Bi7510 Terrestrial Ecotoxicology

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2012
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)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Ivan Holoubek, CSc.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
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
Course objectives
Course gives complex overview of ecosystem ecotoxicology. At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- describe the problematics of chemical substances influence on terrestrial ecosystems
- explain basic processes in the ecosystems from the viewpoint of toxic compounds
- identify potential sensitive targets after application of toxicants
- classify ecological factors, which influence the ecosystem
- interprete data measured in routine monitoring
- suggest basic methodology for the research of individual ecotoxicological problems
Syllabus
  • 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.
Literature
  • NEWMAN, Michael C. and Michael A. UNGER. Fundamentals of ecotoxicology. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 2003, 458 s. ISBN 1566705983. info
  • Principles of ecotoxicology. 2nd ed. London: Taylor & Francis, 2001, xvi, 309 s. ISBN 0-7484-0939-4. info
  • BEGON, Michael, John L. HARPER and Colin R. TOWNSEND. Ekologie : jedinci, populace a společenstva. Translated by Bronislava Grygová - Barbara Köberleová - Zdeněk Brandl. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vydavatelství Univerzity Palackého, 1997, xxiv, 949. ISBN 8070676957. info
  • BEGON, Michael, John L. HARPER and Colin R. TOWNSEND. Ecology : individuals, populations and communities. 3rd ed. Cambridge: Blackwell Science, 1996, xii, 1068. ISBN 086542845X. info
  • Ecotoxicology : a hierarchical treatment. Edited by Michael C. Newman - Charles H. Jagoe. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 1996, 411 s. ISBN 0-56670-127-9. info
  • CALOW, P. Handbook of Ecotoxicology Vol. I and II. London, U.K.: Blackwell Scientific publications, 1993. info
Teaching methods
• lectures • presentations of case studies • discussinons with students • exercises of evaluation of ecotoxicological data • seminar focusing on seminar works
Assessment methods
• evaluation of seminar work • final oral examination
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2011 - acreditation, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2012, recent)
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