Archived course lectures for FST409/509 EnvS 409/509 Principles of Environmental Toxicology.

Welcome Message - Why take this course?

Course requirements, motivation for undertaking this course of study.

Historical overview of the book that catalyzed the US environmental movement.

Core concepts in toxicology that form the basis of further study.

A review and update on the science and regulation of pesticides.

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"Solely the dose determines that a thing is not a poison" -Paracelsus

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Pathway analysis of intoxication.

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The guys in the white hats fight back.

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Neurotoxic, nephrotoxic, hepatotoxic...

Toxic reactions with the molecules of life.

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An especially persistent and toxic group of chemicals.

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Hazard estimation in exposure scenarios.

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The tools and troubles of risk assessment and management.

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1. Selenium Ecotoxicology, 2. Arsenic in Drinking Water, Sources, pathways, receptors and controls.

Discover why blue jays do not eat Monarch butterflies.

Where entropy is king.

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Chemical processes of environmental toxicants.

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Physical processes of environmental toxicants.

Heavy metals, metalloids, nutrients, radionuclides.

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Heavy metals, metalloids, nutrients, radionuclides.

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Industrial chemicals, pesticides, petrochemicals, biotoxins.

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Industrial chemicals, pesticides, petrochemicals, biotoxins.

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Our stolen future?

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Of bunny suits, sewer pipes and test tubes.

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CERCLA, TSCA, FIFRA, CWA, RCRA, CAA; Need I say more?