| Course ID: | POS-SI>1569.4.E |
| Course title: | PESTICIDES IN ENVIRONMENT |
| Semester: | 4 / Spring |
| ECTS: | 3 |
| Lectures/Classes: | 0 / 0 hours |
| Field of study: | Environmental Protection |
| Study cycle: | 1st cycle |
| Type of course: | optional |
| Prerequisites: | biology |
| Contact person: | dr hab. Iwona Gruss, iwona.gruss@upwr.edu.pl |
| Short description: | The aim of the course is to introduce the basic concepts and principles related to the plant protection and safety use of plant protection products. The student will learn the methods to determine the toxicity of active substances. Student will be familiar with the subject of residues of plant protection products in food. |
| Full description: | Topics covered during the course: Chemical plant protection against phytophagous; Distribution of plant protection products and its toxicity; Basic measures of toxicity of active substances and consumer safety; Transformations of plant protection products in the environment; Legal acts related to registration, trade and use of plant protection products; Methods to determine the residues of plant protection products in food and environment; Factors which affect the stability of a active substance in the environment; Ecotoxicological assessment of a plant protection product on various groups of test organisms; Toxicological assessment of the plant protection product regarding consumer exposure; Actual problems in plant protection. |
| Bibliography: | 1. Walker C. H., Hopkin S. P., Sibly R. M., Peakall D. B., 2002. Principles of Ecotoxicology; 2. OECD Guidelines for the testing of chemicals: http://www.oecd.org/env/ehs/testing/oecdguidelinesforthetestingofchemicals.html |
| Learning outcomes: | Student describes the risks related to the application of plant protection products (PPP). He knows the principles of toxicological and ecotoxicological assessment of chemicals used in agriculture. He can plan and conduct experiments based on OECD standards to access the environmental risk of a certain substance. He knows the methods to access the maximum residue levels and grace periods of PPP. He knows the major groups of plant protection products. He knows the procedures of registration of PPP. He can compare the toxicity of active ingredients. |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: | Lecture: essay (30%); Classes: test, project (30%) |