Prerequisite: ENV 564 or permission of the instructor. (1 credit)
This is a laboratory-based environmental toxicology course that is focused on the requirements
of the EPA National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Program. The
course is designed to provide students with practical experience in meeting the regulatory
requirements regarding field and laboratory studies in environmental toxicology. To this end,
students will follow EPA guidance on the requirements for sampling, toxicity assays, statistical
analysis and report writing. An additional component in this course is the assay of vitellogenin
in fish. Vitellogenin is an important biological marker for environmental estrogens and this
study will engage students in reviewing the possible environmental consequences of such
chemicals. This course complements ENV 564 Environmental Toxicology by developing
practical skills in the discipline, and in the application of acquired knowledge to critically
evaluate the assays and their results and draw appropriate conclusions.