Course detail

Care for Water Quality

FAST-DC53Acad. year: 2020/2021

hydrochemical characteristic of natural water, inorganic and organic pollutants, eutrophication and self-purification, basics of hydrobiology and aqueous ecotoxicology, classification of surface water quality, point pollution sources – sewage and industrial wastewater, diffuse pollution sources – water from agriculture, landfill leachates and underground water protection, pollutants in the atmosphere and rainwater quality, legal problems of water protection

Language of instruction

Czech

Guarantor

doc. Ing. Jitka Malá, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Chemistry (CHE)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Student will master the aim of the subject, i.e. hydrochemical, hydrobiological, and ecotoxicological characteristic of natural water, pollutants and their sources, water protection, legislation.

Prerequisites

hydrochemistry in the extent of subject Chemistry and Technology of Water

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. hydrochemical characteristic of natural water and sediments
2. inorganic pollutants
3. organic pollutants
4. nutrients, eutrophication and self-purification
5. basics of hydrobiology
6. basics of aqueous ecotoxicology
7. classification of surface water quality
8. point pollution sources – sewage
9. point pollution sources – industrial wastewater
10. diffuse pollution sources – water from agriculture
11. landfill leachates and underground water protection
12. pollutants in the atmosphere and rainwater quality
13. legal problems of water protection

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

hydrochemical, hydrobiological, and ecotoxicological characteristic of natural water, pollutants and their sources, water protection, legislation

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

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Stanley E. Manahan: Environmental Chemistry. Lewis Publishers 1994

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. Jitka Malá, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. hydrochemical characteristic of natural water and sediments 2. inorganic pollutants 3. organic pollutants 4. nutrients, eutrophication and self-purification 5. basics of hydrobiology 6. basics of aqueous ecotoxicology 7. classification of surface water quality 8. point pollution sources – sewage 9. point pollution sources – industrial wastewater 10. diffuse pollution sources – water from agriculture 11. landfill leachates and underground water protection 12. pollutants in the atmosphere and rainwater quality 13. legal problems of water protection