Course Details

Hydrobiology and Ecotoxicology

Academic Year 2025/26

NCA005 course is part of 1 study plan

​ NPC-SIV Summer Semester 1st year

Course Guarantor

Ing. Karel Hrich, Ph.D.

Institute

Institute of Chemistry

Language of instruction

Czech

Credits

3 credits

Semester

summer

Forms and criteria of assessment

graded course-unit credit

Offered to foreign students

Not to offer

Course on BUT site

https://www.vut.cz/en/students/courses/detail/295714

Lecture

13 weeks, 2 hours/week, elective

Syllabus

  • 1. Basic hydrobiological and ecological concepts.
  • 2. Hydrobiology of stagnant and running water, self-purification.
  • 3. Trophic classifications of surface water.
  • 4. Saprobic system of surface water quality assessment.
  • 5. Biology of underground water.
  • 6. Biological indicators of pollution.
  • 7. Basic ecotoxicological concepts, kinds of toxicity, factors affecting toxicity.
  • 8. Main pollutants in environment.
  • 9. Effects of xenobiotics on organisms.
  • 10. Sampling and sample preparation, factors affecting results.
  • 11. Ecotoxicological biotests.
  • 12. Evaluation of toxicity tests, interpretation of results.
  • 13. Legislation. Audiovisual presentation of ecotoxicological biotests.

Exercise

13 weeks, 1 hours/week, compulsory

Syllabus

  • 1. Safety training and laboratory regulations. Field and experimental records, measurement protocol.
  • 2. Microscopy - sample preparation and observation. Description of observe in a protocol.
  • 3. Ecotoxicological biotest –Sinapis alba.
  • 4. Ecotoxicological biotest – Lemna minor.
  • 5. The methodology of collection of water and sediment samples.
  • 6. Anthropogenic impact on stagnant and running water.