Environmental Toxicology
Overview
The environmental toxicology specialization provides students with the knowledge to work as environmental toxicology specialists, and prepares students for careers in teaching, research or other related professional fields.
Students study toxic pollutants and their effects on the physical and biological environment such as identifying and investigating potential sources of pollutants in the environment, and minimizing their toxic effects on humans and other organisms. Toxic pollutants in the environment include different organic and inorganic chemical compounds, such as pesticides, industrial waste and heavy metals.
Occupations that use environmental toxicology include:
- Risk assessment
- Pharmaceutical development
- Food additive toxicity testing
- Managing regulatory compliance
- Residue or forensic analysis
- Pest control
- Monitoring and field sampling
- Industrial hygiene
- Environmental health and safety
