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Ukončeno v akademickém roce 2021/2022

Balneotechnology and Balneology

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0812/01
Abbreviation BB
Course title Balneotechnology and Balneology
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Silvie Heviánková, Ph.D.

Osnova předmětu

Lectures:
1. Introduction - definitions, history, spas, baths and physiological effects of swimming
2. Pools - the default design parameters (water area, visits); pool water quality
3. Recirculating pool water treatment, recirculation setting amount
4. Recirculating pool water treatment - mechanical pretreatment, filtration (coagulation filtration) sorption
5. Recirculating pool water treatment - disinfection, reducing the concentration of soluble substances, removal of algae
6. Distribution of pool water (spatial flow in the pool, drain the pool, buffer tank, supply line); pools, shapes and sizes of pools
7. Water swimming pool areas - the need for water, discharge and disposal of water needed to heat water pool facilities
8. Mineral and thermal waters - their properties and division, basic concepts, legislation in the field of waste water in question
9. Geological types of springs, mineral water collection, gas collection
10. Use of mineral water - use bottled water as, external balneace; internal balneace
11. The composition of mineral water - metal, metalloid and non-metals in mineral waters, examples
12. Overview of mineral waters in Bohemia - a major source of mineral water, its properties and therapeutic effects
13. Overview of mineral water on the territory of Moravia and Silesia - the major sources of mineral water, its properties and therapeutic effects
14. Major sources of mineral waters in the world, their properties and therapeutic effects
15. Peloids - their properties, extraction and processing; use for medical purposes

Exercise:
Excursion to the spa (for example Jeseníky, Teplice nad Bečvou, Luhačovice, Klimkovice, Darkov)

Povinná literatura

Lehmann, J.F. Therapeutic heat and could. Baltimore USA, Williams a Wilkins, 1990, p 725
Water treatment Handbook, Seventh edition, Degremont: France 2007, ISBN 978-1-84585-005-0 
Twort, A. Ratnayaka, D. Brand J.: Water supply, London IWA Publishing 2000, ISBN 0-340-72018-2 

Doporučená literatura

WORCH, Eckhard. Hydrochemistry: basic concepts and exercises. Berlin: De Gruyter, 2015. De Gruyter graduate. ISBN 978-3-11-031553-0.