UNSW Handbook Course - Environmental Toxicology

Environmental Toxicology - CHEM3901


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	School: School of Chemistry
	Contact: Bishop,Roger
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 6
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: CHEM1011 or CHEM1031.
	Session Offered: See Class Timetable
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)

Description

Classification and properties of toxic substances. Biological properties of important classes of chemical compounds. Fate of xenobiotics in the human body, including detoxification and bioactivation. Chemical transformations of pollutants in the environment; air, water and soil pollution. Analysis of environmental pollutants at trace levels.

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