| Course Unit Code | 546-0325/02 |
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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 * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Third 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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| NOV42 | RNDr. Jana Nováková, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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After completion of this subject students will understand basic
characteristics of water environment, the evolving and categorization of
freshwater communities, the pollution of water ecosystems by wastewater and
some additional issues (acidification, eutrofication etc.).
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| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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Graduating student will be able to find, identify and describe the various biota and habitats of the aquatic environment, to understand the natural processes taking place in and hydrobiocoenoses, to will be able to solve the anthropogenic load of aquatic ecosystems. Student will be able alsoto determine the aquatic organisms.
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| Course Contents |
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1. Limnology , development of Hydrobiology , geological and biotypologické distribution of water , the water cycle in nature.
2. Groundwater - types of permeability rocks, groundwater circulation , distribution of groundwater chemical and physical properties of groundwater , groundwater biota .
3. The process of groundwater pollution - groundwater response of organisms to various types of pollution, groundwater remediation methods .
4. Standing water - the basic physical and chemical properties (density , viscosity, hydrostatic pressure , solar radiation , transparency, thermal regime , surface tension , electrical conductivity , redox potential , pH, water color ) .
5. Biogeochemical Cycles in water - cycle of oxygen , carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, iron and manganese , silicon.
6. Structure of stagnant water biota ( plankton , benthos , nekton , pleuston ) .
7. Running water - the basic physical and chemical properties. The structure of biota ( plankton , drift, phytobenthos , zoobenthos , nekton ) communities changes in the longitudinal profile of the flow under natural conditions .
8. The biological productivity of water and food chains in aquatic ecosystems .
9. Self-cleaning water flows - physical and chemical processes of self-purification , the impact of pollution on the occurrence of aquatic organisms, successional stage self-cleaning , dealing with emergency situations in the flow.
10. The process of surface water pollution - sources and types of pollutants (mineral and putrid sludge, toxic substances , radioactive substances , the heated waste water , waste water and oily substances and petroleum products , waste water with pathogenic organisms , contaminated water from landfills ) .
11. Acidification of aquatic ecosystems - sources of acidity , the effect of acidification on aquatic organisms .
12. Eutrophication of stagnant water - definition , causes eutrophication , the development of cyanobacteria and their toxicity , biological and technical measures to reduce eutrophication
13. Wastewater Treatment - Biological wastewater treatment. Technology for sewage treatment.
14. Sampling of waste water.
15. The use of organisms as biosorbents for wastewater treatment .
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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ALLAN, D.: Stream ekology, Champan & Hall, 2-6 Boundary Row, London, 1995.
ALLAN, D.,J. and CASTILLO, M., M.: Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of
Running Waters, Springer; 2nd ed. edition, 2007.
HYNES, H.B.N.: The ecology of running water, 1970, Liverpool University Press
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ALLAN, D.: Stream ekology, Champan & Hall, 2-6 Boundary Row, London, 1995.
ALLAN, D.,J. and CASTILLO, M., M.: Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of
Running Waters, Springer; 2nd ed. edition, 2007.
AMBROŽOVÁ, J.:Aplikovaná a technická hydrobiologie,2001, Skriptum VŠCHT Praha,
www.vscht.cz
AMBROŽOVÁ, J.: Mikroskopické praktikum z hydrobiologie, 2002,Skriptum VŠCHT
Praha.
HARTMAN, P. a kol.: Hydrobiologie, 1998, Praha.
HYNES, H.B.N.: The ecology of running water, 1970, Liverpool University Press
KALFF, J.: Limnology, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2002.
LELLÁK, J., KUBÍČEK, F.: Hydrobiologie, 1992, UK Praha.
SUKOP, I.: Aplikovaná hydrobiologie, 1998, MZLU Brno.
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| Recommended Reading: |
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| KALFF, J.: Limnology, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 2002. |
ZELINKA, M., KUBÍČEK, F.: Základy aplikované hydrobiologie, 1985, Praha SPN.
http://www.hgf.vsb.cz/hgf/stud/sylaby/546/Ekologicke%20aspekty/index.html
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| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs, Terrain 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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| Exercises evaluation and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Examination | Examination | 67 (67) | 34 |
| Písemná zkouška | Written examination | 30 | 12 |
| Ústní zkouška | Oral examination | 37 | 22 |
| Exercises evaluation | Credit | 33 (33) | 17 |
| Laboratorní práce | Laboratory work | 10 | 5 |
| Protokol | Other task type | 10 | 5 |
| Písemka | Written test | 13 | 7 |