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Environmental protection and biotechnology


Some basic information about the module

Cycle of education:
2022/2023
The name of the faculty organization unit:
The faculty Chemistry
The name of the field of study:
Biotechnology
The area of study:
technical sciences
The profile of studing:
The level of study:
first degree study
Type of study:
past time
discipline specialities :
Applied biochemistry, Purification and analysis of biotechnological products
The degree after graduating from university:
Bachelor of Science (BSc)
The name of the module department :
Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
The code of the module:
10905
The module status:
mandatory for the speciality Purification and analysis of biotechnological products
The position in the studies teaching programme:
sem: 5 / W18 L9 / 4 ECTS / E
The language of the lecture:
Polish
The name of the coordinator:
Przemysław Sanecki, DSc, PhD, Eng.

The aim of studying and bibliography

The main aim of study:
The students are expected to get the basic knowledge and understanding of environmental chemistry problems, solar technologies and renewable energy sources all with the link with their own life.

The general information about the module:
The module is to provide the student with the knowledge essential for further studies, useful to comprehend the ecological side of processes from the field of chemical technology and related fields, as well as the knowledge crucial in the life of an responsible citizen.

Bibliography required to complete the module
Bibliography used during lectures
1 Capra F. Punkt zwrotny PIW, Warszawa. 1987.
2 Praca zbiorowa pod redakcją M. Gumińskiej Chemiczne substancje toksyczne w środowisku i ich wpływ na zdrowie człowieka WPAN Ossolineum, Wrocław-Warszawa-Kraków. 1990.
3 Manahan S.E. Envinronmental Chemistry Levis Publishers, Inc., (USA). 1994.
4 Alloway B.J., Ayres D.C. Chemiczne podstawy zanieczyszczenia środowiska Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa. 1999.
5 Kabata-Pendias A., Pendias H. Biochemia pierwiastków śladowych Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, Warszawa. 1999.
6 Praca zbiorowa pod redakcją Steńczuka W. Toksykologia Wydawnictwo Lekarskie PZWL, Warszawa. 1990.
7 Eichler W. Trucizny w naszym pożywieniu PZWL, Warszawa. 1989.
8 Gellatl;ey J., Wardle T. Milcząca arka wyd. Roman Rupowski, Opole. 1998.
9 Klugman E., Klugman-Radziemska E. Alternatywne źródła energii. Energetyka fotowoltaiczna Wydawnictwo Ekonomia i Środowisko, Białystok. 1999.
10 Skinder N.W. Chemia a ochrona środowiska Wydawnictwa Szkolne i Pedagogiczne, Warszawa. 1991.
11 Jarzębski Z.M. Energia słoneczna. Konwersja fotowoltaiczna PWN, Warszawa. 1990.
12 Bogdanienko J. Odnawialne źródła energii PWN, Warszawa. 1989.
13 Buczkowski R., Kondzielski I., Szymański T. Metody remediacji gleb zanieczyszczonych metalami ciężkimi wyd. UMK, Toruń. 2002.

Basic requirements in category knowledge/skills/social competences

Formal requirements:
Getting in the third year of studies (acceptance by dean's office and heading to classes).

Basic requirements in category knowledge:
The knowledge of general and inorganic chemistry as well as physical chemistry.

Basic requirements in category skills:
Required skills: ability to get to sources of knowledge, reading comprehension and data analysis.

Basic requirements in category social competences:
Ability to work independently as well as cooperating and working as a part of a team.

Module outcomes

MEK The student who completed the module Types of classes / teaching methods leading to achieving a given outcome of teaching Methods of verifying every mentioned outcome of teaching Relationships with KEK Relationships with PRK
MEK01 Possesses basic knowledge and skills in the field of relationship between environmental state and human health. lecture, laboratory test K-U19+
K-K02++
K-K05++
 P6S-KK
P6S-KO
P6S-KR
P6S-UO
P6S-UW
MEK02 He/she understands what is responsibility in law aspect. lecture test K-W14+
K-U03++
 P6S-UK
P6S-WG

