Soil pollution and protection

General data

Course ID:	1300-OZOG501
Erasmus code / ISCED:	07.204 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:	Soil pollution and protection
Name in Polish:	Zanieczyszczenia i ochrona gleb
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Geology
Course groups:
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):	(in Polish) Opanowanie wiedzy z zakresu podstaw gleboznawstwa, geologii dynamicznej, chemii.
Short description:	Soil resources. Buffer properties of soil. Pollution and transfer of soil pollutants in industrial areas, mining, chemical and smelting industry, urban agglomeration and roads. Effects of chemical used in agriculture. Neutralizing toxic substances and soil recultivation. Role of landscape studies in the protection of natural resources and proper management (use) of land.
Full description:	Soil functions, definitions. Legal regulations applied for soil protection in Polnand and UE. Land use managements in Poland and tendency of their changes. Types of soil degradation: soil depletion, ionic equilibrium injury, soil salination, soil acidification and alkalinisation, reduction of humus, desertification, excessive soil moisture, soil erosion caused by winter, water, snow, ice, human activity and movement in response to gravity, destruction of soil structure, deformations of landscapes, techniques damage and devastation of humus horizon (A), chemical contamination, mechanical contamination, fragmentation of land with biologically activity, metabolic intoksycation of soils. Factors of soil degradation: deforestation, atmospheric contamination, trace elements, fluorine, sulphur, nitrogen. Agricultural and technical degradation of ecological structure. Soil utilization in waste management. Agricultural utilization of sewage sludge. Influence of fertilizers and pesticides on soils. Soil protection. Remediation and reclamation of derelict soils: physical and chemical methods, reconstruction of devastated soils, detoxification, reconstruction of biological activity of soils, regulation of soil moisture.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) Gworek B., Barański A., Kondzielski I., Kucharski R., Sas-Nowosielska A., Małkowski E., Nogaj K., Rzychoń D., Worsztynowicz A. (2004) – Technologie rekultywacji gleb. IOŚ Kowalik P. (2001) – Ochrona środowiska glebowego. PWN, Warszawa Siuta J. (1978) – Ochrona i rekultywacja gleb. PWRiL, Warszawa Siuta J. (red.) (1999) – Ochrona i rekultywacja gruntów w gminie. PTIE, Warszawa Siuta J. (1995) – GLEBA diagnozowanie stanu i zagrożenia. IOŚ, Warszawa Siuta J., Kucharska A. (1997) – Wieloczynnikowa degradacja ziemi w Polsce. IOŚ, Warszawa Turski R., Baran S., (1995) – Degradacja, ochrona gleb i rekultywacja. Wydawnictwa AR w Lublinie
Learning outcomes:	After lecture completion student: - analyses factors of soil degradation - identifies objects which threatening soils - characterizes types of soil degradation - selects methods of preventing of soil degradation - suggests methods of remediation and reclamation of derelict soils - has knowledge about legal regulations of soil protection.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Final test.
Practical placement:	(in Polish) brak

This course is not currently offered.

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