10518 (v.4) Aquatic Toxicology 202
| Area: | Department of Environmental Biology |
| 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): | 1762 (v.4) Animal Biology 102 or any previous version |
| Syllabus: | Emphasis is firstly given to physiology and anatomy. Information will be presented relating to the topics below: revision of the main taxonomic groups, comparative physiology and anatomy of fish, life history and dispersal mechanisms of selected fishes, commercial fisheries and fisheries management. Secondly, the most common aquatic contaminants are studies: Aquatic contaminants classification, effects of contaminants on aquatic biota: physiological effects at the organism level and effects at the population levels; comparison between effects of the pollutants at population level and overexploitation by commercial fisheries. Laboratory toxicology and endpoints measured: EC 50, NOEC, etc. Field toxicology and endpoints measured: biochemical markers as early warning tools, monitoring the effects using bottom invertebrates. Finally the accumulated knowledge is wrapped up by investigating case studies where the theory is applied to real-life scenarios. The practical portion of the unit is composed of a mixture of tutorials and laboratories. Student will, design environmental monitoring plans, learn basic laboratory techniques: standard curves, protein determination, spectrophotometry, spectrofluorimetry. |
| ** 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: | 010900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping) |
| Funding Cluster: | 08 - Engineering, Science |
| SOLT (Online) Definitions*: | Informational *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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