This course deals with risks of organic chemicals in the environment and for human health. It covers biotic and abiotic processes including persistence, availability, fate and transport, and metabolism with a focus on assessing exposure of wildlife and humans. It also introduces the exposome concept, means to assess environmental and human health effects, adverse outcome pathways, and non-testing methods. Risk assessment metrics are introduced and trained in a case setting of a particular chemical.
The information below is only for exchange students
Starts
2 September 2024
Ends
1 October 2024
Study location
Umeå
Language
English
Type of studies
Daytime,
100%
Required Knowledge
90 ECTS credits, of which at least 60 ECTS credits are in the main area of chemistry, 15 ECTS Environmental Chemistry or the equivalent and English B/6.
Selection
Students applying for courses within a double degree exchange agreement, within the departments own agreements will be given first priority. Then will - in turn - candidates within the departments own agreements, faculty agreements, central exchange agreements and other departmental agreements be selected.
Application code
UMU-A5603
Application
This application round is only intended for nominated exchange students. Information about deadlines can be found in the e-mail instruction that nominated students receive.
The application period is closed.
