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| CHIM0692-1 | Risks of using phytopharmaceutical products and biocides
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| Duration : | 16h Th, 8h SEM |
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| Lecturer : | Bruno Schiffers |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| 1. Origin and general properties of pesticides and biocides
2. Introduction to toxicology and regulatory requirements for risk assessment
3. Methodology for risk assessment of chemical contaminants
4. Risk assessment : exposure of operators
5. Risk assessment : consumer exposure
6. Risk assessment for the environment (contamination of water, soil, pesticide drift, effects on non-target organisms and auxiliaries) |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| At the end of this course, the student must be able :
- to know the origin of pesticides and biocides and understand the issues of chemical control in the general framework a sustainable agriculture.
- to know the main properties (physico-chemical, biological, toxicological and ecotoxicological) for the risk assessment of pesticides and biocides
- to adopt a methodological approach in risk assessment
- to apply the mathematical models and make the calculations for estimating the exposure of operators and consumers to pesticides
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Conducted working groups
Hybrid course (workload 30 h) :
Read and identify key points in an european regulation on pesticides (understanding, glossary). Prepare a Power point (about 20 slides). Oral presentation. Oral answer to questions. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Oral presentation
Personnal reports (study cases): prepared and/or presented by the students |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Slides of the lectures, texts, papers, regulations and Excel files: available on line on Blackbaord |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Works reports : 40%
Oral exam: 60%
The note of the work submitted by students will be postponed for the second session. Only the oral examination can be presented in the second session for 60% of the final grade. |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Pr Bruno Schiffers (bruno.schiffers@ulg.ac.be) |
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