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270180 VO Ecotoxicology (2025W)

MIXED

Registration/Deregistration

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

Lecturers

Classes

The lecture will be held in UZA II seminarroom 2C505
on 6.10./13.10./20.10./27.10./3.11./10.11.+17.11.
from 17:30 to 19:00, respectively.

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

Last modified: Fr 27.06.2025 00:02