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Rock Environment of the Czech Republic

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Course Unit Code541-3510/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter 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
CHL0091Mgr. Štěpán Chládek, Ph.D.
Summary
In this course, students will be acquainted with the main natural and anthropogenic effects of disruption of rock environment, soils, waters and biota.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of this course is to acquaint students of master study with the elementary facts related to the rock environment of the Czech Republic and especially its protection.
In this course, students will be acquainted with essential natural and anthropogenic factors and their importance in the assessment of the rock environment, directly related to the Bohemian Massif and the Outer Western Carpathians.
Course Contents
1) Importance of rock environment.
2) Evolution of rock environment.
3) Chemical and biochemical disturbance of the rock environment.
4) Contamination of the rock environment with trace elements.
5) Disturbance of the rock environment under/surface displacement of rocks and soils.
6) The impact of mineral mining on the rock environment.
7) The impact of uranium mining on the rock environment.
8) Natural radioactivity of the rock environment of Czech Republic and radon risk.
9) The impact of waste disposal on the rock environment.
10) The impact of mineral mining on water resources.
11) Relations between rock environment and atmosphere (atmospheric deposition) and biosphere.
12) Smoothing out the consequences of mining, reclamation, revitalization and remediation.
13) Securing and liquidation of old mines, professional and administrative protection of the rock environment.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
USGS, Science for a changing world, U.S. Department of the Interior, 2020. Dostupné z: www.usgs.gov
KUKAL, Z., REICHMANN, F.: Horninové prostředí České republiky a jeho stav a ochrana. 1. vyd., Český geologický ústav, 2000, 192 s. ISBN 80-7075-413-00
SUK, M.: Geologické faktory v ochraně životního prostředí (Úvod do geologické mesologie). PřF Masarykovy univerzity v Brně, 1996, 166 s. ISBN 80-7028-100-6
ŠTÝS, S.: Rekultivace území devastovaných těžbou nerostů. Státní nakladatelství technické literatury Praha, 1996, 186 s. ISBN 80-85087-10-3
KRAUSKOPF, K. B., BIRD, D. K.: Introduction to geochemistry. 3 edition, McGraw-Hill Education (ISE Editions). 1995, 647 s. ISBN 978-0071139298
Recommended Reading:
LUTGENS, F. K., TARBUCK, E. J., TASA, D.: Essentials of Geology (10th Edition). Prentice Hall; 10 edition. 2007, 528 s. ISBN 978-0136003762
HRKAL, Z., ČURDA, J.: Geologické aspekty deponování rizikových odpadů. 1. vyd., Ústřední ústav geologický Praha, 1990, 119 s. ISBN 80-7075-044-8
KUKAL, Z., MALINA, J., MALINOVÁ, R., TESAŘOVÁ, H.: Člověk a kámen. Ústřední ústav geologický Praha. 1989, 322 s. ISBN 21-002-89
KUKAL, Z., POŠMOURNÝ, K.: Přírodní katastrofy a rizika: příspěvek geologie k ochraně lidí a krajiny před přírodními katastrofami. Planeta (Ministerstvo životního prostředí), Praha, 2005, 52 s. Dostupné z: https://www.mzp.cz/web/edice.nsf/3974FDA531EA66B3C1257030001E709F/$file/planeta_katastrofy_2korektura.pdf
LUTGENS, F. K., TARBUCK, E. J., TASA, D.: Essentials of Geology (10th Edition). Prentice Hall; 10 edition. 2007, 528 s. ISBN 978-0136003762
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Terrain work
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