The syllabus of the module

Sem. TK The content realized in MEK
5 TK01 Definitions and fundamental phrases. Environment, environment protection, ecology, ecological impact, system, ecosystem, paradigm, civilization. Elements of theory of systems. Reductionism versus holism in reality description and understanding. Micro- and macro-explanation concept. Soft and hard technologies. W01,W02 MEK01 MEK02
5 TK02 Ecological equilibrium. Elements of ecological equilibrium of Earth. Energy balance of Earth. Cycles of chemicals in the environment. Circulation of matter (H2O, CO2, N2, O2 , heavy metals) and energy. Populations and their features. Agglomeration process, dissipative structures. Agriculture and ecology. Contamination caused by farm plant and animal production. Soil components and their transformation. Degradation and protection of soils. Biological sewage and waste water purification. Importance of fuels and energy in agriculture economy. W03,W04 MEK01
5 TK03 Chemical inorganic and organic pollutants in environment and their biological and medical action. Chemical inorganic and organic pollutants in environment and their biological and medical action. Classifications and systematics of pollutants. Inorganic and organic persistent pollutants, their scattering, bioaccumulation, toxicology (enzyme dysfunction, heme biosynnthesis disfunction, oxidative phosphorylation inhibition, narcosis, DNA modification), and hormone-like activity.Tobacco smoke as a pollution agent. Purification of liquid waste by means of defined bacteria cultures. Ecological validation of marketable washing powders. W05,W06,L03,L04 MEK01
5 TK04 Toxic metals and organic pollutants level in air, water, soil and food as an indicator of environment quality. System approach to calculation and conversion of different solution concentration expressions and units especially for applied in ecology and in medical analytical chemistry. Determination of toxic metals as Hg, Cd and Pb in biological and environment samples. Determination of soil quality parameters. Tests and ecological validation of common plastics. W07,W08,L01,L02,L06 MEK01
5 TK05 Energy production and ecology in XXI age. Ecological valuation and economy of applied energy sources. Renewable sources of energy. Biomass and bio-fuels. Soft technologies rising up on the basis of solar energy as wind, solar collectors, heat pumps etc. Solar economy and possibility of solar age. Thermal and photovoltaic technology applications of solar energy. The passage to the Solar Age and its political, legislative and tax limitations. Geothermic energy as a large scale energy source of growing importance. Ecological validation of marketable sources of light. Analysis of thermal solar energy home set with solar collector. Analysis of photovoltaic solar energy home set. W09,W10,W11,L05,L07,L08 MEK01
5 TK06 Wastes disposal. Wastes in nature technologies in comparison to that in man’s technologies. Characteristics of wastes generated by power industry and other kinds of industry. Environmentally hazardous products. The life cycle assessment approach and ISO standards.. Waste management in local communes. An overview of waste utilization methods. Waste combustion. Ecological and ethical aspects of chemical production. W12,W13 MEK01 MEK02
5 TK07 Current ecological problems. The current ecological problems of Poland and UE. Look over of environment friendly technologies and biological methods of environment protection. Environment legislation in Poland and UE. The problem of ecological taxes. W14,W15 MEK01

The student's effort

The type of classes The work before classes The participation in classes The work after classes
Lecture (sem. 5) The preparation for a test: 2.00 hours/sem.
 contact hours: 18.00 hours/sem.
 complementing/reading through notes: 15.00 hours/sem.
Studying the recommended bibliography: 15.00 hours/sem.
Laboratory (sem. 5) The preparation for a Laboratory: 5.00 hours/sem.
The preparation for a test: 10.00 hours/sem.
 contact hours: 9.00 hours/sem.
 Finishing/Making the report: 10.00 hours/sem.
Advice (sem. 5)
Exam (sem. 5) The preparation for an Exam: 15.00 hours/sem.
 The written exam: 2.00 hours/sem.

The way of giving the component module grades and the final grade

The type of classes The way of giving the final grade
Lecture Mark got in the test from the lecture (MT)
Laboratory Mark in the laboratory (ML).
The final grade Final mark = 0,5(MT+ML).

Sample problems

Required during the exam/when receiving the credit
(-)

Realized during classes/laboratories/projects
(-)

Others
(-)

Can a student use any teaching aids during the exam/when receiving the credit : no

The contents of the module are associated with the research profile yes