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Assessment System of Waste Materials

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Course Unit Code546-0440/02
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated5 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
LYC25Ing. Barbora Lyčková, Ph.D.
Summary
The subject acquaints with the evaluation of waste properties with regard to further handling of them, hazardous properties of wastes and their evaluation, conditions for the work of the authorized person and links to other legislation. Students will acquire legislative, administrative and physical procedures for evaluation of waste properties, sampling and evaluation methods. They can categorize waste according to a catalog, plan a sampling, enter and evaluate sample analysis and assess their properties.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Obtaining basic theoretical and practical knowledge about the waste characterization process. Orientation in the issue of sampling, evaluation and categorization of wastes. Orientation in related legislation.
Course Contents
1. Hazardous properties of waste and criteria for its evaluation
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
CLARK, James H. Chemistry of waste minimization. London: Blackie Academic & Professional, 1995. ISBN 0-7514-0220-6.
PICHTEL, John. Waste management practices: municipal, hazardous, and industrial. Boca Raton: CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2005. ISBN 0-8493-3525-6.
TCHOBANOGLOUS, George a Frank KREITH. Handbook of solid waste management. Second edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, [2002]. McGraw-Hill handbooks. ISBN 0-07-135623-1.
LAGREGA, Michael D., Phillip L. BUCKINGHAM a Jeffrey C EVANS. Hazardous waste management. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c2001. McGraw-Hill series in water resources and environmental engineering. ISBN 0-07-039365-6.
Platná legislativa odpadového hospodářství
Platná legislativa chemických látek
Metodické pokyny MŽP v odpadech
LETCHER, Trevor M. a Daniel A. VALLERO. Waste: a handbook for management. Burlington: Elsevier/Academic Press, 2011. ISBN 978-0-12-381475-3.
Recommended Reading:
NEMEROW, Nelson Leonard, ed. Industrial waste treatment. Burlington: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann, c2007. ISBN 978-0-12-372493-9.
WOODARD, Frank. Industrial waste treatment handbook. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, c2001. ISBN 0-7506-7317-6.
Industrial waste treatment handbook. 2nd ed. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2007. ISBN 978-0-7506-7963-3.
WANG, Lawrence K., ed. Hazardous industrial waste treatment. Boca Raton: CRC/Taylor & Francis, c2007. ISBN 978-0-8493-7574-3.
KIZLINK, Juraj. Odpady: sběr, zpracování, zužitkování, zneškodnění, legislativa. 3., upr. a rozš. vyd., V Akademickém nakl. CERM 1. vyd. Brno: Akademické nakladatelství CERM, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7204-884-7. Skripta. Vysoké učení technické v Brně.
KURAŠ, Mečislav. Odpady a jejich zpracování. Chrudim: Vodní zdroje Ekomonitor, 2014. ISBN 978-80-86832-80-7.
HŘEBÍČEK, Jiří a Bedřich FRIEDMANN. Integrovaný systém nakládání s odpady na regionální úrovni. Brno: Littera, 2009. ISBN 978-80-85763-54-6.
CHEREMISINOFF, Paul N. Handbook of solid waste management and waste minimization technologies. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann, c2003. ISBN 0-7506-7507-1.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Exercises evaluation and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        Exercises evaluationCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 34