Human health risk assessment is now playing a major role in the environmental management of chemicals, from both operational and regulatory perspectives. The quantitative assessment of potential health risk is now routine for chemicals in ambient air, indoor air, drinking water, commercial and country foods, soil, indoor dust, and innumerable consumer products (drugs, medical and dental devices and materials, pesticides, cosmetics, natural health products (nutraceuticals), tobacco products, nutritional supplements, building materials, paints, and coatings, etc.). This course will provide the knowledge necessary to conduct, evaluate, and interpret human exposure assessments of chemicals present in both natural and built environments. 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 a science-related discipline (e.g., environmental science, toxicology, biology, chemistry, health sciences, or a related discipline), or they must have equivalent scientific and technical experience from work or other educational and training program.
Human health risk assessment is now playing a major role in the environmental management of chemicals, from both operational and regulatory perspectives. The quantitative assessment of potential health risk is now routine for chemicals in ambient air, indoor air, drinking water, commercial and country foods, soil, indoor dust, and innumerable consumer products (drugs, medical and dental devices and materials, pesticides, cosmetics, natural health products (nutraceuticals), tobacco products, nutritional supplements, building materials, paints, and coatings, etc.). This course will provide the knowledge necessary to conduct, evaluate, and interpret human exposure assessments of chemicals present in both natural and built environments. 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 a science-related discipline (e.g., environmental science, toxicology, biology, chemistry, health sciences, or a related discipline), or they must have equivalent scientific and technical experience from work or other educational and training program.
