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Brownfields and their impact on public health

Summary

Students will gain knowledge on assessment of the impact of brownfields have on public health. These are mainly physical, chemical and socio-economic factors. The information obtained will lead not only to the knowledge on the risks and exposure but also to the possibility of reducing all the risk factors with an effect on the individual health.

Literature

GRUIZ K. et al. ed. Environmental toxicology. Boca Raton: CRC Press,Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. Engineering tools for environmental risk management, 2. ISBN 978-1-138-00155-8 .
Central European Journal of Public Health; https://cejph.szu.cz/. United States Environmental Protection Agency – US EPA; (cit. 28.5.2020). Available from: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields. LIMASSET E. et al. Points of attention in designing tools for regional brownfield prioritization. Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 622: 997-1008. DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.168. BEERMAN L. et al. Improving Community Health: Brownfields and Health Monitoring cit 29.5.2020. Available from: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/brownfields/docs/improving_community_health.pdf

Advised literature

ILLING H. P. A. Toxicity and risk: context, principles and practice. London: Taylor & Francis, 2001. ISBN 0-415-23371-2.
HODGSON E. ed.: A Textbook of Modern Toxicology. Third edition, A JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., PUBLICATION, 2004. 582 p. (cit. 28.5.2020). Available from: http://www2.hcmuaf.edu.vn/data/quoctuan/A%20Textbook%20of%20Modern%20Toxicology,%203rd%20ed%202004(2).pdf. WU Q. et al. The de-industrialization, re-suburbanization and health risks of brownfield land reuse: Case study of a toxic soil event in Changzhou, China. Land use policy, 2018, 74: 187-194.DOI 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.07.039. LITT J. et al. Examining urban brownfields through the public health" macroscope". Environmental Health Perspectives, 2002, 110.suppl 2: 183-193. DOI 10.1289/ehp.02110s2183.


Language of instruction čeština, angličtina
Code 546-0157
Abbreviation BVZ
Course title Brownfields and their impact on public health
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Mgr. Kristina Čabanová, Ph.D.