Overview
Description
Chemistry and toxicology of toxicants in the environment, particularly pesticides. Other topics include metals, food additives and hazardous wastes.
Requirements
Prerequisites
CHEM 122ACHEM 122LCHEM 202CHEM 220ACHEM 341
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 122A and CHEM 122L or CHEM 202; CHEM 220A or CHEM 341.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe the exposure pathways and chemical characteristics of specific contaminants and contaminant classes that are most influential to their environmental and in vivo fate.
- summarize the major categories of toxicity responses and the contaminant classes associated with those responses.
- synthesize relevant concepts pertaining to the assessment of a specific ecosystem contamination problem and apply methods to quantitatively estimate toxicity and risk.
- identify gaps in understanding about the environmental fate and exposure consequences of an emerging contaminant and propose research opportunities for addressing those gaps.