The mass balance in the system: lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere. The historical background and anthropogennous influence, the methods of determination. Criticial loads in surface waters and in soils. The natural cycles of main biogenic elements: S, N, C and the possibilities of the changes during anthropogenic activity. Geochemistry of landscape, urban areas and industrial areas. The enrichment factor of heavy metals and metalloids, the influence on health of population. Geochemistry of water.
Environmental Geochemistry
| Type of study | Doctoral |
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| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 541-0917/02 |
| Abbreviation | GŽP |
| Course title | Environmental Geochemistry |
| Credits | 10 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Geological Engineering |
| Course coordinator | prof. Ing. Helena Raclavská, CSc. |
Subject syllabus
E-learning
Students may be supported remotely, with materials sent to them in electronic form, specifying the student's interest in a particular method in relation to the solution of their doctoral thesis.
Literature
ALLOWAY B.J. Heavy Metals in Soils: Trace Metals and Metalloids in Soils and their Bioavailability (Environmental Pollution). 2012, Springer Verlag. ISBN 9400744692 .
BASKARAN M. Handbook of Environmental Isotope Geochemistry. 2012, Sprinnger.1-951.
KILLOPS S., V. KILLOPS. An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry. 2004, Blackwell Science Ltd., 2Rev edition, ISBN-10: 0632065044, 1-408.
NELSON E. Principles of Environmental Geochemistry. 2003, Brooks Cole ISBN-10: 01222290615, 1-528.
BASKARAN M. Handbook of Environmental Isotope Geochemistry. 2012, Sprinnger.1-951.
KILLOPS S., V. KILLOPS. An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry. 2004, Blackwell Science Ltd., 2Rev edition, ISBN-10: 0632065044, 1-408.
NELSON E. Principles of Environmental Geochemistry. 2003, Brooks Cole ISBN-10: 01222290615, 1-528.
Advised literature
WHITE, William M., William Howard CASEY, Bernard MARTY and Hisayoshi YURIMOTO, ed. Encyclopedia of geochemistry: a comprehensive reference source on the chemistry of the earth. Cham: Springer, 2018. Encyclopedia of earth sciences series. ISBN 978-3-319-39311-7 .
SCHWARTZ J. M., S.F. HAYWARD: Air Quality in America. 2007, A Dose of Reality on Air Pollution Levels, Trends and Health rRsks. AEI Press Washington. ISBN 978-0-8447-7187-8 .
SCHWARTZ J. M., S.F. HAYWARD: Air Quality in America. 2007, A Dose of Reality on Air Pollution Levels, Trends and Health rRsks. AEI Press Washington. ISBN 978-0-8447-7187-8 .