UFPA133 Soil and Water Monitoring

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2014
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Ing. Andrea Kotrlová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
RNDr. Ing. Andrea Kotrlová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Ing. Andrea Kotrlová, Ph.D.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( UFCH001 Fundamentals of Environmental || UFCH020 Fundamentals of Environmental ) && UFCH010 General Chemistry
Základní znalosti v oblasti ochrany životního prostředí, všeobecné chemie a geochemie životního prostředí.
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
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to familiarize students with fundamentals of pedology (soil science), hydrology, soil and water protection and soil and water monitoring.
Syllabus
  • * Subject and tasks of soil science. Definition of soil. Soil as a part of ecosystems and as a component of the environment. European Soil Charter.
    * Pedogenesis, pedogenic processes and soil-forming factors.
    * Physical properties of soils, chemical properties of soils, sorption properties of soils.
    * Composition of soils, mineral phases in soils, organic substances in soils, water in soils.
    * Soil texture and soil structure.
    * Diagnostic soil horizons and their dominant soil-forming processes.
    * Soil classification.
    * Human impact on soil quality, anthropogenic causes of soil degradation. Soil contamination, pollutants pathways into soil, long-distance transport of pollutants.
    * Soil monitoring - soil sample collection and sample analysis methods. Sampling and analysis of soil water and soil air. Indicators for assessment and monitoring. Hazardous elements and hazardous substances in agricultural soils.
    * Monitoring of soil contamination in the Czech Republic. Agrochemical testing of agricultural soils. Contaminated land register. Basal monitoring of agricultural soil - methodology, monitoring plots.
    * Hydrosphere and human activity. Physical and chemical properties of water. Main hydrological and water management terms. European Water Charter. The EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC.
    * Water classifications.
    * Human impact on aquatic ecosystems - direct and indirect effects.
    * Eutrophication and acidification of water - their causes and consequences. Natural and managed self-cleaning processes in water.
    * Contamination of surface water and groundwater. Hazardous substances in water. Accidental water pollution. Source water protection.
    * Biological methods of waste water treatment. Anaerobic, anoxic, oxic processes. Treatment of sewage sludge. Sewage system.
    * Administration of watercourses, river basin management plans.
    * Water quality monitoring: water sampling, storage and preservation methods. Hydrometry. Fundamental principles of analytical methods.
    * Indicators and values of permissible pollution of water. Emission and imission standards and limits. EQS (Environmental Quality Standard). BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand), COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), TOD (Total Oxygen Demand), ThOD (Theoretical Oxygen Demand) and relations between them. TOC (Total Organic Carbon).
    * Water monitoring according to the requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC. Current situation of water monitoring in the Czech Republic.
Literature
    required literature
  • Zákon o ochraně ZPF, zákon o ochraně přírody a krajiny, platné technické normy (ČSN, TNV, ČSN-EN, ČSN-ISO). info
  • Poláková Š., Kubík L., Malý S. Monitoring zemědělských půd v České republice 1992-2007. Brno, 2011. info
  • Klement V., Sušil A. Výsledky agrochemického zkoušení zemědělských půd za období 2005-2010. Brno, 2011. info
  • Tomášek, M. Půdy České republiky. Praha, 2007. info
  • Kaličinská, J. Monitorování životního prostředí. Ostrava, 2006. info
  • Zákon o vodách a Prováděcí předpisy k vodnímu zákonu I. a II. díl v úplném znění s komentářem. SONDY, 2004. info
  • Herčík, M. 111 otázek a odpovědí o životním prostředí: chytrá kniha pro studenty, odborné pracovníky a širokou veřejnost. Ostrava, 2004. info
  • Horáková, M. Analytika vody. Praha, 2003. info
  • Pitter, P. Hydrochemie. Praha, 1999. info
  • Raclavská, H. Znečištění zemin a metody jejich dekontaminace. Ostrava, 1998. info
  • Synáčková, M. Čistota vod. Praha, 1996. info
  • Holý, M. Eroze a životní prostředí. Praha, 1994. info
  • Němeček, J., Smolíková, L., Kutílek, M. Pedologie a paleopedologie. Praha, 1990. info
  • Pelíšek, J. Atlas hlavních půdních typů ČSSR. Praha, 1961. info
Teaching methods
Interactive lecture
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
One-to-One tutorial
Assessment methods
The analysis of student 's performance
Written test
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
* active participation in seminars
* submission of seminar paper and presentation in front of the group - topic assigned by the lecturer
* written test in the extent of the given literature and the content of seminars - success rate 70 %
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 1993, Winter 1994, Winter 1995, Winter 1996, Winter 1997, Winter 1998, Winter 1999, Winter 2000, Winter 2001, Winter 2002, Winter 2003, Winter 2004, Winter 2006, Winter 2007, Winter 2008, Winter 2009, Winter 2010, Winter 2011, Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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