| Course Unit Code | 617-3001/02 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 4 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | First Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| LAN37 | doc. Ing. Šárka Langová, CSc. |
| VAL15 | Ing. Silvie Vallová, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| Introduction to the chemistry of lithosphere, acid-base and ion-exchange reactions in soil. Principles of water chemistry; reactions in natural and waste waters. Photochemical reactions in atmosphere, pollutants, photochemical smog. Natural resources and energy (coal, nuclear energy). Introduction to ecotoxicology. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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• to gain knowledge in the reactions in the system water-soil-atmosphere,
• to acquaint oneself with the biogeochemical cycles of oxygen, carbon, sulphur, phosphorus, and in the influence of the selected technologies on this proces,
• to acquire knowledge in the pollutants in the environment and their eco-toxicological risk.
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| Course Contents |
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1. General problems of environmental chemistry. Biosphere, water, atmosphere, soil and technology.
2. Introduction to water chemistry. Solubility of gases (O2, CO2) in water. Acid-base and redox reactions. Natural waters. Surface waters quality. Waters for industrial use.
3. Introduction to atmosphere chemistry. Atmosphere development. Division according to the temperature and chemical composition. Organic and inorganic pollutants in atmosphere.
4. Chemical reactions in atmosphere. Photochemical smog. Stratospheric and tropospheric ozone.
5. Introduction to soil chemistry. Soil formation, soil profiles. Primary and secondary minerals. Efflorescence processes, clay minerals 1:1and 2:1and their sorption properties.
6. Acid-base and ion-exchange reactions in soils. Buffer intervals and acid neutralization capacity. Cation exchange capacity. Wastes and pollutants in soils. Soil degradation.
7. Global biogeochemical cycles in biosphere. Block models of cycles. Carbon and oxygen cycle. Anthropogenic impact at the carbon dioxide equilibrium.
8. Global biogeochemical cycles of nitrogen, sulphur and phosphorus. Fertilization impact on the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen monoxide formation. Sulphur cycle and environment acidification. Phosphorus cycle and environment eutrophization
9. Persistent materials in the environment. Biogeochemical cycles of metals (Hg, Pb, Cd). Persistent organic pollutants – polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, halogenated organic compounds, pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls.
10. Natural resources and energy. Ecologically acceptable coal utilization. Risk elements forms in the coal material. Combustion in thermal power stations and elements distribution by vapour pressure. Sulphur removal of gases. Fluid combustion.
12. Ecological aspects of the nuclear energetics. Nuclear reactor types (Temelín, Černobyl) and their safety. Fissile products treatment. Radionuclides in the environment. Irradiation of the population from the particular sources.
13. Introduction to ecotoxicology. Ecotoxicological risks. Ecotoxicity tests on several trophic levels. Tests on fishes, algae, plant roots and bioluminescence bacteria.
14. Development trends in chemistry of environment. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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| MANAHAN, Stanley, E. Fundamentals of environmental chemistry. Third edition. Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4200-5267-1. |
PAVLÍKOVÁ, Irena. Environmentální aspekty ochrany vod a půd. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, FMMI, 2014. ISBN 978-80-248-3576-1.
HERČÍK, Miloslav. Životní prostředí: základy environmentalistiky. Ostrava: VŠB –TUO, 2009. ISBN 978-80-248-1073-7.
MANAHAN, Stanley, E. Fundamentals of environmental chemistry. Third edition. Boca Raton, USA: CRC Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1-4200-5267-1.
VÍDEN, Ivan. Chemie ovzduší. Praha: VŠCHT Praha, 2005. ISBN 80-7080-571-4. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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| BAILEY, Ronald A, Herbert M. CLARK, James P. FERRIS, Sonja KRAUSE a Robert L. Strong. Chemistry of the environment. Second edition. San Diego, USA: Academic press, 2002. ISBN 0-12-073461-3. |
HORÁK, Josef, Igor LINHART a Petr KLUSOŇ. Úvod do toxikologie a ekologie pro chemiky. Praha: VŠCHT V PRAZE, 2007. ISBN 978-80-7080-548-0.
BAILEY, Ronald A, Herbert M. CLARK, James P. FERRIS, Sonja KRAUSE a Robert L. Strong. Chemistry of the environment. Second edition. San Diego, USA: Academic press, 2002. ISBN 0-12-073461-3. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Seminars, Experimental work in labs, Other activities |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 30 | 16 |
| Examination | Examination | 70 | 35 |