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Lecturer(s)
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Balážová Alena, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Beklová Miroslava, prof. RNDr. CSc.
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Pikula Jiří, prof. MVDr. Ph.D.
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Havelková Barbora, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Lectures: 1. Sustainable development and the range of ecological problems, consequences of environmental deterioration. Growth of the human population and urbanization resulting in accumulation of wastes, increased energy consumption, sanitary problems and spread of diseases 2. Global problems faced by humankind including climatic changes, contamination of food chains and accumulation of dangerous substances in the environment, disturbance of the buffering action and self-maintenance and self-cleaning properties of ecosystems, disturbance of hydrological cycles in the landscape, a decline in natural reproductive abilities of ecosystems, deterioration of human and animal health 3. Air pollution. Types and properties of pollutants, emissions, pollutant substances, pollution sources according to their origin, distribution and term, air pollution limits, emissions of pollutants associated with agricultural activities 4. Pollution of surface water and groundwater sources. Water and its functions, hydrological cycle, atmospheric water, surface water, groundwater, pollution of water recipients, nature of pollutants, wastewaters, bio-indicators of pollution in aquatic ecosystems, revitalization measures 5. Soil pollution. Properties of soils, paedogenic processes and factors. Nature of pollutants, soil pollution limits. Current state and trends of traditional and ecological agriculture, agro-environmental programmes, veterinary care, organic food 6. Landscape and nature protection and cultivation. Main factors with negative effects on nature and landscape. Adjustments of water regime, formation of vast complexes of arable land, changes in the arrangement of non-forest green vegetation, waste deposition, constructions of all kinds, eutrophication of the environment, intensive management, changes in technologies, lack of care of semi-cultural forms, expansion of invasive species. Environmental changes in the Czech Republic, changes and their causes, persistent problems, expected trends Practical lessons: Topic I: Traditional and ecological agriculture, current state and expected trends. Introduction to field-based training to an ecological farming site for cattle and sheep Topic II: Wastes - a potential source of environmental pollution; ecological methods of liquidation of wastes. Introduction to field-based training to a waste dumping and/or recycling sites and/or incineration plant Topic III: Wastewaters - a potential source of pollution of surface aquatic ecosystems. Indicators of organic and nutrient loading of aquatic ecosystems. Introduction to field-based training to a biological wastewater treatment plant. Collection of water samples to assess wastewater cleaning efficiency using the test with Lemna minor Topic IV: Presentations of assigned seminar works dealing with selected environmental problems
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory and desk-based work, Extramural practical training
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Learning outcomes
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The aim of the course is to acquaint students with problems of our living environment and the practical aspects of deteriorating quality of the main components including the atmosphere, aquatic ecosystems, and soils. Problems related to environmental protection in the veterinary field are accentuated.
Theoretical knowledge The student is able to: - define environmental problems associated with pollution of main components of the environment - air, soils, water, - explain ecological risks of food chain contamination for animals and humans. Practical skills The student is able to: - interpret and utilize environmental pieces of knowledge in decision making about specific problems associated with changes linked with human activities, - characterize environmental risks and formulate practical measures regarding veterinary aspects of food hygiene and quality, and keeping domestic animals. Competences The student is able to: - assess environmental risks associated with the current state and expected trends of conventional and ecological agriculture, waste management, and environmental pollution of ecosystems.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral exam, Written exam, Oral credit test
Credit requirements: - active participation in 100% of practicals and field-based training - presentation of the assigned environmental topics
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Recommended literature
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BEGON M, HOWARTH RW, TOWNSEND CR. Essentials of Ecology, 4th Edition. Wiley, 2014.
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FROUZ, J., FROUZOVA, J, 2021. Applied Ecology; How agriculture, forestry and fisheries shape our planet. 1st Edition, Springer Cham, 2021.
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internet. www.agra-food-news.smwww.fao.org..
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SMITH RL, SMITH TM. Ecology and Field Biology. 6th Edition, Benjamin Cummings, 2001.
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