546-0214/06 – Pedology (PEDN)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. | 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 | 2007/2008 | Year of cancellation | 2013/2014 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The course provides basic information on pedology (soil science). After completing it, the student is fully aware of the complex nature of the soil environment and multidisciplinarity in its study. The student is able to characterize the basic parameters of soil from a physical, chemical, physico-chemical, biochemical and biological point of view. The student understands the connection between natural conditions and soil conditions in the Czech Republic, which can characterize and is fully aware of why it is important to protect the soil.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Summary
The content of the course will be designed so that the content of all chapters included in it is explained on the basis of specific examples related to the issue of environmental protection in industry and explaining this issue. The study focuses on soil as a part of ecosystems and a component of the environment. Attention is paid to the issue of agricultural, forest and urban soils. As a basis for understanding soil processes, soil properties are studied from various perspectives (physical, chemical, physico-chemical, biochemical and biological). Attention is also paid to the characteristics of soils in the Czech Republic. The soil classification is based on the international classification of soils.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
BRADY, N. C., WEIL, R.R.: The nature and properties of soils. Boston (USA): Pearson, 2016, 1104 p. ISBN-13: 978-0133254488
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
E-learning
Other requirements
Presence on lessons and active work
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Lectures:
Soil science - its status and development tasks.
Soil and its characteristics.
Weathering processes.
Pedogenic processes.
Mineral phases in soils.
Natural organic matter in soils.
Physical properties of soils.
Chamické properties of soils.
Sorption properties of soils.
Soil water.
Biological properties of soils. Edaphon.
Humus, humification processes.
Diagnostic soil horizons.
Soil Classification - basic principles used systems.
Horizontal and vertical zonality soils.
Soil Sampling and field survey of soils.
Analyses of soils.
Map data in soil science.
Paleopedologie. Fossil soils.
Exercise:
Specific weight of the soil.
Acid-base reactions.
Hydrolitic acidity.
Buffering capacity of soils.
Determination of the moving aluminum.
The alkalinity of soils.
Determination of chloride.
Sorption properties of soils.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction