546-0424/03 – Environmental Geochemistry (ENGCH)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental 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 | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | 2018/2019 |
| 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.
Additional study materials
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:
1.Material and energy flows in the system: the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, biosphere.
2.Methods for indetification of geochemical background.
3.Biogenic and anthropogenic components of the environment.
4.Natural cycles of nitrogen, sulphur, carbon, and their influence by human activities.
5.Critical acidification loads, critical loads of hazardous elements.
6.Accumulation and deficiency of chemical elements, the impact on human health.
7.Enrichment factor – utilisation in evaluation of contamination of environment, enrichment in relationship mineral raw materials x end product.
8.Total solid particles (TSP) phase analysis, particle geochemistry, environmental and ecotoxicological risk.
9.Geochemistry of landscapes, urban and industrial areas.
10.Geochemistry of technogenic mineral phases
11.Geochemistry of energy by-products, wastes from metallurgical activities
12.Geochemistry of urban soils
13.Geochemistry of sediments
14.Modern instrumental methods and methods of phase analysis.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction