Project information
Ecotoxicology of persistent organic environmental pollutants
- Project Identification
- GA525/03/0367
- Project Period
- 1/2003 - 12/2005
- Investor / Pogramme / Project type
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Czech Science Foundation
- Standard Projects
- MU Faculty or unit
- Faculty of Science
Persistent organic polutants (POPs) form an important group of environmental polutants. Toxic effects of the POPs on human health are relatively intensively studied. Most of the available ecotoxicological data however includes only results of acute(lethal effects). Hypothesis of the proposed project is defined as following: POPs cause significant sub-lethal effects in various organisms in aquatic as well as terrestrial ecosystems. Major objective of the project is to study and characterizebiological sub-lethal effects of selected priority POPs, with special respect to prolonged exposures to lower concentrations. Selection of the compounds of the interest (toxaphene, HCB + PeCB, lindane, PCNs, SCCPs, chlorinated dihydroxybiphnenyls) isbased on the current international conventions (UN-ECE CLRTAP) and discussions of experts (UNEP/IFCS - POPs). Sub-lethal ecotoxicological effects in aquatic and terrestrial organisms will be studied.
Publications
Total number of publications: 45
2007
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Comparative asessment of reproductive toxicity of contaminated freshwater sediments by in vivo biotests with Potamopyrgus antipodarum and in vitro assays
Year: 2007, type: Conference abstract
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Comparative assessment of reproductive toxicity of contaminated freshwater sediments by in vitro biotests and in vivo assays with invertebrate species
Year: 2007, type: Conference abstract
2006
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Assessment of endocrine disrupto chemicals in contaminated sediments: integrations of in vitro, in vivo and in situ studies
Year: 2006, type: Conference abstract
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Bioassays as an important tool for evalution of specific toxicity mechanisms of complex environmental mixtures
Year: 2006, type: Conference abstract
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Efekt chlorovaného parafínu s krátkým řetězcem na půdní organismy
Studentská vědecká konference, 26. dubna 2006, Bratislava, Slovensko. Sborník recenzovaných příspěvků, 1. svazek – biologická a environmentální sekce, year: 2006
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Effects and Induction of Glutathione S-transferase by Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs) and C-12 alkane (dodecane) in Xenopus laevis Frog Embryo
Acta Veterinaria, year: 2006, volume: 75, edition: 1
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Using nematodes in soil ecotoxicology
Environment International, year: 2006, volume: 32, edition: 3
2005
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Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor by berberine in HepG2 and H4IIE cells: Biphasic effect on CYP1A1
Biochemical Pharmacology, year: 2005, volume: 70, edition: x
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BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN AQUATIC ORGANISMS IN RESPONSE TO PAHS AND THEIR N-HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES
Year: 2005, type: Conference abstract
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Biochemical changes in Daphia magna in response to PAHs and their N-heterocyclic derivatives
ECOTOX 2005, year: 2005