Bi8052 Ecotoxicology of aquatic systems

Faculty of Science
Spring 2003
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Blahoslav Maršálek, CSc. (lecturer)
prof. Ing. Blahoslav Maršálek, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D.
Department of Botany and Zoology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Jan Helešic, Ph.D.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
( Bi6340 Animal ecology || B6340 Animal ecology )&&( Bi6360 Limnobiology || B6360 Limnobiology )&&( Bi8050 Applied hydrobiology || B8050 Applied hydrobiology )&&(! B8052 Ecotoxicology of aquatic systems )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 14 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/14, only registered: 0/14, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/14
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Intriduction to ecotoxicology of water environment, review of xenobiotics and natural toxins, bioconcetration, bioakumulation, biomagnification; methods of toxicology - acute and chronic toxicity, tests, organisms, methods, evaluationů; toxicological methods in situ - possibilities, evaluation; problemacy of natural toxins - water flowers.
Syllabus
  • review of xenobiotics and natural toxins, bioconcetration, bioakumulation, biomagnification; methods of toxicology - acute and chronic toxicity, tests, organisms, methods, evaluationů; toxicological methods in situ - possibilities, evaluation; problemacy of natural toxins - water flowers.
Literature
  • Svobodová Z. a kol., 1987: Toxikologie vodních živočichů. MŽP ČR a ČRS, SZN Praha.
  • Hoffman D.J., Rattner B.A., Burton Jr., G.A. & Cairns Jr., J.,1995: Handbook of ecotoxicology. Lewis Publ., Boca Raton.
  • Rand G.M. & Petrocelli S.R.(Eds.),1985: Fundamentals of Aquatic Toxicology. Taylor & Francis, USA.
  • 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
  • MORIARTY, F. Ecotoxicology : the study of pollutants in ecosystems. 2nd ed. London: Academic Press, 1993, 289 s. ISBN 0-12-506761-3. info
  • SLÁDEČKOVÁ, Alena and Vladimír SLÁDEČEK. Návody k laboratořím z technické hydrobiologie. Edited by Jan Vymazal. 2. nezměn. vyd. Praha: SNTL - Nakladatelství technické literatury, 1985, 244 s. info
  • ZELINKA, Miloš and František KUBÍČEK. Základy aplikované hydrobiologie. 2., přeprac. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1985, 250 s. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kurz je pro hydrobiology povinný
  • Enrolment Statistics (recent)
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