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Risks of Nanomaterials in Industry

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Course Unit Code546-0176/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer 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
PIK012Mgr. Kristina Čabanová, Ph.D.
Summary
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Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the course is to define nanomaterials in the living and working environment with a focus mainly on industry and to characterize their possible environmental risks.
Course Contents
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Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
FILIPOVÁ, Z., KUKUTSCHOVÁ J., MAŠLÁŇ M. Rizika nanomateriálů. Univerzita Palackého, 2012. ISBN
ASMATULU R. et al. Nano-Safety: What We Need to Know to Protect Workers. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2017. ISBN 978-3-11-030472-5.
DONALDSON K., BORM P. (ed.). Particle toxicology. CRC Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-8493-5092-4.
MONTANARI S., GATTI A. M. Nanopathology: the health impact of nanoparticles. CRC Press, 2016. ISBN 978-981-4241-00-7.
FILIPOVÁ, Z., KUKUTSCHOVÁ J., MAŠLÁŇ M. Rizika nanomateriálů. Univerzita Palackého, 2012. ISBN
ASMATULU R. et al. Nano-Safety: What We Need to Know to Protect Workers. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2017. ISBN 978-3-11-030472-5.
DONALDSON K., BORM P. (ed.). Particle toxicology. CRC Press, 2006. ISBN 978-0-8493-5092-4.
MONTANARI S., GATTI A. M. Nanopathology: the health impact of nanoparticles. CRC Press, 2016. ISBN 978-981-4241-00-7.
Recommended Reading:
VOGEL U. et al. (ed.). Handbook of nanosafety: measurement, exposure and toxicology. Elsevier, 2013. ISBN 978-0-12-416604-2
HINDS W. C. Aerosol technology: properties, behavior, and measurement of airborne particles. John Wiley & Sons, 1999. ISBN 0-471-19410-7.
DHAWAN A., ANDERSON D., SHANKER R. (ed.). Nanotoxicology: Experimental and Computational Perspectives. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017. ISBN 978-1-78262-158-4.
SAHU S. C., CASCIANO D. A. (ed.). Nanotoxicity: from in vivo and in vitro models to health risks. John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-74137-5.
VOGEL U. et al. (ed.). Handbook of nanosafety: measurement, exposure and toxicology. Elsevier, 2013. ISBN 978-0-12-416604-2
HINDS W. C. Aerosol technology: properties, behavior, and measurement of airborne particles. John Wiley & Sons, 1999. ISBN 0-471-19410-7.
DHAWAN A., ANDERSON D., SHANKER R. (ed.). Nanotoxicology: Experimental and Computational Perspectives. Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017. ISBN 978-1-78262-158-4.
SAHU S. C., CASCIANO D. A. (ed.). Nanotoxicity: from in vivo and in vitro models to health risks. John Wiley & Sons, 2009. ISBN 978-0-470-74137-5.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit33 18
        ExaminationExamination67 (67)33
                Písemná zkouška znalostíWritten examination30 18
                Ústní zkouška znalostíOral examination37 15