Bi7520c Aquatic Ecotoxicology - practical course

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2003
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Ing. Blahoslav Maršálek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)
Guaranteed by
prof. Ing. Blahoslav Maršálek, CSc.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: prof. Ing. Blahoslav Maršálek, CSc.
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
Practical (terrain) excursion of lotic and lentic ecosytems. Characterization and level of antropogenic effects. Sampling, testing protocols. Model project - new chemical compound in environment - testing protocols, evaluation and environmental risk analysis.
Syllabus
  • 1. Practical (terrain) excursion to lotic and lentic ecosytems with various level of antropogenic effects.2. Characterization of surrounding and aquatic environment, mapping, protocols, estimation of human effects. 3. Sampling (water, sediments), transport and storage, suggestion of testing scheme (onespecies tests, multispecies tests, mesocosms). 4. Porotocols for locality caracterization, sampling and testing. 5. Model project: new chemical compound introduced into the environment. 6. Chemical and toxicological characterization (informational sources, databases), testing of fate in enviroment. 7. Laboratory and field testing of effects and toxicity, schemes and suggestions for environmental risk analysis.
Literature
  • Hill, I.R. et al. Freshwater field tests for hazard assessment of chemicals. CRC Press, 1994m Boca Raton, Florida.
  • Rand, G.M. Fundamentals of aquatic toxicology. Taylor and Francis, 1995, Washington D.C.
  • HARTMAN, Pavel, Ivo PŘIKRYL and Eduard ŠTĚDRONSKÝ. Hydrobiologie. 2. přeprac. vyd. Praha: INFORMATORIUM, 1998, 335 s. ISBN 80-86073-27-0. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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 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 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2003, recent)
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