Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
OTİ-23-130EnvIronmental and IdustrIal ToxIcology In OrganIc FarmIng ApplIcatIonsElective126
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
The course covers the diverse chemical hazards encountered in the modern work place and natural environment and provides a practical understanding of these hazards for those concerned with protecting the health of humans, ecosystems and environment of organic farming applications.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Mine KÖKTÜRK
Learning Outcomes
1Competence in General Principles of Toxicology, 2. To be qualified about the effects and properties of pesticides,
2To be qualified about the effects and properties of pesticides,
3To be able to demonstrate the effects of common toxic substances in organic agriculture areas,
4To be able to test the effects of toxic substances on human and nature in model organisms.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
General Principles of Toxicology, Xenobiotic Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion, Properties and Effects of Pesticides Microplastic Toxicity, Common Toxic Substances in Organic Agriculture, Methods of transmission of common toxic substances in organic farming areas and how to protect agricultural areas from these substances, In vitro and in vivo trials of the effects of toxic substances on human and nature in model organisms
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1General Principles of Toxicology
2Xenobiotic Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion
3Toxicokinetics
4Omics Technologies in Toxicology
5Mutagenesis and Genetic Toxicology
6Chemical Carcinogenesis
7Properties and Effects of Metals
8Mid-Term Exam
9Properties and Effects of Pesticides
10Properties and Effects of Solvents and Solvent-Like Chemicals
11Nanotoxicology
12Microplastic Toxicity
13Common Toxic Substances in Organic Agriculture
14Methods of transmission of common toxic substances in organic farming areas and how to protect agricultural areas from these substances
15In vitro and in vivo trials of the effects of toxic substances on human and nature in model organisms
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
1. Hatice PARLAK, Özlem ÇAKAL ARSLAN, Meltem BOYACIOĞLU, Muhammet Ali KARAASLAN, Ekotoksikoloji Ders Kitabı, Ege Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2011. ISBN: 9789754838459 2. Phillip L. Williams, Robert C. James, Stephen M. Roberts, The Principles of Toxicology: Environmental and Industrial Applications, 2000. ISBN: 0471293210,9780471293217,9780471459231 3. Ernest Hodgson, A Textbook of Modern Toxicology, Publisher: John Wiley, Year: 2004, ISBN: 9780471265085,9780471646761,047126508X. 4. Taylor E. W., Toxicology of Aquatic Pollution: Physiological, Molecular and Cellular Approaches, 2009, ISBN: 0521105773,9780521105774 5. Timbrell, J. 2003. Introduction to Toxicology. Published 2002 by Taylor and Francis 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE. 6. Vural, N. 2005. Toksikoloji, Ankara Üniversitesi, Eczacılık Fakültesi Yayınları No:73, Ankara.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities50
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Attending Lectures14228
Practice14228
Laboratory14228
Discussion14114
Question-Answer14114
Team/Group Work14114
Experiment313
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination616
Individual Study for Final Examination616
Reading414
Homework414
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)167
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
LO1
LO2
LO3
LO4
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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