TFBI25 · 6 credits · Basic level (G1F) · Biologi
Environmental Health Assessment and Toxicology
Active · next start HT 2026
100%
passed the latest ordinary exam
TEN1 · 16 Jan 2026 · 5 students
100%
passed the ordinary exams, all sittings over the last 5 years
TEN1 · 5 students
Part of 1 programme
Exam
TEN1 Written examination
- 5
- 4
- 3
Ordinary exams
100% passed · 5 students
- 100%5
Re-exams
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- Get 4 or 5: 100% (5 students)
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Other modules
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Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Group assignment
- G
Main rounds
100% passed · 7 students
- 100%7
Later rounds
No sittings with at least 5 students.
Hand-in or lab
UPG2 Seminars
- G
- U
Main rounds
86% passed · 7 students
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Later rounds
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About the course
Aim
The course is focused on the toxicological effects of potentially harmful substances on humans and other organisms with emphasis on the molecular processes affected by the toxicants.
Having successfully completed this course, the student is expected to:
- explain the mechanism of action of toxic chemicals, their transport and accumulation in the environment and in organisms;
- conduct an environmental health assessment and evaluate the economic impact of the substitution of an undesired chemical in product manufacturing;
- reflect on the use of chemicals for a sustainable development of our society.
Content
Through the presentation and discussion of fundamental toxicological concepts the course will assist the students in deepening the understanding of the acute and long-term environmental effects of harmful substances to living organisms. The following concepts will be discussed in the course:
- Fate and Transport of Contaminants in the environment;
- Uptake and Modes of Action of toxicants in biological systems;
- Endocrine disruptors and human pharmaceuticals;
- Biotransformation, Detoxification, and Biodegradation;
- Environmental Health Assessment.
- Examiner
- Jordi Altimiras
- Scheduled hours
- 50 h
- Main field of study
- Biologi