PřF:C4330 Environmental Chemistry IV - Course Information
C4330 Environmental Chemistry IV - Environment polluting compounds
Faculty of ScienceSpring 2015
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc. (lecturer)
- Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Jana Klánová, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science - Timetable
- Thu 9:00–12:50 D29/252-RCX1
- Prerequisites
- Environmental chemistry I, II, III
- 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
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Ecotoxicology)
- Course objectives
- At the end of the course students should be able to characterize the main types of highly problematic and harmful chemicals, mainly those which are non-degradable or persistent, which have the ability to cumulate in abiotic and biotic compartments, broad range of toxic effects and which can be transported for long distances. Student will be able to describe the basic properties of these chemicals, occurrence, sources, long-range transport, toxicological and ecotoxicological properties. Student will be able to describe and discuss legislation and policy of these compounds and international convencies.
- Syllabus
- Environmental contamination – examples of pollutants – basic characteristics, sources, reaction and transport, toxicological and ecotoxicological effects – toxic metals, volatile organic compounds, detergents, phthalates, pesticides.
- Persistent organic pollutants – basic properties, occurrence, sources, long-range transport toxicological and ecotoxicological properties.
- International conventions.
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
- Phthalates.
- Halogenated organic compounds – polychlorinated benzenes, phenols and other monoaromatic compounds.
- Chlorinated pesticides.
- Polychlorinated biphenyls.
- Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins a dibenzofurans.
- Other types of halogenated aromatic compounds.
- Literature
- Trace elements in the environment : biogeochemistry, biotechnology, and bioremediation. Edited by M. N. V. Prasad. Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 2006, 726 s. ISBN 1566706858. info
- SIEGEL, Frederic R. Environmental geochemistry of potentially toxic metals. Berlin: Springer, 2002, xii, 218. ISBN 3540420304. info
- HOLOUBEK, Ivan, Anton KOČAN, Irena HOLOUBKOVÁ and Jiří KOHOUTEK. Perzistentní organické polutanty (POPs) (Persistent organic pollutants (POPs)). 1st ed. Brno, Czech Republic: TOCOEN s.r.o., 1999, 69 pp. TOCOEN REPORT No. 149. info
- Toxic metals in soil-plant systems. Edited by Sheila M. Ross. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons, 1994, xiv, 469. ISBN 0471942790. info
- ALSBERG, Tomas. Persistent organic pollutants and the environment. Solna: Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, 1993, 137 s. ISBN 91-620-4246-7. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Assessment methods
- Written test and oral examination
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2015, recent)
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