Lecture topics
In this file I have listed the main topics we will cover in this class. To see the class schedule with the dates for a particular topic to be covered, as well as for the dates of exams and presentations, go to the COURSE OUTLINE.
Click on PPT to access the PowerPoint presentation handouts.
Click on the topic name to get access to supplementary materials and assigned reading.
| Topic # | Topic name |
| 1 | Introduction to environmental toxicology PPT |
| 2 | Methods and goals of environmental toxicology PPT |
| 3 | Environmental history of DDT (click on the topic link for assigned reading and questions for the in-class quiz) PPT |
| 4 | Harmful algal blooms HABs Crossword PPT |
| 5 | Uptake, biotransformation, and elimination of contaminants PPT |
| 6 | Toxicity testing: dose-response and time-response PPT |
| 7 | Hormesis This topic is the subject of your take-home question for Test 2 (independent study). |
| 8 | Effects of toxic mixtures PPT |
| 9 | Trace metals (click here for additional reading) PPT |
| 11 | Tributyltin PPT |
| 12 | Endocrine disrupters PPT |
| 13 | Organic contaminants and metabolism of xenobiotics PPT |
| 14 | Evolutionary adaptation to contaminants PPT |
This topics is based on my current research, and the most data I will be showing you are brand-new and not yet published. Therefore, I cannot put the presentation on the Web. But I will bring hand-outs to the class.