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Terminated in academic year 2020/2021

Environmental Impacts of Accidents

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 040-0028/02
Abbreviation VHŽP
Course title Environmental Impacts of Accidents
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Occupational and Process Safety
Course coordinator Ing. Jana Neplechová, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Environment and environmental protection, explanation of basic terms,
environment, creation and protection of environment, ecology and environmental factors.
2. Global environmental issues (global warming, ozone layer disruption,
Melting glaciers, smog, ...).
3. Partial abiotic components of environment fate of pollutants
in the Environment.
4. Emergencies and accidents within the context of the SEVESO Directive,
Historical examples major accidents the impacts on the environment.
5. The classification of dangerous substances, safety data sheet requirements, resources
information on hazardous substances.
6. Legislation in the field of the environmental protection - Environment
general, air protection, water protection, waste management.
7. Environmental impact assessment- (EIA), explaining the principles of procedure,
documentation content.
8. Integrated prevention – IPPC, explanation of the principles of procedure, the application model of integrated permit.
9. Management systems in industries, Environmental management system
- ISO 14000, EMAS and other systems.
10. Introduction to the prevention of major accidents, explaining the terms hazards and risk, Risk analysis, perception of risk.´
11. Methods of environmental impact assessment of environmental, overview of available
Methods of impact assessment of environmental accidents.
12. The methodology assessment of environmental risks, analysis of European Union methods for long-term releases to the environment, case study of methods.
13. Introduction of new methods for environmental impact assessment of major accidents; the method of H & V (hazards and vulnerability) methodology; methodology ENVITech03, Program Proteus II.
14. Excursion

Literature

Harrison,R.M.: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2001, ISBN 0-85404-621-6  579p.
Bily, A.C.: Pollution, GREENHAVEN Press, 2006, 144p
Lampton, Ch. : Chemical Accident Disaster!, MILLBROOK PressINC, 1994, ISBN 1562943162 , 9781562943165,47p.
Chemical Accident Safety: EPA's Responsibilities for Preparedness, Response, and Prevention : Report to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency , U.S. General Accounting Office, 1996, 48p.

Advised literature

Harrison,R.M.: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2001, ISBN 0-85404-621-6  579p.
Bily, A.C.: Pollution, GREENHAVEN Press, 2006, 144p
Lampton, Ch. : Chemical Accident Disaster!, MILLBROOK PressINC, 1994, ISBN 1562943162 , 9781562943165,47p.
Chemical Accident Safety: EPA's Responsibilities for Preparedness, Response, and Prevention : Report to the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency , U.S. General Accounting Office, 1996, 48p.