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Institute of Chemistry (CHE)

The students will obtain the knowledge of system and biology of water organisms, their ecology interactions in water environment and enteractions with surrounding terestric ecosystems.
In theoretical part of courses the students get acquaint with the most modern knowledge about the stucture, property and function of water ecosystems (water reservoirs, stress). Behind the studium of abiotic factors of water biotops, students will get acquaint with biology of water animals, lower and higher plants, bacteria and also with the basic hydrobiologic methods. The practice part of studium is devote to laboratory practice, in which the students realize the toxicity tests, which are used in practice. The part of practice lesson are excursion to external workplace.
The course is for students of Water management and water structure. After graduation they can be more easily employed in watermanagement practice – water treatment plant, administrativ of river basin, research institutes, high schools, state administration.

- general knowledge about biology
- be able to do laboratory activity
- be able to evaluate laboratory results: write the report about laboratory activity, mathematical data processing of measurement

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Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.
Basic teaching methods in this subject are lectures and laboratory sessions. In the laboratory sessions, part of the session is aimed at calculations, part at practical schooling - practical application of toxicity tests, their evaluation and interpretation.

To be successful in study it is neccessery to attend the laboratory practice and make the laboratory reports. According to the BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations student is compulsory to pass the credit test.

1. Basic hydrobiological and ecological principles.
2. Hydrobiology of stagnant and running water, self-purification.
3. Trophic system for evaluation of water quality.
4. Eutrophication, factors affecting eutrophication.
5. Saprobic system of evaluation of surface water quality.
6. Biology of underground water, balneobiology, water sources.
7. Biological indicators of pollution.
8. Basic ecotoxicological principles, kinds of toxicity, factors affecting toxicity.
9. Toxicological properties of selected chemical elements, inorganic and organic compounds. Biotransformation of xenobiotics.
10. Priority pollutants in aqueous environment.
11. Standard toxicity tests, microbiotests.
12. Ways of evaluation of toxicity tests, interpretation of results.
13. Risk analysis, legislation. Acquainting with chosen toxicity tests with aid of audiovisual instrumentation.

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Basic knowledge of hydrobiology and aquatic ecotoxicology.

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

The students can attend the seminars organized by Departments of Water management and water structures.

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Cockerham, L.G., Shane, B. S.: Basic Environmental Toxicology. CRC Press, 1993. (EN)
Hoffman, D. J., Rattner, B. A., Burton, G.A.Jr.; Cairns, J.Jr.: Handbook of ecotoxicology. CRC Press, 2002. (EN)
Paleček, J. a kol.: Toxikologie a bezpečnost práce v chemii. Vydavatelství VŠCHT: Praha, 1996. (CS)
Picka, K., Matoušek, J.: Základy obecné a speciální toxikologie. MŽPČR, VŠB-TU, UK: Praha, 1968. (CS)
Sládečková, A, Sládeček, V.: Hydrobiologie. Nakladatelství ČVUT: Praha, 1995.

Jana Ambrožová: Aplikovaná a technická hydrobiologie. VŠCHT, 2007. (CS)
Kočí V., Mocová K.: Ekotoxikologie pro chemiky. VŠCHT, 2009. (CS)