Bi5580c General Ecotoxicology - practical course

Faculty of Science
autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Jiří Novák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Jiří Novák, Ph.D.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Bi5580c/Ekotox_cv1: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Novák
Bi5580c/Ekotox_cv2: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Novák
Bi5580c/Ekotox_cv3: No timetable has been entered into IS. J. Novák
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
Course objectives
This course (seminar) supports the lectures Bi5580 General Ecotoxicology. At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- conduct ecotoxicology test with germination capacity of rapeseed
- evaluate data from the bioassay
- seek and work with toxicological information, students will learn to search in toxicological databases and to make a summary of toxicological properties of model chemicals (individual project)
- understand and interpret a set of ecotoxicological methods (practical exercises in RECETOX laboratories)
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic principles of ecotoxicology - relation with environmental chemistry, studies of fate and effects of chemicals, risk assessment.
  • 2. Evaluation, analyses and interpretation of toxicological data and toxicity of pure chemicals as well as chemical mixtures.
  • 3. Examples of experimental results from real studies (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. Topics covering both well-known environmental problems are provided for discussion and assays.
  • 6. Excursion to research institution. Presentation of modern instruments applied in ecotoxicology, their applications and possibilities in ecotoxicology. Discussion on model experiments (cytotoxicity, dioxin-like toxicity, estrogenicity of samples from the environment)
  • 7. Assessment of toxicity of unknown chemical using Sinapis alba germination test
  • 8. 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 - assessment of toxicity of unknown chemical using germination test with Sinapis alba
independent project (database search, data analysis and interpretation, report preparation)
Excursion to laboratories of the centre, discussion of used methods. Demonstration of advanced techniques employed in the centre
Assessment methods
Finishing and submitting their individual project,
participation at experimental excercise and submitting of detailed protocols from the exercise,
participation in laboratory presentations.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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 2005, 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 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2017, recent)
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