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Terminated in academic year 2015/2016

Industrial Toxicology

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 617-1806/01
Abbreviation Tox
Course title Industrial Toxicology
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Chemistry
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Petr Praus, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

- Complete information about the harmful and toxic effects of substances (organic and inorganic)
- Basic concepts- toxicity, teratogenity, mutagenity, etc.
- Toxicity of fungi, plants, animals, drugs, chemical weapons
- Aspects of conversion of toxic substances in the humans body with the individual processes
- Legal site of toxicology, valid norms, regulations, laws and regulations by the EU
- Special attention of ecotoxicology and tests according to OECD

Literature

[1]. Hodgson, E., Levi P.E.: A Textbook of Modern Toxicology. Elsevier Sci. Publ., New York, Amsterdam, London, 1987.

Advised literature

[1]. Timbrell, J.A.: Introduction to Toxicology. The 2nd Edition. Taylor and Francis, London, 1994.
[2] Corrigendum to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 of the European Parlament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures, amending and repealing Directives 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/EC, and amending Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 (available on website http://eur-lex.europa.eu/Result.do?T1=V1&T2=2008&T3=1272&RechType=RECH_naturel&Submit=Search).