Guia docente 2023_24 Facultad de Biología

Contents

Topic	Sub-topic
Introduction and bioaccumulation (Retrospective ecotoxicology I)	Main environmental problems. Ecotoxicology. The concept of bioavailability. Factors of pollutant bioavailability. Use of bioacumulators. Requirements of a good bioaccumulator
Toxicokinetics	Kineticsl of pollutant accumulation. Concepts of Bioconcentración Factor (BCF), Bioaccumulation Factor (BAF).
Biomagnification along the food chain	Concept of biomagnification. Estimating trophic transfer and Biomagnification Transfer. Examples of *biomagnification and trophic dilution
Physiological effects	Main physiological detrimental effects used in ecotoxicology and biomonitoring.
Biomarkers (Retrospective Ecotoxicology II).	Classification, specificity and relation with adverse effects. Requirements of a biomarker. Examples of biomarker.
Toxicity assays (Prospective Ecotoxicology *I).	Concentration-response relationship. Types of assay: acute and chronic toxicity. Data analyses. Toxicity curves. LC50, NOEC, LOEC and MATC.
Prediction in ecotoxicology (Prospective Ecotoxicology II)	Species sensitivity distribution. Environmental risk assessment.
Changes in community composition (Retrospective Ecotoxicology III).	Bioindicator species. Relative abundance. Biotic indexes. Diversity indexes. Comparison with communities of reference.