Content (Syllabus outline)

  • principle of toxicity testing; toxicity testing of single chemicals, mixtures or environmental chemicals
  • biomarkers (toxicity endpoints)
  • criteria for toxicity testing organism
  • criteria for toxicity endpoints
  • reference chemicals and reference biomarkers
  • in vivo, in vitro and in silico tests approaches; principles of QSAR
  • data interpretation
  • applicability of test results for hazard characterization of chemicals and particles
  • applicability of test results for risk assessment of chemicals and particles
  • standardized vs. not standardized tests

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for inclusion in the work:

enrolment in the appropriate academic year