Environmental Toxicology - Complex Mixtures

The course defines basics concepts in mixture toxicology including interactions and additivity of combinations of pollutants in air, water and soil. Furthermore, the course will cover interaction mechanisms, examples of interactions, and strategies for toxicological evaluation of simple and complex mixtures in controlled experiments and in field work. Computer based training will cover the use of software for experimental design, sample selection, multivariate data analysis, pattern recognition, etc.

On completion of the course the students should be familiar with basics concepts in mixture toxicology including interactions and additivity. Students should also be able to show understanding of strategies for toxicological evaluation of simple and complex mixtures in controlled experiments and in field work.

Lectures: 10 hours
Seminar: 30 hours, mandatory