PřF:C5930 Environmental Chemistry IV - Course Information

C5930 Environmental Chemistry IV

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc.
Chemistry Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Analytical Chemistry (programme PřF, M-CH)
• Analytical Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
• Inorganic Chemistry (programme PřF, M-CH)
• Inorganic Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
• Biochemistry (programme PřF, M-CH)
• Biochemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
• Ecotoxicology (programme PřF, M-BI)
• Ecotoxicology (programme PřF, N-BI)
• Physical Chemistry (programme PřF, M-CH)
• Physical Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
• Chemistry (programme PřF, M-CH)
• Environmental Chemistry (programme PřF, M-CH)
• Environmental Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
• Macromolecular Chemistry (programme PřF, M-CH)
• Macromolecular Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
• Organic Chemistry (programme PřF, M-CH)
• Organic Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Chemistry (programme PdF, M-CH)
• Upper Secondary School Teacher Training in Chemistry (programme PřF, M-CH)

Course objectives

Environmental contamination, examples of pollutants, basic characteristics, sources, reaction and transport, toxicological and ecotoxicological effects. Toxic metals, persistent organic pollutants, basic properties, occurrence, sources, long-range transport toxicological and ecotoxicological properties. International conventions. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Halogenated organic compounds, polychlorinated benzenes, phenols and other monoaromatic compounds. Chlorinated pesticides. Polychlorinated biphenyls. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins a dibenzofurans. Other types of halogenated aromatic compounds.

Syllabus

• Environmental contamination - examples of pollutants - basic characteristics, sources, reaction and transport, toxicological and ecotoxicological effects - toxic metals, volatile organic compounds, detergents, phthalates, pesticides. Persistent organic polutants - basic properties, occurrence, sources, long-range transport toxicological and ecotoxicological properties. International conventions. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Halogenated organic compounds - polychlorinated benzenes, phenols and other monoaromatic compounds. Chlorinated pesticides. Polychlorinated biphenyls. Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins a dibenzofurans. Other types of halogenated aromatic compounds.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

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