Project information
Ecotoxicology of persistent organic environmental pollutants

Information

This project doesn't include Faculty of Economics and Administration. It includes Faculty of Science. Official project website can be found on muni.cz.

Project Identification

GA525/03/0367

Project Period

1/2003 - 12/2005

Investor / Pogramme / Project type

Czech Science Foundation

Standard Projects

MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

prof. Ing. Blahoslav Maršálek, CSc.

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

Comparative asessment of reproductive toxicity of contaminated freshwater sediments by in vivo biotests with Potamopyrgus antipodarum and in vitro assays

MAZUROVÁ Edita BLÁHA Luděk HILSCHEROVÁ Klára GIESY John P. TRIEBSKORN Rita

Conference abstract

Year: 2007, type: Conference abstract
Comparative assessment of reproductive toxicity of contaminated freshwater sediments by in vitro biotests and in vivo assays with invertebrate species

MAZUROVÁ Edita HILSCHEROVÁ Klára TRIEBSKORN R. GIESY J. BLÁHA Luděk

Conference abstract

Year: 2007, type: Conference abstract

2006

Assessment of endocrine disrupto chemicals in contaminated sediments: integrations of in vitro, in vivo and in situ studies

BLÁHA Luděk HILSCHEROVÁ Klára MAZUROVÁ Edita ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ Tereza NOVÁK Jiří HORKÁ Ivona ĎURIŠ Zdeněk TRIEBSKORN Rita GIESY John P. HOLOUBEK Ivan

Conference abstract

Year: 2006, type: Conference abstract
Bioassays as an important tool for evalution of specific toxicity mechanisms of complex environmental mixtures

HILSCHEROVÁ Klára ŠTĚPÁNKOVÁ Tereza BENÍŠEK Martin NOVÁK Jiří MAZUROVÁ Edita BLÁHA Luděk GIESY J.P.

Conference abstract

Year: 2006, type: Conference abstract
Efekt chlorovaného parafínu s krátkým řetězcem na půdní organismy

BEZCHLEBOVÁ Jitka ČERNOHLÁVKOVÁ Jitka KOBETIČOVÁ Klára LÁNA Jan SOCHOVÁ Ivana HOFMAN Jakub

Article in Proceedings

Studentská vědecká konference, 26. dubna 2006, Bratislava, Slovensko. Sborník recenzovaných příspěvků, 1. svazek – biologická a environmentální sekce, year: 2006
Effects and Induction of Glutathione S-transferase by Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins (SCCPs) and C-12 alkane (dodecane) in Xenopus laevis Frog Embryo

BURÝŠKOVÁ Blanka BLÁHA Luděk BABICA Pavel VRŠKOVÁ Dagmar ŠIMKOVÁ Klára MARŠÁLEK Blahoslav

Article in Periodical

Acta Veterinaria, year: 2006, volume: 75, edition: 1
Using nematodes in soil ecotoxicology

SOCHOVÁ Ivana HOFMAN Jakub HOLOUBEK Ivan

Article in Periodical

Environment International, year: 2006, volume: 32, edition: 3

2005

Activation of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor by berberine in HepG2 and H4IIE cells: Biphasic effect on CYP1A1

VRZAL R. ZDAŘILOVÁ A. ULRICHOVÁ Jitka BLÁHA Luděk GIESY J. DVOŘÁK Z.

Article in Periodical

Biochemical Pharmacology, year: 2005, volume: 70, edition: x
BIOCHEMICAL CHANGES IN AQUATIC ORGANISMS IN RESPONSE TO PAHS AND THEIR N-HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVES

SMUTNÁ Marie HILSCHEROVÁ Klára BLÁHA Luděk MARŠÁLEK Blahoslav HOLOUBEK Ivan

Conference abstract

Year: 2005, type: Conference abstract
Biochemical changes in Daphia magna in response to PAHs and their N-heterocyclic derivatives

FELDMANNOVÁ Marie HILSCHEROVÁ Klára BLÁHA Luděk MARŠÁLEK Blahoslav HOLOUBEK Ivan

Article in Proceedings

ECOTOX 2005, year: 2005