E0280 Technology and Tools of Environmental Protection II

Faculty of Science
Spring 2025
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
In-person direct teaching
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
pozvaní odborníci z praxe (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Mgr. Michal Bittner, Ph.D.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
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 aim of the course is to introduce students to the basics of solid-waste management technologies, basics of remediation technologies, and selected preventive tools of environmental protection.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand the environmental impact of anthropogenic technologies
- describe the main types of technologies that affect the environment
- understand the main technological principles of solid waste management

- characterize and discuss the principles of the best available techniques and best environmental practices and also the disposal of the persistent substances and waste with their contents
- know the methods applicable for the remediation of contaminated soils and sediments
Syllabus
  • 1 Development of preventive methods and approaches to environmental protection
  • 1.1 - Cleaner Production, Environmental Management Systems, LCA, Ecolabeling, Ecodesign, Sustainable Consumption and Production
  • 2. Waste management
  • 2.1 - Waste management structure, waste stream
  • 2.2 - Waste catalogue, municipal waste, industrial and trade waste, construction waste 2.3 - Waste collection and collection (municipal, industrial, hazardous)
  • 2.4 - Preparation of waste for re-use, material recovery of waste, energy recovery of waste, disposal of waste 2.5 - Modern trends in waste management
  • 3. Remediation of environmental damage
  • 3.1 - Basic concepts of contaminated site remediation and definitions of terms (saturated and unsaturated zone remediation, in-situ and ex-situ remediation, integrated technologies, rock environment, saturated and unsaturated zone, polar and non-polar pollutants, heavier-than-water and lighter-than-water pollutants, source treatment, organic and inorganic pollutants, dispersion of pollutants in the environment, physico-chemical parameters of aquifer 3.2 - Basic principles of remediation of contaminated sites, biological and physicochemical methods
  • 3.3 - Engineering aspects of remediation technologies (remediation management, integrated tool for assessing the quality of cleaned materials, determination of remediation effectiveness and design of remediation limits, evaluation of the effectiveness of remediation interventions)
  • Excursions:
  • Landfill and composting plant
  • Energy-passive family house (waste prevention)
Literature
    recommended literature
  • CHUDÁREK, Tomáš. Odpadové hospodářství v praxi. 1. vyd. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2013, 157 pp. ISBN 978-80-210-6601-4. info
    not specified
  • ELLIOTT, David. Energy, society and environment : technology for a sustainable future. 1st pub. London: Routledge, 1997, xxv, 252. ISBN 0415145074. info
Teaching methods
Interaktivní přednášky s powerpointovými prezentacemi + exkurze.
Assessment methods
Written test or oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2023.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2025, recent)
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