PřF:G6141k Environmental Geology - Course Information
G6141k Environmental Geology
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2010 - only for the accreditation
- Extent and Intensity
- 3/1. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Josef Zeman, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Marek Slobodník, CSc. (lecturer) - Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Martin Ivanov, Dr. - Prerequisites
- ! G6140 Environmental Geology && ! G6141 Environmental Geology && !NOW( G6141 Environmental Geology ) && ( (!(PROGRAM(D-GE4)||PROGRAM(B-GE)||PROGRAM(N-GE)||PROGRAM(D-GE)||PROGRAM(C-CV))) || (NOW( G0101 Occupational healt and safety )&&NOW( C7777 Handling chemicals )))
G1021 General Geology G5081 Geochemistry - Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 34 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/34, only registered: 0/34 - fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- there are 8 fields of study the course is directly associated with, display
- Course objectives
- The main purpose of the lecture is to teach students application of general principles of geology to the solution of environmental problems. Students will get familiar with (1) planet systems and cycles, (2) hazardous geologic processes, (3) natural resources and how their use impact to environment, (4) types and migration of contamínants in environment, and (5) principles of human impact minimalization to environment and risk analysis
- Syllabus
- 1. Main concepts and aims, 2. Planetary systems and main cycles, 4. Hazardous geological processes, 5. Use of natural resources, energy sources, 6. Mineral resources: Impact of mining on environment, 7. Contaminants in environment, soil, 8. Water, 9. Waste production and management, 10. Solid and radioactive waste, 11. Atmosphere and its global endagering, 12. Lowering the impact and contamination
- Literature
- MILLER, G. Tyler. Living in the environment :an introduction to environmental science. 5th ed. Belmont: Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1988, xxiv, 603,. ISBN 0-534-08052-9. info
- Geology and the environment : an international manual in three volumes. Edited by Jevgenij Aleksandrovič Kozlovskij - K. I. Sytchev. Paris: UNESCO, 1988, 179 s. info
- Geology and the environment : an international manual in three volumes. Edited by Jevgenij Aleksandrovič Kozlovskij - G. S. Vartanyan. Paris: UNESCO, 1989, 179 s. info
- Geology and the environment : an international manual in three volumes. Edited by Jevgenij Aleksandrovič Kozlovskij - Gerd Lüttig. Paris: UNESCO, 1992, 259 s. info
- Teaching methods
- lectures, field assesment project
- Assessment methods
- two written test during semester - 70% of success is required, final written test
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Follow-Up Courses
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
Note related to how often the course is taught: Dle plánu distanční výuky. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- G6141 Environmental Geology
!G6141k && !NOW(G6141k)
- G6141 Environmental Geology
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, recent)
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