312399 (v.1) Ecotoxicology 202

Area:	Department of Environmental and Aquatic Sciences
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	4.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Lecture:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Practical:	1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):
Syllabus:	Contaminants of concerns for the environment are reviewed. Effects of contaminants on biota, from subcellular to ecosystem levels with emphasis on biomarkers of ecosystem health. Preventive ecotoxicology by laboratory testing, and environmental forensicsby measurements of effects in the field, are a major part of the unit. Australian perspective on contaminants and contaminated areas, long range transport of contaminants, and case studies are presented throughout the unit.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	050799 Fisheries Studies not elsewhere classified
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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