Environmental Science

Lecturer:

Rudolf Bálek (gar.), Zdeněk Staněk

Tutor:

Rudolf Bálek (gar.), Zdeněk Staněk

Supervisor:

Department of Physics

Synopsis:

Environmental natural and physical components e.g. mechanic, electric, magnetic fields, excited and ionising particles and waste are treated in this course. Measuring systems, methods of measurement and sensors of environmental quantities are dealt with. Many of these methods are practically exercised in laboratories.

Requirements:

Elaboration of reports from measurements. More detailed information on http://aldebaran.feld.cvut.cz/vyuka/environmental_engineering/

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Environmental Survey of the Czech Republic and of the World.

2.Environmental Survey of the World.

3.Chemicals in the Environment.

4.Natural Environmental Components: Sun Radiation. Soil. Water. Assessment.

5.Atmosphere. Emission and Immision. Measurement. Monitoring.

6.Waste. Achieving low waste society. Recycling.

7.Spectroscopic Measurement.

8.Mechanical Fields. Noise. Infrasound. Vibration. Measurement

9.Electric and Magnetic Fields. Measurement and Sensors.

10.Excited and Ionised Particles

11.Heat. Thermal Comfort. Measurement. Light. Physiology of Seeing. Colorimetry. Measurement.

12.Ionising Radiation. Measurement and Monitoring.

13.Nuclear Energetics.

14.Environmental Projects. Ecodesign. Environmental Policy Tools. Databases.

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.Polarographic Measurement

2.Measurement of Noise

3.Measurement of Smoked Gases

4.Measurement of Electric Fields of Residual Charges

5.Measurement of Dust

6.Measurement of Magnetic Field Leakage of Industrial Frequencies

7.Declination of Geomagnetic Field

8.Measurement of CO2 in the Air

9.Measurement of Concentration of Charged Particles in the Air

10.Measurement of Light

11.Measurement at waste landfill

12.Measurement of Ozone

13.Measurement of trees root system

Study Objective:

To obtain a survey in environmental engineering

Study materials:

1.Haberle G.:Umwelttechnik fur Schule und Beruf. Verlag Europa-Lehrmittel, Nourney, Vollmer GmbH&Co.,42781 Haan-Gruiten Germany 2000

2.Göpel, W.: Sensors. Vol. 1-9. VCH Weinheim, N.Y., Basel, Cambridge /FRG/ 1989

3.Miller, G.T.: Living in the Environment. Brooks/Cole, Thomson Learning. 2005

4.Miller, G.T.: Environmental Science. Brooks/Cole, Thomson Learning. 2004

5.Global Environmental Outlook, GEO4, Environment for Development. UNEP, 2007, http://aldebaran.feld.cvut.cz/

6.Europe's environment - The fourth assessment, http://aldebaran.feld.cvut.cz/

Note:

Time-table for winter semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

Time-table for summer semester 2011/2012:

Time-table is not available yet

The course is a part of the following study plans: