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: 44
2005
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Biochemical responses in Xenopus laevis embryos to N-heterocyclic derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [poster]Biochemical responses in Xenopus laevis embryos to N-heterocyclic derivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [poster]
Abstract book: 12th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessment - ISTA12, 12-17/6/2005, Greece, Skiathos Island, year: 2005
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Biochemicals changes in aquatic organisms in response to PAHs and their N-heterocyclic derivatives
Proceeding of 12th International Symposium on Toxicity Assessement, year: 2005
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Environmental xenobiotics and nuclear receptors-Interactions, effects and in vitro assessment
Toxicology in vitro, year: 2005, volume: 20, edition: 1
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Genotoxic activity of a technical toxaphene mixture and its photodegradation products in the SOS genotoxicity tests
MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS, year: 2005, volume: 2005, edition: 565
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GFP assay as a sensitive eukaryotic screening model to detect toxic and genotoxic activity of azaarenes
SETAC Europe 15th Annual Meeting, Book of Abstracts, year: 2005
2004
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Evaluating the functional diversity of soil microorganisms using the BIOLOG method in situ studies and laboratory tests of toxicity
Proceedings of the 9th Methodological workshop: Present methods for investigation of microbial community biodiversity in soils and substrates, year: 2004
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Evaluation of functional diversity of soil microbial communities - a case study
Abstract Book of SETAC Europe 14th Annual Meeting, year: 2004
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Filling the gaps in ecotoxicological profiles of toxaphene and short chain chlorinated paraffins
Abstract Book of SETAC Europe 14th Annual Meeting, year: 2004
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Humic Acids as Potential Activators of the Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor
First Biennial Central & Eastern European Environmental Health Conference, year: 2004
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Intersex occurrence in freshwater crustacean Pontastacus leptodactylus in the Czech Republic - biology and environmental factors
SETAC-Europe 14th Annual Meeting, year: 2004