Informačný list predmetu (Course description)

Vysoká škola (University): Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave (Comenius University in Bratislava)	
Fakulta (Faculty): Prírodovedecká fakulta UK v Bratislave (Faculty of Natural Sciences)	
Kód predmetu (Code): 	Názov predmetu (Course):
Basic Ecotoxicology	
Druh, rozsah a metóda vzdelávacích činností (Study design):
a 2-hour lecture per week, full-time study	
Počet kreditov (Number of credits earned): 2	
Odporúčaný semester/trimester štúdia (Recommended semester): 4th	
Stupeň štúdia (Degree): 1st (Bachelor)	
Podmieňujúce predmety (Prerequisite courses): none	
Podmienky na absolvovanie predmetu (Grading policy):
The final evaluation will consist  of a 30-point test. For a grade of A,   it is necessary to obtain a minimum of 27 points;  for a grade of B, a minimum of  22  points; for a grade of C, a minimum of 17 points; for a grade of  D, a minimum of 12 points and for a grade of  E, a minimum of 8 points. Credits will not be assigned to students who do not earn at least 66 points.	
Výsledky vzdelávania (Course objectives): 
Upon completion of this course, students will be familiar with toxic compounds effects on organisms living in natural ecosystems (bacteria, plants, invertebrates and vertebrates including humans). The lectures are subdivided into three parts: 1) fundamental ecotoxicology, 2) methodology implemented into ecotoxicology, 3) application and utilization of ecotoxicological knowledge. Lectures are also focused on the determination of toxic effects and evaluation of various nature components. Xenobiotics metabolisms, their sources, transport, effects and transformation in living organisms are described and explained too. 	
Stručná osnova predmetu (Syllabus): 
1. Ecotoxicology as a science and its connection to other scientific disciplines. Toxic compound / living organism interaction. Chemical compounds in the environment - chemical stress, sources and properties of chemical compounds.  2. General effects of toxic compounds. The fate of compounds in the environment. 3. Biological systems in ecotoxicology. Toxicokinetics. 4. Toxicodynamics.  Toxic compounds effects at molecular and biochemical levels. 5. Effects at the physiological level and at the level of individual organisms. 6. Toxic compounds effects at different organisms' levels - populations and communities. 7. Adverse effects determination in ecotoxicology - methods of evaluation, dose-response curves, mixtures' effects. 8. Experimental ecotoxicity determination - ecotoxicological biotests - laboratory and in situ evaluation. 9. Ecological relevancy – results interpretation. Ecotoxicological biotests experimental design. 10. Ecotoxicological biotests – producers, consuments, microbial tests 11. Ecotoxicological biotests for specific toxicity mechanisms, alternative microbiotests („toxkits“). 12. Ecotoxicological effects evaluation in microcosmos, mesocosmos and field experiments. 13. General classes of toxic compounds in the environment; stress as a result of human activities.  International standards and guidelines.	
Odporúčaná literatúra (Suggested readings): 
1.	Chiras D.D.: Environmental Science. Creating a Sustainable Future.6th ed. Jones and Bartlettg Publishers, Inc., 2001, 730 p. 
2.	Hoffman, J. D., Barnett, A., Rattner, G., Burton, A. Jr., Cairns, J. Jr.: Handbook of Ecotoxicology. 2nd ed. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton-Ann Arbor-London-Tokyo, 2003, 1290 p.
3.	Newman, M.C., Unger, M.A.: Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology.  2nd ed. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton-London-New York-Washington, 2003, 458 p.
4.	vanLoon, G.W.,Duffy, S.J. :Environmental Chemistry. A Global Perspective. 2nd ed. Oxford University Press, 2005, 515 p.	
Jazyk, ktorého znalosť je potrebná na absolvovanie predmetu (The course is held in): 
English	
Poznámky (Other course information): none	
Hodnotenie predmetov (Grading history):
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Vyučujúci (Professor): Agáta Fargašová		
Dátum poslednej zmeny (Last updated): February 2015	
Schválil (Approved by): Peter Fedor, Ján Buček, Daniel Pivko