PřF:Bi5580c General Ecotoxicology - pr. - Course Information
Bi5580c General Ecotoxicology - practical course
Faculty of ScienceAutumn 2012
- Extent and Intensity
- 0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
- Teacher(s)
- RNDr. Kateřina Nováková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Novák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Anita Vaculovič (seminar tutor) - Guaranteed by
- prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science - Timetable of Seminar Groups
- Bi5580c/01: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Nováková
Bi5580c/02: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Nováková
Bi5580c/03: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Nováková
Bi5580c/04: No timetable has been entered into IS. K. Nováková - Prerequisites (in Czech)
- NOW ( Bi5580 General Ecotoxicology )
- 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
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB)
- Special Biology (programme PřF, B-EXB, specialization Ecotoxicology)
- Course objectives
- This course (seminar) supports the lectures Bi5580 General Ecotoxicology. At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- conduct practical specific ecotoxicity bioassays
- use the bioassays for ecotoxicity assessment of chemical
- seek and work with toxicological information and interpret the data (individual project, database search)
- understand and interprete a set of ecotoxicological methods (practical exercises in RECETOX laboratories) - Syllabus
- 1. Principles of ecotoxicology - relation with environmental chemistry, studies of fate and effects of chemicals, risk assessment.
- 2. Evaluation, analyses and interpretation of toxicology data, toxicity of chemicals and chemical mixtures.
- 3. Examples of real experimental results (scientific papers from environmental chemistry and ecotoxicology), demonstrations and discussions on ecotoxicological methods.
- 4. Basic principles of reading and usage of scientific papers, preparation of students lecture of model scientific paper. Presentation of results to other students.
- 5. Preparation of an assay, which should extend the students ability of self thinking about environmental problems. Themes covering both well known environmental problems are provided for discussion and assays.
- 6. Excursion to research institution. Presentation of recent sofisticated instruments, their applications and possibilities in ecotoxicology. Illustration of simple experiments (cytotoxicity, dioxin-like toxicity), data analysis, protocol preparation.
- Literature
- CALOW, P. Handbook of Ecotoxicology Vol. I and II. London, U.K.: Blackwell Scientific publications, 1993. info
- Teaching methods
- Practical exercises (3 independent tasks - biotests), independent project (database search, data analysis and interpretation, report preparation), presentations in laboratories (advanced ecotoxicity assays).
- Assessment methods
- Finishing and submitting their individual project, finalization and presentation of the protocols from experimental exercises, participation in laboratory presentations.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- Study Materials
The course is taught annually. - Teacher's information
- http://www.recetox.muni.cz
- Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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