BIOL 446 - Envt Toxicology

3 credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): BIOL 344 or equivalent.
Students will broaden their knowledge of environmental toxic agents (physical, chemical, biological) and their effect on biological systems and the environment. The relevance of chemical and biological properties of toxic agents to human health, and the biotransformation reaction of certain chemical agents will be discussed. The course will cover in detailed the physical-chemical properties and their toxic effects, at the molecular, cellular, organ and system level, resulting from exposure to environmental pollutants.