ENVS 399 ST: Environmental Health
A survey course, open to all majors, that examines the effect of pollutants and naturally occurring toxins on the environment and human health. We will discuss routes of exposure from our diet to the major environmental concerns of our times. Through the course we will demystify the terminology used in the field and examine the current political debates over the environment. Along the way we will consider why environmental issues are so hard to resolve, the concerns of groups pulling in different directions and the cost to all if nothing is done.