ETOX 80E - Lecture and Text Reading Schedule

Lecture & Text Reading Schedule

Date	Lecture	Text
9/22	INTRODUCTION	Ch. 1
9/22	DECLINING AMPHIBIANS Scientific Writing Case Study: Declining Amphibians	Ch. 1
9/27	BASIC CONCEPTS	Ch. 2 - 4
9/27	Terms Other Terminology Dose Response Curves Calcium	Ch. 2 - 4
9/29	CHROMIUM	Ch. 15
9/29		Ch. 15
10/4	ENVIRONMENTAL RISK	Ch. 2 & 3
10/4	Hazard Identification Risk Perception & Risk Management Unit Exercises Case Study: How To Lie With Statistics	Ch. 2 & 3
10/6	ACID RAIN	Ch. 5 & 6
10/6	Water as a Global Problem Case study: Water Consumption Salinization Water Purification Fresh Water Contamination Case Study: Salt Water Intrusion in Pajaro Valley (Locoweed) Case Study: Selenium & Kesterson Slough Historic Cases of Atmospheric Pollution Aluminum and Fish Toxicity Cadmium and Itai Itai Disease Acids & Acid Mine Drainage	Ch. 5 & 6
10/11	MERCURY	Ch. 3 & 15
10/11	Mercury and Minimata Disease Tributyl Tin (TBT) Mercury SF Bay	Ch. 3 & 15
10/13	LEAD	Ch 3, 9, 13, 15
10/13	RADIATION Case Study: Nuclear Waste at Yucca Mountain Radioactive Waste Disposal	Ch 3, 9, 13, 15
10/18	MIDTERM	Ch. 1 - 4, 9, 10, 15, 16
10/18	KEY	Ch. 1 - 4, 9, 10, 15, 16
10/20	BOX MODELS	(none)
10/20		(none)
10/25	NUTRIENTS & EUTROPHICATION	Ch 5,6,7
10/25	Limiting Nutrients and Redfield Ratios Contaminant Transport in Groundwater Surface Chlorophyll Coastal Upwelling Case Study: Lake Tahoe Case Study: Blue Baby Syndrome Nutrients	Ch 5,6,7
10/27	HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOMS	Ch 5,6,7
10/27	Emerging Infectious Diseases Shellfish Poisoning Neurotoxins Domoic Acid Fertilizer Invention Class Study: Dead Zone	Ch 5,6,7
11/1	CHOLERA & CHLORINATION	Ch 7,10
11/1	Case Study: Cholera Epidemics Case Study: Chlorination & THMs THM	Ch 7,10
11/3	BACTERIA & VIRUSES	Ch 7
11/3	Koch's Postulate Bacterial Aquatic Pathogens Emerging Infectious Agents Pfiesteria Red Queen Hypothesis Enteric Viruses Pathogen Life Cycles Case Study: Hepatitus Case Study: Botulism Case Study: Salton Sea Case Study: Thanksgiving Dinner	Ch 7
11/8	MIDTERM	Ch. 1 - 7, 9-11, 13,15-16
11/8	Potential Exam Questions	Ch. 1 - 7, 9-11, 13,15-16
11/10	PESTICIDES	Ch 10, 11
11/10		Ch 10, 11
11/15	VOC'S	Ch 2, 9
11/15		Ch 2, 9
11/17	VOC'S	Ch 2, 9
11/17		Ch 2, 9
11/22	XENOESTROGENS	Ch 1, 3, 11
11/22	Hormone Disrupters Case Study: Lake Apopka	Ch 1, 3, 11
11/24	Thanksgiving
11/24	(no class)
11/29	PHYSICAL POLLUTANT	Ch 1, 5-8, 12, 13
11/29	Sediments Thermal Plastics Sound	Ch 1, 5-8, 12, 13
12/1	COURSE SUMMARY
12/1
12/5	FINAL
12/5	Potential Exam Questions

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