9360-0196/02 – Environmental implications of nanomaterials (EAN)
| Gurantor department | CNT - Nanotechnology Centre | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | Prof. Mgr. Jana Kukutschová, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Prof. Mgr. Jana Kukutschová, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Compulsory |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | English |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | FMT | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
Student who successfully complete the subject is able to define key parameters of nanomaterials which contribute to their environmental risks. Further, the student can explain potential transport routes of nanomaterials in the environment, their potential (bio)transformation and (bio)accumulation within the environmental fate. The student is able to discuss single aspects of air, water and soil contamination issues and evaluate risks of nanomaterials in form of wastes and moreover to describe potential adverse effects of nanomaterials to living organisms on molecular, cellular and organ levels. With respect to applications of nanomaterials and their impact he/she is able to outline potential ethical issues of these applications and pre-application assessment of nanomaterials and also to describe legislative framework of this issue.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Summary
The subject is focused on various apsects of release, transformation and potential impact of occurence of nanomaterials in single environmental compartments. Key parameters of nanomaterials having decisive impact on potential adverse effects related to occurence of nanomaterials in the environment also with respect to exposure of living organisms to these materials are emphasized. Moreover, nanomaterials as contaminants of single environmental compartments (i.e. air, water and soil) and resulting potential adverse effects are discussed together with the issue of the end phase of nanomaterials life-cycle when there are becoming wastes. Due to the exposure of living systems to nanomaterials present in the environment also the topic of nanomaterials efects on molecular, celullar and organ levels for organisms from single trophic levels is discussed. The topic of ethical aspects and legislative framework are also included with respect to the nanomaterials assessment and applications.
Compulsory literature:
Houdy P.: Nanoethics and Nanotoxicology. Springer, 2011, ISBN: 978-3-642-20176-9.
Theodore L., Kunz R.G.: Nanotechnology: Environmental Implications and Solutions. Wiley & Sons, 2005, ISBN: 978-0-471-69976-7.
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Semestral work and oral exam.
E-learning
Other requirements
Write a semestral work.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Toxicologically significant parameters of nanomaterials (NMs)
2. Environmental fate, transport of NMs in the environment
3. Biotransformation of selected NMs
4. Bioaccmulation, deposition in single parts of an organism
5. Contamination of air
6. Contamination of water
7. Contamination of soil
8. NMs as wastes
9. In vitro and in vivo methods for toxicity assessment of NMs
10. Effects of NMs on molecular and cellular level
11. Ecotoxicity of NMs
12. Genotoxic effects of selected NMs
13. Ethical aspects of NMs usage
14. Regulatory framework of NMs usage
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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