ENVE 651 Outline

ENVE 651, Environmental Risk Assessment

Spring 2019, ENVE 651, Environmental Risk Assessment

Outline of Modules and Topics

Learning Modules

Module 1	Closes 21 January 2017
Submodule 1A	Getting Started in Blackboard and Getting to know you
Submodule 1B	Risk and Safety Learning Goals
Submodule 1C	Chemical Hazards
Submodule 1D	Introduction to Toxicology Learning Goals
Submodule 1E	Dose units
Submodule 1F	Closure
	Learning Goals


Module 2	Closes 28 January
Sub-module 2A	Overview of laws and reg.'s, uses of risk assessment.
Sub-module 2B	Begin fate and persistence, Pathways - qualitative - conceptual site models (CSMs). Environmental media.
Sub-module 2C	On-line searching
Sub-module 2D	Module 2, