1. School of STREAMS
  2. Ecotoxicology

Ecotoxicology| Course

This course covers the study of toxins or chemicals that adversely affect living organisms. Topics may include determination of toxicity and risk and the differences between carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, teratogenicity; comparisons of federal and state regulations for toxic substances; how toxins affect living organisms; ranges of effects of common toxins, acute and chronic; and factors affecting toxicity: dose and duration, synergistic responses, bioconcentration and biomagnification of toxins.