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BTM3036Aquatic Toxicology1+0+1ECTS:3
Year / SemesterSpring Semester
Level of CourseFirst Cycle
Status Elective
DepartmentDEPARTMENT of FISHERIES TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING
Prerequisites and co-requisitesNone
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
Contact Hours14 weeks - 1 hour of lectures and 1 hour of laboratory per week
LecturerProf. Dr. İlhan ALTINOK
Co-LecturerProf. Dr. Erol Çapkın
Language of instructionTurkish
Professional practise ( internship ) None
 
The aim of the course:
This course has been designed to address aquatic pollution from a viewpoint of environmental toxicology. Based on the physical and chemical characteristics of water and pollutants, the course will explore the aquatic dynamics, toxicity and microbial transformation of contaminants, their impact on the ecosystem, and the issue of water quality management from aquaculturist perspectives.
 
Learning OutcomesCTPOTOA
Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to :
LO - 1 : list major classes of pollutants and the most common aquatic contaminants1,3,81
LO - 2 : describe the routes of pollutants enter the aquatic ecosystems1,3,81
LO - 3 : compare effects of the pollutants at population level and effects between overexploitation and contaminants at population and community levels3,6,81
LO - 4 : apply various toxicity testing comment on behavioral and physiological responses to toxicants3,6,81
LO - 5 : evaluate physiological responses to toxicants and factors affecting toxicity3,8,201
CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome

 
Contents of the Course
Major classes of pollutants (inorganics, organics, radiation) The most common aquatic contaminants - aquatic contaminants classification, effects of contaminants on aquatic biota, physiological effects at the organism level and effects at the population levels, comparison between effects of the pollutants at population level and effects between overexploitation and contaminants at population and community levels. Routes by which pollutants enter the aquatic ecosystems. Determination of toxicity: toxicity testing. trials and tribulations Toxicity assessment: end points in toxicity (acute versus chronic; lethal vs physiological) Behavioral responses to toxicants Physiological responses to toxicants Factors affecting toxicity and mixtures, Chronic and early life cycle tests, Fate of chemicals in the organism Toxicokinetics and Toxicodynamic
 
Course Syllabus
 WeekSubjectRelated Notes / Files
 Week 1Definitions of Ecotoxicology and aquatic toxicology
 Week 2Contaminants Classification
 Week 3Factors that affect toxicity of aquatic animals
 Week 4Sucul canlıların zehirlenmelerine etki eden faktörler
 Week 5Zehirleyici madde birikimi
 Week 6Toxicity Testing
 Week 7Toxicity Testing
 Week 8Mid-term exam
 Week 9Toxicity Testing
 Week 10Toxicity Testing
 Week 11Risk Assessment for Ecosystems
 Week 12Bioavailability of chemicals
 Week 13Fate of chemicals in the organism
 Week 14Harmful Algal Blooms
 Week 15Harmful Algal Blooms
 Week 16End-of-term exam
 
Textbook / Material
1Altinok, I. 2005; Akuatik toksikoloji Basılmamış ders notları
2Johnson, W.W., Finley, M.T., 1998; Handbook of acute toxicity of chemicals to fish and aquatic invertebrates. U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, Resource Publication 137, Washington, DC.
 
Recommended Reading
 
Method of Assessment
Type of assessmentWeek NoDate

Duration (hours)Weight (%)
Mid-term exam 8 13/04/2018 1 50
End-of-term exam 16 23/05/2018 1 50
 
Student Work Load and its Distribution
Type of workDuration (hours pw)

No of weeks / Number of activity

Hours in total per term
Yüz yüze eğitim 3 12 36
Sınıf dışı çalışma 4 6 24
Laboratuar çalışması 3 2 6
Arasınav için hazırlık 7 1 7
Arasınav 1 1 1
Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık 9 1 9
Dönem sonu sınavı 1 1 1
Total work load84