The Biology of Pollution
Credit Hour(s): 2 Units
Instructor(s): TBD
Offered: TBD
Prerequisite(s): TBD
Role in Microbiology Major: TBD
Lecture Topics:
- Waterborne and food borne pathogens
- Disease transmission and antibiotics in the environment
- Metals in the environment
- Pesticides and hydrocarbons (BP oil spill)
- Acid Rain, air quality
- Algal blooms
- Issues with drinking water
- Global climate change
- Sustainable energy alternatives
- Case studies from local landfills to Superfund sites