- Docente: Elena Fabbri
- Credits: 6
- SSD: BIO/09
- Language: Italian
- Moduli: Elena Fabbri (Modulo 1) Paola Valbonesi (Modulo 2)
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures (Modulo 1) Traditional lectures (Modulo 2)
- Campus: Ravenna
- Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Environmental Assessment and Management (cod. 8418)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the teaching period, the student has aquired knowledge on the animal-environment interaction and theoretical and practical knowledge useful to measure and foresee the effects of anthropic activities on living organism at the molecular, cellular and individual levels. On these basis, the student is able to apply markers of environmental quality and use environmental and epidemiological data for risk evaluation.
Course contents
Principles of organism-environment interaction; environmental contamination; main effects of contaminants on humans and wildlife. Action mechanisms at different levels of biological complexity (molecular, cellular and organism levels); effects and action mechanisms of endocrine disruptors; contaminant effects on main physiological functions. The biomarkers as early warnings of environmental quality alteration. Environmental biomonitoring according to international guidelines. Evaluation of health and environmental risk.
Readings/Bibliography
Scientific papers, report and international guidelines on the application and improvements of strategies for environmental biomonitoring and environmental and health risk evaluation
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons and discussion of scientific papers.
Assessment methods
The final examination wants to evaluate that students met the teaching objectives: organism-environment interaction; environmental contamination; main effects of contaminants on humans and wildlife; action mechanisms at different levels of biological complexity; effects of endocrine disruptors; contaminant effects on main physiological functions. Environmental biomonitoring. Evaluation of health and environmental risk.
The exam (written) deals with two specific questions on different topics: 1) students will be asked to answer an open question in a pertinent and synthetic manner; 2) a second part of the exam will deal with a scientific article on topics discussed in the course.
Teaching tools
Power point slides, scientific papers
Office hours
See the website of Elena Fabbri
See the website of Paola Valbonesi