SPHU 4210 Health and Environmental Risk Assessment

SPHU 4210 Health and Environmental Risk Assessment
Health and Environmental Risk Assessment
This course covers the basic concepts and principles of health risk analysis. The National Academy of Sciences model framework for risk assessment (hazard identification, dose response assessment, exposure analysis, and risk characterization) is introduced focusing on chemical substances. An introduction to toxicology will be presented and the rationale for risk assessment used by the Environmental Protection Agency will be discussed. A number of case studies on current environmental pollutants will also be included in the course.
credit hours: 3