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| OCEA0026-1 | Marine ecotoxicology
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Holder(s) : | Krishna Das |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | 1. General Introduction
2. How to assess pollutant impact?
3. Impact on individuals, populations and ecosystems
4. Classification of pollutants
5. Trace metals
6. Organic pollutants
7. Metabolism of pollutants
8. Global changes and oceans
9. Case study: the Aral Sea
10. Seminar |
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| Course objective : | Current evaluation of anthropogenic threats towards the marine environment |
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| Prerequisites : | Basic knowledge in biology, biochemistry and biogeochemical cycles |
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| Workshops : | Student will study the level of mercury contamination of several fish species of the North Sea. Sampling of fish will be organized, in collaboration with the R.V. Belgica (to be confirmed). Mercury and stable isotope composition will be determined in the lab in order to link trophic ecology and level of mercury contamination. |
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| Organization : | Marine Ecotoxicology class will start on September 24th , each Friday from 08:30 to 10:00 AM.
Location: Laboratory for Oceanology, B6C, 2nd floor Sart-Tilman
The remaining teaching hours are devoted to the preparation of a public seminar. |
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| Written notes : | PDFs file of power-point presentation |
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| Assessment : |
- Oral (1) and written (2) evaluations will be realised.
(1) Each student will have to submit a short review: 5 pages A4 including 10 scientific references on a topic selected by the student in the field on marine toxicology
(2) the student will have to present to work orally (power-point presentation of max 10 min). |
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| Contacts : | Krishna Das (04/ 3663321, krishna.das@ulg.ac.be) |
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