MPH2043

Chemical environment

(MED)

Associate Professor M Sim

6 hours per day over 5 days

Synopsis: Chemical substances and their potential and actual effects on humans and animals. Topics include dose-response relationships, exposure standards, Biological Exposure Indices, patterns of organ toxicity, acute and chronic toxicity tests, no observed effect levels, application of in vivo and in vitro test results to humans, sources of information, genotoxicity, reproductive toxicology, neurobehavioural toxicology, immunotoxicology and carcinogenesis.

Assessment: Pre-test + Assignment + Final examination