Ecotoxicology - ENV00047M
- Department: Environment and Geography
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Spring Term 2022-23 |
Module aims
This aim of the module is to introduce students to the pressures placed on ecosystem and human health by chemical contaminants and the environmental, chemical and biological factors driving these pressures.
Module learning outcomes
Subject content
- Have a broad understanding of different types of chemical and biological contaminants and of how these are released to or formed in the natural environment;
- Understand the fate and transport processes for contaminants in the environment;
- Understand how contaminants can affect both environmental and human health;
- Understand how information on fate and effects can be drawn together to assess the risks of chemicals to the environment.
Academic and graduate skills
- Laboratory skills
Other learning outcomes (if applicable)
- Experience of application of the academic knowledge to the workplace through practitioner seminars
Indicative assessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Essay/coursework | 50 |
| Essay/coursework | 50 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
| Task | % of module mark |
|---|---|
| Online Exam - 24 hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
Module feedback
Feedback on the summative report will be delivered individually and on a class basis (standard 4 week turnaround)
Exam marks will be provided within 4 weeks of the examination date.
Indicative reading
Baird, C and Cann, M (2005). Environmental Chemistry 3rd edition. WH Freeman.
Harrison RM (2001). Pollution: causes, effects and control, 4th edition, RSC, Cambridge
Hemond HF, Fechner-Levy EJ (2000). Chemical fate and transport in the environment. 2nd edition. Academic Press.
Williams I (2001). Environmental Chemistry: a Modular Approach. John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an introductory text suitable for those who have not studied Chemistry to A-level or equivalent; it introduces basic principles but doesnt cover the contaminants topic in detail.
Wright and Wellbourne. Environmental Toxicology.
Connell, Lam, Richardson and Wu. Ecotoxicology
Timbrell. Introduction to Toxicology