Environmental issues, background examples and solutions - MO550P111E

• Title: Environmental issues, background examples and solutions
• Guaranteed by: Institute for Environmental Studies (31-550)
• Faculty: Faculty of Science
• Actual: from 2024
• Semester: winter
• E-Credits: 5
• Examination process: winter s.:written
• Hours per week, examination: winter s.:4/0, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Note: enabled for web enrollment
• Guarantor: RNDr. Petra Horká, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): prof. RNDr. Tomáš Cajthaml, Ph.D.; prof. Mgr. Ing. Jan Frouz, CSc.; RNDr. Petra Horká, Ph.D.; RNDr. Jan Hovorka, Ph.D.; prof. Mgr. Jiří Reif, Ph.D.

Annotation

The subject will show several examples of environmental issues important in central European areas such as land restoration after mining, agriculture and its environmental impact, protection of biodiversity, eutrophication of waters, emerging pollutants, and air pollution. Each block will include an introduction to some basic subject necessary for understanding the problem, then an overview of a particular problem and its origin, and possible solution. The subject is suitable for students who have at least a basic knowledge of biology and ecology.

Last update: Horká Petra, RNDr., Ph.D. (25.09.2023)

Requirements to the exam

written test (or written on-line test)

Last update: Horká Petra, RNDr., Ph.D. (25.09.2023)

Syllabus

Introduction in soil and ecosystem biology I
Soil and ecosystem biology II
Soil restoration as basis for restoration of post mining land
Agriculture and forestry its impact on ecosystem processes
Population biology and conservation biology
Protection of species
Landscape protection
Socioeconomic conflicts in nature protection
Introduction to limnology
Factors influencing movement and behaviour of animals in riverine environment
Anthropogenic changes in water ecosystems
Organic chemistry
New emerging pollutants
Atmospheric science
Example of recent atmospheric pollution in central Europe sources and solutions

Last update: Horká Petra, RNDr., Ph.D. (25.09.2023)

Learning outcomes

The educational objectives of the atmospheric aerosol course are:

1. Remember and understand what an atmospheric aerosol is, what its properties are, and its sources and sinks

2. Describe the basic properties of the aerosol size distribution, use them to estimate the behavior of aerosols in the atmosphere

3. Identify the physical properties of aerosols during their movement in the atmosphere and deduce their influence on the water cycle

4. Ability to outline and calculate the influence of key forces, gravity, inertia, diffusion and phoresis on the properties and residence times of aerosol particles in the atmosphere

5. Be able to distinguish differences and analyze key steps in aerosol formation in the free atmosphere

6. Be able to evaluate the processes of aerosol influence on the global greenhouse effect also in connection with cloudiness

Last update: Hovorka Jan, RNDr., Ph.D. (10.03.2025)

Entry requirements

There are no specific requirements

Last update: Frouz Jan, prof. Mgr. Ing., CSc. (10.12.2013)