Bioindicators   (523S1)

Academic year:

2019/2020.

Attendance requirements:

515S1

ECTS:

10

Study level:

Study program:

Teacher:

Aleksandar R. Popović, Ph.D.
full professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Assistant:

Dubravka J. Relić, Ph.D.
associate professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Studentski trg 12-16, Beograd

Hours of instruction:

Weekly: three hours of lectures + five hours of labwork (3+0+5)

Goals:

The main goal of this course is to introduce students to the fundamental logic and principles of biomonitoring and bioindication.

Outcome:

The outcome of both lectures and laboratory classes is a profound understanding of the complexity and mutual dependence of natural and anthropogenic processes in the environment.

Teaching methods:

Lectures, laboratory classes.

Extracurricular activities:

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Coursebooks:

1. B. A. Markert, A. M. Breure, H. G. Zechmeister (editors): Bioindicators and Biomonitors, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2003.
2. Ŕ. ąĐŕÓĐŰěŘ: ąŘŢÓŐŢĺŘÜŘď ÝĐ×ŐÜÝëĺ ŕĐáâŐÝŘŮ, łľžÁ, źŢáÚŇĐ, 2005.
3. ž. ż. źŐŰŐĺŢŇĐ, ľ. ¸. ľÓŢŕŢŇĐ: ąŘŢŰŢÓŘçŐáÚŘŮ ÚŢÝâŕŢŰě ŢÚŕăÖĐîéŐŮ áŕŐÔë, °ÚĐÔŐÜŘď, źŢáÚŇĐ, 2007.

Additional material:

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Lectures:

0 points (3 hours a week)

Syllabus:

Basic principles and definitions in bioindication and biomonitoring. Examples of the relationships between conditions present in the environment and the biota. Saprobic states. Microorganisms as bioindicators. Algae as bioindicators. Mosses as bioindicators. Lichens as bioindicators. Higher plants as bioindicators. Mollusks as bioindicators. Insects as bioindicators. Fish as bioindicators. Birds as bioindicators. Mammals as bioindicators.

Labwork:

10 points (5 hours a week)

Syllabus:

Evaluating water quality using saprobity indexes. Determination of microbial activity in the soil. Eutrophication. Park lichens as bioindicators. Heavy metals in mosses. The sequential extraction - intercellular and extracellular metals. The sequential extraction - intracellular and residual metals. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in pine needles. The use of honey in biomonitoring. Hair and nails as biomonitors.

Colloquia:

30 points

Written exam:

60 points