E1230 Fundamentals in Environmental Processes Research

Faculty of Science
autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/0/4. 4 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petra Růžičková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Simona Rozárka Jílková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Petra Růžičková, Ph.D.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites
Useful is knowledge from lectures of Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry.
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
Course objectives
The main aim of this course is to acquaint students with the chemical and physical laws that allow a qualitative and quantitative description of the fate of chemicals in the environment, including the transport and balance of substances between compartments, and their chemistry in matrices and biomes. The aim of the course is to transfer theoretical knowledge about the behaviour of chemicals in the environment and processes at phase interfaces to the level of practical skills. The course includes laboratory experiments focused on environmental processes, transport and balance of substances between compartments.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: • understand the transport, distribution and fate of chemicals based on the properties of individual substances and matrices • interpret the laboratory results from the point of view of their fate in the environment • predict the environmental behaviour of the chemicals based on simulation in laboratory conditions • develop laboratory skills and principles of good laboratory practice
Syllabus
  • 1. Partition coefficient n-octanol/water 2. Determination of Henry´s law constant 3. Adsorption and volatilisation of chemicals from the soil 3a) Determination of phenol adsorption on the soil 3b) Determination of coefficient Ksa for phenol 4. Photochemical degradation 5. Polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides and lipid determination in a butter 6. Determination of persistent organic pollutants in water by passive sampling 7. Extraction of microcystins from water using SPE method 8. Extraction of pesticides from soil by QuEChERS method 9. PAHs analysis in the air by means of GC-MS/MS 10. Needles as passive air sampler 11. Determination of flame retardants in dust samples 11a) Determination of flame retardants in dust samples 11b) Determination of organophosphate esters in dust 12. Determination of endocrine disruptor metabolites in urine samples
Literature
    required literature
  • RUZICKOVA, P., FIALOVA, P., FISEROVA, P., JILKOVA, S.R., NEZIKOVA, B., PALAT, J., PERSAN, T., SOBOTKA, J. a KLANOVA, J.: Základy studia environmentálních procesů - Laboratorní cvičení. Masarykova univerzita, 2020, ISBN 978-80-210-9684-4.
    recommended literature
  • SCHWARZENBACH, René P., P. M. GSCHWEND and Dieter M. IMBODEN. Environmental organic chemistry. Third edition. Hoboken, New Jersey: Wiley, 2016, xvii, 1005. ISBN 9781118767238. info
Teaching methods
One-week block of the practical laboratory course. The philosophy of lab course is individual work of students.
Assessment methods
Conditions for obtaining credit: 1. 100 % attendance in all laboratory exercises 2. entrance test, safety rules 3. laboratory work - each of the tasks is evaluated individually (include interest in the issue, preparation for the task, good laboratory practice, diligence) 4. laboratory protocols - each protocol is evaluated individually. Each student will prepare a separate protocol for each task.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2021, recent)
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