| Course Unit Code | 546-0067/02 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 3 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Choice-compulsory type B |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Third Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Winter Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| PER34 | doc. Mgr. Eva Pertile, Ph.D. |
| Summary |
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| Knowledge of the effect of pollutants on the organisms at all trophic levels. The attention is paid to the interpretation of the general principles of ecotoxicology, evaluation and use of methodologies in ecotoxicology to predict the effects of toxic substances. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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The knowledge rendered after completion of the course student gains basic information, knowledge and competencies in the issue of ecotoxicological hazard assessment of of pollutants on the organisms of the entire ecosystem.
The skills rendered after completion of the course: Students can discuss and interpret the general principles of ecotoxicology and will manage the evaluation and use of methodologies in ecotoxicology to predict the effects of toxic substances. Students will be able to justify the application of ecotoxicology and application of knowledge in practice. |
| Course Contents |
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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. |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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BEGUM Ghousia (edit.): Ecotoxicology. 2012. Printed in Croatia. ISBN 978-953-51-0027-0. Dostupné z: http://library.umac.mo/ebooks/b28113652.pdf.
HODGSON E.: A Text Book of Modern Toxicology. 3 th Edition. Edited by Ernest Hodgson Department of Environmental and Biochemical Toxicology North Carolina State University. 2004. Dostupné z: http://elibrary.bsu.az/azad/new/2472.pdf.
HOFFMAN, D.J ., BARNETT, A., RATTNER, G., BURTON, A., CAIRNS, J. Handbook of Ecotoxicology, Second Edition (eKniha Google). CRC Press LLC, 2003. |
KOČÍ V., K. MOCOVÁ. Ekotoxikologie pro chemiky. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7080-699-9.
PERTILE E., SUROVKA D. Kontaminanty a jejich chování v životním prostředí, Ostrava: VŠB-TUO, 2018.
KOPP R., K. HILSCHEROVÁ, E. POŠTULKOVÁ. Základy vodní Ekotoxikologie. Mendelova univerzita v Brně. 2015. ISBN 978-80-7509-334-9.
NEWMAN C. M. Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology. The Science of Pollution
4th edition. CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group. 2015. ISBN 13: 978-1-4665-8232-3 (eBook - PDF). |
| Recommended Reading: |
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HOFFMAN, D.J., BARNETT, A., RATTNER, G., BURTON, A., CAIRNS, J. Handbook of Ecotoxicology, Second Edition (eKniha Google). CRC Press LLC, 2003.
NEWMAN, M. C., W. H. CLEMENTS. Ecotoxicology: a comprehensive treatment. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2008. ISBN 9780849333576.
WALKER, C.H., R.M. SIBLY, S.P. HOPKIN, D.B. PEAKALL. 4th edition. CRC Press LLC. 2012. ISBN 9781439862667. |
PAVLÍKOVÁ, D. Ekotoxikologie. 2., dopl. a přeprac. vyd. V Praze: Česká zemědělská univerzita, Fakulta agrobiologie, potravinových a přírodních zdrojů, 2008. ISBN 978-80-213-1843-4.
HORÁK, J., I. LINHART, P. KLUSOŇ. Úvod do toxikologie a ekologie pro chemiky. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, 2004. ISBN 80-7080-548-x.
KOMÍNKOVÁ, D. Ekotoxikologie. V Praze: České vysoké učení technické, 2008. ISBN 978-80-01-04058-4.
VIRGHI M., S. VILLA: Ecotoxicology: The Challenges for the 21st Century. Toxics 2013, 1, 18-35; doi:10.3390/toxics1010018. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Experimental work in labs |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Graded credit | Graded credit | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Semestrální projekt | Semestral project | 35 | 20 |
| Aktivita | Other task type | 5 | 0 |
| Zápočtová písemka | Written test | 60 | 25 |