Public Health 333 - Environmental Poisons
Fall
2023
01
3.00
Sasha Adkins
M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
85076
Stockbridge Hall Room 124
tadkins@umass.edu
85180
This course provides an introduction to the field of toxicology, the science of poisons. Through a combination of lectures, guest speakers, discussions of case studies, and class exercises, students will learn the fundamental concepts of toxicology, the health effects of different classes of toxicants and toxins, and the application of toxicology is such as forensic toxicology and risk assessment.
This class is open to Public Health majors only PUBHLTH 203 and BIOLOGY 151/52 Environmental Science majors should enroll under ENVIRSCI 333