Content (Syllabus outline)
• Standard physico-chemical methods for the examination of environmental samples contamination (theory and practice)
•Levels of environmental contamination and legislation
•Basics of toxicology and genotoxicology
•Comparative advantages of biological methods for monitoring environmental contamination of water, soil and air
•Basic principles in the development and application of biomonitoring methods
•Role of biotechnology, microbiology and genetic engineering in the development and introduction of new biomonitoring methods
•Groups and required characteristics of test organisms in biomonitoring methods
•Evaluation and interpretation of results of environmental monitoring and biomonitoring methods
•Environmental risk assessment
•Possibilities for new biotechnology SMEs in the field of environmental monitoring
Prerequisites
Requirements for enrolment:
- Inscription to adequate academic year.
Terms of Prerequisites:
- Finished exam from chemistry.