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| FNR 52700 - Ecotoxicology |
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Credit Hours: 2.00. This course covers theoretical and applied approaches to the science of ecotoxicology, including application of the tools and procedures used to understand toxicant fate and effects in free-ranging animals and ecosystems. Students are expected to be knowledgeable in chemistry, biology, and animal physiology.
2.000 Credit hours Syllabus Available Levels: Undergraduate, Graduate, Professional Schedule Types: Lecture Offered By: College of Agriculture Department: Forestry and Natural Resources Course Attributes: Upper Division May be offered at any of the following campuses: West Lafayette Learning Outcomes: 1. Review of basic ecotoxicological principles. 2. Know the various types, sources and environmental fate and effects of contaminants. 3. Know the modes of toxicant uptake, transformation, storage and depuration. 4. Know the dose/concentration-response, exposure routes. 5. Know the factors that influence toxicity. 6. Know the contaminant distribution, bioaccumulation, and biomagnifications. 7. Know the biomarkers of exposure and effects: Molecular to ecosystem-levels. 8. Know the basic principles in aquatic toxicity testing. 9. Know the common toxicity assays using invertebrates, fish, amphibians, birds, and mammals (in vitro, in vivo, mesocosms, and in situ bioassays). 10. Know the 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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