PřF:GA921 Envoronmental Geochemistry - Course Information
GA921 Envoronmental Geochemistry
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2003
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/1. 3 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Josef Zeman, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Josef Zeman, CSc. - Prerequisites
- G5081 Geochemistry G6141 Environmental Geology
- 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
- Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, M-GE)
- Geology, Hydrogeology and Geochemistry (programme PřF, N-GE)
- Course objectives
- Course reassumes basic course on bachelor level Geochemistry and is application of geochemistry principles to environmental science. Students get acquinted with environmental geochemistry priciples and concepts useful at environmental problems solution. The advanced topic as (1) atmosphere geochemistry, (2) geochemistry of natural waters, (3) environmental microbiology, (4) geochemistry of organic pollutants, and (5) remediation are covered.
- Syllabus
- 1. Introduction, subject of environmental geochemistry, 2. Origin of Universe and Solar system, nucleogenesis, nuclear waste, 3. Geospheres, rock cycle, minerals and weathering, soil geochemistry, 4. Introduction to cycles of elements and components and biogeochemical cycles, 5. Water properties, its distribution and use, 6. Water geochemistry, carbonate and non-carbonate equilibria, redox potential, 7. Phase interactions, colloids, contaminats in water, 8. Microorgamisms in environment, microbial degradation of pollutants, water cleaning, 9. Atmosphere and its startification, chemical reactions in atmosphere, 10. Pollutants in atmosphere, 11. Global warming, 12. Low regulation, principles of risk analysis
- Literature
- Assessment methods (in Czech)
- V průběhu semestrů kontrola ve formě písemných testů v průběhu semestru. Pro úspěšné absolvování je třeba absolvovat testy s úspěšností nejméně 70 %. Zkouška ve formě písemného testu.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week. - Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2003, recent)
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