Učni načrt predmeta

Predmet:

Osnove ekologije in ekotoksikologije

Course:

Basic Ecology and Ecotoxicology

Študijski program in stopnja / Study programme and level	Študijska smer / Study field	Letnik / Academic year	Semester / Semester
Ekotehnologije, 2. stopnja	/	1	1
Ecotechnologies, 2nd cycle	/	1	1

Vrsta predmeta / Course type

Obvezni / Mandatory

Univerzitetna koda predmeta / University course code:

EKO2-734

Predavanja Lectures	Seminar Seminar	Vaje Tutorial	Klinične vaje work	Druge oblike študija	Samost. delo Individ. work	ECTS
30	30			30	210	10

*Navedena porazdelitev ur velja, če je vpisanih vsaj 15 študentov. Drugače se obseg izvedbe kontaktnih ur sorazmerno zmanjša in prenese v samostojno delo. / This distribution of hours is valid if at least 15 students are enrolled. Otherwise the contact hours are linearly reduced and transfered to individual work.

Nosilec predmeta / Course leader:

prof. dr. Janez Ščančar

Sodelavci / Lecturers:

Jeziki / Languages:

Predavanja / Lectures:

slovenski, angleški / Slovenian, English

Vaje / Tutorial:

Pogoji za vključitev v delo oz. za opravljanje študijskih obveznosti:

Prerequisites:

Zaključena 1. stopnja bolonjskega študija naravoslovne ali tehniške smeri z ustreznim osnovnim znanjem biologije in kemije.

Completed Bologna first cycle of education with adequate knowledge of biology and chemistry.

Vsebina:

Content (Syllabus outline):

Namen predmeta je študentom z različnim osnovnim predznanjem podati splošni uvod v ekologijo in ekotoksikologijo, s ciljem pridobitve širšega razumevanja odnosov v ekosistemu in nalog ekotoksikologije.

V prvem delu študent spozna osnovne nivoje biološke hierarhije s poudarkom na ekosistemu. V drugem se seznani z najpomembnejšimi skupinami onesnažil v okolju, med njimi organskimi in anorganskimi kemikalijami, produkti nanotehnologij, strupenimi kovinami, itd.

Spozna poti njihovega kroženja v okolju preko interakcije z živimi organizmi.

Pridobi osnovno znanje o mehanizmih strupenega delovanja različnih tipov ksenobiotikov, spoznal bo osnove toksikokinetike, biotransformacije in odnosa med odmerkom in učinkom na različnih tipih organizmov.

The main goal of this course is to introduce basis of ecology and ecotoxicology to students of different backgrounds in order to allow them to understand the complexity of relations in ecosystem and tasks of ecotoxicology.

For this, in the first part of the course, student will get knowledge on levels of biological organization with emphasis on populations, communities and ecosystems. Different types of ecosystems with their main characteristics will be also presented.

In the second part, the pollution of the ecosystem will be discussed. Here different groups of pollutants will be discussed.

The cycling of pollutants in the environment will be presented for selected types of pollutants.

Attention will be given to dose-response relationship between pollutants and different groups of organisms.

Temeljna literatura in viri / Readings:

M-H. Yu, Environmental Toxicology, CRC Press 2004.
J. A Timbrell, Principles of Biomedical Toxicology, Taylor&Francis, 2003.
W.G.Landis, R.M.Sofield, M-H. Yu, Introduction to Environmental Toxicology, CRC Press 4th edition, 2011.
C.H. Walker; S.P. Hopkin; R.M. Sibly; D.B. Peakall, Principles of Ecotoxicology, Taylor&Francis 2nd edition,
2001.
C.J. van Leeuwen; T.G. Vermeire Risk Assessment of Chemicals: An Introduction, Springer 2nd edition,
2007.
I. Williams, Environmental Chemistry, Wiley and Sons, 2001.
J.R. Freeland; H. Kirk; S. Petersen, Molecular Ecology, Wiley-Blackwell, 2nd edition, 2011.

Cilji in kompetence:

Objectives and competences:

Splošni cilji in kompetence: Po končanem študiju bo študent poznal in razumel načine ugotavljanja izpostavljenosti škodljivim snovem.

Predmetno-specifične kompetence: Predmet pripravi študenta za delo v skupinah, ki sodelujejo pri posegih v okolju in pri pripravi ocene tveganja za okolje.

