Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences - Environmental Toxicology

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

The environmental sciences program at SIUE is interdisciplinary and is designed to cultivate students' perspectives of environmental issues, and to provide them with refined knowledge of environmental issues on a local, regional and global scale. The program curriculum will increase students’ technical competence in addressing these environmental issues, their origins, ramifications and resolutions. The environmental toxicology specialization provides students with the knowledge to work as environmental toxicology specialists, and prepares students for careers in teaching, research or other related professional fields. Students study toxic pollutants and their effects on the physical and biological environment such as identifying and investigating potential sources of pollutants in the environment, and minimizing their toxic effects on humans and other organisms. Toxic pollutants in the environment include different organic and inorganic chemical compounds, such as pesticides, industrial waste and heavy metals.

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