Course Details
Hydrobiology and Ecotoxicology
Academic Year 2023/24
NCA005 course is part of 1 study plan
NPC-SIV Summer Semester 1st year
The basic ecotoxicological principles, kinds of toxic effects, factors affecting toxicity, environmental monitoring, problem of xenobiotics, ecotoxigological biotests, legislation.
Course Guarantor
Institute
Objective
Knowledge
Syllabus
2. Hydrobiology of stagnant and running water, self-purification.
3. Trophic classifications of surface water.
4. Saprobic system of surface water quality assessment.
5. Biology of underground water.
6. Biological indicators of pollution.
7. Basic ecotoxicological concepts, kinds of toxicity, factors affecting toxicity.
8. Main pollutants in environment.
9. Effects of xenobiotics on organisms.
10. Sampling and sample preparation, factors affecting results.
11. Ecotoxicological biotests.
12. Evaluation of toxicity tests, interpretation of results.
13. Legislation. Audiovisual presentation of ecotoxicological biotests.
Prerequisites
Language of instruction
Czech
Credits
3 credits
Semester
Forms and criteria of assessment
Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences
Offered to foreign students
Course on BUT site
Lecture
13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective
Syllabus
1. Basic hydrobiological and ecological concepts.
2. Hydrobiology of stagnant and running water, self-purification.
3. Trophic classifications of surface water.
4. Saprobic system of surface water quality assessment.
5. Biology of underground water.
6. Biological indicators of pollution.
7. Basic ecotoxicological concepts, kinds of toxicity, factors affecting toxicity.
8. Main pollutants in environment.
9. Effects of xenobiotics on organisms.
10. Sampling and sample preparation, factors affecting results.
11. Ecotoxicological biotests.
12. Evaluation of toxicity tests, interpretation of results.
13. Legislation. Audiovisual presentation of ecotoxicological biotests.
Exercise
13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory
Syllabus
1. Safety training and laboratory regulations. Field and experimental records, measurement protocol.
2. Microscopy - sample preparation and observation. Description of observe in a protocol.
3. Ecotoxicological biotest –Sinapis alba.
4. Ecotoxicological biotest – Lemna minor.
5. The methodology of collection of water and sediment samples.
6. Anthropogenic impact on stagnant and running water.