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Spring 2015
Mar 28, 2024
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FNR 52700 - Ecotoxicology
Associated Term: Spring 2015
Learning Outcomes: This course will introduce basic concepts in ecotoxicology including: 1. Review of basic ecotoxicological principles. 2. The various types, sources and environmental fate and effects of contaminants. 3. Modes of toxicant uptake, transformation, storage and depuration. 4. Dose/concentration-response, exposure routes. 5. Factors that influence toxicity. 6. Contaminant distribution, bioaccumulation, and biomagnifications. 7. Biomarkers of exposure and effects: Molecular to ecosystem-levels. 8. Basic principles in aquatic toxicity testing. 9. Common toxicity assays using invertebrates, fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals (in vitro, in vivo, mesocosms, and in situ bioassays). 10. Field case studies: Complex effluents (sewage and paper mills); Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxicants (PCBs, PAHs, dioxins); Endocrine disrupting chemicals; Heavy metals; Nutrients and pathogens. 11. Statistical analyses of toxicity data. 12. Introduction to ecological risk assessment.
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