Course: Air and Water Pollution

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Course title Air and Water Pollution
Course code LUEB/LFEOV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Adam Matyáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Main topics: - Definitions, history, water reserves on Earth - Big and small water cycle - Surface discharge, interceprtion, infiltration, bellow-ground water - Rivers and discharges - Lake genetics and limnology - Glaciers and ocean environment - Hydrography and hydrometry - Events in the atmosphere and air mass circulation - Chemical attributes of water and quality of water and the air - Sources of pollution and prevention - Floods as a reaction on extreme synoptic conditions in the context of wrong land use and land cover - Natural and technogenic risks of water resources - Management of bellow ground water sources, water management - Excursion

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Demonstration, Projection (static, dynamic), Simple experiments, Teamwork, Text analysis, Students working in pairs, Dealing with situational issues - learning in situations, Educational trip, E-learning
  • Preparation for course credit - 20 hours per semester
  • Preparation for examination - 20 hours per semester
  • Term paper - 10 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 20 hours per semester
  • Home preparation for classes - 72 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
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Complex knowledge in the extent of bachelor studies realized at Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management TBU in Zlin.
Complex knowledge in the extent of bachelor studies realized at Faculty of Logistics and Crisis Management TBU in Zlin.
Skills
no need
no need
learning outcomes
Knowledge
identify and classify the main pollutants present in air and water
identify and classify the main pollutants present in air and water
describe the processes of air and water pollution generation and distribution
describe the processes of air and water pollution generation and distribution
assess the impacts of climate change on air and water quality
assess the impacts of climate change on air and water quality
describe the nature of the individual scales expressing the intensity of a given atmospheric risk
describe the nature of the individual scales expressing the intensity of a given atmospheric risk
comprehensively explain the natural and technogenic risks of water resources, their sources and causes
comprehensively explain the natural and technogenic risks of water resources, their sources and causes
describe the thermodynamic and chemical properties of water
describe the thermodynamic and chemical properties of water
identify the main pollutants present in air and water
identify the main pollutants present in air and water
Skills
practically assess the risks associated with air and water pollution and their impacts on ecosystems and human health
practically assess the risks associated with air and water pollution and their impacts on ecosystems and human health
develop a longitudinal profile and a rectangular graph of the basin development
develop a longitudinal profile and a rectangular graph of the basin development
calculate and visualise the density of the river network using GIS tools
calculate and visualise the density of the river network using GIS tools
interpret and apply the legislative framework and standards relating to air and water protection
interpret and apply the legislative framework and standards relating to air and water protection
apply strategies and practices for the sustainable and responsible management of air and water pollution
apply strategies and practices for the sustainable and responsible management of air and water pollution
teaching methods
Knowledge
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Lecturing
Lecturing
Teamwork
Teamwork
E-learning
E-learning
Educational trip
Educational trip
assessment methods
Oral examination
Analysis of seminar paper
Analysis of seminar paper
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Preparation of a presentation, giving a presentation
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • BRANIŠ, Martin, HŮNOVÁ, Iva. Atmosféra a klima: aktuální otázky ochrany ovzduší. Praha: Karolinum, 2009.
  • GODISH, Thad, DAVIS T., FU. Joshua S. Air quality.Fifth edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2014.
  • NETOPIL, Rostislav et al. Základy fyzické geografie I.. Praha: SPN, 1984.
  • NETOPIL, Rostislav. Hydrologie pevnin. Praha: Academia, 1972.
  • STRAHLER, Alan H. Introducing Physical Geography. 2010. ISBN 0-470-13486-0.


Study plans that include the course
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