Publication in the Diário da República: Aviso nº 1804/2017 de 16/02/2017
4 ECTS; 2º Ano, 1º Semestre, 30,0 PL + 30,0 TP , Cód. 618221.
Lecturer
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
Students should develop skills to understand the complexity of the environmental interactions resulting from the presence of xenobiotics in the environment, identify environmental risks and get familiar with the ecotoxicological tests.
Program
1-Toxicology and ecotoxicology: Concepts associated with toxicology; Environmental toxicology; Ecotoxicology; Development of the concept of ecotoxicology; The essence of ecotoxicology; Retrospective Ecotoxicology; Prospective Ecotoxicology; Historical need for ecotoxicology.
2-Contaminants: Sources of ecotoxicants; Properties of ecotoxicants; Principal classes of contaminants; Generic effects of a toxicant on ecosystems.
3-Pollutant distribution and modeling: Transport in water; Air transport; Models for the environmental distribution of chemicals.
4-The fate of radioactive metals and isotopes in contaminated ecosystems: Terrestrial ecosystems, Aquatic systems.
5-The fate of organic pollutants in individuals and ecosystems: The general model; Absorption process; Distribution process; Storage; Metabolism; Sites of excretion; Toxicokinetic models.
6-Toxicity tests: The dose-response curve; Standard Methods; Classification of toxicity tests; Design parameters of toxicological tests for individual species; Statistical methods for evaluation of toxicity tests for individual species; Control charts Of Quality.
Evaluation Methodology
Assessment includes 3 tests and 1 laboratory report. A mimimum mark of 10/20 exempts students from taking the exam.
Bibliography
- Calow, P. (1993). Handbook of Ecotoxicology. (Vol. I). Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications
- Forbs, T. e Forbs, V. (1994). Ecotoxicology in theory and practice. Londres: Chapman and Hall
Teaching Method
Lectures and laboratory classes including ecotoxicological analyses and its statistical analysis.
Software used in class
