APZPAP44 Soil and Water Monitoring

Institute of physics in Opava
summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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.
Institute of physics in Opava
Timetable
Tue 10:35–12:10 118
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
APZPAP44/01: Tue 12:15–13:00 118, A. Kotrlová
Prerequisites
(FAKULTA(FU) && TYP_STUDIA(B))
Successful completion of the courses APZPB011 "General Chemistry" and APZPB021 "Fundamentals of Environmental Geochemistry" is higly recommended.
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.
Learning outcomes
After completing the course, the student will acquire basic knowledge of soil science, hydrology, soil and water protection and soil and water monitoring. The student will know the basic principles and methods of collecting and analyzing soil and water samples and will be familiar with the current state of soil and water monitoring in the Czech Republic.
Syllabus
  • 1. 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 and chemical properties of soils, sorption properties of soils. Soil composition. Diagnostic soil horizons and their dominant soil-forming processes. Soil classification.
  • 2. Human impact on soil quality, anthropogenic causes of soil degradation. Soil contamination, pollutants pathways into soil. Hazardous elements and hazardous substances in agricultural soils. Assessment of soil contamination.
  • 3. Soil sampling and methods of analysis. Sampling and analysis of soil water and soil air. Soil quality indicators. Basic principles of analytical methods.
  • 4. Soil monitoring. Agrochemical testing of agricultural soils. Register of contaminated sites. Basal soil monitoring system - methodology, monitoring plots.
  • 5. Hydrosphere and human activity. Physical and chemical properties of water. Water cycle, distribution of water on Earth, importance of water for humans. European Water Charter. Types of water. Basic hydrological terms.
  • 6. Human impact on aquatic ecosystems. Primary and secondary water pollutants. Sources of water pollution. Eutrophication and acidification of water - their causes and consequences. Hazardous substances in water. Self-cleaning processes in water. BOD, COD, ThOD and relationships between them. Water Protection Legislation. Emission limit values and emission standards. The EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC.
  • 7. Water quality standards and indicators. Water sampling, processing, storage and analysis. Types of water samples. Fundamental principles of analytical methods.
  • 8. Water quality monitoring. Evaluation and classification of water quality in the Czech Republic. Water monitoring according to the requirements of the EU Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC. Current state of surface water and groundwater monitoring in the Czech Republic.
Literature
    required literature
  • Tomášek, M.: Půdy České republiky. Česká geologická služba, Praha 2007.
  • Němeček, J. a kol.: Elektronický taxonomický klasifikační systém půd ČR, 2004. http://klasifikace.pedologie.czu.cz/
  • Poláková, Š. a kol.: Monitoring zemědělských půd v České republice 1992-2013. Ústřední kontrolní a zkušební ústav zemědělský, Brno 2017. http://eagri.cz/public/web/file/520923/Publikace_25_let_Monitoring_Zemedelskych_pud_1992_2013.pdf
  • Pitter, P.: Hydrochemie. VŠCHT, Praha 1999.
  • Horáková, M.: Analytika vody. VŠCHT, Praha 2003.
  • Horálek, V., Ševčík, J. G. K., Čurdová, E., Helán, V.: Vzorkování I - obecné zásady. Český Těšín: 2 THETA, 2010.
  • Kotlík, B., Langhans, J., Bernáth, P., Kraják, V.: Vzorkování II - životní prostředí. Český Těšín: 2 Theta, 2016.
    recommended literature
  • Klouda, P.: Moderní analytické metody. Nakladatelství Pavel Klouda, Ostrava 2003.
  • Koplík, R., Poláková, Š., Šrámek, I., Šviráková, E.: Vzorkování III – potraviny, zemědělství, předměty běžného užívání. Český Těšín: 2 Theta, 2016.
  • Majer, V., Hruška, J.: Atlas chemismu povrchových vod České republiky: stav v letech 1984 - 1996 a 2007 - 2010. Česká geologická služba, Praha 2012.
  • Kaličinská, J.: Monitorování životního prostředí. Nakladatelství Pavel Klouda, Ostrava 2006.
  • Pelíšek, J.: Atlas hlavních půdních typů ČSSR. SZN, Praha 1961.
  • Synáčková, M.: Čistota vod. ČVUT, Praha 1996.
  • Herčík, M.: 111 otázek a odpovědí o životním prostředí: chytrá kniha pro studenty, odborné pracovníky a širokou veřejnost. Montanex, Ostrava 2004.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Exercises
Interactive lectures
Skills demonstration
Presentation of students' work
One-to-One tutorial
Assessment methods
Credit and exam: written test and oral exam.
Credit is awarded for active participation in exercises, elaboration and presentation of assigned seminar work and successful completion of the written test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2021, summer 2022, summer 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (summer 2023, recent)
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