env410 syllabus
Course Syllabus
College of Natural Sciences
ENV/410 Version 1
Environmental Toxicology
Copyright © 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to provide the fundamental knowledge of the effects of environmental chemicals on living systems, and the toxic responses of the human and plant systems. Students will discuss risk, ethics, and social responsibility with regard to environmental toxicology.
Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Connell, D., Lam, P., Richardson, B., & Wu, R. (1999). Introduction to ecotoxicology. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Hodgson, E. (Ed.). (2010). A textbook of modern toxicology (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Supplemental Resources
National Library of Medicine (2008).Tox town. Retrieved from http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/
National Library of Medicine (2008). NLM toxicology tutorials. Retrieved from http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/toxtutor.html
National Library of Medicine (2008). ToxMystery. Retrieved from http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (2009). Agency for toxic substances and disease registry. Retrieved from http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
All electronic materials are available on the student website.
Week One: Toxicological Principles
Details
Due
Points
Objectives
1.1 Define environmental toxicology.
1.2
College of Natural Sciences
ENV/410 Version 1
Environmental Toxicology
Copyright © 2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to provide the fundamental knowledge of the effects of environmental chemicals on living systems, and the toxic responses of the human and plant systems. Students will discuss risk, ethics, and social responsibility with regard to environmental toxicology.
Policies
Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents:
University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document.
Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum.
University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality.
Course Materials
Connell, D., Lam, P., Richardson, B., & Wu, R. (1999). Introduction to ecotoxicology. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Hodgson, E. (Ed.). (2010). A textbook of modern toxicology (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
Supplemental Resources
National Library of Medicine (2008).Tox town. Retrieved from http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/
National Library of Medicine (2008). NLM toxicology tutorials. Retrieved from http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/toxtutor.html
National Library of Medicine (2008). ToxMystery. Retrieved from http://toxmystery.nlm.nih.gov/
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (2009). Agency for toxic substances and disease registry. Retrieved from http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
All electronic materials are available on the student website.
Week One: Toxicological Principles
Details
Due
Points
Objectives
1.1 Define environmental toxicology.
1.2