1. History and position of ecotoxicology as a science of the effects of stressors on ecosystems and their living components; relationships and connections of ecotoxicology with other biological and environmental sciences
2. Chemicals in ecosystems; biotic transformations - biodegradation, metabolism of toxic substances.
3. Basic ecotoxicology of natural organisms; concept of exposure-dose-response, toxokinetics and toxodynamics;
4. Biomarkers; hierarchy of biological systems - specifics and effects of (chemical) stressors at different levels.
5. Effects at different levels of the living organism
6. Stress (chemical) at the level of communities and community ecosystems; links between ecosystem components, trophic levels; the effects of chemical stress at the ecosystem level; aquatic and terrestrial environment, case studies
7. Experiments in ecotoxicology; laboratory testing vs. in situ nature studies and biomonitoring;
8. Methods of studying ecotoxicology: laboratory bioassays; derivation and interpretation of ECx, LCx, LO (A) EL, NO (A) EL values
9. Methods of studying ecotoxicology in situ; biomonitoring.
10. Main classes of toxic substances in the environment; pure substances vs. mixtures; industrial and municipal waste, substances intentionally introduced into ecosystems; brief characteristics of the main groups (inputs to the environment, fate and toxic effects).
11. Main classes of toxic substances in the environment II; pure substances vs. mixtures; industrial and municipal waste, substances intentionally introduced into ecosystems; brief characteristics of the main groups (inputs to the environment, fate and toxic effects).
12. Application of ecotoxicological principles and the importance of modeling the relationships between structure and biological activity,
13. Legal use of knowledge of ecotoxicology, related practical aspects, standards; hygienic evaluation of environmental quality - derivation and problems of safe limits.
2. Chemicals in ecosystems; biotic transformations - biodegradation, metabolism of toxic substances.
3. Basic ecotoxicology of natural organisms; concept of exposure-dose-response, toxokinetics and toxodynamics;
4. Biomarkers; hierarchy of biological systems - specifics and effects of (chemical) stressors at different levels.
5. Effects at different levels of the living organism
6. Stress (chemical) at the level of communities and community ecosystems; links between ecosystem components, trophic levels; the effects of chemical stress at the ecosystem level; aquatic and terrestrial environment, case studies
7. Experiments in ecotoxicology; laboratory testing vs. in situ nature studies and biomonitoring;
8. Methods of studying ecotoxicology: laboratory bioassays; derivation and interpretation of ECx, LCx, LO (A) EL, NO (A) EL values
9. Methods of studying ecotoxicology in situ; biomonitoring.
10. Main classes of toxic substances in the environment; pure substances vs. mixtures; industrial and municipal waste, substances intentionally introduced into ecosystems; brief characteristics of the main groups (inputs to the environment, fate and toxic effects).
11. Main classes of toxic substances in the environment II; pure substances vs. mixtures; industrial and municipal waste, substances intentionally introduced into ecosystems; brief characteristics of the main groups (inputs to the environment, fate and toxic effects).
12. Application of ecotoxicological principles and the importance of modeling the relationships between structure and biological activity,
13. Legal use of knowledge of ecotoxicology, related practical aspects, standards; hygienic evaluation of environmental quality - derivation and problems of safe limits.