Environmental Toxicology

3 credits · Nicholas School of Environment

An introduction to the field of environmental toxicology. Study of environmental contaminants from a broad perspective encompassing biochemical, ecological, and toxicological principles and methodologies. Discussion of sources, environmental transport and transformation phenomena, accumulation in biota and ecosystems. Impacts at various levels of organization, particularly biochemical and physiological effects. Taught in Beaufort at Duke Marine Lab. Prerequisite: organic chemistry and an upper-level biology course, or consent of instructor.