1. Characterize the sources, fates, and routes of exposure 
of humans and aquatic organisms to anthropogenic and natural 
sources of water pollution
2. Evaluate responses of human and animal populations to water
pollutants
3. Examine the regulatory framework of the U.S. and its
effectiveness in protecting human health and the environment 
from pollutants in surface and drinking waters
4. Evaluate established and proposed methods of detecting 
effects of water pollutants in aquatic test organisms, 
populations, and ecosystems in their ability to protect the 
environment and human health
5. Analyze health impacts of water pollution through case 
studies of water pollution in industrialized and developing 
countries, emphasizing source(s), extent/type of damage to the 
environment, human health, remediation efforts (planned or 
applied), effectiveness of remediation, and current status.

1. Overview of water pollution; hydrologic cycle
2. Aquatic environments: basic hydrology and effects on fate and
transport of water-borne contaminants
3. U.S. regulations related to surface waters and drinking 
water
4. Aquatic toxicity testing: individuals through ecosystems
5. Emerging methods of detecting water pollution in organisms
6. Sources, fate, and effects of water pollutants on humans 
and nontarget organisms:
   a. Excess nutrients, impacts on dissolved oxygen and
eutrophication in aquatic environments
   b. Heavy metals and inorganic substances
   c. Water-borne pathogens
   d. Pesticides, herbicides, and natural pest controls
   e. Halogenated organic chemicals (PCBs, PBDEs, per-
fluorinated compounds, etc.)
   f. Oil spills; fate and disposition of polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons and other petroleum hydrocarbons
   g. Emerging contaminants (pharmaceuticals, personal care
products, nanomaterials, novel synthetic chemicals, etc.)
7. Case studies of water pollution events: toxicity, 
remediation, and current status

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performing any academic work.