546-0424/01 – Environmental Geochemistry (ENGCH)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Helena Raclavská, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. RNDr. Peter Andráš, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | winter |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2005/2006 | 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 is devoted to the provides of geochemistry. Study of migration of
chemical elements in nature and environment is based on the properties of
chemical elements and mineral phases. The course includes lithogeochemistry,
hydrogeochemistry and environmental applications of geochemistry, The
practical training includes geochemical maps, sampling and analysis of
geochemical materials and processing of geochemical data.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Seminars
Experimental work in labs
Terrain work
Summary
The course is devoted to the provides of geochemistry. Study of migration of
chemical elements in nature and environment is based on the properties of
chemical elements and mineral phases. The course includes lithogeochemistry,
hydrogeochemistry and environmental applications of geochemistry, The
practical training includes geochemical maps, sampling and analysis of
geochemical materials and processing of geochemical data.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Siegel, F. R.: Environmental geochemistry of potentially toxic metals. Berlin: Springer,2002, 1- 218.
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:
The basic geochemical concepts. Geochemical background. Geochemical anomalies. Klark.
Geochemical dispersion. Elemental associations. Marker elements.
Geochemical classification of elements.
Internal factors of geochemical migration.
External factors of geochemical migration.
Geochemical barriers.
Geochemistry of the lithosphere.
Geochemistry of natural waters.
Geochemistry of the atmosphere.
Natural radioactivity elements.
Biogeochemistry.
Biogeochemical cycles of major organogenic elements.
Biogeochemical migration of minor and trace elements.
Organic geochemistry.
Remote transfer of pollutants.
Geochemistry of the landscape.
Tasks and application of environmental geochemistry.
exercise:
Sampling methods of geochemical materials - litogeochemistry of soil.
Sampling methods of geochemical materials - hydrogeochemistry, river sediments,
biogeochemistry, atmogeochemistry.
Geochemical maps, scale geochemical work.
Statistical evaluation of geochemical data.
Evaluation of soil contamination. Statistical analysis.
Processing maps of soil contamination.
Geochemistry of recent river sediments.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction