| Course Unit Code | 546-0221/08 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | Second Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Second 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 | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| KUP73 | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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Course is devoted to the basic information on degradation processes in soils
and soil protection. It includes water and wind erosion of soils, soil
contamination, inorganic and organic pollutants in soil, acidification,
sampling and analyses of soil water and soil air. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Course is devoted to the basic information on degradation processes in soils
and soil protection. It includes water and wind erosion of soils, soil
contamination, inorganic and organic pollutants in soil, acidification,
sampling and analyses of soil water and soil air. |
| Course Contents |
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Lectures:
1. Degradation processes in soils. Soil properties important in terms of soil degradation.
2. Causes and effects of water erosion of soil.
3. General equation of soil erosion. Causes and consequences of wind erosion of soil.
4. Erosion control measures.
5. Contamination of soil industry.
6. Contamination of soil by agricultural activity.
7. Evaluation of soil contamination.
8. Contamination of soil pollutants and remote transfer of critical loads.
9. Ecological stability of the landscape and soil conservation.
10. Degradation of soils in agriculture.
11. Degradation of forest soils.
12. Thermal methods for decontamination of soils.
13. Physico-chemical methods of soil decontamination.
14. Biological methods for decontamination of soils.
exercise:
Field evaluation of soil and soil erosion.
Sampling soil water.
Atmogeochemické methods to protect soils.
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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Brady, N.C., Weil, R.R. (1966): The nature and properties of soils. Prentice-
Hall, Upper Saddle River. 740 pp.
Fitzpatrick, E.A. (1971): Pedology, A systematic approach to soil science.
Oliver and Boyd, Edinburgh. 306 pp. |
RACLAVSKÁ, H.: Znečištění zemin a metody jejich dekontaminace. Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 1998.
BENCKO, V., CIKRT, M., LENER, J., 1995: Toxické kovy v životním a pracovním prostředí člověka. Grada, Praha.
PIPÍŠKA, M. AUGUSTÍN, J., 2005: Možnosti a obmedzenia využitia biologických systémov pre remediáciu pôdy kontaminovanej rádionuklidmi. Revue Nova Biotechnologica, 3, 2/02, 18-31.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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KABATA-PENDIAS A., PENDIAS H., 2000: Trace Elements in Soils and Plants. CRC Press. Boca Ratón, Florida, EEUU. 432 p.
WATTS, R. J., TEEL, A. J., 2006: Treatment of contamined soils and groundwater using ISCO. Practice periodical of hazards, toxic and radioactive waste management, 10, 1061, 214 p.
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ANDRÁŠ, P., 2008: Geochémia pre environmentalistov. Fakulta prírodných vied Univerzity Mateja Bela, Banská Bystrica, ISBN 978-80-8083-583-5, 101 s.
KAFKA, Z., PUNČOCHÁŘOVÁ, J., 2002: Těžké kovy v přírodě a jejich toxicita. Chemické listy 96, 611-617 s.
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Seminars, Experimental work in labs, Project work |
| 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 | 33 | 17 |
| Examination | Examination | 67 | 34 |