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102A. Environmental Fate of Toxicants (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Chemistry 8B, 118B, 128B or consent of instructor. Properties of toxic chemicals influencing their distribution and transformations; action of environmental forces affecting toxicant breakdown, movement, and accumulation; sources and occurrence of major classes of environmental toxicants. Not open for credit to students who have completed course 102A.—II. (II.) Tjeerdema

102B. Toxicants in the Environment (5)
Lecture--3 hours; laboratory--3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 2C; course 102A; consent of instructor. A continuation of ETX 102A. Students are introduced to and learn to apply concepts and techniques of sampling, sample preparation, separation, detecting, and measuring environmental toxicants of concern. The goals are to provide students with practical knowledge of the collection, interpretation, and use of analytical data. III. (III.) Shibamtoto

103A. Biological Effects of Toxicants (4)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 102; course 101 and Neurobiology, Physiology, and Behavior 101 recommended. Students will learn about the biological effects of toxic substances in living organisms: metabolism, cellular and tissue targets, mechanisms of action, pathological effects, and the biochemical and cellular basis for target site specificity of toxic agents in living organisms. II (II.) Rice

103B. Biological Effects of Toxicants: Experimental Approaches (5)
Lecture/discussion--2 hours; discussion/laboratory--4 hours. Prerequisite: course 103A and consent of instructor if non-major. This course illustrates basic principles of toxicology and acquaints students with laboratory techniques for evaluating the potential toxicity of chemicals. The lectures and laboratory exercises are designed to illustrate the experimental approaches used in assessing the biological effects of toxicants and to acquaint the students with techniques used in toxicity testing. III. (III.) Miller

104. Environmental and Nutritional Factors in Cellular Regulation andNutritional Toxicants (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: BiologicalSciences 101; Biological Sciences 103 or Animal Biology 103.Cellular regulation from nutritional/toxicological perspective.Emphasis: role of biofactors on modulation of signal transduction pathways, role of specific organelles in organization/regulation of metabolic transformations, major cofactor functions, principles of pharmacology/toxicology important to understanding nutrient/toxicant metabolism. (Same course as Nutrition 104.)—III. (III.) Oteiza, Rucker

110. Perspectives in Toxicology (2)
Lecture—2 hours. Prerequisite: Some science background helpful, but no required. Various topics to be examined, such as “Toxic Tragedies and Their Impact on Society.” Topics will vary by quarter. Offered in alternate years (II). Rice, Wilson.

111. Introduction to Mass Spectrometry (3)
Lecture—3 hours. Prerequisite: Organic chemistry. Introducton into mass spectrometry, including ionization techniques, mass analyers, interpretation of mass spectra and applications of mass spectometry. Emphasis of fundamental concepts of mass spectrometry necessary to identify and quantify organic molecules. Offered in alternate years. II. The Staff.

120. Perspectives in Aquatic Toxicology (4)
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: Chemistry 8B, 118B or 128B, Biological Sciences 1A, or consent of instructor. Toxic substances, their fate in marine and freshwater systems, and their effects on aquatic organisms, populations, and ecosystems. Emphasis on substances and issues of current concern. Offered in alternate years. I. Cherr, Tjeerdema

127. Environmental Stress and Development in Marine Organisms (10)
Lecture--4 hours; discussion--2 hours; Laboratory--12 hours. Prerequisite: Environmental Toxicology 101; Biological Sciences 102 or 104 or equivalent; consent of instructor; Environmental Toxicology 103A or Nutrition 114 recommended. Course taught at Bodega Marine Laboratory. Students will gain an understanding of the impact environmental stressors, both natural (nutritional and/or toxicological) and anthropogenic, have on early life stages of marine and aquatic organisms. Emphasis will be placed on contaminants of concern in aquatic environments and the effects of combined stressors on developmental success. Students will conduct an independent research project. Course and research will familiarize students with developmental biology in model systems and the use of experimental approaches to answer basic and applied questions. (Same course as Nutrition 127.) GE credit: SciEng.--SSI. (SSI) Cherr

128. Food Toxicology (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Biological Sciences 102 and 103. Chemistry and biochemistry of toxins occurring in foods, including plant and animal toxins, intentional and unintentional food additives. The assessment of food safety and toxic hazards. (Same course as Food Science and Technology 128.) GE credit: SciEng.--III. (III.) Shibamoto, Mitchell

131. Environmental Toxicology of Air Pollutants (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: Chemistry 8B (may be taken concurrently) or the equivalent; Biological Sciences 102 recommended. Field trip required. Toxicology of air pollutants in the ambient, indoor, and occupational environments. Health effects, sources, environmental fates, pulmonary responses, sampling and analyses, and air-quality criteria and standards.--I. (I.) Kado

135. Health Risk Assessment of Toxicants (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 101; course 114A recommended. Current practices of health risk assessment of environmental chemicals using toxicological principles and their application to regulatory control of these chemicals. GE credit: SciEng.--I. (I.) Reed

138. Legal Aspects of Environmental Toxicology (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 10 or 101 recommended. Federal and California legislation concerning air and water pollution, pesticide use, food and feed additives, consumer protection, and occupational exposure to toxic substances; roles of federal regulatory agencies; alternatives to government control.--II. (II.) Alexeeff

146. Exposure and Dose Assessment (3)
Lecture--3 hours. Prerequisite: course 112A; course 135 recommended. The exposure component of risk assessment; specifically, the presence and/or formation of toxic substances in environmental media, their movement within and between contaminated media, and the contacts of human populations with those media. Offered in alternate years. GE credit: SciEng.--III. Bennett

190. Seminar (1)
Seminar--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Selected topics presented by students, faculty, or outside speakers covering current research and instructional activities within environmental toxicology. Reports and discussion concerning oral and written presentations, literature sources, and career opportunities. (P/NP grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

190C. Research Group Conference (1)
Discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: consent of instructor. Weekly conference of advanced research methods and the interpretation of research results. (P/NP grading only.)--I, II, III. (I, II, III.)

190S. Environmental Toxicology Career Seminar (1)
Seminar--1 hour. Careers in environmental toxicology; discussions with graduates from the Department of Environmental Toxicology and other experts in the field. (P/NP grading only.)--I. (I.)

192. Internship (1-12)
Internship--3-36 hours. Prerequisite: completion of 84 units and consent of instructor. Work experience off and on campus in all subject areas offered in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Internships supervised by a member of the faculty. (P/NP grading only.)

194HA-194HB. Honors Research (3-3)
Discussion--1 hour; laboratory--6 hours. Prerequisite: senior standing, minimum GPA of 3.250, consent of instructor. Specific research project conducted under the supervision of a faculty sponsor. Experience to include experimental design, learning new techniques, data analysis and interpretation of findings. (P/NP grading only; deferred grading pending completion of sequence.)

194HC. Honors Research (3)
Laboratory--6-9 hours; discussion--1 hour. Prerequisite: senior standing, minimum GPA of 3.250, and consent of instructor. Continuation of course 194HA-194HB. (P/NP grading only.)

197T. Tutoring in Environmental Toxicology (1-5)
Hours and duties will vary depending upon course being tutored. Prerequisite: advanced standing in Environmental Toxicology, a related major, or the equivalent experience and consent of instructor. Teaching toxicology including conducting discussion groups for regular departmental courses under direct guidance of staff. May be repeated for credit up to a total of 5 units. (P/NP grading only.)

198. Directed Group Study (1-5)
Prerequisite: consent of instructor. (P/NP grading only.)

199. Special Study for Advanced Undergraduates (1-5)
(P/NP grading only.)