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BASIC CONCEPTS OF ECOTOXICOLOGY
cod. 1001355

Academic year 2009/10
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Ecologia (BIO/07)
Field
Discipline del settore biodiversità e ambiente
Type of training activity
Characterising
24 hours
of face-to-face activities
3 credits
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Learning objectives

To provide basic knowledge of the available methods to predict and monitor the impact of potentially harmful chemicals on natural ecosystems

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

Part I: From toxicology to ecotoxicology <br />
Analysis of toxic effects: <br />
- acute, chronic and sublethal effects <br />
- response: binary and continuous variables <br />
- experimental design and analysis of concentration-response data <br />
- limits of laboratory tests <br />
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Part II: Application in environmental toxicology <br />
General criteria for selecting test types and methodology. <br />
Toxicology of aquatic systems: <br />
- tests with freshwater and marine organisms <br />
- sediment toxicity tests. <br />
Toxicology of terrestrial systems. <br />
Biomarkers: principles and applications <br />
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Part III: Prediction of toxicity and environmental quality criteria <br />
Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSARs): principles and applications <br />
Environmental quality criteria: the different approaches to their quantification <br />
Complex mixtures <br />
Toxicity identification and evaluation (TIE) <br />
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Laboratory practical <br />
Acute toxicity tests with freshwater invertebrates <br />
 

Full programme

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Bibliography

Vighi M., Bacci E. (1998). Ecotossicologia. UTET, Torino <br />
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Calow P. (1994). Handbook of Ecotoxicology. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford. Vol. 1 and 2. <br />

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