ENTOX 600 Wildlife Toxicology 3(3,0) Assessment of impacts of toxic substances on reproduction, health, and well-being of wildlife species; acute and chronic effects of agricultural chemicals, pesticides, hazardous waste, industrial waste, and oil releases are discussed. Preq: BIOCH 305 or organic chemistry, one year of general biology, W F B 350 or consent of instructor.
ENTOX 621 Chemical Sources and Fate in Environmental Systems 3(3,0) Chemical cycles in the environment are discussed on global and microcosm scales. The dependence of fate processes on physical and chemical properties and environmental conditions is examined. Breakdown, movement, and transport of selected toxicants are addressed to illustrate the mechanisms that govern chemical fate. Preq: Organic and analytical chemistry or consent of instructor.
ENTOX (BIOSC, ENT) 630 Toxicology 3(3,0) Basic principles of toxicology including quanti-tation of toxicity, toxicokinetics, biochemical action of poisons, and environmental toxicology are studied. Acute and chronic effects of various classes of poisons are discussed (e.g., pesticides, drugs, metals, and industrial pollutants) in relation to typical routes of exposure and regulatory testing methods. Offered fall semester of odd-numbered years only. Preq: Organic chemistry, one year of general biology, or consent of instructor.
ENTOX 637 Ecotoxicology 3(3,0) Study of the effects of stressors on the ecosystem. Explores the integrative relationships that comprise the field of ecotoxicology in a hierarchical format that focuses on the various levels of ecological organization. Preq: ENTOX 430 or consent of instructor.
ENTOX 801 Advanced Wildlife Toxicology 3(1,6) Interactions between chemical contaminants and wildlife species focusing on effects at the organismal, species, trophic, community, and ecosystem level. Field and laboratory techniques that professional wildlife toxicologists use are emphasized. Preq: ENTOX 400, 430.
ENTOX (BIOSC) 811 Immunotoxicology 3(3,0) Study of how environmental contaminants, drugs, and natural biotoxins affect the immune system of man and animals; cellular and molecular mechanisms of action by immunotoxic agents. Preq: AVS 825, ENTOX 630, consent of instructor.
ENTOX 822 Analytical Toxicology Laboratory 3(1,6) Laboratory instrumentation, procedures, and experimental methods used for identification and quantitation of toxic substances and their transformation products in environmental and biological samples; application of these procedures in the isolation, detection, and quantitation of toxicants in authentic samples. Preq: Organic and analytical chemistry or consent of instructor; instrumental analysis recommended.
ENTOX (ZOOL) 830 Mechanistic Toxicology 3(3,0) Detailed biochemical toxicology: control, regulation, and activity of metabolic enzymes; molecular and cellular mechanisms of toxic action; proposed mechanisms for initiation and development of cancer; mode of action and kinetics of cholinesterase inhibitors; structure/activity relationships of ion channel blockers; biochemical and molecular biomarkers. Preq: ENTOX (BIOSC, ENT) 430.
ENTOX (ZOOL) 831 Biomarkers in Toxicology 3(1,6) Methodology used in biomarker identification and evaluation of the effects of toxic substances on living systems using biomarkers in sentinel organisms and surrogate biomarkers. Preq: Organic chemistry and biochemistry with laboratory; ENTOX 400 or (BIOSC, ENT) 430; or consent of instructor.
ENTOX 841 Procedures and Techniques in Ecological Risk Assessment 2(1,3) Evaluation and application of the procedures and techniques used in ecological risk assessments, including laboratory and field methods, to determine, measure, and evaluate the risks to aquatic, terrestrial, and avian species; impacts to biota within, and resulting from, chemical waste disposal facilities and hazardous waste sites. Preq: CH 223, 224, 313; EX ST 804 or 805; ENTOX (BIOSC, ENT) 630; or consent of instructor.
ENTOX 852 Ecological Models 3(2,3) Systems analysis applied to ecology; construction of models which predict ecological consequences of stresses to the environment; frequency response analysis, energy models, information flow, and transfer functions for population interactions. Preq: Course in ecology and in computer programming or consent of instructor.
ENTOX (ZOOL) 854 Aquatic Toxicology 3(3,0) Combines concepts of solution chemistry with toxicology to establish stressor-response relationships for aquatic organisms at various trophic levels. Bioavailability is a unifying concept, and concepts of contaminant exposure and organism response are set in an ecological risk assessment framework.
ENTOX 855 Sediment Toxicology and Chemistry 3(3,0) Focuses on the chemistry and toxicology of contaminants in freshwater sediments. Sediment geochemistry, ecology, toxicity bioassay methodology, and sediment sampling are discussed in a course framework that deals directly with contaminant bioavailability questions. Preq: ENTOX 854 or consent of instructor.
ENTOX 860 Graduate Seminar 1(1,0) Recent research in environmental toxicology; presentation, review, and discussion of current issues by graduate students in an area of specialization selected by the instructor. May be repeated four times for credit. To be taken Pass/Fail only.
ENTOX 861 Departmental Seminar 1(1,0) Presents current research by Department of Environmental Toxicology faculty, staff, finishing graduate students, and invited speakers. Improves students' skills in evaluation of research plans and oral presentations and increases their awareness of literature resources and employment opportunities in the field. May be repeated four times for credit.
ENTOX 863 Selected Topics 1-4(0-4,0-6) Topics in environmental toxicology not covered in other courses. Topics vary with current developments in the discipline. May be repeated, but only if different topics are covered. Preq: Consent of instructor.
ENTOX 891 Master's Thesis Research 1-12
ENTOX 991 Doctoral Dissertation Research 1-12