Biological Sciences 313

Environmental Toxicology II

02-3

Instructor: Dr. F. Law

Office: B8265

Phone: 291-4285

Environmental toxicology is the study of the adverse effects of physical or chemical agents on individual organisms. This course introduces the student to the basic principles of toxicology and the fates and toxic actions of environmental pollutants in humans.

Lecture Topics:

(1) Introduction to toxicology

-Basic principles of toxicology: interactions, dose and dose response, mechanisms of toxic actions, toxic agents and antidotes

-Toxic effects: introduction to organ toxicity
-Organ system toxicology: lung, blood, nervous system, skin kidney, and liver


(2) Toxicity testing

-The different toxicity testing methods

-Gene mutation and toxicity tests

-Carcinogenicity and teratogenicity tests

-Limitation of toxicity data

 (3) An introduction to human health risk assessment: the methods used and case studies
 
-Toxic effects, chemical fate and transport of pollutants in the environment including
Prerequisites: BISC 312

Required text: Casarett and Doullsās Toxicology: The Basic Science of Poisons (Companion Book, the latest edition)
 

Mark breakdown:

Tutorials 15%
Midterm 35%
Final 50%