Environmental Technologies and Human Health

This course explores interdisciplinary approaches to environmental safety and health drawing from Brown University faculty and other affiliated experts. Topics include history of environmental regulation and waste management; origin and chemistry of pollutants; fundamentals of toxicology, biological impacts of exposure and risk assessment; pollutant dispersion, transport and bioaccumulation; and remediation technologies. The overarching theme is the interactive role of life sciences, physical sciences, and social sciences in the development of solutions to manage or avoid the adverse human health impacts of legacy, current, and emerging technologies. Enrollment limited to 30.