| Week |
Topics and Chapters |
Jan 8-9 |
- T-Introductions, syllabus. Ch. 1: Environmental Toxicology as a decision making tool-risk assessment. History, legislation, and the development of the field of Env. Tox.
- Th-Ch. 1 & 2: Complex systems, the problems of scale and context. The importance of deriving patterns in environmental toxicology.
- How to read and write a paper (see Watson and Crick paper on Blackboard)
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| Jan 15-17 |
- T-Ch. 2 Models as representation of reality. Scale, hierarchical dynamics, and the transmission of effects.
- Introduction to the Team Scenario and Student Teams
- Th-Chapter 3.1, 3.3, 3.5 The problem of data loss, NOECs, LOECs, and hypothesis testing and the alternative of regression.
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| Jan 22-24 |
- T-Chapter 6: Patterns in Toxicology, Modes of Action and Structure Activity Relationships. EDCs.
- Th-Chapter 7. Factors that Modify toxicity--Mixtures
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| Jan 29-31 |
- T-Begin working in groups to start planning the biomonitoring program for Cherry Point Marine Reserve.
- Th-Th-Ch. 11: Biotransformation, Biodegradation, Bioremediation and the organophosphate acid anhydrases.
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| Feb 5-7 |
- T-Ch. 12: Ecological Effects from Biomarkers to Populations part 1
- Th-Chapter 12. Ecological Effects from Biomarkers to Populations part 2. continued.
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| Feb 12-14 |
- T-Chapter 13, Communities to Landscape Scales of Toxicological Impacts part 1. Review for Mid-Term
- Th-Mid-Term exam.
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| Feb 19-21 |
- T-Chapter 13,Communities ot Landscape Scales of Toxicological Impacts part 2.
- Th-Preparation for the scenarios Part 2
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| Feb 26-28 |
- T- Chapter 14. Ecological Risk Assessment. Papers due Feb 24 as a pdf file by 5 PM sent to wayne.landis@wwu.edu
- Th-Student Reviews of the literature
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| March 5-7 |
- T-Student Reviews of the literature.
- Th-Preparation for Scenarios
during the week
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| March 12-14 |
- T-Presentation of Scenarios
- Th-Presentation of Scenarios
- Th- Optional Take home exam posted on Blackboard
- Fr-Scenario reports due noon Firday March 15
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| March 18 |
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