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 hydrobiological expressions, biology of stagnant and running waters, self-purification processes in surface water, eutrophication, determination of saprobic sytem of surface water, biology of underground water, biological indicators of pollution.
The basic ecotoxicological principles, kinds of toxic effects, factors affecting toxicity, environmental monitoring, problem of xenobiotics, ecotoxigological biotests, legislation.

Credits

3 credits

Language of instruction

Czech

Semester

summer

Course Guarantor

Ing. Karel Hrich, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Chemistry

Forms and criteria of assessment

graded course-unit credit

Entry Knowledge

general knowledge on biology, ability to do laboratory work, ability to evaluate laboratory results, writing the reports, measurements data processing

Aims

Basic knowledge of hydrobiology and aquatic ecotoxicology.
Student will master the aim of the subject, i.e. basic knowledge of hydrobiology and aquatic ecotoxicology.

Basic Literature

ANDĚL, Petr. Ekotoxikologie, bioindikace a biomonitoring. Liberec: Evernia, 2011. ISBN 9788090378797. (cs)
SLÁDEČKOVÁ, Alena a Vladimír SLÁDEČEK. Hydrobiologie. Praha: České vysoké učení technické, 1995. ISBN 80-01-01298-0. (cs)
KOČÍ, Vladimír a Klára MOCOVÁ. Ekotoxikologie pro chemiky. Praha: Vydavatelství VŠCHT, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7080-699-9. (cs)

Recommended Reading

VYBÍRALOVÁ, Pavla. Hydrobiologie a ekotoxikologie - opory pro kombinované studium. VUT, 2010. (cs)
ŘÍHOVÁ AMBROŽOVÁ, Jana. Aplikovaná a technická hydrobiologie. Vyd. 2. Praha: Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, 2003. ISBN 80-7080-521-8. (cs)
ADÁMEK, Zdeněk. Aplikovaná hydrobiologie. Vodňany: Jihočeská univerzita v Českých Budějovicích, Výzkumný ústav rybářský a hydrobiologický, 2008. ISBN 978-80-85887-79-2. (cs)
HOFFMAN, David J. Handbook of ecotoxicology. 2nd ed. Boca Raton: Lewis Publishers, 2003. ISBN 1-56670-546-0. (en)

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.

Prerequisites

general knowledge on biology, ability to do laboratory work, ability to evaluate laboratory results, writing the reports, measurements data processing

Specification of controlled instruction, the form of instruction, and the form of compensation of the absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/271388

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.