Course detail

Ecology of Industry

FSI-EEPAcad. year: 2011/2012

Introduction to environment theory and environment protection in practice, introduction to valid environmental legislation. Negative impact of production and consumption on environment in relation to individual types of industry and human activities. Methods and procedures to mitigate negative environmental impact on water, air, soil; overall strategy of protection and minimization of wastes as part of sustainable development.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

Ing. Andrea Tabasová, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Process Engineering (ÚPI)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

This course provides students with knowledge and information which help them develop engineering creativity and give them basic idea about environmental pollution, especially consequences of industrial operations. Seminar suggests methods to minimize these consequences in relation to sustainable development.

Prerequisites

Students are familiar with information from freshman year of studies at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Students have to write a paper in order to receive a credit. Exam is mostly written – students allot five questions and answer them in writing. Students who did not reach sufficient amount of points discuss their answers afterwards. If the student does not like written assessment, they may be examined orally.

Course curriculum

Teaching method:

Lecture: 26 lessons, voluntary

Course Curriculum:

1. Introduction to environment protection theory
2. Short overview of environmental legislation. Act providing for environment and its protection.
3. Global environmental issues – global warming, thinning of ozone layer, acid atmospheric deposition, endangerment of biological diversification.
4. World and domestic ecological accidents. Impact on the environment.
5. Development and causes of negative impact of production and consumption on the environment.
6. Negative impact of agriculture on countryside, soil and water, air.
7. Impact of industries on the environment regarding the degree.
8. Negative impact of transport and other types of national economy.
9. Utilization of renewable sources of energy.
10. Technologies for water protection – methods of water purification.
11. Air protection – dispersion of pollutants, capturing of solid emissions.
12. Soil protection – technologies for soil decontamination.
13. Physical pollution – noise, electromagnetic radiation, ionizing radiation, thermal pollution.

Seminars: 13 lessons, compulsory

1. Assignment of papers. Rise of sources consumption and human population.
2. Degradation of soil.
3. Water contamination (oceans, rivers, underground water supplies).
4. Waste production (quantity, toxicity).
5. Ecosystems stability.
6. Mineral sources in the CR and their rational utilization.
7. Field trip to boilers incinerating biomass.
8. Field trip to TEZA company dispatching.
9. Energy and substance sources in the nature.
10. Water cycle in the nature.
11. Effects f air pollutants on humans.
12. Protection of agricultural soil.
13. Paper presentations.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Course wishes to harmonize technical thinking of future bachelors/engineers with basic environmental principles (minimization of negative environmental impact of the industry). Students get acquainted with possibilities of all types of emission reductions, reduction of pollutants both surface and underground water, reduction of negative impact of physical technical technologies on water, soil and air.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Only seminars are compulsory and students’ participation is noted. Notes from the missed lessons have to be filled in and presented to the teacher for a check up.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Not applicable.

Recommended reading

Časopisy Odpady, Odpadové fórum, Ochrana ovzduší, Vodní hospodářství, Česká energetika, Alternativní energie
G. Kiely. 1998. Environmental Engineering. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1998. 979 p. ISBN 0-07-709127-2.
Klass, DL. 1998. Biomass for Renewable Energy, Fuels, and Chemicals. San Diego: Academic Press/Elsevier, 1998. 651 p.
Věstník MŽP

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme B2341-3 Bachelor's

    branch B-EPE , 2 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Andrea Tabasová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Introduction into the theory of environmental protection.
Primary parameters of biosphere, their specification.
Development and causes of negative effects of the production and consumption on the environment.
Negative effect of the agriculture on slash-grain wood, soil and waters, atmosphere.
Negative effect of industrial activities classified according to their measured interference.
Negative effects of transport and others sectors of the economy.
Negative effect of the consumers sphere.
Utilization of renewable energy supply, especially biomass.
Manners and facilities for wastes treatment (separating plant, incinerator, dump, compost).
An overview of legislation related to the environment.
Time schedule of activities and conferences concerning the permanent sustainable growth.
Tools for practical application to the environment (environmental audit, evaluating the influence on the environment).
EMS, EMAS and ISO methods, IPPC procedures .
Methods of cleaner production.

Exercise

13 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Andrea Tabasová, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Discussion on contemporary and future problems of the Earth, local, continental and global concerning environment.
Discussion on contemporary imbalance of consumption and production, especially in the area of water supply and energy and wastes production.
Excursion to the laboratory of fluid engineering.
Excursion to the boiler-room, burning the biomass.
Excursion to the control station of the company TEZA.
Excursion to the operation s.p. DIAMO, o.z. GEAM, further work whater and nuclear power station Dukovany 1/6.
Excursion to the works of s.p. DIAMO, o.z. GEAM, further Dalešice dam and nuclear power station Dukovany 2/6.
Excursion to the works of s.p. DIAMO, o.z. GEAM, further Dalešice dam and nuclear power station Dukovany 3/6.
Excursion to the works of s.p. DIAMO, o.z. GEAM, further Dalešice dam and nuclear power station Dukovany 4/6.
Excursion to the works of s.p. DIAMO, o.z. GEAM, further Dalešice dam and nuclear power station Dukovany 5/6.
Excursion to the works of s.p. DIAMO, o.z. GEAM, further Dalešice dam and nuclear power station Dukovany 6/6.
Discussion on excursion reports.
Discussion on excursion reports.
Graded course-unit credit awarding.