Course: Pollutants Occurrence and Properties

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Course title Pollutants Occurrence and Properties
Course code TUIOZP/TK6VV
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
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)
  • Julinová Markéta, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Filip Jaroslav, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
- Basic concepts - The fate of pollutants in the environment - Transport, distribution - Basic physico-chemical characteristics of pollutants - Indicators of environmental pollution - POPs (definition) - Compounds with an estrogenic effect (definition) - Surfactants and detergents and detergents - Moscholate and complexing compounds - Personal care products and pharmacy - Phenolic, polyphenol and chlorophenol substances - Nitro compounds, brominated flame retardants - Perfluorinated compounds and perfluorooctanoic acid - Pesticides, PAHs and NPAUs, PCBs, dioxins - Radionuclides. - De-icing mixtures - contaminants of airport surfaces - Explosives - contaminants of military premises and shooting ranges - Toxic (heavy) metals and organometallic substances - Platinum metals - Inorganic compounds of nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus and carbon - Nanomaterials

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming)
  • Preparation for examination - 120 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
Didactic test
Didactic test
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Composite examination (Written part + oral part)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Recommended literature
  • DOBŠÍKOVÁ, R., ŠIROKÁ, Z. Farmakologie v produkci potravin a rezidua léčiv v potravinách. 1. vyd.. Brno: FVU Brno, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7305-749-7.
  • Julinová, M. Výskyt a vlastnosti polutantů, poznámky k vybraným kapitolám. Vyd. 1.. Zlín: UTB ve Zlíně, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7454-584-9.
  • MODRÁ, H. a kol. Toxikologie potravin - vybrané kapitoly. 1. vyd.. Brno: FVU Brno, 2014. ISBN 978-80-7305-751-0.
  • Pitter, Pavel. Hydrochemie. 4., aktualiz. vyd. Praha : Vydavatelství VŠCHT, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7080-701-9.
  • ROIG, B. Pharmaceuticals in the environment: current knowledge and need assessment to reduce presence and impact. London: IWA Publishing, 2010. ISBN 9781843393146.


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