546-0812/03 – Balneotechnology and Balneology (BB)
| Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. Ing. Silvie Heviánková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Silvie Heviánková, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 1 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2020/2021 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The aim is create an overview of the occurrence, properties and possible use of mineral and thermal water pools on the principles of design with regard to quality, treatment and disposal of pool water and pool water management areas.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Project work
Field trip
Summary
he course is focused on natural mineral resources, especially mineral and thermal waters, their composition, treatment and possibilities of use, as well as on swimming pools, natural and artificial, on pool water, its treatment and disposal and on water management of swimming pools.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Additional study materials
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Control in the form of discussion of the subject matter. To obtain credits, students need to hand in correct laboratory protocols. Elaboration of semestral work on selected topic and its presentation. Written and oral exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
Continuous updating of current information from professional domestic and foreign publications.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction - definitions; history of spas; physiological effects of bathing and swimming
2. Natural swimming pool - hygienic requirements, water monitoring, evaluation of water quality in natural swimming pools
3. Artificial swimming pools - initial design parameters, attendance, capacity of swimming pool areas, capacity of spa area
4. Artificial swimming pools - water source, quality requirements for swimming pool water
5. Recirculating pool water treatment - mechanical pre-treatment; filtration (coagulation filtration, alluvial filtration); disinfection, discharge and disposal of water, problems with swimming pool water quality
6. Natural mineral resources - their classification and basic characteristics, collection, internal and external balneation
7. Natural mineral waters of carbon dioxide - characteristics, utilization, procedures, localities in the Czech Republic
8. Natural iodine mineral waters - characteristics, utilization, procedures, localities in the Czech Republic
9. Natural mineral sulfur waters - characteristics, utilization, procedures, localities in the Czech Republic
10. Natural mineral waters, saline, alkaline, earthy, radon - characteristics, utilization, procedures, localities in the Czech Republic
11. Hot-spring gases and peloids - characteristics, utilization, procedures, localities in the Czech Republic/Slovak Republic
12. Important spa locations - Teplice nad Bečvou Spa, Priessnitz Therapeutic Spa, Klimkovice Spa
13. Important spa locations - Spa Karlovy Vary, Frantisek spa, Luhačovice spa
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction