Bi7520 Aquatic Ecotoxicology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Blahoslav Maršálek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Blahoslav Maršálek, CSc.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. Ing. Blahoslav Maršálek, CSc.
Timetable
Thu 10:00–11:50 Kontaktujte učitele
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW( Bi7520c Aquatic Ecotoxicology - pr. )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Ecotoxikology and quality of aqutic environment. Aquatic environment (properties and effects on biota). Aquatic ecosystems - stability, resistence. Sediment toxicity tests.Fish toxicity tests. Amphibian test of developmental toxicity - FETAX. Biocenoses of aquatic ecosystems in ecotoxicology. Structural and functional parameters of ecosystems. Ecosystem level in ecotoxicological testing. (field tests, microcosms, mesocosms). Water quality assessment.
Syllabus
  • 1. Ecotoxicology and water quality (basic terms, approaches, exposure / dose / effect) , QSAR. 2. Water environment - types, structure and attributes of water, importance for biota. 3. Water ekosystems - stability, resistence, resilence. Hierarchy of aquatic ecotoxicology (individuals / populations / ecosystems). 4. Testing in aquatic ecotoxicology, results analyses. 5. Testing of sediment toxicity. 6. Fish toxicity tests (acute toxicity, developmental toxicity, testing of endocrine disruption, carcinogenicity tests). 7. Amphibian developmental toxicity test - FETAX. 8. Aquatic ecosystems : lotic and lentic waters (spatial categorization, biota), extreme ecosystems. 9. System aquatic ecotoxicology: structural and functional parameters of ecosystems in ecotoxicology (production, respiration, decomposition, trophy, saprobic systems). 10. Ecotoxicological tests on ecosystem levels (parameters, methods), field tests, manipulated tests (microcosms, lentic mesocosms, limnocorrals, lotic mesocosms) 11. Case studies - efects and trends, secundar effects. 11. Biology of fish organism and use in ecotoxicology.
Literature
  • Rand, G.M. Fundamentals of aquatic toxicology. Taylor and Francis, 1995, Washington D.C.
  • Hill, I.R. et al. Freshwater field tests for hazard assessment of chemicals. CRC Press, 1994m Boca Raton, Florida.
  • HARTMAN, Pavel, Ivo PŘIKRYL and Eduard ŠTĚDRONSKÝ. Hydrobiologie. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha: INFORMATORIUM, 1998, 335 s. ISBN 80-86073-27-0. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2007 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Autumn 2010 - only for the accreditation, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2005, recent)
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