University of Idaho eTOX - Principles of Environmental Toxicology the study of Toxic Substances in the Environment
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Lecture 1 - Introduction

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  1. Attendance
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  4. Resources
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  5. Homework
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  6. Discussion
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Learning Objectives

  1. Examine the context and content of this course.
  2. Examine perception vs. reality.
  3. Understand that "chemicals" are all around us.
  4. Define environmental toxicology
  5. Describe the prehistory and history of toxicology.
  6. Distinguish descriptive, mechanistic, and regulatory disciplines of toxicology.
  7. Recognize the multidisciplinary approaches to environmental toxicology.
  8. Summarize the relevance of environmental toxicology to the human species.

Advance Reading

  1. Review the course Web site.
  2. Review the table of contents of the course text.
  3. Richards, pp 3-10; pp 271-278; pp 393-399.

Resources

Keywords

  • Antidotes
  • Atmosphere
  • Biosphere
  • Cells
  • Clinical toxicology
  • Descriptive toxicology
  • Ebers papyrus
  • Ecosystem
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Forensic toxicology
  • Hazardous waste
  • Hydrosphere
  • Industrial toxicology
  • Infinite dilution
  • Lithosphere
  • Macromolecules
  • Mechanistic toxicology
  • Molecules
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  • Orfila
  • Organ system
  • Organelles
  • Organs
  • Paracelsus

 

Lecture Materials

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PDF Notes
Video
Audio

Lecture Activities

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Discussion

 

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