MPH2045

Environmental health risk assessment

Dr D Fish

2 hours per week over 14 weeks

Synopsis This subject will build upon the material covered in MPH2043 (Chemical environment I) by providing students with an understanding of specific chemical hazards, their effects, measurement, evaluation and control. Metals, dusts, gases and vapours, solvents, pesticides, dioxins, food additives and contaminants, environmental illness and chemical sensitivity, chemical sampling, control hierarchy, ventilation and protective equipment will be covered.

Assessment Multiple-choice questions: 50% 2000-word assignment: 50%

Prescribed texts

Timbrell J A Introduction to toxicology Taylor and Francis, 1989
Amdur M O, Doull J and Klassen C D Casarett and Doull's toxicology 4th edn, Pergamon Press, 1991
Grantham D L Occupational health and hygiene: Guidebook for the WHSO Grantham, 1992
Hathaway G J, Proctor N H, Hughes J P and Fischman M L Proctor and Hughes' `Chemical hazards of the workplace' 3rd edn, Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1991