Course Name
Ecological Risk Assessment
Course Overview 
Level of study	Bachelor / Master Degree	
Workload	ECTS: 3
Total Hours: 96
Contact Hours:
•	Lectures: 16 
•	Labs: 24
•	Seminars (Course Project) : 56	
Course Code		
Semester	Winter 	
Prerequisites	Ecology
Mathematics
Chemistry	
Course Objectives	Technogenic, natural and techno-native hazards and risks are performed in this module. The toxic and cancer chemical substances and their impact on human health are considered.  This module is intended to assess human health risk from exposure of contaminants in soil, water, ambient air, using statistic and modelling methods. Also module examines the Risk Assessment Metodology (Environmental Protection Agency approach).  You will learn how to assess human health risk from exposure contaminants and make conclusion about acceptance risk.	
Learning Outcomes
	Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to:
•	have an orientation in legislation and standards concerning risks;
•	be able to recognize environmental hazards and identify risks;
•	know the main steps of environmental risk assessment procedure;
•	have an imagination of typology of risk assessment methods;
•	know how to choose a suitable methodical approach for practically carrying out risk analysis;
•	to estimate average daily dose and cancerogenic and noncancerogenic risk for health using EPA approach;
•	to evaluate correlation between human health and the pollution level;
•	be able to take part in risk-based decision making ;
•	have a conception of how to use risk assessment and management as effective environmental management tools.	
Syllabus
	1. Main definitions. The concept of acceptable risk. International standarts and legislations.
2.Risk management and risk assessment. Main steps.
3. Risk classification. Natural dangerous phenomena and catastrophes. Technogenic accidents. Chemical risk. Radiation risk.
4. Technogenic risk. Tree “events” and tree  “failures”
5. The main trends in the development of natural and man-made disasters.
6. Chemical risk. Risk Assessment for human health from exposure of  contaminants.  Chemical pollutants:  mercury, lead, cadmium, and others
7. Regional aspects of ecological risk.
8. Risk management	
Labs
	Statistic methods in Risk Assessment. Distribution laws. Normal and log-normal distribution. Weibull-Gnedenko and Puasson distributions
 Risk Assessment for human health from exposure of  heavy metals
(using by computer program Risk Assisstant)
Simulation of the dispersion of impurities in the atmosphere
(using by computer program  “ECOLOG”)
Statistic methods in risk assessment (Statistica, Exell)
Calculation of average annual dose. Estimation of uncertainty by Monte Carlo method (using software package) 
Study of correlation between human health and environmental pollution using computer program " Statistics"	
Projects	Risk assessment for  human health from exposure toxicants  	
Assessment	Credit Test (Pass/Fail)	
Resources
	1.	N.Osipova, I.Matvienko Risk Assessment, Tomsk, TPU, 2011
http://portal.tpu.ru:7777/SHARED/o/OSIPOVA/study/Professional_training_in_English/Textbook/EC_RA.pdf
2. GLASSON, John. Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment / J. Glasson, R. Therivel, A. Chadwick. — 2nd ed. — Oxford : UCL Press, 1999. — 496 p. — (The Natural and Built Environment Series) . — ISBN 1-85728-945-5: 150 р.
3. Keller, Edward. Essential Environmental Science / E. Keller, D. B. Botkin. — Danvers : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2007. — 454 p. : ил. — Index: p. 433-454. — Notes: p. 417-432. — Glossary: p. 410-416. — ISBN 978-0-471-70411-9.
4. Ecological Risk Assessment for Contaminated Sites / G. W. Suter II [et al]. — New York: Taylor & Francis, 2000. — 438 p. : ил. — Glossary: p. 369-376. — References: p. 377-422. — Index: p. 423-438. — ISBN 1-56670-525-8.	
Instructors	Osipova Nina Alexandrovna, 
assoc. prof., School of Earth Sciences & Engineering, osipova@tpu.ru
http://portal.tpu.ru/SHARED/o/OSIPOVA/articles