Principles of Human Exposure Characterization
Human health risk assessment is now playing a major role in the environmental management of chemicals, from both operational and regulatory perspectives. The quantitative assessment of potential health risk is now routine for chemicals in ambient air, indoor air, drinking water, commercial and country foods, soil, indoor dust, and innumerable consumer products (drugs, medical and dental devices and materials, pesticides, cosmetics, natural health products (nutraceuticals), tobacco products, nutritional supplements, building materials, paints, and coatings, etc.). This course will provide the knowledge necessary to conduct, evaluate, and interpret human exposure assessments of chemicals present in both natural and built environments.
Prerequisites & course information
Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hours Restriction(s): Open to School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) and Toxicology students, and other students by permission. Prerequisite(s): Students need a bachelor's degree in environmental science, toxicology, biology, chemistry, health sciences, or a related discipline), or they must have equivalent scientific and technical experience from work or other educational and training programs. Students must also have completed TOX 870.3, 871.3, 872.3, and 873.3 (or equivalent if they are enrolled in the entire MRA program or must obtain permission from the lead instructor if they have obtained comparable knowledge through employment or other training.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027