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270009 VO+SE Selected chapters of ecotoxicology (2012S)

4.00 ECTS (3.00 SWS), SPL 27 - Chemie

ab 8.3.: Do 18:00-19:30, Seminarraum d. Inst. f. Physikalische Chemie.

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

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Classes

Currently no class schedule is known.

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Basics of aquatic ecotoxicology. Selected chapters on the properties of toxic substances in the environment and in biota. Joint and guided reading of scientific articles in the field of ecotoxicology. Weekly an article or chapter of a book is read by all participants and discussed in the group.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Acquirement of basic knowledge within the field and the comprehension of pathways in some aquatic food chains. Using recent literature all participants should acquire insights to the themes and concepts of ecotoxicological research. Furthermore the participants should learn to evaluate the read articles in terms of their methodical and theoretical premises.

Examination topics

50% lecture, after that short reports of the read articles by the students followed by a discussion with all participants.

Reading list


Association in the course directory

AC-3

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