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Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleNumber of ECTS Credits Allocated
040-0901/01Toxicology10 ECTS credits
Type of Course UnitOptional
Level of Course UnitThird Cycle
Year of Study
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter, Summer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
DAN40prof. RNDr. Pavel Danihelka, CSc.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Student, after the course, understands biological risks in the sense of REACH an CLP Directives, will be able to work with concepts of acute toxicity, corrosivity, irritant properties, carcinogeneity, mutageneity, reproductive toxicity, sensibilization, ecotoxicity. She/he understands the relation dose/effect, the metric of dose under different conditions and will be able to find toxicological data of toxic substances.
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Common optional components are not offered, students of special interest can participate in departmental activities or can arrange consulting hours with lecturer.
Course Contents
Toxicology as a scientific discipline and management system. Compounds dangerous for human
health and their impacts: system toxicity, cancerogenity, mutageneicity,
reproduction toxicity, teratogenity, corrosivity, irritant properties,
environmental toxicity and other effects (endocrine disruptors, allergens,
sensibilitation). Dose - response dependens, limits of dangerous compouns in
working and living environment, risk assessment, information sources concerning
industrially used chemicals
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
- Relative legislation
- Databases on toxicology (database system TOXNET)
- Provazník, K. a kol.: Manuál prevence v lékařské praxi - souborné vydání. Univerzita Karlova: Fortuna, 2004. ISBN 80-7168-942-4
- Tichý, M.: Toxikologie pro chemiky. Toxikologie obecná, speciální, analytická a legislativa. Universita Karlova, Praha, 2002.
- Buchancová, J.: Pracovné lekárstvo a toxikológia. Martin: Osveta, 2003, ISBN: 80-8063-113-1.
- Illing, P. Toxicity and risk. Context, principles and practice. London: Taylor & Francis, 2001, ISBN 0-415-23371-2.
- Související legislativa v platném znění (zákon č. 356/2003 Sb., vyhláška č. 232/2004 Sb., nařízení Evropského parlamentu a Rady č. 1907/2006, nařízení Evropského parlamentu a Rady č. 1272/2008 , zákon č. 262/2006 Sb., zákon č. 309/2006 Sb., zákon č. 258/2000 Sb., nařízení vlády č. 361/2007 Sb., vyhláška č. 432/2003 Sb. a další)
- Databázový systém nebezpečných látek TOXNET
- Provazník, K. a kol.: Manuál prevence v lékařské praxi - souborné vydání. Univerzita Karlova: Fortuna, 2004. ISBN 80-7168-942-4
- Tichý, M.: Toxikologie pro chemiky. Toxikologie obecná, speciální, analytická a legislativa. Universita Karlova, Praha, 2002.
- Buchancová, J.: Pracovné lekárstvo a toxikológia. Martin: Osveta, 2003, ISBN: 80-8063-113-1.
- Illing, P. Toxicity and risk. Context, principles and practice. London: Taylor & Francis, 2001, ISBN 0-415-23371-2.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Tasks are not Defined
Work placement(s)
Course does not contain work placement.

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