SOIL&WAT 7005WT - Environmental Toxicology and Remediation
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Course Details
| Course Code | SOIL&WAT 7005WT | ||
| Course | Environmental Toxicology and Remediation | ||
| Coordinating Unit | School of Agriculture, Food & Wine, Faculty of Sciences | ||
| Term | Summer School | ||
| Mode | Internal | ||
| Level | Postgraduate Coursework | ||
| Location/s | North Terrace | ||
| Units | 3 | ||
| Contact | Not applicable | ||
| Prerequisites | A minimum of a Credit in PLANT SC 1001RW or a Pass in CHEM 1100 & CHEM 1200 or CHEM 1101 & CHEM 1201 or equivalent | ||
| Corequisites | Not applicable | ||
| Incompatible | SOIL&WAT 3004WT | ||
| Assumed Knowledge | Not applicable | ||
| Restrictions | Not applicable | ||
| Quota | Not applicable | ||
| Course Description | The goals of this course are to provide students with an understanding of the monitoring, fate and risk assessment of contaminants in environmental and biological systems. Classes of contaminants discussed include heavy metals, pesticides, and other water-, soil- and food-borne toxicants. The properties of contaminants which influence their environmental distribution and transformations and the characteristics of the environment which influence contaminant toxicity to organisms are discussed. Students are introduced to the principles of toxicology necessary for an understanding of the environmental consequences of contaminants | ||
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