BIOL 405 - Basic Environmental Toxicology

Institution:

The University of Findlay

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Description:

3 semester hours Prerequisite(s): CHEM 325 and 325L or permission of the instructor This course provides a study showing how chemical principles can be used to understand the behavior and fate of xenobiotics (foreign substances) in biological organisms, and what detriment can occur to the ecosystem to which organisms belong. Basic biochemistry, routes of entry, bioaccumulation, xenobiotic metabolism, mutagenesis, and carcinogenesis are the topics covered.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.findlay.edu/

Phone Number:

(419) 422-8313

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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