Ecotoxicology of building materials

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Department of Material Engineering and Chemistry

Synopsis:

The subject of ecotoxicology of building materials is focused on current issues of environmental protection. Students will get to know the concept of ecotoxicity not only from a theoretical point of view (basic concepts, ecotoxicity tests, model organisms, effects of building materials and chemicals used in construction on organisms, statistical evaluation of data, REACH legislation, LCA studies), but also practically in laboratory exercises ( demonstration of laboratory tests, biodegradation tests, microscopy). The course will begin with a theoretical lesson, followed by an exercise in which students will test the given sample or they can bring their own sample. The laboratory exercises will be followed by another theoretical lesson, during which the students will learn how to evaluate the measured data and what the obtained data can be used for in practice.

Requirements:

There are no requirements to enroll in the course.

Syllabus of lectures:

1. Introduction to the subject

2. Building materials and ecotoxicity

3. Ecotoxicity tests, model organisms, studied parameters

4. Test design, evaluation, toxicity indices

5. Legislation - building materials: waste, REACH

6. Life cycle of construction products

7. Laboratory exercises - preparation of media, determination of material properties, preparation of organisms

8. Laboratory exercises - setting up tests

9. Laboratory exercises - test control, continuous evaluation

10. Laboratory exercise - Completion of tests, evaluation

11. Microscopy

12. Evaluation of own results

13. Submission of the laboratory report, credit test

Syllabus of tutorials:

1. Introduction to the subject

2. Building materials and ecotoxicity

3. Ecotoxicity tests, model organisms, studied parameters

4. Test design, evaluation, toxicity indices

5. Legislation - building materials: waste, REACH

6. Life cycle of construction products

7. Laboratory exercises - preparation of media, determination of material properties, preparation of organisms

8. Laboratory exercises - setting up tests

9. Laboratory exercises - test control, continuous evaluation

10. Laboratory exercise - Completion of tests, evaluation

11. Microscopy

12. Evaluation of own results

13. Submission of the laboratory report, credit test

Study Objective:

The aim of the study is to acquaint students with work procedures that are commonly used in ecotoxicological practice at both a theoretical and practical level.

Study materials:

Teaching materials from the teacher.

Note:

The schedule (day of the week, class start time) will be agreed with the enrolled students according to their time schedule possibilities with the subject teacher.

Further information:

https://k123.fsv.cvut.cz/ekotoxikologie-stavebnich-materialu/

No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: