Terminated in academic year 1998/1999

Biogeochemistry

Type of study	-
Language of instruction	Czech
Code	546-0947/00
Abbreviation	BGCH
Course title	Biogeochemistry
Coordinating department	Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator	Fiktivní Uživatel

Course aims

Biosphere, biogenous elements. Biogeochemical dispersion aureoles and
biogeochemical anomalies. Effects of external factors of geochemical migration
in the biosphere. Biogeochemical barriers. Organic geochemistry – natural
organic matters in soils and sediments. Geochemistry of coal, oil and natural
gas. Measurement and balance of biogeochemical migration. Biogeochemical
cycles of major, minor and trace elements. Trace elements of importance to
plant, animal and human health. Relations between soil and plants, biochemical
processes in soils. Sampling, processing and analysis of biogeochemical
elements. Indication geobotany. Biogeochemical prospection. Applications of
biogeochemistry in agriculture, forestry and environmental protection.

Literature

Hawkes H.E., Webb. J.S.: Geochemistry in mineral exploration. Harper and Row,
New York, 1962, 415 p.
Levinson A.A.: Introduction to exploration geochemistry. Applied Publishers,
Calgary, Albert, 1974, 612p.
Mason B.:Principles of geochemistry. Wiley, New York, 3rd. Ed., 1966, 330p.
Pácal Z. (Ed.): Geochemical prospecting methods. Geological Survey, Prague,
1977, 83p.

Advised literature

No advised literature has been specified for this subject.

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