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EES 6405: Environmental
Toxicology
COURSE SYLLABUS
INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Gabriel Bitton, Professor
359 New Engineering Building; E-mail:
gbitton@ufl.edu
A. INTRODUCTION
1. Definition of Toxicology
2. Types of Pollutants
3. Characteristics of Pollutants
B. ELEMENTS OF HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
1. The body as a whole: Systems and function (see a Physiol. Text)
2. Body's defenses (see a Physiol. Text)
3. Cytology: Emphasis on passage of toxic chemicals through
biological membranes.
C. PRINCIPLES OF TOXICOLOGY: BIOCHEMICHAL TOXICOLOGY
1. Absorption and distribution of xenobiotics
2. Toxokinetics
3. Metabolism of xenobiotics
4. Elimination of xenobiotics
5. Toxodynamics
D. GENETIC TOXICOLOGY
E. CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS
F. ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS
G. FOOD TOXICOLOGY
H. DETECTION METHODS FOR MUTAGENS AND CARCINOGENS
I. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
1. Introduction
2. Review of approaches for assessing chemical toxicity in water
J. SOIL TOXICOLOGY
K. RISK ASSESSMENT
INSTRUCTIONS: TERM PAPER OR PROJECT
Each student must write a Term Paper or carry out a Project: (if funds
and materials are available)
Term Paper: Should be carried out on a topic suggested by the
instructor. The list of possible topics should be discussed with the
instructor. The term paper should be a critical review of research
related to the topic chosen by the student. The paper should be
approximately 15-page long and should be illustrated with figures
and/or tables (all figures and table should be properly referenced).
Project: A student may choose to carry out a research project
on a topic suggested by the instructor (limited number of topics
available). The final report should follow the following format:
1. Introduction: Literature review of the topic
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results and Discussion
4. Literature Cited: Each reference must be written according to the
following format:
Literature cited (for both term papers or projects)
Doe, J. Date. Complete title of article. Journal, volume number, pages
(inclusive pages)
For a chapter in a book:
Doe, J. Date. Title of chapter. In: Title of Book, pp. --to---,
Editor, Publisher, City.
PLEASE NOTE: Two copies of the report should be handed to the
instructor. One copy will returned to the student with a grade. The
other one will kept by the instructor.
GRADES DISTRIBUTION
Mid-Term Exam: 30%
Final Exam: 35%
Home Work 15%
Project:/Term Paper 20%
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