E5041 Environmental Compartments and their Pollution - Practicals

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Branislav Vrana, PhD. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Jakub Urík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Branislav Vrana, PhD.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Ing. Branislav Vrana, PhD.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Wed 14:00–14:50 D29/347-RCX2
Prerequisites
For succesful completion of the course, knowledge of chemistry on the level of courses C1020 General chemistry and C4660 Physical chemistry, as well as basic high-school level competence in mathematics is required.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to familiarise with the application of basic mathematical and physical-chemical calculations for characterisation of different environmental compartments and their interactions, with regard to chemical compounds commonly found in them.
Learning outcomes
After succesful completion, the student will be able to:
- describe and quantify basic characteristcs of environmental compartments
- identify different factors affecting these characteristics.
- analyse effects of these factors on behavior of chemical compounds.
- apply basic calculation for quantification of different processes in environmental compartments.
Syllabus
  • Computational exercises from the field of environmental chemistry and environmental compartments
  • 1. Energy – sources and energy transfer in the environemnt
  • - wavelength and energy of electromagnetic radiation
  • - solar energy
  • - fossil fuel energy
  • 2. Hydrosphere and hydrochemistry
  • - acid-base equilibria in water
  • - water pH
  • - buffer capacity of water
  • - water hardness
  • - oxidation/reduction in hydrochemistry
  • 3. phase interactions in hydrochemistry
  • - gases in water environment: Henry's law
  • - gases solubility in water, dependance on temperature and pressure
  • - solubility of salts in water, precipitation equilibria
  • 4. Water pollution
  • - aerobic decay of organic compounds in water
  • - anaerobic decay of organic compounds in water
  • - microbial oxidation and reduction of nitrogen compounds in water
  • - bacteria as catalyst of hydrochemical reactions
  • - water eutrophication
  • 5. Atmosphere and atmospheric chemistry
  • - atmospheric gas composition
  • - dependance of atmospheric pressure on altitude
  • - air humidity
  • - density and particle size of aerosols in atmosphere
  • - gas inorganic compounds polluting the air
  • 6. Soil
  • - determining soil properties in a given locality
  • - estimation of their effect on fate and risk of pollutants, sorption on soil organic matter, clays, cation exchange capacity
  • - information sources on soil pollution
Literature
    recommended literature
  • MANAHAN, Stanley E. Environmental chemistry. Tenth edition. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2017, xxxi, 752. ISBN 9781498776936. info
  • PITTER, Pavel. Hydrochemie. 5. aktualizované a doplněn. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, 2015, 792 stran. ISBN 9788070809280. info
Teaching methods
calculation excercises, homework, working with graphs
Assessment methods
Written examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
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