CGET 504 Environmental Toxicology (2 credits)
Prerequisite: CGET501 Integrated Life Sciences or equivalent
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Course Description :
The course provides students with background knowledge
of major groups of toxic substances encountered by man and animals through food and
environment, and also through exposure at the workplace. These toxicants include
mycotoxins, naturally occurring toxins, N-nitroso compounds, industrial chemicals
such as solvents, plastics, agricultural chemicals e.g., pesticides, pollutants and
radiation (UV, electromagnetic, ionizing). The course focuses on the chemistry, fate
and distribution in the environment, mechanisms of their actions, toxic manifestation
in living organisms as well as toxic syndrome in humans.
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