E0401 Advances in Environmental Health Sciences

Faculty of Science
Spring 2024
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Peter Šebej, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Peter Šebej, Ph.D.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 19. 2. to Sun 26. 5. Tue 9:00–10:50 D29/252-RCX1
Prerequisites
Advanced seminar for PhD students of Environmental Health Sciences - students should have knowledge about ecotoxicology and environmental chemistry at the MSc. level.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
Main objective of the seminar is to continuously enhance knowledge of the PhD students from the broader perspectives. Students will discuss and present practical applications of ecotoxicology (e.g. waste ecotoxicity, law requirements etc.), geology and geochemistry, environmental chemistry, informatics and modeling, risk assessment. Seminar combines lectures of external and internal professionals, student's presentations and directed discussions to selected topics. Students will be able to combine, interpret and discuss their own results in complex environmental assessment.
Syllabus
  • Lectures of professionals - e.g. from industry, hydrometeorological institute, local and regional administration etc.
  • Summary lectures of specific research fields (e.g. soil ecotoxicology, cyanobacterial water blooms, endocrine disruption, POPs monitoring, risk assessment, GIS and modelling, etc.)
  • Students presentations and discussion of their results in English
  • Directed discussions to specific research problems (e.g. biochemical markers, assessment of complex contaminated matrices, experimental design etc.)
Literature
  • BLÁHA, Luděk. Podkladové materiály (PDF) k výuce obecné ekotoxikologie (Handout materials (PDF) for lectures from general ecotoxicology). 2005. URL info
Teaching methods
Presentation by invited guests and members of the RECETOX Centre, discussion
Assessment methods
seminars weekly, individual presentation and discussion of results, credits granted for active participation

mandatory attendance, max. 3 unexcused absences
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
Teacher's information
https://www.recetox.muni.cz/student/seminare/recetox-seminar-series#seminar_RCX
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Spring 2025.
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