CAMB4000 - ECTS

CAMB4002 - ECTS

1) To recognize the soil as a matrix of high biodiversity, identifying the main groups of biota, the interactions between them and their role in soil functions and processes;

2) To know different methodologies for sampling soil biota;

3) To identify the main threats to the soil, its geographical predominance and the way they affect its functions;

4) To understand the importance of soil in providing ecosystem services and applying relevant knowledge in ecosystem management;

5) To know the main national and supranational legal documents that aim at the protecting the soil;

6) To acquire laboratory skills regarding the taxonomic identification of large groups of soil fauna, conducting ecotoxicological tests, microbiological tests and functional tests;

7) To design experimental designs and use conceptual models based on different problem issues;

8) To apply the appropriate statistical methods to the estimation of ecotoxicological data and to the analysis of ecological data.

CAMB4009 - ECTS

CAMB4003 - ECTS

CAMB4004 - ECTS

CAMB4006 - ECTS

- To be able to distinguish predictive and retrospective risk assessment and understand the link between the two processes;

- To recognize the differences between European and North American risk assessment frameworks;

- To be able to use available tools to integrate toxicity data and derive concentrations that are expected to have no effect on ecosystems (PNECs) or hazardous concentrations for X% of species (HCx) for different chemical compounds;

- To understand the relationship between PNECs and SSVs (soil screening values) and apply them in the calculation of retrospective risks;

- To be able to calculate risks by integrating chemical, ecological and ecotoxicological data, using case studies;

- To be capable of calculating risks to human health, both for carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic substances, using available models;

- To recognize the importance of integrating different stakeholder into risk assessment and risk management processes.

CAMB4005 - ECTS

CAMB4008 - ECTS

CAMB4011 - ECTS

CAMB5000 - ECTS

CAMB5001 - ECTS

CAMB4013 - ECTS