1. Basic terminology (environmental pollutants, stability, distribution, accumulation, toxicity, ecotoxicity, environmental toxicology, factors affecting toxicity of substances); project introduction and assignment 2. Distribution of pollutants to environmental compartments (transport of substances through environmental compartments, distribution coefficients, physicochemical properties of pollutants) 3.Toxicological and ecotoxicological aspects of pollutants in the environment (toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics, toxicity assessment of substances, ecotoxicological tests) 4.Transformation and degradation of pollutants in environmental compartments (possibilities of chemical transformation, abiotic and biotic processes, persistence) 5. - 6.Types of pollutants - basic overview of inorganic and organic pollutants of the environment, biological pollutants of the environment (sources, physicochemical properties, toxicity, sources of information) (groups of pollutants - e.g. heavy metals, nano materials, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, plastics, technical additives, daily care products, explosives, organometallics, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) - brominated flame retardants (BFRs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organochlorine pesticides (OCP), chlorinated paraffins (CP), perfluoroalkylated compounds (PFAS), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), phthalates, UV filters, organophosphate flame retardants (OPFR) ... . ) In the first part of the semester, students acquire basic theoretical knowledge in the field of environmental pollutants. In the second part of the semester, students will apply, deepen and supplement the acquired knowledge in project-based learning. The topic of pollutants in a broader context will be treated. Emphasis will be placed on linking knowledge, the ability to obtain relevant data and information. Examples for project-based learning: - landfill and its subsequent fire as a source of pollutants for the environment - waste sorting and incineration as an environmental challenge Exercises will be held in close connection with the content of the lectures, they will be devoted to the preparation of the project.
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Jan Schwarzbauer, Branimir Jovančicevic (2018): Organic Pollutants in the Geosphere (Springer, ISBN 978-3-319-68937-1).
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Vladimír Kočí, Klára Mocová (2009): Ekotoxikologie pro chemiky (VŠCHT, Praha, ISBN 978-80-7080-699-9) (kniha dostupná online).
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Zuzana Rošková, Pavla Tomášová, Lenka McGachy (2021): Toxikologie a ekotoxikologie I (VŠCHT, Praha, ISBN 978-80-7592-097-3).
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