Inhalte:
A detailed insight into the concept of Anthropocene and its various associated global changes, such as anthropogenic stressors of chemical (e.g. nutrients, metals, persistent organic pollutants, and emerging contaminants), physical (e.g. microplastics, sediment loads, brownification, temperature), and biological (e.g. eutrophication, invasive species) nature. Practical ecotoxicological work will be coupled to group discussions, which will enable a broad overview of important tools in pollution science.

Qualifikationsziele:
After successfully attending this module, students will be able to critically evaluate global change and pollution science in a holistic sense. The students will be familiar with the wide range anthropogenic activities that can alter the function of the Earth system, the most representative baseline changes and their environmental known consequences. Multidisciplinary hands on activities will provide additional insight into the transfer of those concepts into real world situations regarding environmental risk assessment, pollution management, and environmental restoration. The practical activities of this module focus on current contaminants and tools of pollution science. The first links are youtube educational videos introducing some of the categories of pollutants that will be deeply studied during the course. The last link is the guidance of OECD for (eco)toxicological assessment of potential contaminants. Such ecotoxicological tests will be performed during the lecture, which will equip students with insights on the potentials and limitations of current pollution regulatory practices. Schließen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zk1J2EW-nmQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6rglsLy1Ys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ju_2NuK5O-E
http://www.oecd.org/chemicalsafety/testing/oecdguidelinesforthetestingofchemicals.htm Schließen