G8831 Environmental Mineralogy

Faculty of Science
Spring 2004
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: graded credit.
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Petr Sulovský, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Rostislav Melichar, Dr.
Department of Geological Sciences – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Běla Hrbková
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! G8830 Environmental mineralogy
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The course describes the role of minerals in the environment, focusing on mineral formation and changes in supergenesis and technogenesis and the impact of man and biota on it. Stress is put on positive aspects of the usage of minerals in industry, agriculture and houshold, utilising specific physical and chemical properties of various minerals, e.g. clays and zeolites. Negative aspects of mining and raw material processing on human health and the environment are presented. The role of mineralogy in waste management (esp. of radwaste) is discussed in detail, as well as its role in preservation of cultural heritage.
Syllabus
  • Introduction: The nature and scope of environmental mineralogy. Analytical, experimental, and computational methods in environmental mineralogy

    Minerals in the service of Man

    Mineral resources and fossil fuels Construction Materials, Industrial Minerals

    Microbial controls of the mineralogy of the environment

    Mineral precipitation by organisms (Fe, Mn, other oxides, silicates, sulfides, carbonates, phosphates, uranium, gold, selenium, etc.)

    Mineral dissolution by organisms (silicates, sulfides and acid mine drainage)

    Minerals and soil developments

    Aerosol particles in the troposphere: a mineralogical introduction

    Mineralogy and specific environmental problems

    Mineralogy of mine wastes and strategies for remediation. Pollution associated with mining and quarrying

    Suitability of minerals for controlled landfill and containment Properties of mineral surfaces. Mineral barriers, minerals as scavengers of toxic elements

    Minerals in the environment sustaining

    Mineral sorbents, ion exchangers, fillers: clay minerals, modified clays, zeolites.

    Minerals Extraction and Processing

    Mineralogy in long-term nuclear waste management

    Mineral matrices for low- and high-level radioactive waste disposal (glass, SYNROC, phosphates, niobotantalates, silicates)

    Mineralogy and cultural heritage

    Building stone weathering, mineral neoformation, crust formation, restoration. Mineral pigments and paints. Minerals and human health

    Mineral dusts - Asbestos, silica, coal; diseases and public policy.
Literature
  • Vaughan, David - Wogelius, Roy (editors). Environmental Mineralogy. EMU Notes in Mineralogy, Vol. 2 (2000); Budapest, 434 s.
  • Marfunin A.S. (Eds).: Advanced Mineralogy Vol. 3. Mineral Matter in Space, Mantle, Ocean Floor, Biosphere, Environmental Management, and Jewellery. Springer Verl., ISBN 3-540-58245-2
  • Paquet, H.; Clauer, N., (Eds.): Soils and Sediments. In Mineralogy and Geochemistry. Berlin, Springer Verl. (1997), ISBN: 3-540-61599-7
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2006.
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