546-0378/05 – Introduction to Environmental Protection (UOZP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | 2021/2022 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The goal of the subject is to acquaint the students with the problems of environmental protection. The students will learn in practical exercises the skills based on the competencies of environmental engineer.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Individual consultations
Project work
Summary
Ecology, protection of environment, environmental engineering. Ecosystems,
their functions and their stability. Transformation of energy and material in
environment. Solar energy and its transformation, assimilation and
dissimilation. Biogeochemical cycles of carbon, oxygen, water, nitrogen,
phosforus, sulfur and other elements. Water as a part of biosphere,
surfacewater, underground water, drinking water, technological water. Water
pollution. Monitoring of water quality. Soil in environtment, pedogenesis.
Physical, chemical and biological properties of soil. Soil protection and
decontamination. Atmosphere, chemical composition and physical properties. Air
pollution, emissions, deposition. Main pollutants: compounds of carbon,
sulphur, nitrogen, halogens, solid particles. Acid rain, ozone layer
depletion, greenhouse effect. Air protection. Monitoring of air pollution.
Waste management and disposal. Environmental management.
Compulsory literature:
Friedman, B.: Environmental ecology. The ecological effects of pollution,
disturbance and other stresses. Secon edition. California (USA), Academic
Press, San Diego, 1995.
Meadows, D.H., Meadows, D.L., Randers, J., Behrens, W.W.: The limits to
Growth.
PAN Books London, III, 1972.
Meadows, D.H., Meadows, D.L., Randers, J.: Beyond the limits. Global collapse
or a sustainable future. Earthscan Publ. Ltd. London, 1992.
Miller, G.T.: Environmental Science - an introduction. Second edition.
Wadsworth publ. company. Belmont. California, 1988.
Morgan, S.: Ecology and environment: the cycles of life, Oxford University
Press, USA, 1995.
Recommended literature:
RYDEN, L. (Eds.) Environmental science. The Baltic University Press, Uppsala, 2003.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Knowledge are checked during the semester by a semester project and presentations in MS PowerPoint. The course is completed by an examination, which may be scheduled having gained the initial credit. The examination is divided into a written and oral part.
E-learning
Other requirements
The study recommended literature. Complete the projects and written test to checking the knowledge in the professional literature, the content of lectures and exercises.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to environmental protection. Definitions.
2. Earth and life.
3. Man and his environment.
4. Damage to natural environmental components.
5. Pollution of air and water.
6. Damage to soils.
7. Negative impacts on the stability of ecosystems and the radiation and heat balance of the planet.
8. Effects of anthropogenic activities on the environment: agriculture and industry. Physical and chemical pollution.
9. Effects of anthropogenic activities on the environment: energy production, mining of raw materials, right. Excessive pumping of non-renewable sources of raw materials and energy. Reclamation and revitalization of the landscape.
10. Effects of anthropogenic activities on the environment: consumer lifestyle, production waste.
11. Global environmental problems.
12. Options protection of natural environmental components - technological protection. The technology of air protection, water protection and soil protection. protection Technologies the physical and chemical pollution pollution.
13. Waste management. Basic methods of waste disposal. The introduction of "clean" technologies.
14. Saving energy - Use of alternative sources.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction