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Apr 23, 2026
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ENV 201 - Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment
Credits: 3
Description
An introduction to the basic principles of toxicology, including routes of exposure, dose-response, and target organ effects using environmental toxicants as primary examples. This course includes toxicology concepts applied to risk assessment and the development of acceptable exposure limits for toxic substances as set forth by groups, committees, and agencies such as the US EPA.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Analyze the most relevant terms, principles and methods in environmental toxicology.
- Examine the main types of environmental pollutants, their sources, and their potential environmental fate.
- Illustrate the ethical, legal, social, and policy implications of environmental toxicology.
- Evaluate the characteristics of compounds and their fate and effects on organisms and ecosystems.
- Design an experimental approach with meaningful endpoints to assess the environmental and human risk from a contaminant.
Prerequisite: BIOL 190 or BIOL 191 , CHEM 122 , and MATH 127
Corequisite: None
Graded: Letter Grade
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