Environmental Toxicology
STEM •
Biological And Biomedical Sciences
What is it about?
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the health effects associated with exposure to toxic chemicals and systems occurring in the natural, work, and living environments; the management of environmental toxins and toxicity; and the development of protections for humans, animals, and plants. Includes instruction in applied ecology; microbiology; toxin transport, fate, and degradation; dermal toxicology; reproductive and genetic toxicology; atmospheric and environmental chemistry; metals toxicology; environmental mutagens and biotransformation; nutrient interaction; chemical sensitivity, disorders, and disease; risk assessment; animal waste management; environmental health; and hazardous materials management.
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Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Average public university graduating class: 19 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Average private university graduating class: 3 students.
O's Insights on Environmental Toxicology
- Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
- 86% of graduates come from public universities.
