VIMS

Courses

MS560: Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology (FALL, 3 credits). An introduction to ecotoxicology as a science with consideration also of technical and regulatory themes. Topics are discussed from the molecular to biospheric scale with emphasis being placed on scientific, not regulatory, issues.

MS640: Quantitative Ecotoxicology (SPRING, 4 credits). Essential ecotoxicological principles and quantitative methods for the analysis of ecotoxicological data. Laboratory exercises will include method applications with PC-based software. Emphasis will be placed on the scientific and statistical soundness of techniques.