Toxicokinetics |
Kineticsl of pollutant accumulation. Concepts of Bioconcentración Factor (BCF), Bioaccumulation Factor (BAF). |
Physiological effects |
Main physiological detrimental effects used in ecotoxicology and biomonitoring. |
Toxicity assays (Prospective Ecotoxicology *I). |
Concentration-response relationship. Types of assay: acute and chronic toxicity. Data analyses. Toxicity curves. LC50, NOEC, LOEC and MATC. |
Changes in community composition (Retrospective Ecotoxicology III). |
Bioindicator species. Relative abundance. Biotic indexes. Diversity indexes. Comparison with communities of reference. |