Course title
環境物質化学概論   [Environmental Chemistry]
Course category technology speciality courses,ets.  Requirement   Credit 2 
Department   Year 24  Semester Fall 
Course type Fall  Course code 022217
Instructor(s)
岩﨑 雄一   [IWASAKI Yuuichi]
Facility affiliation Graduate School of Engineering Office   Email address

Course description
By introduction of several case studies and calculation exercises, essential ideas and basics about environmental (human health and ecological) risk assessments and their current states are explained and learned. In addition to lectures provided by the instructor, presentations by students and opportunities where students think about the issue of concern by themselves are highly encouraged.
Expected Learning
1) Acquire how to evaluate various risks in daily life (tips on how to survive daily life)
2) Understand the current states of environmental risk assessment and management of chemicals
Course schedule
1. Introduction
2. Introduction to environmental risk assessment
3. How to do human health risk assessment
4. Exercise for human health risk assessment: exposure assessment
5. Exercise for human health risk assessment: risk calculation
6. Human health risk assessment: other applications
7. Ecological risk assessment: before going into the details
8. Basics and procedures for ecological risk assessment
9. How to determine “no effect”: a statistical analysis for ecological risk assessment
10. How to develop the environmental water quality standard for zinc
11. Zinc regulation and issues
12. Discussion on zinc regulation
13. Case studies for ecological risk management
14. Case studies for ecological risk management
15. Summary
Prerequisites
Nothing special if you are interested.
Required Text(s) and Materials
NA
References
Please refer to textbooks in Japanese
Assessment/Grading
Attendance, report and final exam.
Message from instructor(s)
I hope that you acquire how to evaluate various risks in daily life, which would be fundamental for your “safe” life.
Course keywords
Environmental Risk Assessment, Ecological Risk Assessment
Office hours
Remarks 1
Remarks 2
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9/20/2017 3:53:15 PM