General Competences and Aims: After finishing of the course, a student will be able to understand methods for measuring and interpretation of effects of pollutants of different kinds (chemicals, products of nanotechnologies, radioactive compounds).

Course Specific Competences: A course trains a student how to work in a team of experts from different fields.

Predvideni študijski rezultati:

Intendeded learning outcomes:

Študent osvoji osnovno znanje o ekosistemu in njegovih sestavnih delih, spozna najpogostejše skupine ksenobiotikov, ki se pojavljajo v okolju, ter pridobi osnovno znanje o mehanizmih njihovega škodljivega delovanja.

S pomočjo pridobljenega znanja lahko študent oceni stopnjo onesnaženosti okolja ter tveganje za ekosistem in človeka.

Z uporabo ustrezne literature s področja predmeta ter sposobnostjo zbiranja in interpretacije podatkov se je študent sposoben vključiti v interdisciplinarno raziskovalno in strokovno delo s področja onesnaženja okolja in ocen tveganj.

The student will get knowledge on structure and function of ecosystems together with the basic understanding on cycling and effects of pollutants in different ecosystems will be provided.

Use of knowledge: A student will be qualified to assess a level of environmental pollution on the basis of biological indicators.

Reflection: A student will be qualified for a team work on environmental risk assessment.

Skills: Using scientific literature and other publications related to environmental pollution and effects. Interpretation of data related to that field.

Metode poučevanja in učenja:

Learning and teaching methods:

Predavanja, seminarji, konzultacije.

Lectures, seminar work, consultations.

Načini ocenjevanja:

Delež v % / Weight in %

Assesment:

Pisni izpit, projekt

50 %

Examination, project

Ustni izpit

50 %

Oral exam

Reference nosilca / Lecturer's references:

1.	PLESTENJAK, Eva, KRAIGHER, Barbara, LESKOVEC, Simona, MANDIĆ-MULEC, Ines, MARKOVIĆ, Stefan, ŠČANČAR, Janez, MILAČIČ, Radmila. Reduction of hexavalent chromium using bacterial isolates and a microbial community enriched from tannery effluent. Scientific Reports. 2022, 12, 20197-1-20197-11, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-24797-z.
2.	JARIĆ, Snežana, KARADŽIĆ, Branko, PAUNOVIĆ, Momir, MILAČIČ, Radmila, ŠČANČAR, Janez, KOSTIĆ, Olga, ZULIANI, Tea, VIDMAR, Janja, MILETIĆ, Zorana, ANĐUS, Stefan, MITROVIĆ, Miroslava, PAVLOVIĆ, Pavle. Relationship between potentially toxic elements and macrophyte communities in the Sava river. Heliyon. 2024, vol. 10, art. 34994, 17 str. ISSN 2405-8440. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34994
3.	ILENIČ, Anja, MAUKO PRANJIĆ, Alenka, ZUPANČIČ, Nina, MILAČIČ ŠČANČAR, Radmila, ŠČANČAR, Janez. Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure assessment among active daily commuters to induce behaviour change to reduce air pollution. Science of the total environment. [Online ed.]. Feb. 2024, vol. 912, [article no.] 169117, str. 1-10. ISSN 1879-1026. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723077471?via%3Dihub, DiRROS - Digitalni repozitorij raziskovalnih organizacij Slovenije, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169117. [COBISS.SI-ID 177134851]
4.	ILENIČ, Anja, MILAČIČ ŠČANČAR, Radmila, MAUKO PRANJIĆ, Alenka, ZUPANČIČ, Nina, ĐURIĆ, Marija, ŠČANČAR, Janez. Sources, seasonal trends and urban exposure to airborne particulate matter-bound pollutants. Scientific reports. 2026, vol. 16, article no. 17969, str. 1-18, ilustr. ISSN 2045-2322. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-48692-z, DiRROS - Digitalni repozitorij raziskovalnih organizacij Slovenije, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-48692-z. [COBISS.SI-ID 276233475]
5.	ĐURIĆ, Marija, LEVSTEK, Lucija, OPRČKAL, Primož, MLADENOVIČ, Ana, MAUKO PRANJIĆ, Alenka, ŠČANČAR, Janez, MILAČIČ, Radmila. Simultaneous speciation of chromate, molybdate and arsenate in lysimetric water from geotechnical composites installed in field lysimeters. Scientific Reports. 2022, 12, 15186-1-15186-DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-19600-y