Course: Environmental Protection Technics

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Course title Environmental Protection Technics
Course code KEZ/TOŽP1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements Course does not contain work placement
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Jančík Luděk, Ing.
  • Hyžík Jaroslav, prof. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Novosád Jan, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
1. System theory of environment, ecology, ecosystem. 2. Resources of biosphere, solar radiation, transformations of solar energy. 3. Atmosphere, its physical properties, chemical composition. 4. Main gaseous pollutants in atmosphere (sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, CFC, RA gases), Montreal and Kyoto protocols. 5. Control methods applied to particulate and gaseous pollution in atmosphere, 1. Part. 6. Control methods applied to gaseous pollution in atmosphere, desulphurization and denitrification processes. 7. Hydrosphere, basic properties of water, pollution of hydrosphere, techniques of separation of insoluble and soluble pollutants, 1. Part. 8. Techniques of separation of insoluble and soluble pollutants, BOD5, COD, 2. Part. 9. Solid waste pollution. Noise pollution. 10. Ionizing radiation in environment.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monological explanation (lecture, presentation,briefing), Dialogue metods(conversation,discussion,brainstorming), Self-study (text study, reading, problematic tasks, practical tasks, experiments, research, written assignments)
  • Class attendance - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The main topics of this subject include: general theory of environment, resources of biosphere, atmosphere and air pollution problems, principles of technological processes limiting emissions into atmosphere, hydrosphere and waste water problems, principles of the waste water treatment technological processes, noise and vibration (basic terms and quantities),methods of noise reduction, solid wastes and methods of solid wastes treatment, ionizing radiation,quantities characterising ionizing radiation, health effects, legal framework of environmental protection.
Identification with teory of environmental protection, harmful effects of human society, possibilities of protection of the main components of environment, some other factors influencing environment.
Prerequisites
Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined examination

Elaboration of a project from individually chosen part of the subject, written form of exam (multiple choice).
Recommended literature
  • Hemerka J. Odlučování tuhých částic, ČVUT, 2000.
  • Hoffman P., Novák V. Zpracování exhalací a odpadů, ČVUT, 2002.
  • Hrdlička F., Dlouhý T., Kolovratník M. Průmyslová energetika, ČVUT, 2000.
  • Hyžík J. Möglichkeiten der Emissionsminderung für flüchtige organische Verbindungen, Bundesamt für Umweltschutz, (dnes BUWAL - Bundesamt für Umwelt, Wald und Landschaft), Bern, Schriftenreihe Umweltschutz Nr. 66, Bern 1987.
  • Hyžík J. Úvod do energetického využití odpadu, TU Liberec, KEZ, 2001.
  • Knápek J., Geuss E. Životní prostředí a ekonomika, ČVUT, 2000ČSN EN 12831 Tepelné soustavy v budovách - Výpočet tepelného výkonu: 2005.
  • Lemann M. Abfalltechnik, vydavatelství Peter Lang AG, Bern, 2005.
  • Lemann M. Grundlagen der Abfalltechnik, vydavatelství C. Hermann Consulting, Kilchberg - Curych, 1994.


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