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Praktická hydrogeochemie

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Course Unit Code541-4005/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated3 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second 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
SCH0013doc. Mgr. Monika Ličbinská, Ph.D.
GER0092doc. Mgr. Eva Geršlová, Ph.D.
Summary
The course deals with the issue of groundwater chemistry in the regime of their flow at the contact with the rock environment and in the places of their accumulation, solves the hydrogeochemical principles of groundwater for application in water management. The purpose of the course is to acquaint students with the main laws of groundwater in the rock environment, the characteristics of the rock and aquifers, with the methods of studying the chemistry of water resources, their evaluation and model predictions of their development. An integral part is the teaching of groundwater protection principles in the field of prevention (including existing legislation) and reparation of endangered resources.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Our intention is to provide a broad coverage of topics (see annotation of the course) in order to acquaint students with the basic principles of the subject taught and their practical applications.
Course Contents
Thermodynamic functions. Distance from equilibrium. Rate constants, transition state theory, influence of surface area and temperature, potential barrier, dynamic equilibrium. Saturation index. Activities, activity coefficients. Molar and mass fractions, ionic strength, equivalents. Stability diagrams (systems Si, Al, Fe, Mn, Cu, Zn, Pb - aqueous solutions, forms of occurrence, distribution and stability as a function of pH). Forms of occurrence of substances in water (true and colloidal solutions, suspensions, ions, complexes, ion pairs, organic complexes). Chemical and physical properties of water (structure, bonds, partial charges, dissolution of solid phases, dissolution of gases => partial pressure, Henry's law, dependence of Henry's constant on temperature). Carbonate system (basic components of the system, distribution coefficients, closed and open system, acid-base titrations, buffers, Gran's function). Acid-base reactions (water dissociation, pH, mass balances, electroneutrality condition, proton condition, acidity and alkalinity, methods of determination). Oxidation-reduction processes (electrochemical potentials, Nernst equation, redox potential, mixed potentials, electron activity, electrodes, Eh / pH diagrams). Organic substances (organic carbon, chemical oxygen demand, contaminants of organic origin, biodegradation, humic substances, etc.). Radioactive substances and isotopes in groundwater (separation, structure, fractionation, geochronology, etc.). Methods of hydrogeochemical data processing, geochemical programs. Practical examples.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
STUMM, W., MORGAN, J.J. Aquatic Chemistry. 3rd Edition. Wiley – Interscience Series of Texts and Monographs, New York: : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1996, 596 s. ISBN 0-471-51184-6
APPELO, C.A.J., POSTMA, D. Geochemistry, Groundwater and Pollution. Rotterdam: A.A. Balkema, 1993, 536 s. ISBN 04-1536-421-3
DREVER, J.I. The geochemistry of natural waters. Second edition. N.J.: Printice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1988, 437 s. ISBN 0-13-351396-3
WHITE, W.M. Geochemistry. 1 edition. New York: Wiley-Blackwell, 2013, 668 s. ISBN 978-0470656686
PITTER, P. Hydrochemie. 4th ed. Praha: VŠCHT, 2009, 580 s. ISBN 978-80-7080-701-9
ŠRÁČEK, O., DATEL, J., MLS, J. Kontaminační hydrogeologie. 2. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 2002. 237 s. ISBN 80-246-0521-X
ZEMAN, J. Přírodní karbonátové systémy. 1. vyd. Brno: NAUMA, 2002, 160 s. ISBN 80-86258-37-8
ŠRÁČEK, O., ZEMAN, J. Introduction to environmental hydrogeochemistry. Brno: Masaryk University, 2004, 106 s. ISBN 80-210-3586-2
Recommended Reading:
ALBAREDE, F. Geochemistry: An Introduction. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 2003, 248 s. ISBN 0-521-89148-5
ROGERS, N., BLAKE, S., BURTON, K., WIDDOWSON, M., PARKINSON, I., HARRIS, N. An Introduction to Our Dynamic Planet. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2008, 398 p, ISBN 978-0-521-49424-3
LOLLAR, B.S. Environmental Geochemistry. Elsevier, 2005. ISBN 978-0-080-4464-3
DOMENICO, P.A., SHWARTZ, F.W. Physical and Chemical Hydrogeology, 2nd edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1997, 528 s. ISBN 978-0471597629
PAČES, T. Základy geochemie vod. Praha: Academia, 1983, 300 s.
RACLAVSKÝ, K., RACLAVSKÁ, H., HOMOLA, V. Geochemie. Učební texty, CD-ROM, 2001.
MRŇA, F. Užitá geochemie. Praha: Academia, 1991, 415 s.
RICHARDSON, S.M., MCSWEEN, H.Y. Geochemistry: Pathways and Processes. New York, NY: Prentice Hall, 1988, 363 s. ISBN 0-231-12440-6
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Assesment methods and criteria
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Graded creditGraded credit100 51