Bi7520c Aquatic Ecotoxicology - practical course

Faculty of Science
Autumn 2015
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 1 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Klára Hilscherová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
prof. Ing. Blahoslav Maršálek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Jiří Novák, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Karel Brabec, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Luděk Bláha, Ph.D.
RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. Mgr. Klára Hilscherová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: RECETOX – Faculty of Science
Prerequisites (in Czech)
NOW ( Bi7520 Aquatic 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
After the course students will be able to understand basic principles of sediment sampling, sampling of water and aquatic biota. They will be able to recognise fecal and trophic pollution and bioindications of this pollution.
The course is realised as field excursion and all activities are realised using modern devices for sampling and measuring of the water quality
Syllabus
  • 1. Practical (terrain) excursion of lotic and lentic ecosystems affected by various levels of anthropogenic factors.
  • 2. Characterization of surrounding and aquatic environment, mapping, sampling protocols, estimation of human effects on the ecosystem.
  • 3. Sampling (water, sediments), transport and storage, suggestion of testing scheme (one-species tests, multispecies tests, mesocosms).
  • 4. Protocols for locality characterisation, sampling and testing.
  • 5. Measurement of oxygen, pH, transparency temperature and other parameters in water directly in the field.
  • 6. Sampling of aquatic biota, identification of the main groups of organisms and their bioindication potential
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
Teaching methods
The course is realised as practical field excursion, which is focused on the bioindication by benthic organisms and the ability of sampling water, sediments and aquatic biota.
Assessment methods
Requirements for the credit: active presence at the excursions
students have to prove the ability to collect samples of sediments, plankton and water and recognize the type of pollution and the ability to measure basic chemical and physical parameters of water quality in the field
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
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 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2015, recent)
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