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Lecturer(s)
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Šráček Ondřej, prof. Ing. Ph.D., MSc.
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Sedláček Jan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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The content of the course is the application of general principles of geochemistry to the environmental sciences, survey and exploration of deposits of raw materials and their processing. The student will acquire an overview of general geochemical principles, necessary for the solution of concrete problems with the environment, its contamination, and available rehabilitation tools - remediation of contaminated parts of the environment. The course involves lecture on the geochemistry of atmosphere, water environment, organic pollutants, and application of environmental microbiology. In the field of deposits exploration, the student will be familiarized with the principles of geochemical exploratory methods (heavy mineral concentrate exploration, analysis of stream sediments, litogeochemical, atmogeochemical, hydrogeochemical, biogeochemical prospecting), with methods of sampling and processing of geochemical data (identification of geochemical anomalies, formation of geochemical maps etc.).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture
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Learning outcomes
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Students should be able to - apply the principles underpinning the behaviour of chemical elements in natural as well as man-made or man-influenced environment - apply the concepts of environmental sciences to exploration of mineral deposits and ore processing. - explain general geochemical principles, necessary for the solution of concrete problems with the environment, its contamination, and available rehabilitation tools for the remediation of contaminated parts of the environment. - describe geochemical processes running in atmosphere, water environment, soils and sediments due to contamination - describe principles of geochemical exploratory methods - select suitable methods of sampling and processing of geochemical data - identify geochemical anomalies - explain the construction of geochemical maps
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
KGE/GECH
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
written test
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Recommended literature
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Appelo C., A., J. - Postma, D. (1994). Geochemistry, Groundwater and Polution. 1. vyd. 519 s. A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam/Brookfield.
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Barret ,W., L. et al. (1995). Introduction to Mineral Exploration. 396 s. Blackwell Science.
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Drever, J., I. (1997). The Geochemistry of Natural Waters. 450 s. Prentice Hall.
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Holland, H., D. - Turkenian, K., K. (execut. eds.). (2005). Treatise on Geochemistry, Vol. 1-10. Elsevier.
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Levinson, A., A. - Bradshaw, M. (1987). Practical Problems in Exploration Geochemistry. 269 s. Applied Pub Ltd.
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Thornton, I. (1984). Applied Environmental Geochemistry. Academic Press.
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