ADVANCED STUDIES IN ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY

Graduate

This course provides an in-depth analysis of environmental impacts of the major classes of contaminants including methodologies for environmental impact assessment and monitoring. Effects of environmental contaminants are examined at the ecosystem, organismal, cellular, biochemical and molecular levels. Additional emphasis is placed on understanding the fate of contaminants of concern in aquatic and terrestrial environments including their environmental chemistry, biogeochemical cycles, and exposure and uptake pathways by organisms. The course consists of lectures, discussions of peer-reviewed literature, case studies, presentations by students and laboratories. Cross-listed with MMS 8240 and VBS 8450. PREREQUISITE: Admission to a graduate program in Science or permission of the instructor HOURS OF CREDIT: 3. NOTE: Responsibility for this course rests with the Department of Biology.