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Current Issues in Toxicology

Description:
Topical and controversial issues in toxicology are the focus of this lecture/seminar course. Participants explore such concerns as dental mercury amalgam, Alar, radon, Agent Orange, electromagnetic fields, and environmental tobacco smoke. Each topic is assessed with respect to health effects and health risk, cellular mechanisms of toxicological action, route of uptake, persistence in the environment, public concern, and regulatory action. Current data on health effects are scrutinized to determine whether public concerns and regulatory actions are indeed justified. (Course offered in the spring every other year.)

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TBA