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Lecturer(s)
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Šráček Ondřej, prof. Ing. Ph.D., MSc.
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Course content
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Hydrological cycle and water balance (precipitation, evapotranspiration, surface runoff, infiltration), principals of ground water flow, introductory hydrogeochemistry, introduction to isotopes applied in hydrology, basic processes of transport (advection, dispersion, diffusion, adsorption and retardation, decay).
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture
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Learning outcomes
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Introduction to hydrogeology.
The students should be able to: - explain the principles of hydraulics and underground hydraulics, laws controlling the behavior of fluids. - recall the content of terms like viscosity and surface tension, laminar and turbulent flow, porosity, permeability, Darcy's law, free and artesian water level. - explain the essentials of hydrology and principal laws of hydrogeology. - define the systems of hydrogeological zones with examples. - explain the content of terms underground water abstraction, collection objects, pumping regimes - classify underground waters on the base of their chemical composition, characterise possible contaminants. - explain the relations between the quality of precipitations, of surface and underground waters, define self-purification of underground waters. - characterize biological and chemical contamination of waters and the impact of individual factors. - describe the concept of hygienic protection zones of underground waters - identify possible sources of contamination of underground waters by industry, agriculture, transportation, building , applied waste disposal and raw mineral mining. - characterize methods of contamination prevention, and sanitation procedures on examples from central Moravia and the whole Czech Republic.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Written exam
Written exam
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Recommended literature
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Freeze R. A., Cherry J. A. (1979). Groundwater. Wiley.
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Hiscock, K. (2005). Hydrogeology. Principles and Practice. Blackwell.
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