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Lecturer(s)
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Fedorova Ganna, MSc. Ph.D.
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Golovko Oksana, MSc. Ph.D.
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Červený Daniel, Ing. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1.Environmental monitoring - an introduction 2.Sampling and quality assurance of data 3.Monitoring of water pollution 1 4.Monitoring of water pollution 2 5.Monitoring of the environment by the CHMI 6.Water quality and agriculture 7.Biological monitoring and current legislation in the field of freshwater management and protection Field work 1 - Passive sampling of water (Preparation of cages and samplers; Sampling plan: selection of sampling location, sampling time and period; POCIS deployment; POCIS exposure, important environmental parameters; POCIS retrieval, transport and storage) Lab work 1 - Extraction of POCIS (Extraction of Pharm POCIS; Extraction of Pest POCIS; Preparation of aliquots for LC/MS/MS analysis) Lab work 2 - Sample preparation of soils and plant material ( Extraction of soil samples; Extraction of plant samples; Extraction of soil and plants using accelerated solvent extraction; Preparation of aliquots for LC/MS/MS analysis)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Work with text (with textbook, with book), Laboratory, Work with multi-media resources (texts, internet, IT technologies), Experiment
- Semestral paper
- 20 hours per semester
- Class attendance
- 30 hours per semester
- Field trip
- 15 hours per semester
- Preparation for classes
- 15 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Environmental monitoring describes the processes and activities that need to take place to characterise and monitor the quality of the environment. The overall objective of the course is to enable the student to have a comprehensive understanding of environmental science, sustainability and principles of environmental monitoring and control. An overview of historical and current environmental issues, including public health and environmental impacts, is presented. This course is designed to teach students to carefully plan sampling campaigns within their projects, introduce major sampling approaches, as well as to give an overview of current legislation in the field of freshwater management and protection.
Successful completion of the course requires advanced knowledge in the field of environmental chemistry, chemistry and preferably risk assessment. Students are required working with literature sources and scientific databases, processing and interpretation of the results, working in laboratory and in the field (deployment and retrieval of pasive samplers in the river), using of basic computer software.
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Prerequisites
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The specific objectives of the course are: To provide an overview of the concepts of environment, main environmental problems of water, soil, natural ecosystems and agricultural systems, focusing on emerging pollutants; To introduce principles, methods, and strategies for monitoring and sampling of aquatic environment. Expected outcomes from the course: knowledge and understanding of the main components of environment; key steps of environmental monitoring and solutions to pollution; methods and approaches to control and sustain environments.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Seminar work
Students are required to attend lectures (using of laptops during lectures is not allowed) and prepare a small seminar project - case study, which will be presented in the end of the course. Field and lab works are compulsory.
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Recommended literature
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Artiola, Janick F.; Pepper, Ian L.; Brusseau, Mark L. Environmental monitoring and characterization. Amsterdam : Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. ISBN 0-12-064477-0.
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Bartram, Jamie; Ballance, Richard. Water quality monitoring : a practical guide to the design and implementation of freshwater quality studies and monitoring programmes. First edition. London ; New York , Taylor & Francis, Taylor & Francis Group, 1996. ISBN 0-419-21730-4.
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Greenwood, R.; Mills, G.; Vrana, Branislav. Passive sampling techniques in environmental monitoring. First edition. Amsterdam ; Elsevier, 2007. ISBN 978-0-444-52225-2.
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Vallero, Daniel A. Translating diverse environmental data into reliable information : how to coordinate evidence from different sources. London ; San Diego ; Cambridge ; Kidlington : Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, 2018. ISBN 978-0-12-812446-8.
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