Biological Principles of Environmental Management

Extensive exposure to contaminants released in environmental and occupational settings can impact human and environmental health. Students will gain an understanding of the biological principles relating chemical exposures to adverse human and environmental health outcomes. Students will also explore current thinking on public and environmental health; environmental risk assessment; environmental risk management and control; and, regulatory perspectives. Students will be able to apply information obtained from toxicological and environmental health studies to the process of assessing, managing and controlling environmental risks. Lectures are supplemented by examples and lessons learned from active and current case studies.