Ecotoxicology
Course title: |
Ecotoxicology |
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Course code: |
RZECT |
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ECTS: |
5 |
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In-class hours |
Lectures: |
30 |
Laboratory work/Tutorials: |
30 |
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Self-preparation hours |
Practical training: |
20 |
Other: |
45 |
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Total hours: |
125 |
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Language: |
English |
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Study cycle: |
Bachelor |
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Semester: |
Winter & Summer |
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Faculty: |
Faculty of Plant Protection and Agriecology |
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Name of the lecturer(s): |
Assoc. Prof. Donyo Ganchev, PhD |
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Mode of delivery: |
Face-to-face, distance learning |
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Prerequisites: |
Chemistry, Statistics |
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Learning outcomes of the course unit: |
Ecotoxicology delivers essential knowledge for the toxicological impact of pollutants especially agrochemicals. Their influence on ecosystems, environmental fate and toxic action. Students get aquatinted with all necessary skills for conduction of ecotoxicological tests with accordance of EU and OECD approved standards T |
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Course contents: |
1. Toxicology and ecotoxicology terms. Agochermicals as environmental toxicants 2. Mode of action of toxicants 3. Environmental fate of toxicants 4. Environmental influence of toxicants 5. Detection of toxicants in the environment 5. Emergency procedures and safe work with toxicants 6. Personal protection equipment 8. Ecotocicological calculations 9. Phytotoxicity tests 10. Earthworm ecotoxicological tests 12. Bees ecotoxicological tests 13. Predatory and parasitic insects and mites ecotoxicological tests 14. Silkworms ecotoxicological tests 15. Birds ecotoxicological tests 16. Mammalian ecotoxicological tests 17. Lemna sp. aquatic ecotoxicological tests 18. Seawater plants aquatic ecotoxicological tests 19. One cellular aquatic ecotoxicological test 20. Fish aquatic ecotoxicological tests 21. Bioaccumulation ecotoxicological tests |
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Recommended or required reading: |
1. D. W. Connell. Introduction to Ecotoxicology. Blackwell Science. 1999 2. Michael C. Newman, William Henry Clements. Ecotoxicology: A Comprehensive Treatment. CRC Press, 2008 3. V.E.Forbes and T.L.Forbes. Ecotoxicology in theory and practice. Chapman &Hall, 1994 4. Gerrit Schüürmann, Bernd A. Markert. Ecotoxicology: ecological fundamentals, chemical exposure, and biological effects. John Wiley, 1998 5. David John Hoffman. Handbook of Ecotoxicology. Lewis Publishers, 2003 6. Sven Erik Jørgensen, B. Halling-Sørensen, Henrik Mahler. Handbook of Estimation Methods in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Chemistry. Lewis Publishers, 1998 7. Jörg Römbke, Johann Felix Moltmann, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit. Applied Ecotoxicology. CRC/Lewis Publishers, 1996 |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods: |
Laboratory and field ecological tests
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Assessment methods and criteria: |
Eco-toxicological calculations test, Written exam |