637-3013/02 – Metals and the Environment (KŽP)
| Gurantor department | Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling | Credits | 5 |
| Subject guarantor | doc. Ing. Jitka Malcharcziková, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | prof. Ing. Miroslav Kursa, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2014/2015 | Year of cancellation | 2022/2023 |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
− student will be able to describe and characterize potential sources of heavy metal pollution of air, water and soil
− student will be able to describe and characterize the toxic and eco-toxic effects of selected metals, specific pollution sources and lines
− student will be able to the ecological and economic aspects of the use of materials containing metals
− student will be able to use their theoretical knowledge for environmental management system
Teaching methods
Lectures
Individual consultations
Tutorials
Experimental work in labs
Summary
Subject Metals and the Environment is focused on the evaluation of the heavy metals effect on the environment and humans. During the pyrometallurgical, hydrometallurgical, electrometallurgical and combined preparation processes of metals and their alloys and products based on heavy metals in contact with the environment may occur burden for all components of the environment. Students will be acquainted with the basic terms from the area toxicology, potential pollution sources of air, water and soil materials based on heavy metals. The following are specified toxic and eco-toxic effects of selected metals, specific sources and lines of contamination. The subject also includes an overview of tools and guidelines to reduce the negative impacts of production on the environment - environmental management system, analysis of product life cycle, product innovation, Eco-labeling and ecodesign applications. An integral part is an overview of valid legislation relating to this issue for Czech Republic and EU countries, including the Law on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC), pollutants registers, BREF, BAT documents and their application.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Implementation of the final test, the results of test will be announced to the students after finishing.
E-learning
not available
Other requirements
For students in the combined study: Making of seminar project on a given topic and credit test. Examples of topics of seminar project: The effect of cadmium on the environment, The effect of lead on the environment, The effect of chromium on the environment, The effect of mercury on the environment, Effect of arsenic on the environment,The seminar project will be checked by the teacher.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. The environment and legislation. List of waste hazardous properties, waste catalogue.
2. Integrated prevention – IPPC, BAT, BREF. Tools and instructions on how to reduce the impact of production on the environment.
3. Registry of environmental pollution. Toxicology, toxicity and ecotoxicity - basic terms.
4. REACH and Material Safety Data Sheet. Pollutants based on heavy metals in air, water and soil.
5. Sources and processes of contamination by toxic metals, ecotoxicity and toxicity of metals.
6. Influence of lead on the environment, its toxicity and ecotoxicity, potential sources of pollution.
7. Influence of copper on the environment, its toxicity and ecotoxicity, potential sources of pollution.
8. Influence of aluminium on the environment, its toxicity and ecotoxicity, potential sources of pollution.
9. Influence of arsenic and cadmium on the environment, their toxicity and ecotoxicity, potential sources of pollution.
10. Influence of mercury on the environment, its toxicity and ecotoxicity, potential sources of pollution. Influence of selected heavy metals on the environment, their toxicity and ecotoxicity, potential sources of pollution.
11. BREF „Non-Ferrous Metals Industries“. BAT for lead, copper, aluminium.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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