MIZS9 - Food Contaminants
Course specification | ||||
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Course title | Food Contaminants | |||
Acronym | MIZS9 | |||
Study programme | ||||
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Lecturer (for classes) | ||||
Lecturer/Associate (for practice) | ||||
Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
ESPB | 4.0 | Status | ||
Condition | no | Облик условљености | ||
The goal | The overall goal of the course is to provide students with the basic knowledge of common food contaminants, their origin, physical and chemical properties, harmful effects, risk assessment and analytical methods used for their detection. | |||
The outcome | The students should gain theoretical knowledge about origin, properties, effects and methods for detection of common food contaminants and practical laboratory skills regarding their analysis; they should develop the capacity to understand the analytical problem and choose proper method for solving it; they should master sampling, sample preparation and analysis techniques; through written and oral seminar presentation they should expand the communication skills. | |||
Contents | ||||
Contents of lectures | Introduction. Origin of food contaminants. Risk assessment. Legislative. ; Mycotoxins. Environmental organic contaminants: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins. Pesticides. Veterinary drug residues. Inorganic food contaminants: heavy metals, metalloids, nitrates. ; Chemical analysis of food contaminants: sampling, sample preparation, analytical methods for qualitative and quantitative determination of food contaminants. ; | |||
Contents of exercises | Determination of heavy metals in food. Pesticide residue analysis in fruits and vegetables. Analysis of pharmaceutical residues in food of animal origin. | |||
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Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
2 | 0 | 1 | ||
Methods of teaching | lectures and laboratory Exercises | |||
Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
Activites during lectures | Test paper | |||
Practical lessons | Oral examination | 50 | ||
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Colloquia | ||||
Seminars | 50 |