ENVS 320 Environmental Toxicology and Impacts on Humans

Focuses on place-based environmental toxicology and the impacts of toxicants on the environment and humans within the homelands of Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Northwest. Topics include environmental toxicology; transport, adsorption, and biotransformation of toxicants in the environment; hazardous air pollutants; and anthropogenic eutrophication. Prerequisites: CHEM 111 or CHEM 121

Credits

3

Outcomes

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the fundamental principles in environmental toxicology, such as bioaccumulation, biomagnification, and biotransformation of toxicants.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the relationship between environmental toxicology and humans, including how environmental toxicants impact humans.