Course detail

Environmental chemistry

FCH-MCO_CZP2Acad. year: 2012/2013

Obtaining knowledge about the environmental chemistry especially about the transformation in all environmental compartments and among environmental compartments. These transformation processes will be specified for the priority organic pollutants.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

prof. RNDr. Milada Vávrová, CSc.

Department

Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection (ÚCHTOŽP)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

To obtain knowledge about the processes affecting the behavior of contaminating and additive compounds in the environment, the distribution and transfer between different components of the environment. Get advanced knowledge about individual POPs.

Prerequisites

Successful passing the subject Chemistry of Environmental Protection (BCA_COZP)

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Oral examination in which knowledge acquired from lecture study texts and also from recommended literature is checked.

Course curriculum

block 1
1st The principle of environmental assessment in the Czech Republic
2nd Description of individual abiotic components of the ecosystem; methods of assessment
block 2
3rd Transfer in the individual components of the ecosystem
block 3
4th Types of priority pollutants and their transfer within the different components of ecosystems
block 4
5th Chemical reactions enabling transfer contaminants among environmental compartments
block 5
6th Photochemical reactions in the atmosphere and their importance for secondary contamination by atmospheric transmission.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Obtaining knowledge about the environmental chemistry especially about the transformation in all environmental compartments and among environmental compartments. These transformation processes will be specified for the priority organic pollutants.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

For combined study program presentation prepared seminar papers. For full-time students lessons will be checked through discussions on lectures, after the end of contiguous block of lectures.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Ivan Holoubek: Chemie životního prostředí II (handouts), , 0 (CS)

Recommended reading

Káš: Biochemie životního prostředí (CS)

Classification of course in study plans

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Milada Vávrová, CSc.

Guided consultation in combined form of studies

26 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

prof. RNDr. Milada Vávrová, CSc.