BB820: Risk assesment of chemicals
Study Board of Science
Teaching language: English
EKA: N110010112, N110010102
Assessment: Second examiner: None
Grading: Pass/Fail
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Master's level course approved as PhD course
STADS ID (UVA): N110010101
ECTS value: 5
Date of Approval: 25-04-2019
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Comment
Entry requirements
Academic preconditions
Students taking the course are expected to:
Have obtained a bachelor's degree in natural- or technical science and basic knowledge about ecotoxicological/toxicological definitions like dose-response and lethal concentrations. It is expected that the student is familiar with the potential harmful effects of chemicals on animals and humans.
Course introduction
For biologists and engineers who are employed in private and public environmental administration, risk assessment of chemicals will be a possible responsibility area. The course will supply the basic theory and terminology necessary for risk assessment of chemicals. The course will give practical experience in performing risk assessment of chemicals
The course builds on the knowledge acquired in the achievement of a bachelor degree in natural-or technical science.
In relation to the competence profile of the degree it is the explicit focus of the course to:
- Give the competence to analyse and work with complex assignments and to work toward solutions as part of a team
- Give skills to discover and utilise relevant knowledge in risk assessment of chemicals
- Give knowledge and understanding of the scientific basis for risk assessment of chemicals
Expected learning outcome
The learning objectives of the course is that the student demonstrates the ability to:
- Describe toxicological and ecotoxicological concepts used in hazard and risk assessment of chemicals
- be able to use the standard procedures used in hazard and risk assessment of chemicals
- Demonstrate knowledge of the demands for data necessary for carrying out a risk assessment
- know the test systems used to demonstrate toxicity
- Use the methods used in extrapolation from test systems to human and environmental adverse effects
- Characterize the uncertainties associated with risk assessment of chemicals
- be able to find and use relevant information about the toxicological and ecotoxicological adverse effects of chemicals
- be able to perform risk assessment of specific, selected chemicals based on that knowledge.
Content
The following main topics are contained in the course:
- Principles of hazard and risk assessment of chemicals; basic principles in toxicology and ecotoxicology; data demands in human and environmental risk assessment; test systems; uncertainties in risk assessment; principles for regulation of use of chemicals; risk perception; principles for evaluation of pesticides; ecotoxicological effects in the aquatic and terrestrial environment and in sediments; calculation of PNEC values; models; uncertainty factors; QSAR; estimation of PEC values; how to find relevant data needed in risk assessment; chemicals policy in the EU.
- Group work: the participants perform an environmental risk assessment on the basis of real data; a report is worked out.
- The participants work with two risk assessments for chemicals finalized in the EU; these risk assessments are presented to the other participants in a seminar.
- The participants search literature about the toxicological properties of a specific chemical; a report on this is worked out.
Literature
Risk assessment of chemicals, an introduction. 2nd edition. CJ Van Leuween & T.G Vermeire. 2007
See Blackboard for syllabus lists and additional literature references.
Examination regulations
Prerequisites for participating in the exam a)
Timing
Fall
Tests
Test
EKA
N110010112
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
To be announced during the course
ECTS value
0
Additional information
2x2 hour test of the acquired skills.
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a).
The prerequisite examination is a prerequisite for participation in exam element a).
Exam element a)
Timing
Fall
Prerequisites
| Type | Prerequisite name | Prerequisite course |
|---|---|---|
| Examination part | Prerequisites for participating in the exam a) | N110010101, BB820: Risk assesment of chemicals |
Tests
Mandatory assignments
EKA
N110010102
Assessment
Second examiner: None
Grading
Pass/Fail
Identification
Full name and SDU username
Language
Normally, the same as teaching language
Examination aids
Exam aids allowed, a closer description of the exam rules will be posted under 'Course Information' on Blackboard.
ECTS value
5
Additional information
The examination form for re-examination may be different from the exam form at the regular exam.
Indicative number of lessons
Teaching Method
Lectures have been choosen to give the basic theory and terminology of hazard and risk assessment of chemicals. Tutorials constitute the major part of the teaching because they supply practical experience in risk assessment of chemicals by use of databases, which are also used in professional risk assessment.
Activities during the stydyphase; It is expected that 75 h are used to finalize the tasks which have been initiated in the fixed tutorials.
Activities during the stydyphase; It is expected that 75 h are used to finalize the tasks which have been initiated in the fixed tutorials.