Microbiology and Environmental Toxicology

METX 130 Principles of Environmental Toxicology

Presents the principles of environmental toxicology, including the major classes of toxicants, environmental movement and fate, toxicokinetics, xenobiotic biotransformation, toxicodynamics, factors influencing toxicity, mechanisms of toxic action and detoxication, mutagenicity and carcinogenicity, toxicity testing and evaluation, and risk assessment.

Credits

5

Quarter offered

Winter