Environmental Toxicology

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course provides an understanding of how and why chemicals may damage humans and other organisms. Basic principles of toxicology and environmental chemical exposure are covered, and detailed analysis is presented of the body's defences against toxicants and the physiological and/or biochemical mechanisms by which toxicants cause effects. Toxicological modeling and environmental risk assessment are introduced. Students apply these principles to explore emerging topics of interest in their own disciplines. Cross-listed: CHEM-3611(3). Restrictions: Students may not hold credit for this course and CHEM-3611. Requisite Courses: CHEM-1111 and CHEM-1112 or BIOL-1115 and BIOL-1116 [prerequisite(s)].