42795 - Ecotoxicology, Toxicology of Residues and Algal Biotoxins

Learning outcomes

Giving basic knowledge on the effects of environment on fish farming and on the effects of fish farming on environment.

Course contents

Fish farms incoming and outcoming water quality, incoming waters effects on productions, environmental impact of farms.

Effects of contaminants and mixtures on individuals and farmed and wild populations; populations adaptations to pollutants and waste waters. Main biomarkers of exposure and effect; exposure modeling; models for ecotoxicity evaluation.

Environmental fate of xenobiotics: long and short range transport, bioaccumulation, biomagnification, abiotic transformation. Stability as basic aspect for xenobiotics toxicity.

Norms concerning aquaculture farms emissions and norms concerning food of animal origin health, with particular attention to those from aquatic species.Main analytical methods for residues quantification in food.

 

Readings/Bibliography

Notes of the course

Teaching methods

Front lessons and practicals

Assessment methods

Power point presentation concerning one of the topics of the course and oral exam

Office hours

See the website of Annalisa Zaccaroni