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Brownfields and their impact on public health

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Course Unit Code546-0157/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
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
PIK012Mgr. Kristina Čabanová, Ph.D.
Summary
Students will gain knowledge on assessment of the impact of brownfields have on public health. These are mainly physical, chemical and socio-economic factors. The information obtained will lead not only to the knowledge on the risks and exposure but also to the possibility of reducing all the risk factors with an effect on the individual health.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to define the risk factors associated with brownfields. Evaluate the information obtained and assess the degree of risk of impact on public health.
Course Contents
1. Public health - terminology.
2. Risk, exposition – terminology
3. Exposure assessment, dose-response relationship.
4. Chemical, physical, and socio-economic factors.
5. Nois and vibration
6. Suspended and resuspended dust, fume
7. Impact of dust on human health, traffic
8. Chemical contamination
9. Toxicity and carcinogenicity
10. Damage to the natural environment
11. Aesthetics, visual pollution
12. Crime, antisocial behavior
13. Decline in property prices, increase in rents, the importance of reclamation for human health
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
GRUIZ K. et al. ed. Environmental toxicology. Boca Raton: CRC Press,Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. Engineering tools for environmental risk management, 2. ISBN 978-1-138-00155-8.
Central European Journal of Public Health; https://cejph.szu.cz/. United States Environmental Protection Agency – US EPA; (cit. 28.5.2020). Available from: https://www.epa.gov/brownfields. LIMASSET E. et al. Points of attention in designing tools for regional brownfield prioritization. Science of the Total Environment, 2018, 622: 997-1008. DOI 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.168. BEERMAN L. et al. Improving Community Health: Brownfields and Health Monitoring cit 29.5.2020. Available from: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/brownfields/docs/improving_community_health.pdf
KRÝSA I. Zákon o ochraně veřejného zdraví: komentář. Praha: Wolters Kluwer, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7552-070-8.
RAJCHARD M. A KOL. Ekologie I: pojem a obsah ekologie, globální prostředí planety a jeho členění, ekologické faktory, působení fyzikálních faktorů na organizmy. České Budějovice: Kopp, 2002. ISBN 80-7232-189-7.
RAJCHARD J. Ekologie III: struktura a funkce ekosystému, produkční ekologie, biochemické cykly, chemické faktory prostředí, základy ekologie půdy, ekologie vodního prostředí, aktuální celosvětové ekologické problémy. České Budějovice: Kopp, 2002. ISBN 80-7232-191-9.
GRUIZ K. et al. ed. Environmental toxicology. Boca Raton: CRC Press,Taylor & Francis Group, 2015. Engineering tools for environmental risk management, 2. ISBN 978-1-138-00155-8.
Recommended Reading:
ILLING H. P. A. Toxicity and risk: context, principles and practice. London: Taylor & Francis, 2001. ISBN 0-415-23371-2.
HODGSON E. ed.: A Textbook of Modern Toxicology. Third edition, A JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., PUBLICATION, 2004. 582 p. (cit. 28.5.2020). Available from: http://www2.hcmuaf.edu.vn/data/quoctuan/A%20Textbook%20of%20Modern%20Toxicology,%203rd%20ed%202004(2).pdf. WU Q. et al. The de-industrialization, re-suburbanization and health risks of brownfield land reuse: Case study of a toxic soil event in Changzhou, China. Land use policy, 2018, 74: 187-194.DOI 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.07.039. LITT J. et al. Examining urban brownfields through the public health" macroscope". Environmental Health Perspectives, 2002, 110.suppl 2: 183-193. DOI 10.1289/ehp.02110s2183.

SRB V. Environmentální zdraví I. Ke stavu životního prostředí a zdraví člověka. Karolinum: Praha, 1998. 130 s. ISBN 8071845027.
SRB V. A KOL. Environmentální zdraví II. Zvládání rizik. Karolinum: Praha, 1998. 155 s. ISBN 8071845833.
BEDNÁŘOVÁ P. A KOL. Zdravé domy pro zdravé lidi, České Budějovice: VŠTE, 2008. 116 s. ISBN 978-80-903888-9-5.
ILLING H. P. A. Toxicity and risk: context, principles and practice. London: Taylor & Francis, 2001. ISBN 0-415-23371-2.
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CreditCredit100 51