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Environmental Toxicology - CHEM3901
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Faculty: Faculty of Science
 
 
School:  School of Chemistry
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.chem.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
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.
 
 
Fee Band: 2 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

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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