Environmental Risk Assessment
ENVM 647 | 3 Credits
Course Desc: Prerequisite or corequisite: ENVM 615. An examination of the general concepts of risk assessment as applied to human and environmental health. The goal is to incorporate environmental justice considerations, regulatory compliance, and best practices into risk assessment and mitigation recommendations for sustainable and ethical environmental management. Topics include ecological and human risk assessment; risk perception and communication; regulatory requirements; and the application of databases, models, and tools to characterize risk. Discussions support the development of skill sets in performing human health and ecological risk assessments.
