541-0148/01 – Environmental geochemistry (ENGCH)

Gurantor department	Department of Geological Engineering	Credits	5
Subject guarantor	prof. Ing. Helena Raclavská, CSc.	Subject version guarantor	prof. Ing. Helena Raclavská, CSc.
Study level	undergraduate or graduate	Requirement	Compulsory
Year	1	Semester	winter
		Study language	Czech
Year of introduction	2019/2020	Year of cancellation
Intended for the faculties	HGF	Intended for study types	Follow-up Master

Instruction secured by
Login	Name	Tuitor	Teacher giving lectures
RAC20	prof. Ing. Helena Raclavská, CSc.

Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of study	Way of compl.	Extent
Full-time	Credit and Examination	2+2
Part-time	Credit and Examination	8+8

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

The utilization of knowledge and application of natural relations from geochemical behaviour of elements in Earth crust in to the areas influenced by anthropogenic activity. Understanding of the principles of risk elements during thermic processes by the waste processing. Identification areas of contamination in surroundings old ecological loads and brownfields with utilization of geochemical models (SURFER).

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials

Summary

The course „Environmental Geochemistry“ is focused on geochemical processes and principles of migration of both chemical elements and organic pollutants in individual components of environment (water, soil, atmosphere) including anthropogenic processes – waste production.

Compulsory literature:

Baskaran M. Handbook of Environmental Isotope Geochemistry. 2012. Springer. 1-951. Gill R. Chemical Fundamentals of Geology and Environmental Geoscience. 2015. Wiley Blackwell. Hoboken,USA. 1-297. ISBN: 9780470656655 Killops S., Killops V. An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry. 2004. Blackwell Science Ltd., 1-408. 2. edition, ISBN-10: 0632065044 Marshall P., Fairbridge R.W. Encyclopedia of Geochemistry. 1999. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 1-798. ISBN: 0-412-75500-9 Nelson E. Principles of Environmental Geochemistry. 2003. Brooks Cole, 1-528. ISBN-10: 01222290615. Reemtsma T, Jekel M.Organic Pollutants in the Water Cycle. 2006. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, Weinheim, 1-374. ISBN 3-527-31297-8 White V.M. Geochemistry. 2013. Willey-Blackwell. Chichester, USA.1-660. ISBN: 9780470656686

Recommended literature:

Siegel F.R. Environmental geochemistry of potentially toxic metals. 2002. Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH, 1-200. ISBN-10: 3540420304

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Study supports in the EduDocs system

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

Students knowledge are verified in elaborate semestral programme (construction of map and evaluation of contamination – genesis), which come out from the lessons and take into consideration of student ability to practice the gained informations.

E-learning

Other requirements

For preparation of semestral programme - language skills for gaining of information from foreign journals and articles. There are no further requirements for the student.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1.The basic geochemical principles of element migration in environment – endogennous and indogennous factors. Geochemical background and its relevance for contamination evaluation. 2.The occurence of natural anomalies in environment. Clarks. Maps of geochemical reactivity of rocks. 3.Trace elements in environment. 4.Organic pollutants – behaviour, main properties, difference between migration ability 5.Geochemistry of soils (physico-chemical properties, sorption parameters, the content of inorganic and organic compounds in soils. 6.The principles of binding metals in soils. Sequential extraction methods – Tessier, BCR. 7.The principles of bonding of organic pollutants. Evaluation of migration ability and decomposition (biodegradation). Partitioning coefficients. Migration in the system soil – soil water – underground water. 8.Occurence of organic pollutants in soils their biodegradability and index accumulation. The migration in system: underground water – soils – surface water. 9.Geochemistry of sludge (heavy metals and organic pollutants). 10.Particulate matter in surface and waste waters. The form of occurence of risk elements and organic micropollutants. 11.Geochemistry and mineral phase composition of sediments in water streams, rivers and lakes. The determination of geochemical backgrounds. 12.The contamination of environment in areas influenced by mining activity (Acid mine drainage, behaviour of heavy metals). 13.Geochemistry of wastes produced during energetic activity. 14.Geochemistry and mineralogy of fly ash – PM10 and total solid particles (TSP).

Conditions for subject completion

Part-time form (validity from: 2019/2020 Winter semester)

Task name	Type of task	Max. number of points (act. for subtasks)	Min. number of points	Max. počet pokusů
Credit and Examination	Credit and Examination	100 (100)	51
Credit	Credit	33	17
Examination	Examination	67	18	3

Valid from	Valid until	Mandatory attendence participation
Jul 1, 2019 11:29:50 AM	Feb 15, 2023 9:53:41 AM	doplnit, doplnit, doplnit, doplnit.

Mandatory attendence participation: The compulsory attendance at the seminars min. 75% per semester. Oral exam with the written preparation.

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Conditions for subject completion and attendance at the exercises within ISP: Participation in agreed guided consultations 100%. Processing seminar papers according to the assignment. Presentation of results of seminar papers.

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Occurrence in study plans

Academic year	Programme	Branch/spec.	Form	Study language	Tut. centre	Year	Type of duty
2026/2027	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Most	1	Compulsory	study plan
2026/2027	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2026/2027	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		K	Czech	Most	1	Compulsory	study plan
2026/2027	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2026/2027	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2025/2026	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2025/2026	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2025/2026	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		K	Czech	Most	1	Compulsory	study plan
2025/2026	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Most	1	Compulsory	study plan
2025/2026	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2024/2025	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2024/2025	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2024/2025	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Most	1	Compulsory	study plan
2024/2025	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		K	Czech	Most	1	Compulsory	study plan
2024/2025	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2023/2024	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2023/2024	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Most	1	Compulsory	study plan
2023/2024	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2023/2024	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2023/2024	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2022/2023	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Most	1	Compulsory	study plan
2022/2023	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2022/2023	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2022/2023	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2022/2023	(N0724A290012) Environmental Protection within Industry		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2021/2022	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Most	1	Compulsory	study plan
2021/2022	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2021/2022	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2021/2022	(N2102) Mineral Raw Materials	(3914T026) European School for Brownfields Technical Redevelopment	P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2020/2021	(N2102) Mineral Raw Materials	(3914T026) European School for Brownfields Technical Redevelopment	P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2020/2021	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Most	1	Compulsory	study plan
2020/2021	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		K	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2020/2021	(N0724A290007) Brownfields Technical Redevelopment		P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2019/2020	(N2102) Mineral Raw Materials	(3914T026) European School for Brownfields Technical Redevelopment	P	Czech	Ostrava	1	Compulsory	study plan
2019/2020	(N2102) Mineral Raw Materials	(3914T026) European School for Brownfields Technical Redevelopment	P	Czech	Most	1	Compulsory	study plan

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