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C6830 Radioecology

Faculty of Science
spring 2012

Extent and Intensity

1/0/0. 1 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Alternate Types of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

Mgr. Jiří Křivohlávek (lecturer)

Supervisor

Mgr. Jiří Křivohlávek
Department of Chemistry - Chemistry Section - Faculty of Science
Dodavatelské pracoviště: Department of Chemistry - Chemistry Section - Faculty of Science

Timetable

Thu 13:00–13:50 A8-309

Prerequisites

C5040 Nuclear Chemistry
Basic knowledge of nuclear chemistry.

Course Enrollment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

Fields of study the course is directly associated with

• Environmental Chemistry (programme PřF, N-CH)
• Macromolecular Chemistry (programme PřF, D-CH)

Course objectives

At the end of the course students should be able to: understand a part of ionizing radiation and nuclear materials in science, industry and military; interpret history of discoveries and uses of ionizing radiation and nuclear materials; interpret negative and positive effect ionizing radiation on living and lifeless objects; interpret rule of radioactive waste and radioactive emissions problems;

Syllabus

• 1. Generally introduction
• 1.1. Notation
• 1.2. Glossary
• 1.3. Weight of atom
• 1.4. Energy in atom
• 2. Radioactivity
• 2.1. Mass contidion
• 2.2. Sorts of radioctive decay
• 2.3. Kinetics of radioctives decay
• 2.4. Natural radionuclides
• 3. Ionizing radiation
• 3.1. Characteristic of ionizing radiation
• 3.2. Sources of IR
• 3.3. Protection from IR
• 3.4. Detection of IR
• 3.5. Biological effects of IR
• 4. Radioactivity and ionizing radiation in enviroment
• 4.1. Cosmic radiation and radionuclides from cosmic radiation
• 4.2. Natural long living radionuclides
• 4.3. Radon
• 4.4. Nuclear powerplants
• 4.5. Nuclear powerplants accidents
• 4.6. Accidents with nuclear and radioactives material
• 4.7. Nuclear and termonuclear explosions tests
• 4.8. Man-made sources of radionuclides
• 4.9. Radioactive waste

Literature

• J. Hála, radioaktivita, ionizující záření, jaderná energie. Brno, 1998.
• J. Beneš, Radioaktivní zamoření biosféry. Praha, 1974. J. Jandl, I. Petr, Ionizující záření v životním prostředí. Praha, 1988.

Teaching methods

Lectures and class discussion

Assessment methods

Lectures ends with oral exam or written test.

Further Comments

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, spring 2012 - acreditation, spring 2013, spring 2014.

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