ESNS 4750 - Envrionmental Toxicology

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: BCHM 3100K or BIOL 3500K or (BIOL 2516K and HSPN 4000)
Cross-listed with: BIOL 4750
The foundations of environmental pollutants and biological health. Upon completion of this course, students will: (1) describe dose-response relationships; (2) describe absorption, distribution, storage, biotransformation and elimination of toxicants; (3) describe the chemo dynamics of contaminants in the environment including fate and transport; (4) perform risk assessment; (5) describe methods to test and regulate hazardous substances.