Principles of Environmental Toxicology. 3 credits

Catalog description

Explores basic principles of toxicology with an emphasis on the environment, including the history and scope of the field; absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of toxicants; mechanisms of toxic action; genetic toxicology; and ecotoxicology, as well as specific examples of important toxicants. Introduces regulatory toxicolog and human and ecological risk assessment. Offered by Environmental Science & Policy . May not be repeated for credit.