEK, Petr; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Impact of 30 years precipitation regime differences on forest soil physiology and microbial assemblages. Online. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change. 2023, roč. 6. ISSN 2624-893X. https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2023.1142979.

FROUZ, Jan a CAJTHAML, Tomáš. Do earthworm and litter inputs promote decomposition or stabilization of cryoturnated organic matter from melted permafrost? Online. European journal of soil biology. 2023, roč. 119, s. 103568. ISSN 1164-5563. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejsobi.2023.103568.

MORAVCOVÁ, Andrea; BARBI, Florian; BRABCOVÁ, Vendula; CAJTHAML, Tomáš; MARTINOVIĆ, Tijana et al. Climate-driven shifts in plant and fungal communities can lead to topsoil carbon loss in alpine ecosystems. Online. FEMS microbiology ecology. 2023, roč. 99, č. 5. ISSN 0168-6496. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsec/fiad041.

LISIECKA, Natalia; PARUS, Anna; VERKHOVETSKA, Viktoriia; ZEMBRZUSKA, Joanna; SIMPSON, Maria; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Effect of cation hydrophobicity in dicamba-based ionic liquids on herbicide accumulation and bioavailability in soil. Online. Journal of environmental chemical engineering. 2023, roč. 11, č. 5, s. 111008. ISSN 2213-3437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2023.111008

IN ‘T ZANDT, Dina; KOLAŘÍKOVÁ, Zuzana; CAJTHAML, Tomáš a MÜNZBERGOVÁ, Zuzana. Plant community stability is associated with a decoupling of prokaryote and fungal soil networks. Online. Nature communications. 2023, roč. 14, č. 1, s. 3736-3736. ISSN 2041-1723. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39464-8.

WILMS, Wiktoria; PARUS, Anna; HOMA, Jan; BATYCKA, Milena; NIEMCZAK, Michał; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Glyphosate versus glyphosate based ionic liquids: Effect of cation on glyphosate biodegradation, soxA and phnJ genes abundance and microbial populations changes during soil bioaugmentation. Online. Chemosphere (Oxford). 2023, roč. 316, s. 137717. ISSN 0045-6535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137717.

FLORIANOVÁ, Anna; HANZELKOVÁ, Věra; DRTINOVÁ, Lucie; PÁNKOVÁ, Hana; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Plant–soil interactions in the native range of two congeneric species with contrasting invasive success. Online. Oecologia. 2023, roč. 201, č. 2, s. 461-477. ISSN 0029-8549. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-023-05329-6.

DUME, Bayu; HANČ, Aleš; ŠVEHLA, Pavel; MICHAL, Pavel; POSPÍŠIL, Vojtěch; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Influence of earthworms on the behaviour of organic micropollutants in sewage sludge. Online. Journal of cleaner production. 2023, roč. 416, s. 137869. ISSN 0959-6526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.137869. 

BOHÁČKOVÁ, Jana; HAVLÍČKOVÁ, Lucie; SEMERÁD, Jaroslav; TITOV, Ivan; TRHLÍKOVÁ, Olga; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. In vitro toxicity assessment of polyethylene terephthalate and polyvinyl chloride microplastics using three cell lines from rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Online. Chemosphere (Oxford). 2023, roč. 312, s. 136996. ISSN 0045-6535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136996.

PARUS, Anna; ZDEBELAK, Oskar; CIESIELSKI, Tomasz; SZUMSKI, Radosław; WOŹNIAK-KARCZEWSKA, Marta; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Can ionic liquids exist in the soil environment? Effect of quaternary ammonium cations on glyphosate sorption, mobility and toxicity in the selected herbicidal ionic liquids. Online. Journal of molecular liquids. 2023, roč. 370, s. 120981. ISSN 0167-7322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.120981.

SEMERÁD, Jaroslav; LHOTSKÝ, Ondřej; FILIPOVÁ, Alena; URBAN, Ondřej; ŠÍROVÁ, Kateřina; CAJTHAML, Tomáš et al. Remedial trial of sequential anoxic/oxic chemico-biological treatment for decontamination of extreme hexachlorocyclohexane concentrations in polluted soil. Online. Journal of hazardous materials. 2023, roč. 443, s. 130199-130199. ISSN 0304-3894. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130199.