COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARINE ECOTOXICOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MCP 5019 MARINE ECOTOXICOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

Offered to

MARINE CHEMISTRY
MARINE CHEMISTRY

Course Objective

Marine Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment of marine ecosystem
Aims
1. To develop the ability of asking clear questions that unable suitable study design
in Ecotoxicology
2. To provide the criteria useful for designing field sampling in aquatic systems and
select experimental procedures for toxicity testing
Objectives:
At the end of the course you should be able to:
3. Have identified the main questions that can be addressed by the use of bioassays
4. Have gained knowledge of the advanced methods for determination of ecotoxicity of
water and sediments
5. Be able to understand the role of toxicity testing into an integrative risk
assessment of the aquatic ecosystems

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   the students will be able to know the quality of the marine ecosystem
2   the students will be able to participate ın a post-hoc scientific discussion about the subject presented during a seminar
3   the students will be able to write an accurate, comprehensive synthesis of a scientific talk
4   the students will learn all the toxicity bioessays for many chemical compounds and toxics
5   the students will be able to know about the effects of polluants on biological and physical process and on human health.
6   Clear expression (oral or written) of conclusions from results derived form bioassays
7   It is suitable for graduates interested in obtaining a qualification in human and environmental health
8   as well as students already in full time employment working for industry, contract laboratories or government agencies, who require either formal qualifications or intend to revalidate their qualifications in toxicology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Information provided by Ecotoxicology to an integrated assessment of ecological effects of chemical substances in the aquatic environment.
2 Experimental design for the evaluation of Ecotoxicological effects in the aquatic systems.
3 Factors controlling ecotoxicity in the organisms.
4 Effects of toxic substances: parameters and variables. Acute and chronic responses.
5 Sampling methods: Criteria to select what compartments should be studied, and assigning the samples
6 Bioassays. Concepts and advanced methods for the evaluation of ecotoxicity of chemical substances.
7 Quality control/Quality assurance.
8 Midterm examination
9 Assessment and management of Industrial effluents
10 Assessment and management of Polluted sediments from rivers and lakes & Polluted sediments in the estuarine freshwater
11 Assessment and management of coastal pollution.
12 Marine bioassays: Bioaccumulation. Bioassays and methods for assessing bioaccumulation in the biota
13 Marine bioassays: Decision making for management and conservation of aquatic systems.
14 project

Recomended or Required Reading

1. BAILEY R.C., NORRIS R.H. & REYNOLDSON T.B. 2004. Bioassessment of freshwater
ecosystems. Using the reference condition approach. Kluwer Academic publishers.
2. BURTON G.A. (Ed.) 1992. Sediment toxicity assessment. Lewis Publishers.
3. GREEN R.H. 1979. Sampling design and statistical methods for environmental
biologists. Wiley & Sons.
4. HOFFMAN D.J. et al. 1995. Handbook of ecotoxicology. Lewis Publishers.
5. MUDROCH A., et al., 1999. Manual of bioassessment of aquatic sediment quality. Lewis
Publishers.
6. RAND G.M. 1995. Fundamentals of Aquatic Toxicology. Taylor & Francis.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

All the didactic material is preliminary available to the students both in paper and electronic form.The books used to prepare the lectures are available at the library of the institute and on internet.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) PRJ * 0.30 + MTE * 0.30 + RST * 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

project :30%, midterm exam. 30%, final exam. 40%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance is compulsory at both till %70, but the
rules for the attendance up to the students and can be obtained from the web site of
fen faculty : www.fbe.edu.deu.tr

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. Abdelouahab Chouikhi
Dokuz Eylul University
Institute of Marine Sciences & Technology
Tel: 00 90 232 2791522
E-mail: a.chouikhi@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday from 14:00 to 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
tutorial 1 2 2
lectures 12 2 24
Preparation before / after weekly lectures 10 5 50
preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
preparation for final exam 1 6 6
preparing assignement 3 10 30
project 1 10 10
midterm exam. 1 2 2
final exam 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 132

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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