BI 341 Environmental Toxicology (4)
This course provides an introduction to selected biological topics of environmental toxicology, with a major emphasis on the applied nature of this discipline. Case studies will be utilized in lecture in order to demonstrate applications of environmental toxicological research. Laboratory exercises will center on the development of critical thinking skills through the rigid use of the scientific method in devising and executing experiments. Topics include source and route of pollutants, damage process and action of pollutants, defense reactions to these compounds, and interactions with atmospheric, terrestrial, and aquatic environments Three-hour lecture, three-hour laboratory
Prerequisite: BI 221, 222 S; CH 221, 222 S; corequisite CH 331,332
