Geochemistry of the anthroposphere

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Course ID:	1300-OGAW-GES
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.304 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0532) Earth science The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Geochemistry of the anthroposphere
Name in Polish:	Geochemia antroposfery
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:	(in Polish) Przedmiot obowiązkowy na I sem. I roku stud. II st. GES na spec. geologia środowiskowa
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	(not available) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Prerequisites (description):	Basic knowledge in general and analytical chemistry, geology, environmental protection and management.
Short description:	The lecture is focused on the basics of the geochemical environment.
Full description:	The lecture is focused on the basics of the geochemical environment. The main issues include: - purpose, objectives and directions of geochemistry development, - formation of chemical elements in the Universe and produced by civilizations, - general rules of the occurrence of elements in nature and their characteristics, - geochemical classification of elements, - chemical composition of external geospheres, - processes influencing the elemental cycle in nature, with particular emphasis on hypergenic processes, - periodic circulation of elements in nature (based on selected elements), - microelements in organisms and ecosystems, - geochemical barriers and provinces, geochemical anomalies tracking methods, - forms of migration of chemical components in different environments, geochemical landscapes, - geochemical balance of the natural environment, - ecosystems, - chemical composition of living matter, - migration of elements in the biosphere, - geochemical role of the biosphere, - role of trace elements in the proper functioning of living organisms, - pollution sources of trace elements, - trace elements in water, soil, air, plants and living organisms in non-polluted and polluted areas, - hazardous elements to living organisms, - environmental pollution by elements and forms of their occurrence and co-occurrence, - ecological - toxicological significance of different forms of trace elements in different environments, - isotope ratios of selected elements and their application in studies of the natural and anthropogenic environment, - role of geochemical expertise in environmental monitoring.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Atkins, P., 2009, Fundamentals of Physical Chemistry, PWN, Warsaw. Bojakowska I., 1994, Influence of anthropogenic geochemical processes in the surface layers of the lithosphere. Instructions and methods of geological research. PIG. Warsaw. S. S. Butcher and WSP., 1992, Global biogeochemical cycles, Academic press inc. BD Hames, Hooper NM, Houghton JD, 2002 Biochemistry - short lectures, PWN, Warsaw Kabat-Pendias A, Pendias H., 1999, Biogeochemistry of trace elements. Ed. Of Sciences. PWN. Warsaw. Lis J. Pasieczna A., 1996, Geochemical Atlas of Polish 1: 2500 000, Ed. PIG. Warsaw. Stanley E. Manahan, 2006, Environmental Toxicology - chemical and biological aspects. Ed. Of Sciences. PWN. Warsaw. Namieśnik J., Jamrógiewicz Z., 1998, Physicochemical metory control of environmental pollution Technically Scientific Publishers, Warsaw. O "Nielle P., 1997, Environmental Chemistry, Scientific Publishers PWN, Warsaw. Polanski A., 1998, Fundamentals of Geochemistry, Geological Publishing House, Warsaw. Stryer L., Berg JM, Tymoczko JL, 2007, Biochemistry, PWN, Warsaw. Stryer L., Berg JM, Tymoczko JL, 2007, Biochemistry, OWN. Warsaw. Szczepaniak W., 1997, Instrumental methods in chemical analysis, PWN, Warsaw. Szperliński Z., 2002, in the protection of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology Publishing House, Warsaw. Weiner, J., 1999, The Life and evolution of the biosphere. PWN, Warsaw. Witczak St., Kania J., Kmiecik E., 2013, catalog of selected physical and chemical indicators of pollution of groundwater and methods of their determination. Environmental Monitoring Library. Warsaw Zakrzewski Sigmund F., 1997, Fundamentals of environmental toxicology. Ed. Of Sciences. PWN.
Learning outcomes:	On completion of the course, the student: - has the ability to characterize and analyze specific occurrences of elements in different natural environments - understands processes in these occurrences.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Exam - mastering all the material from the lectures and recommended literature to the extent described in the lecture.
Practical placement:	not applicable

This course is not currently offered.

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