Description and contextualization of the subject

Designed to develop a critical view of research in environmental contamination and toxicology. Lectures include topics covering hot spots in research. Students will be in contact with outstanding scientists in the field.

Ordinary call: orientations and renunciation

Las condiciones de renuncia a la convocatoria ordinaria se rigen por la Normativa de permanencia del alumnado de los másteres universitarios aprobada por el acuerdo de consejo social de la UPV/EHU el 22 de Julio de 2015. En todo caso habrá que comunicar por escrito al profesor(a) responsable de la asignatura la renuncia a la convocatoria, antes de la primera prueba de evaluación de la asignatura.



El método de evaluación incluido en esta guía puede sufrir cambios si las directrices de las autoridades sanitarias así lo estableciesen. Las modificaciones a adoptar se anunciarían oportunamente, contando con las estrategias y herramientas necesarias para garantizar el derecho del alumnado a ser evaluado con equidad y justicia.

Extraordinary call: orientations and renunciation

Condiciones de evaluación a discutir con el profesorado.



Las condiciones de renuncia a la convocatoria ordinaria se rigen por la Normativa de permanencia del alumnado de los másteres universitarios aprobada por el acuerdo de consejo social de la UPV/EHU el 22 de Julio de 2015. En todo caso habrá que comunicar por escrito al profesor(a) responsable de la asignatura la renuncia a la convocatoria, antes de la primera prueba de evaluación de la asignatura.



El método de evaluación incluido en esta guía puede sufrir cambios si las directrices de las autoridades sanitarias así lo estableciesen. Las modificaciones a adoptar se anunciarían oportunamente, contando con las estrategias y herramientas necesarias para garantizar el derecho del alumnado a ser evaluado con equidad y justicia.

Temary

Aims

To provide an updated point of view of the main problems that concern applied marine research

To develop a critical view of marine research

To put the students in contact with reputated scientists in the fields of marine environment and resources



Learning & Teaching

Yearly a general workshop will be held in the facilities of the R&D Center for Experimental marine Biology and Biotechnology (Plentziako Itsas-Estazioa; PIE-UPV/EHU), where students from two consecutive academic years will share experiences for 1 week. Awarded Master Thesis will be presented there to an audience that will include students with MSc CTA degree (awarded Master Thesis) and those starting the courses of Semester 1 (compulsory module, 1+ weeks, 4 ECTS), teaching staff from UPV/EHU and associated research centers and world-wide reputated environmental scientists participating as guest lecturers and examiners.



Main topics will include, among others, and will be subjected to change in order to provide updated and transversal viewpoint of most relevant issues in environmental contamination and toxicology:



Ecosystem health assesment in water and soil ecosistems

Environmental Risk Assessment and Regulatory Toxicology

Emerging and persistent pollutants

Pollution effects in cultural heritage

Environmental specimen banking

Nanotoxicity

Human risk assessment and Public health

Bibliography

Basic bibliography

BIBLIOGRAFIA



Global Environmental Change and Infectious DiseasesImpacts and Adaption Strategies Sauerborn, Rainer; Louis, Valérie R. (Eds.) 1st Edition., 2013, Approx. 260 p.

Couturier's Occupational and Environmental Infectious Diseases, Second Edition William E. Wright, MD, MSPH, Editor. 2008

Ecology of infectious diseases in natural populations B. T. Grenfell, A. P. DobsonCambridge University Press, 1995 - 521 pág

Infectious disease ecology: the effects of ecosystems on disease and of disease on ecosystemsRichard Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing, Valerie T. Eviner Princeton University Press, 2008 - 506 pág

The ecology of wildlife diseases Peter J. Hudson Oxford University Press, 2002 - 197 pág

Environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms: Methodologies for transgenic fish, Volumen 3

Environmental risk assessment of genetically modified organisms series Anne R. Kapuscinski CABI, 2007 304 pág

Environmental impact of genetically modified crops Natalie Ferry, A. M. R. Gatehouse CABI, 2009 - 424 pág

Laboratory biosafety manual. Third edition.World Health Organization. Geneva 2004, 186 pags

Hazardous Waste Management Michael D. Lagrega, Phillip L. Buckingham, Jeffrey C. Evans, Environmental Resources Management (COR) Waveland Pr Inc, 2010 - 1202 pág

Environmental epidemiology: principles and methods Ray M. Merrill Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2008 - 483 pág

Environmental epidemiology: study methods and application Dean B. Baker, Mark J. Nieuwenhuijsen Oxford University Press, 2008 - 398 pág