PřF:E5041 Env Compartments - Pr - Course Information

E5041 Environmental Compartments and their Pollution - Practicals

Extent and Intensity

0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

doc. Ing. Branislav Vrana, PhD. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Urík, Ph.D. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Branislav Vrana, PhD.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Ing. Branislav Vrana, PhD.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science

Timetable

Wed 14:00–14:50 D29/347-RCX2

Prerequisites

For succesful completion of the course, knowledge of chemistry on the level of courses C1020 General chemistry and C4660 Physical chemistry, as well as basic high-school level competence in mathematics is required.

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

• Environment and Health (programme PřF, B-ZPZ)

Course objectives

The aim of this course is to familiarise with the application of basic mathematical and physical-chemical calculations for characterisation of different environmental compartments and their interactions, with regard to chemical compounds commonly found in them.

Learning outcomes

After succesful completion, the student will be able to:
- describe and quantify basic characteristcs of environmental compartments
- identify different factors affecting these characteristics.
- analyse effects of these factors on behavior of chemical compounds.
- apply basic calculation for quantification of different processes in environmental compartments.

Syllabus

• Computational exercises from the field of environmental chemistry and environmental compartments
• 1. Energy – sources and energy transfer in the environemnt
• - wavelength and energy of electromagnetic radiation
• - solar energy
• - fossil fuel energy
• 2. Hydrosphere and hydrochemistry
• - acid-base equilibria in water
• - water pH
• - buffer capacity of water
• - water hardness
• - oxidation/reduction in hydrochemistry
• 3. phase interactions in hydrochemistry
• - gases in water environment: Henry's law
• - gases solubility in water, dependance on temperature and pressure
• - solubility of salts in water, precipitation equilibria
• 4. Water pollution
• - aerobic decay of organic compounds in water
• - anaerobic decay of organic compounds in water
• - microbial oxidation and reduction of nitrogen compounds in water
• - bacteria as catalyst of hydrochemical reactions
• - water eutrophication
• 5. Atmosphere and atmospheric chemistry
• - atmospheric gas composition
• - dependance of atmospheric pressure on altitude
• - air humidity
• - density and particle size of aerosols in atmosphere
• - gas inorganic compounds polluting the air
• 6. Soil
• - determining soil properties in a given locality
• - estimation of their effect on fate and risk of pollutants, sorption on soil organic matter, clays, cation exchange capacity
• - information sources on soil pollution

Teaching methods

calculation excercises, homework, working with graphs

Language of instruction

Czech

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course is taught annually.

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