PřF:Bi7510 Terrestrial Ecotoxicology - Course Information
Bi7510 Terrestrial Ecotoxicology
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2006
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- doc. RNDr. Petr Anděl, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. (alternate examiner) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Ladislav Dušek, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. - Timetable
- Thu 14:00–15:50 Kontaktujte učitele
- Prerequisites
- Attendance of basic ecological course.
- 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
- General Biology (programme PřF, N-BI, specialization Ekotoxikologie)
- Course objectives
- Introduction to terrestrial ecotoxicology.
Basic ecological principles. Ecosystem as model system. taxonomy and description of ecosystems.
Methodology of ecotoxicological research. Contaminants in ecosystems.
Entrance and behaviour of polutants in ecosystems. Fate and output from ecosystem. Fotolysis. Biodegradation. Transport mechanisms.
Ecosystem under influence of polutants. Influence on ecosystem structure and energetical balance. Influence on matter cycling (C, N).
Influence of contaminants on ecosystem regulation and evolution.
Practical aspects of risk analysis in terrestrial ecosystems.
Diagnosis, ecological risk assessment, bioindication.
Prospective risk analysis, influence of compounds with chronic effects.
Therapy,decontamination, technological aspects. - Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2006, recent)
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