Course: Pollutants Occurrence and Properties

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Course title Pollutants Occurrence and Properties
Course code TUIOZP/TE6VV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Julinová Markéta, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Basic concepts. - Pollutants fate. - Transport, distribution, persistence and bioaccumulation. - Toxic (heavy) metals and organometallic substances. - Radionuclides. - Groups of significant pollutants - analytical group determination. - Detergents. - Moschatel and complex substances. - Substances with estrogenic properties. - Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products. - Phenolic, polyphenolic and chlorinated phenolic substances. - Nitrososubstances and brominated fire retardants. - PFAs. - Persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing
  • Preparation for examination - 90 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Knowledge of general, inorganic, organic and analytical chemistry.
Knowledge of general, inorganic, organic and analytical chemistry.
learning outcomes
define basic concepts from the field of environmental chemistry
define basic concepts from the field of environmental chemistry
a comprehensive overview of the movement of chemical substances, their fate in the components of the environment and influencing factors
a comprehensive overview of the movement of chemical substances, their fate in the components of the environment and influencing factors
characterize and interpret basic environmental quality indicators
characterize and interpret basic environmental quality indicators
describe the risks associated with the spread of chemical substances in the environment and its components
describe the risks associated with the spread of chemical substances in the environment and its components
describe a basic overview of the most well-known environmental contaminants
describe a basic overview of the most well-known environmental contaminants
Skills
application of distribution coefficients, half-life constants etc. for calculation of pollutants occurrence and spreading in the environment
application of distribution coefficients, half-life constants etc. for calculation of pollutants occurrence and spreading in the environment
analysis and discussion of diverse compounds in context of environmental quality indicators
analysis and discussion of diverse compounds in context of environmental quality indicators
estimation of occurrence, spreading and fate of given pollutants considering its properties
estimation of occurrence, spreading and fate of given pollutants considering its properties
finding in databases information about a given pollutant, necessary for estimation of its behaviour and fate)
finding in databases information about a given pollutant, necessary for estimation of its behaviour and fate)
discussion of hazards caused by a given type of pollutant contaminating a given site
discussion of hazards caused by a given type of pollutant contaminating a given site
teaching methods
Knowledge
Lecturing
Lecturing
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Written examination
Written examination
Recommended literature
  • Chemické listy.
  • přednášky.
  • Pitter, Pavel. Hydrochemie. 4., aktualiz. vyd. Praha : Vydavatelství VŠCHT, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7080-701-9.
  • Popl, Milan. Analytická chemie životního prostředí. Vyd. 4., přeprac. Praha : VŠCHT, 1999. ISBN 8070803363.


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