Environmental Chemistry and Radioecology
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range |
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| 15URAEK | ZK | 3 | 8B |
- Course guarantor:
- Lecturer:
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- Supervisor:
- Department of Nuclear Chemistry
- Synopsis:
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The first part of the lecture addresses general environmental issues, the impact of human activities, and strategies for environmental protection. It then covers the composition and properties of the individual spheres of the biogeosphere, natural processes within them, biogeochemical cycles of substances, and environmental radioactivity. The course continues with an overview of the sources and types of pollution affecting the biogeosphere, the spread, chemical reactions, and effects of contaminants, and concludes with a discussion of key issues in radioecology.
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- Syllabus of lectures:
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Humans and the environment
Composition of the lithosphere, basic processes within it, and the influence of human activity
Atmospheric chemistry and atmospheric processes
The hydrosphere, its composition and processes
The biosphere, ecology, and radioecology
Biogeochemical cycling of substances
Natural sources of ionizing radiation
Sources of pollution in the biogeosphere
Dispersion, chemical reactions, and effects of contaminants in the biogeosphere
Biological effects of ionizing radiation
Transport of radionuclides in abiotic components of the environment
Transfer of radionuclides through the biosphere, including food chains
Humans and the environment
Composition of the lithosphere, basic processes within it, and the influence of human activity
- Syllabus of tutorials:
- Study Objective:
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The student will acquire fundamental knowledge of environmental chemistry, including the processes and consequences of environmental pollution caused by human activity. The course also introduces the topics of environmental radioactivity and radioecology.
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Contact: MS Teams, LMS Moodle, e-mail.
- Further information:
- No time-table has been prepared for this course
- The course is a part of the following study plans:
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- Učitelství chemie pro střední školy (compulsory course in the program)