ECTS
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Course code: NBSS10110o11Semester: 2011/2012 summer
Name: Environmental Protection
Major: Biotechnology
Study Type: first cycle
Course type: compulsory
Study Semester: 4
ECTS points: 3
Hours (Lectures / Tutorials / Other): 15 / 11 / 4
Lecturer: dr inż. Lesław Szymański
Language of instruction: Polish
Learning outcomes: After completing the course the student will know the sources of environmental pollution in the air, water, soil and forests and also types of pollutants in food and other industries as well as necessary measures to prevent and control them. The student knows the environmental laws and how to monitor the environmental pollution respecting Polish and international legislation.
Competences: The student will know the permissive levels of contaminants in various environments, protective measures and legal regulations.
Prerequisites: Chemistry, Biochemistry, Microbiology
Course content: Fundamentals of environmental protection. Composition of the air and atmospheric phenomena. Protection of the atmosphere, including dust and gas pollutants and protective measures used for their control. Water protection. Eutrophication and treatment of waters. The geological structure of soils and methods used for soil protection. Reclamation and management of degraded soils and land. Municipal and industrial landfills. Waste management regulations in Poland and EU.
Recommended literature: 1. Ekologia z elementami ochrony środowiska, Nawirska A., Wyd. WSH Wrocław 2006; 2. Podstawy ochrony środowiska, Głowiak B., i in., PWN 1991; 3. Wybrane zagadnienia z ochrony środowiska, Kluczek J., P., Wyd. ATR Bydgoszcz 1999; 4. Natural and technological problems of protection and development of agricultural and forest evironment, Cieszkowski A., Wyd. AR Poznań 1999.
Assessment methods: Completing of laboratory courses; written or oral exam, minimal knowledge to pass - 60%.
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