Principles of Environmental Toxicology

Environmental Toxicology: The study of the nature, properties, effects and detection of toxic substances in the environment and in any environmentally exposed species, including humans. Motivation: Why learn about the environment and man’s relationship to the environment?
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Principles of Environmental Toxicology Principles of Environmental Toxicology Course • Introductions. • Enrollment. – Drop/add deadlines. Principles of – Reading, homework assignments, assessment. Environmental Toxicology – Student projects. – Exams. – Graduate credit. EnvS/FST 409/509 – Honor code. Instructor: Gregory Möller, Ph.D. • Web site; Web access via University of Idaho student portal; ETox Live! Blackboard/Skype/Second Life http://www.agls.uidaho.edu/etox 2 Principles of Environmental Toxicology Principles of Environmental Toxicology Environmental Toxicology Motivation • The study of the nature, properties, effects and • Why learn about the environment and man’s detection of toxic substances in the environment relationship to the environment? and in any environmentally exposed species, including humans.3 4 Principles of Environmental Toxicology Principles of Environmental Toxicology One View On earth creatures shall be seen who are constantly The fertile earth, following the law of growth, willkilling one another. Their wickedness shall be limitless; their eventually lose the water hidden in her breast, and this water,violence shall destroy the world’s vast forests; and even after passing the through the cold and rarified air, will be forced tothey have been sated, they shall in no wise suspend their end in the element of fire. Then the surface of the earth will bedesire to spread carnage, tribulations, and banishment among burned, and that will be the end of all terrestrial nature.all living beings. Their overreaching pride shall impel them tolift themselves toward heaven. Nothing shall remain on earth, — Leonardo Da Vinci, 1452-1519or under the earth, or in the water, that shallnot be hunted down and slain, andwhat is in one country, draggedaway into another; and theirbodies shall become the tomband the thoroughfare for all livingthings they have ruined…5 6 1 Principles of Environmental Toxicology Principles of Environmental Toxicology Role of Science Course of Study Science is first of all a set of attitudes. It is a disposition • Environmental Toxicology. to deal with the facts rather than what someone has said about – A historical review. them...Science is a willingness to accept facts even when they – Human perspective; molecules of life. are opposed to wishes... the opposite of wishful thinking is intellectual honesty. Scientists have ...