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Terminated in academic year 2008/2009

Toxicology

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 546-0411/01
Abbreviation Tox
Course title Toxicology
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Environmental Engineering
Course coordinator doc. Mgr. Eva Pertile, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Current data of toxicology conception, case - history, toxicology classification , characteristic of branch. Toxicology concept in wider context of natural sciences, determination of basic conceptions, case history.
2. Definition of terms. Toxic matter and toxicity. Toxic effects (characteristic, formulation). Poisons classification and their incidence on organism. Exposition.
3. Dose (relation dose and effect). Interaction between toxic matters. Factors of influencing toxic effect.
4. Management techniques of determination toxicity matters, bio-transformation conversion. Bio-transformation (axioms, phase, factors influencing bio - transformation).
5. Toxocinetics - interaction of toxic matters with organism (primary contact, absorption, distribution and transport toxic matters in organism, elimination).
6. Toxicology at molecules and cell level. Mechanism of penetration toxic matters over bio-membrane. Effects of noxas on organ level (mechanism, symptom effect, example of matters).
7. Mutagenesis, carcinogenese, reproductive and evolutional toxicity. Method assesment levels of exposition, exposition limits.
8. Significant inorganic harmful substances and their effects on organism.
9. Significant organic harmful matters and their effects.
10. Safety factor of work in chemistry, law regulations, source of information.
11. Principals of first help at accident and poisonings in laboratory
12. – 13. Ecotoxicology.
14. Present - day problems in environmentu.

Literature

1. COCKERHAM, L. G., SHANE, B. S.: Basic Environmental Toxikology, CRC Press, Boca Raton, 1994.
2. WALKER, C.H., Principles of ecotoxicology, Ed. Taylor and Francis, London, 2001.

Advised literature

1. TIMBRELL, J. A.: Introduction to Toxikology. Tailor and Francis, London,
1995.
2. ECOBICHON, J. D.: The Basis of Toxicity Trstiny, CRC Press, Boca Raton 1997.
3. FRANCIS, B. M.: Toxic Substance in the Environment, J. Wiley and Sons, New
York, 1994.
4. STONE, T., DARLINGTON G.: Pills, Potions and Poisons, Oxford University Press, 2000.