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Introduction to Hydrosphere

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Course Unit Code546-0132/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *First Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites There are no prerequisites or co-requisites for this course unit
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HEV01prof. Ing. Silvie Heviánková, Ph.D.
LAN116Ing. Silvie Drabinová, Ph.D.
Summary
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Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
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Course Contents
1. Hydrosphere; water properties (physical, chemical, organoleptic); state.
2. Hydrological cycle - small and large; occurrence of water on Earth, distribution of water.
3. Surface waters, types (types of SW) and their characteristics.
4. Groundwater, types (types of GW) and their characteristics.
5. Hydrological balances.
6. Precipitation - distribution, measurement, atmospheric deposition. Rainwater management.
7. The impact of climate change on the hydrosphere. Anthropogenic influences on the hydrosphere.
8. Collection, treatment, transport, accumulation and supply of water, drainage and purification of waste water.
9. Waters of the seas and oceans - their properties, movements, pollution, reserves, possibilities of their treatment and use.
10. Drinking water, wastewater, mineral water, industrial, mining - definitions and basic characteristics.
11. Water as a strategic resource.
12. Water management companies and institutions operating in the Czech Republic, their importance and activities, web information portals.
13. Legislative regulations in the field of water and in the field of waste water, implementing regulations.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
Laws, A. Aquatic Pollution: An Introductory Text (4th Edition). Wiley, 2017, 760 s. ISBN 978-1-119-30450-0
PITTER, P. Hydrochemie. 4. vyd. Praha: Vydavatelství VŠCHT, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7080-701-9
Vodní zákon č. 254/2001 Sb.
Zákon o vodovodech a kanalizacích pro veřejnou potřebu č. 274/2001 Sb.
EDZWALD, J. K. Water Quality & Treatment: A Handbook on Drinking Water. McGraw-Hill Education, 2010. ISBN 978-0-0716-3011-5
Recommended Reading:
EDZWALD, J. K. Water Quality & Treatment: A Handbook on Drinking Water. McGraw-Hill Education, 2010. ISBN 978-0071630115
KRÁSNÝ, Jiří. Podzemní vody České republiky: regionální hydrogeologie prostých a minerálních vod. Praha: Česká geologická služba, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7075-797-0.
EDZWALD, J. K. Water Quality & Treatment: A Handbook on Drinking Water. McGraw-Hill Education, 2010. ISBN 978-0071630115
BLAŽEK, V. a kol. Voda v České republice. Praha, 2006. ISBN 80-903482-1-1
CÍLEK, V. a kol. Voda a krajina: kniha o životě s vodou a návratu k přirozené krajině. Praha, 2017. ISBN 978-80-7363-837-5
SIEGEL, S. M. Budiž voda: izraelská inspirace pro svět ohrožený nedostatkem vody. Praha: Aligier, 2017. ISBN 978-80-906420-3-4
LAWS, A. Aquatic Pollution: An Introductory Text (4th Edition). Wiley, 2017, 760 s. ISBN 978-1-119-30450-0
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Field trip
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 17
        ExaminationExamination67 18