ENST 365 - Marine Environmental Toxicology

Credit Hours: 4
Frequency of Offering: Offered in alternate years, usually in the spring semester

An overview of toxicology within the scope of aquatic environments will be covered. Students will learn how to describe chemical and biological baselines of aquatic systems, and how to study the qualitative and quantitative aspects of toxicology from the local environments to organisms to molecular levels. In addition, students will utilize environmental databases to predict the entry path of contaminants into aquatic systems and the toxic consequences.

Prerequisite(s): ENST 100, CHEM 106, BIOL 311/MATH 221, BIOL 106, and MRNE 110.