270180 VO Ecotoxicology (2024W)

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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

Language: German, English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes

Block lecture, from 7th Oct until 18th November each monday, 17:30 - 19:00 in seminar room 2C505 in UZA II.

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Basic concepts in ecotoxicology
topics in particular:

definitions in (eco)toxicology
dose-respose function / curve
processes in water bodies and the atmosphere
nitrogen & phosphorus
PCBs / PCDD & PCDF
toxicity equivalents
receptor-theory
AH receptor
transformation processes
zB CCl 4, MeHg , DMAs
metals in the aquatic environment
biondication
biomagnification: DDT & MeHg
medicinal products in the environment e.g: Diclofenac + 17α ethinylestradiol
tanker-accidents, mine spills, acid mine drainage
bio-availibility
test systems for ecotoxicological tests

Assessment and permitted materials

oral exam

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Mindestens 50% der maximalen Punktezahl beim Test um eine positive Beurteilung zu erhalten.

Examination topics

definitions in (eco)toxicology
dose-respose function / curves
processes in water bodies and the atmosphere
nitrogen & phosphorus
PCBs / PCDD & PCDF
toxicity equivalents
receptor-theory
AH receptor
transformation processes
zB CCl 4, MeHg , DMAs
metals in the aquatic environment
biondication
biomagnification: DDT & MeHg
medicinal products in the environment e.g: Diclofenac + 17α ethinylestradiol
tanker-accidents, mine spills, acid mine drainage
bio-availibility
test systems for ecotoxicological tests

Reading list

Fent: Ecotoxicology

Association in the course directory

LMC C1, LMC D1, CH-CBS-02, Design

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