This course will introduce students to the fundamental principles of toxicology and ecotoxicology, including toxicodynamics, systemic toxicology, molecular-, cellular-, organ-, individual- and population-level effects, mechanisms of toxicity, estimation of toxicity endpoints and benchmarks, direct and indirect effects, bioavailability and bioaccumulation, experimental approaches for generation of ecotoxicity data, categories of pollutants (case studies), assessment of terrestrial and aquatic systems, functional ecosystem endpoints, and energy transfer in ecosystems. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursRestriction(s): Open to School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) and Toxicology students, and other students by permission. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor; Students need a bachelor's degree in environmental science, toxicology, biology, chemistry, or a related discipline, or they must have equivalent scientific and technical experience from work or other educational and training programs.
This course will introduce students to the fundamental principles of toxicology and ecotoxicology, including toxicodynamics, systemic toxicology, molecular-, cellular-, organ-, individual- and population-level effects, mechanisms of toxicity, estimation of toxicity endpoints and benchmarks, direct and indirect effects, bioavailability and bioaccumulation, experimental approaches for generation of ecotoxicity data, categories of pollutants (case studies), assessment of terrestrial and aquatic systems, functional ecosystem endpoints, and energy transfer in ecosystems. Weekly hours: 3 Lecture hoursRestriction(s): Open to School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) and Toxicology students, and other students by permission. Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor; Students need a bachelor's degree in environmental science, toxicology, biology, chemistry, or a related discipline, or they must have equivalent scientific and technical experience from work or other educational and training programs.
