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Course: Waste Management

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Course title Waste Management
Course code EKO/ODPPG
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zeidler Miroslav, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Spáčil Robert, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Historical development. Generation, sources, occurrence and types of waste. Strategy of waste management. Waste dumping (types of dump sites, building dump sites, technical aspects of dump sites, processes within dump sites, harmful effect of gas and liquid emissions, dumping waste in CZ.) Thermal treatment of waste (waste incineration, technology of pyrolysis, hydrogenation methods, other thermal methods, incinerators in CZ). Contaminated soil. Composting organic waste. Anaerobic fermentation. Biodegrading. Physical and chemical methods of waste-processing. Information systems in waste-management. Conformity with EU. Legal aspects of waste management in CZ. Types of waste according to the Waste List. Assessment of current waste management in CZ.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture
Learning outcomes
The course aims at presenting actual information and procedures from the branch. Major approaches, conceptual and theoretical topics are listed in syllabus.
Knowledge Recall the basic terminology Identify the main problems in waste management Describe the main ways of waste management
Prerequisites
Basic knowledges of legislation of the Czech republic.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Written exam

Ended by written exam.
Recommended literature
  • Balner, P. a kol. 2003. Hospodaření s odpady v obcích. Martina Vrbová. Praha : EKOKOM, 184 s. ISBN 80-239-0743-3. 2003.
  • Benešová, L. 2011. Komunální a podobné odpady. 1. vyd. Praha: ENZO, 93 s. ISBN 978-80-901732-1-7..
  • Eriksen T.H. 2015. Odpady, odpad ve světě netušených vedlejších účinků. Nakladatelství Doplněk, 2015.
  • Grycová B., 2017. Energie z odpadů, výzva pro 21. století. MPO, WASTEN, 2017..
  • Hřebíček J. 2011. Projektování nakládání s bioodpady v obcích. MŽP, 2011..
  • Kudelová, K., Jodlovská, J., Šarapatka, B. 1999. Odpady. Vyd. 1. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci. 186 s. ISBN 80-244-0046-4..
  • Kuraš M. 2008. Průvodce odpadovým hospodářstvím . Linde, 2014.
  • Kuraš M. 2014. Odpady a jejich zpracování. Vodní zdroje Ekomonitor spol. s r. o., 2014.
  • Prax, P., Šálek, J., Rovnaníková, P., Malý, J., Studnička, T. Odpadové hospodářství. Odpadové hospodářství..
  • Šimek V. 2014. Průvodce odpadovým hospodářstvím . Linde, 2014.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Teaching Training in Geology and Environmental Protection for Secondary Schools (2019) Category: Pedagogy, teacher training and social care 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Science Study plan (Version): Environmental Geology (2019) Category: Geology courses - Recommended year of study:-, Recommended semester: Winter
Palacký University Olomouc, date of update: 01.05.2025 23:59. Data created for academic year 2024/2025