This study deals with the role of lead in the environment. It summarizes information about properties of lead and deals with lead intakes into the environment, anthropogenic or natural, and it follows transport of lead between individual components of the environment. Part of this thesis is given to the accumulation of lead into organisms. It points out the toxicity of lead and its effect to human organism. The last chapter summarizes the analytic methods that are commonly used for lead determination.

• Klíčová slova
• bioalumulace,
• MeSH
• látky znečišťující životní prostředí * MeSH
• lidé MeSH
• olovo * analýza   metabolismus   škodlivé účinky   MeSH
• otrava olovem MeSH
• znečištění životního prostředí MeSH
• Check Tag
• lidé MeSH
• Publikační typ
• práce podpořená grantem MeSH