AIRF 3175 - Environmental Health

Institution:

University of Connecticut-Tri-Campus

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Description:

(226) (Formerly offered as ANSC 226.) First semester. Three credits. Prerequisite: BIOL 1102 or equivalent; CHEM 1122 or equivalent; open to Environmental Sciences and Allied Health Sciences majors, others with instructor consent; open to juniors or higher. Silbart Course will focus on the environmental health consequences of exposure to toxic chemicals, food contaminants and radiation. Basic principles of toxicology will be discussed, followed by lectures on specific topics such as: cancer, occupational hazards, radiation, genetic biomonitoring, risk assessment techniques, risk/benefit analysis, social/legal aspects of regulating toxic chemicals, and other related topics.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uconn.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 486-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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