1) To review the basic toxicological principles of uptake, elimination, and accumulation, emphasizing processes/circumstances unique to aquatic organisms.

2) To learn the relationships between abiotic and biotic processes of aquatic environments and their effects on contaminant distribution and subsequent exposure, accumulation, and toxicity of xenobiotics in aquatic environments.

3) To explore current methods of assessing and modeling toxic responses of individuals, communities, and ecosystems in the aquatic environment.

4) To understand the governing legislation around pesticides, water pollution, and the need for aquatic toxicology and risk assessment for managing environmental health.

1. Syllabus; course expectations
2. Physiochemical properties of chemicals; Chemical fate and transport in the aquatic environment
3. Review of dose/response; uptake processes in aquatic organisms
4. Biotransformation, elimination processes, bioaccumulation
5. Bioavailability (inorganics and organics)
6. Discuss research proposal ideas
7. Legislation relevant to aquatic toxicology
8. Aquatic toxicity standard tests, single species testing (acute; chronic), the role of tests in ecological risk assessment
9. Sediment toxicity tests; specialized tests (e.g., Microtox; FETAX)
10. In-situ testing; multiple species testing (microcosms; mesocosms); community indices (IBI; EPT, etc.)
11. Whole organism, physiological and biochemical responses
12. Taxon-specific tests
13. Biomarkers
14. Adverse outcome pathways – from omics to ecosystems

All academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of Honesty."
Each student is responsible to inform themselves about those standards before
performing any academic work.