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Migration of Substances in the Environment - MG431P06
Title: Migrace látek v životním prostředí
Czech title: Migrace látek v životním prostředí
Guaranteed by: Institute of Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Mineral Resources (31-430)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2021
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, C [HT]
Capacity: 61
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: RNDr. Jiří Bendl, CSc.
Teacher(s): RNDr. Jiří Bendl, CSc.
Annotation -
Last update: RNDr. Jiří Bendl, CSc. (29.10.2019)
Risk trace substances around us, their migration, mobilization, immobilization, health and environmental impacts, food chain, mass balance, nutrients, air, water, soil, sediments, research methods, geochemistry of the environment, world causes, REACH and global risks.
Literature -
Last update: RNDr. Jiří Bendl, CSc. (29.10.2019)

Emil Hadač (1987): Ecological Disasters, Horizon, 213 p. And active work with primary literature, well-arranged articles in prestigious journals as well as professional documents of the European Commission, REACH, ECHA, which are available on the web for individual discussed topics.

Requirements to the exam -
Last update: RNDr. Jiří Bendl, CSc. (29.10.2019)

Assesment and criteria linked to learning outcomes - Course-unit credit requirements: Minimum attendance at lectures is 70%. At the end of the lectures I will elaborate my own reflection on the topic: What do I consider to be the most serious environmental problem on Earth. If I am interested in solving a significant environmental problem in my neighborhood, then I can also comment on this regionally serious problem. Range 1 to 2 pages A4. Linguistic errors are tolerated, content and reflection are important. If 70% participation is not possible, a 20-page search of the agreed health risk substance and its impact on health and the environment will be required.

Syllabus -
Last update: RNDr. Jiří Bendl, CSc. (29.10.2019)

Health risk substances around us in the natural and anthropogenic environment, their origin and sources, mobilization, immobilization and migration. Food chain and concentration of pollutants in the food pyramid. Harmful and health impacts of invisible danger. Nutrient cycle. Contamination of water, soil, sediments and atmospheric pollution by health hazardous substances. Greenhouse gases and climate change. Phenomenon of acidification of environment. Emissions from energy, emissions from transport and possible measures. Research methods. The most serious global threats and their origin. World causes of fatal contamination. Loss of biodiversity. Population growth as a factor and the main cause of adverse events on the planet.

Entry requirements -
Last update: RNDr. Jiří Bendl, CSc. (29.10.2019)
No entry requirements. Suitable for any field of study. 
 
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