Course Description
This course provides an overview of major environmental contaminants, and their sources, as well as their impacts on the atmospheric, terrestrial and aquatic environments. The course emphasizes the mechanisms by which anthropogenic contaminants affect people, animals, and the ecosystems as a whole. Specifically, this course discusses the fundamental concepts regarding the physical and chemical changes induced in the environment by contaminants, their fate and transport in the environment, and their exposure pathways and biological effects. The impact of contaminants on environmental health and the long-term implications, the methods and recent advances in toxicological research, as well as the regulatory framework for environmental contaminants, are also discussed in this course.
Suggested pre-requisites: This is a multidisciplinary course. It is expected that students should have basic knowledge in ecology and animal biology.
Prerequisites: SC/BIOL 3060 4.0, or SC/BIOL 3070 4.O, or SC/BIOL 3171 3.0.
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