Course: Environmental Chemistry

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Course title Environmental Chemistry
Course code TUIOZP/TWZ4E
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Bednařík Vratislav, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Koutný Marek, prof. Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
- Chemical aspects of individual abiotic and biotic components of the environment. - Groups of priority contaminants in environmental compartments and their physicochemical and environmental properties. - Transport of contaminants in the environment. - Methods of chemical analysis of the most important contaminants. - Possibilities and ways of elimination of contaminants from environmental components.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book), Individual work of students
  • Preparation for examination - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Good knowledge of inorganic, organic, physical and analytical chemistry is assumed.
Good knowledge of inorganic, organic, physical and analytical chemistry is assumed.
learning outcomes
Chemical cycles and processes in the environment
Chemical cycles and processes in the environment
Atmospheric chemistry: Chemical composition of the atmosphere, reactions in the atmosphere
Atmospheric chemistry: Chemical composition of the atmosphere, reactions in the atmosphere
Water chemistry: Chemistry of fresh and sea water, water pollution
Water chemistry: Chemistry of fresh and sea water, water pollution
Soil chemistry: Chemical processes in soil, interactions between soil and contaminants
Soil chemistry: Chemical processes in soil, interactions between soil and contaminants
Pollutants and their effects, environmental monitoring and analysis
Pollutants and their effects, environmental monitoring and analysis
Environmental monitoring and analysis
Environmental monitoring and analysis
Skills
Analyze and solve problems related to environmental pollution, search for innovative and effective solutions
Analyze and solve problems related to environmental pollution, search for innovative and effective solutions
Apply the principles of environmental chemistry in the design of experiments and production processes
Apply the principles of environmental chemistry in the design of experiments and production processes
Identify and assess the risks associated with chemical substances in the environment
Identify and assess the risks associated with chemical substances in the environment
Comply with ethical principles in scientific research and practice
Comply with ethical principles in scientific research and practice
Effectively communicate scientific information to the professional and lay public
Effectively communicate scientific information to the professional and lay public
teaching methods
Knowledge
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
Skills
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Oral examination
Oral examination
Recommended literature
  • BAILEY, R. A. Chemistry of the environment. San Diego, 2002. ISBN 9780120734610.
  • BARCELO, D.. Emerging organic contaminants and human health. New York, 2012. ISBN 978-3-642-28131-0.
  • DOUŠOVÁ, Barbora a František BŮZEK. Chemie životního prostředí: úvod do chemie atmosféry, hydrosféry a geosféry. Praha, 2016. ISBN 978-80-7080-979-2.
  • HARRISON, Roy M. Principles of environmental chemistry. Cambridge, 2007. ISBN 978-0-85404-371-2.
  • MANAHAN, Stanley E. Environmental chemistry.. Boca Raton, 1999. ISBN 9781439832769.
  • WILLIAMS, Ian. Environmental Chemistry: A Modular Approach. Chichester, 2001. ISBN 978-0471489429.


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