Terminated in academic year 2022/2023

Water Protection

Type of study	Doctoral
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	546-0917/02
Abbreviation	OV
Course title	Water Protection
Credits	10
Coordinating department	Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator	doc. Dr. Ing. Radmila Kučerová

Subject syllabus

1. Purpose and importance of water protection.
2. Projects of water protection.
3. Legislation of water protection in the Czech Republic.
4. Legislation of water protection in the EU.
5. Hydrological situation of the Czech Republic.
6. Water supply in the world.
7. Water treatment, drainage and disposal of waste water.
8. Handling of dangerous substances.
9. Characteristics of water resources.
10. Indicators of environmental pollution of waters.
11. Microbial activity. Requirements for drinking water and bathing water.
12. Issues of eutrophication, water quality, corrective measures.
13. Microbiological investigation of water.
14. Protective zones. Sensitive and vulnerable areas.
15. Ecological aspects of natural water accumulation. Monitoring resources.
16. Flood protection, risk assessment.
17. Water protection tools.
18. Water management, water records.
19. Sanctions in the field of water protection.
20. Water planning.

Literature

AHUJA, S. Handbook of water purity and quality. London : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2009. 435 s. ISBN 978-0-12-374192-9.
ASANO, T. Water reuse. New York : McGraw-Hill, 2007. 1570 s. ISBN 978-0-07-145927-3.
GRAY, N. F. Water technology. Oxford : Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, 2005. 645 s. ISBN 0-7506-6633-1.
MARA, D. D., N. J. HORAN. Handbook of water and wastewater microbiology. London : Academic Press, 2003. 819 s. ISBN 0-12-470100-0.

Advised literature

BRUTSAERT, W. Hydrology: An Introduction. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. 605 p. .
TWARDOWSKA, I., H. E. Allen, M. M. HAGGBLOM, S. Stefaniak. Soil and water pollution monitoring, protection and remediation. Dordrecht : Springer, 2006. 629 s. ISBN 1-4020-4726-6.
SHAMSI, U. M. GIS applications for water, wastewater and stormwater systems. Boca Raton : CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2005. 413 s. ISBN 0-8493-2097-6.
CRITTENDEN, J. Water treatment. Hoboken : Wiley, 2005. 1948 s. ISBN 0-471-11018-3.

back to search page