Environmental Toxicology 2: Applied Environmental Toxicology ENVR 456/556
Course Schedule for Winter 2008
Class |
Day/Date | Subject-Deadlines | Reading Prior to Class |
1
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Tuesday. January 8 | Introduction of the class, Class photographs, Introduction and Framework for Environmental Toxicology
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2
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Thursday. January 10 | Complex systems, the problems of scale and context. The importance of deriving patterns in environmental toxicology.
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Chapters 1 and 2 |
3
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Tuesday January 15 | Models as representation of reality. Scale, hiearchical dynamics, and the transmission of effects.
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Chapter 2 |
4
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Thursday. January 17 | The problem of data loss, NOECs, LOECs, and hypothesis testing and the alternative of regression.
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Chapter 3.1, 3.3, 3.5 |
5
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Tuesday. January 22 | Patterns in Toxicology, Modes of Action and Structure Activity Relationships. Introduction to the Scenario and Student Teams
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Chapter 5 |
6
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Thursday, January 24 | Biotransformation,Biodegradation, bioremediation-1. Basic rules and mechanisms.
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Chapter 10 .1-10.3 |
7
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Tuesday January 29 | Biotransformation,Biodegradation, bioremediation-2. The organophosphate degradating enzymes as a case study.
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Chapter 10 .4-10.7 |
8
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Thursday January 31 | From the molecular to the eco-1
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Chapter 11.1-11.6.5 |
9
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Tuesday. February 5 | From the molecular to the eco-2
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Chapter 11.6.6-11.12.3 |
10
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Thursday February 7 | Landscapes and environmental toxicology. Review for Mid-Term
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11
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Tuesday February 12 | Mid-Term exam. Grad students turn in mid-term paper.
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12
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Thursday. February 14 | Ecological risk assesment-1
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Chapter 12.1-12.6.3 |
13
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Tuesday February 19 | Ecological risk assessment-2, and Life Cycle Assessment
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Chapter 12.7-12.9 |
14
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Thursday February 21 | Atrazine and EDCs How to read and write a paper |
Atrazine papers Watson and Crick 1953 (on Blackboard Site) |
15
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Tuesday February 26 | Designing and analysis of field research for environmental decision making
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I will post the talk on Monday. |
16
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Thursday February 28 | Student reviews of the literature (4)
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Readings |
17
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Tuesday March 4 | Student reviews of the literature (4) Papers due |
Readings |
18
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Thursday March 6 | Student reviews of the literature (1) Preparation for Scenarios
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Readings |
19
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Tuesday March 11 | Presentation of scenarios
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20
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Thursday March 13 | Final Exam handed out. | Exam will be posted on Blackboard as a .pdf file. |
| Exam | Take Home Exam |