616-3038/01 – Nanomaterials and Environment (NaŽP)
Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Protection in Industry | Credits | 6 |
Subject guarantor | Prof. Mgr. Jana Kukutschová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Prof. Mgr. Jana Kukutschová, Ph.D. |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student who successfully complete the subject is able to define fey parameters of nanomaterials which contribute to their environmental risks. Further, the student can define various emission sources of nanomaterials, explain potential transport routes of nanomaterials in the environment, their potential (bio)trnasformation and (bio)accumulation within their environmental fate. The student is able to discuss single aspects of air, water and soil contamination issues and evaluate risks of nanomaterials in form of wastes and moreover to describe potential adverse effects of nanomaterials to living organisms on molecular, cellular and organ levels. With respect to applications of nanomaterials and their impact he/she is able to outline potential ethical issues of these applications and pre-application assessment of nanomaterials and also to describe legislative framework of this issue.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Summary
The subject is focused on the complex issue of nanomaterials presence in the environment due to intentional applications or as by-products of various anthropogenic activities. Further, the issue of release, transformation and potential impact of occurence of nanomaterials in single environmental compartments is presented. Key parameters of nanomaterials having decisive impact on potential adverse effects related to occurence of nanomaterials in the environment also with respect to exposure of living organisms to these materials are emphasized. Moreover, nanomaterials as contaminants of single environmental compartments (i.e. air, water and soil) and resulting potential adverse effects are discussed together with the issue of the end phase of nanomaterials life-cycle when there are becoming wastes. Due to the exposure of living systems to nanomaterials present in the environment also the topic of nanomaterials efects on molecular, celullar and organ levels for organisms from single trophic levels is discussed. The topic of ethical aspects and legiclative framework are also included with respect to the nanomaterials assessment and applications.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
combined form of examination
E-learning
Other requirements
The Student prepares a seminar work on a chosen topic, prepares a presentation on the subject and defends his knowledge and understanding of the issue given.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Introduction to nanomaterials and nanotechnology.
2. Selected environmental applications of nanomaterials in environmental protection, biomedicine, transport, etc.
3. Nanomaterials as byproducts of anthropogenic activities.
4. Potentially risk parameters of nanomaterials (NM).
5. Fate of nanomaterials in the environment (transport of NM, Biotransformation, bioaccumulation, deposition).
6. Air contamination issues.
7. Water contamination issues.
8. Soil contamination issues.
9. Nanomaterials as wastes.
10. Effect of nanomaterials on living organisms (mechanisms of entry into the organism, transport and transformation, effects at organ, cellular and molecular level).
11. Ethical aspects the use of nanomaterial use.
12. Legislative framework for the use of nanomaterials.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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