546-0502/01 – Soil Science (PZ)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 6 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Jiří Kupka, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Konstantin Raclavský, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2007/2008 | Year of cancellation | 2008/2009 |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The study of the subject Soil Science is conceived as an applied scientific discipline for students of the field of Environmental Protection in Industry. 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
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Summary
The course introduces the basics of pedology. 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
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
Přednášky:
Postavení, vývoj a úkoly půdoznalství.
Půda, její základní znaky a charakteristiky.
Půdotvorné faktory.
Minerály půdotvorných hornin.
Půdotvorné horniny.
Procesy zvětrávání hornin.
Půdotvorné procesy.
Složení půd.
Minerální fáze v půdách.
Přírodní organické látky v půdách.
Humus, nadložní humusové horizonty.
Fyzikální, vlastnosti půd.
Chemické vlastnosti půd.
Sorpční vlastnosti půd.
Půdní voda.
Edafon.
Půdní horizonty.
Principy klasifikace půd.
Rozšíření půd v přírodě.
Půdní mapy.
Cvičení:
Horninotvorné minerály.
Půdotvorné horniny.
Vlastnosti půd určované v terénu.
Vzorkování půd.
Půdní mapy.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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