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Lecturer(s)
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Bláha Luděk, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1) Introduction: Terminology (exposure, toxicokinetics, mechanisms and types of toxic effects); General principles - stressors (chemicals, physical factors, biological stressors, environmental fate), bio-systems (effect of stressors on an organism level at various trophic and taxonomic groups, harmful effects at a populations and communities; Ecosystems - significant parameters at aquatic and terrestrial environment, air. 2) Methodology: Stressors (groups of chemical pollutants, chemical and ecotoxicological features, chemical monitoring); Biological systems (study of effects - laboratory biotests, in-situ tests, study of population parameters, microbial ecotoxicology, processing and interpretation of results, toxicity testing); Ecosystems (study of damage on community and ecosystem level, biomonitoring). 3) Application of ecotoxicology results; Predictive models (QSAR, modelling of fate and effects), ecological and human health risk assessment, national and international standards; environmental legislation and policy.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Work with text (with textbook, with book)
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Learning outcomes
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As part of the course, students will be introduced to both the scientific concepts and knowledge of modern ecotoxicology, as well as the applications of the results in industrial and regulatory practice. The course is divided into content blocks focused on: i) general principles of ecotoxicology, ii) methodological procedures in ecotoxicology, iii) application and use of knowledge of ecotoxicology.
Students are able to accurately identify the essence of individual operations, analyze and synthesize whole process systems in engineering terms, and are familiar with methods that enable effective transfer and interpretation of laboratory test results into industrial practice.
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Prerequisites
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Completed master's degree in chemistry and chemical-technology study programs.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination
Oral exam. The basic form of the exam is a discussion of the selected circuits.
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Recommended literature
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Manahan S. E. Fundamentals of environmental and toxicological chemistry. Boca Raton: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2013. ISBN 978-1-4665-5316-3.
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Newman M.C. Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology: The Science of Pollution.. Boca Raton: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis, 2014.
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