PřF:IC059 Emerging Pollutants - Course Information

IC059 Emerging Pollutants

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011

Extent and Intensity

0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

prof. Miriam Diamond (lecturer)
prof. RNDr. Jakub Hofman, Ph.D. (alternate examiner)

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Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Syllabus

1. Phthalates: sources, indoor fate, inhalation & ingestion exposure routes. Phthalates rapidly metabolized. Health effects - interferes with male reproductive systems. Regulatory initiatives. 2. PBDEs: sources and inventory. The growth in production of electronics & electrical goods. Indoor, outdoor fate & uptake by food web. Growing mass of PBDEs in environment (e.g, lake sediments, soils). Our exposure indoors & food. Health effects, e.g., thyroid disregulation. Regulatory initiatives. 3. Bisphenol A: sources, toxicology & interface between toxicology and regulatory decision-making. Questions of how we're exposed. How do you make decisions in the face of scientific uncertainty and public pressure?

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught only once.
The course is taught: in blocks.