2018-2019 Catalog

LFSC460 Environmental Toxicology I

Introduction to Environmental Toxicology I is the study of the adverse effects health of pollutants in the environment on individuals, pollution, and ecosystems. This first course in a two-course sequence introduces the basic concepts and principles of environmental toxicology, namely source, transport and fate of pollutants; absorption, distribution, and metabolism of various classes of toxicants and classic dose-response relationships.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

CHEM 364, MATH 241 or consent of instructor

Corequisite

none

Offered

OD