Overview
Description
This course is designed to provide an introduction of processes and factors that govern the exposure, distribution, metabolism, and excretion of environmental and occupational contaminants in the human body, as well as the resultant impacts on human health.
Requirements
Prerequisites
BIOL 189ABIOL 190ACHEM 121ACHEM 201MATH 126MATH 126E
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 189A or BIOL 190A; CHEM 121A or CHEM 201; MATH 126 or MATH 126E.
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- define and exemplify basic physical, chemical, biological, and social processes influencing human exposure to environmental contaminants.
- analyze and explain the link of environmental exposure with the properties of chemicals and the nature of environmental system.
- quantify and predict the exposure to environmental contaminants through multiple pathways and from multiple sources.