TOXI 625 AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
This course is designed to provide students with a broad perspective on the subject of aquatic toxicology. It is a comprehensive course in which a definitive description of basic concepts and principles, laboratory testing, and field situations, as well as examples of typical data and their interpretation and use by industry and water resource managers, are discussed. The toxicological action and fate of environmental pollutants are examined in aquatic ecosystems, whole organisms and at the cellular, biochemical, and molecular levels. Attention is given to the impact of specific chemical pollutants (e.g. trace metals, nutrients, pesticides, and PCB's and PAH's). The field of biomonitoring, including the detailed description of a range of commonly employed biomarkers, is discussed. Classes consist of lectures by the instructor together with some guest speakers in addition to group discussions. Crosslisted: MEES 743 Aquatic Toxicology