546-0356/02 – Toxicology and Harmful Pollutants in the Environment (ToxŠŽP)
Gurantor department | Department of Environmental Engineering | Credits | 3 |
Subject guarantor | Ing. Zdenek Lacný | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Zdenek Lacný |
Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type A |
Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Get up a basic knowledge in the field of toxicology.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Summary
Historical development of toxicology, classification, content and objectives.
Classification of poisons and pollutants, the concept of poison, harmful
substances, toxicity and its rating. Symbols of toxicity, R and S theorems.
General knowledge on effects of toxic substances in relation to organisms and
certain environmental variables. Admission of toxic substances into organism,
absorption, distribution, transfer of substances through a membrane.
Xenobiotics in the environment and their biotransformation. Toxic effects of
elements and their compounds. Significant organic substances and their toxic
effects. Radioactive substances, intoxicating and psychotropic substances.
Pesticides. Protection against harmful substances. Laws and standards in
toxicology, Act 356/2004Coll., Public Notice 220/2004 Coll.etc..
Environmental damage with toxic substances.
syllabus
Fundamentals of toxikology.
Basic terms of toxikology and its history.
Toxic effect and characteristic of toxic effect.
Relationship between dose and effect
Routes of Human Exposure from the Environment
Biotransformation
Local and Systemic Effects
Acute and Chronic Toxicity
Uptake toxic substances by organism
Harmful Effects of Some Toxic Substances – inorganic compounds
Harmful Effects of Some Toxic Substances – organic compounds
Chemical Safety Information
Environmental Toxicology
Hazard and Risk
Management of Potentially Toxic Substances
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Flanagan R. J.: Fundamentals of Analytical Toxicology, J. Wiley 2007, West Sussex.
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Verification of the understanding of the lectured material by the online individual consultations
E-learning
Other requirements
Additional requirements for students not exist at this time.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Fundamentals of toxikology.
2. Basic terms of toxikology and its history.
3. Toxic effect and characteristic of toxic effect.
4. Relationship between dose and effectRoutes of Human Exposure from the Environment
5. Biotransformation
6. Local and Systemic Effects
7. Acute and Chronic Toxicity
8. Uptake toxic substances by organism
9. Harmful Effects of Some Toxic Substances – inorganic compounds
10. Harmful Effects of Some Toxic Substances – organic compounds
11. Chemical Safety Information
12. Environmental Toxicology
13. Hazard and Risk
14. Management of Potentially Toxic Substances
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction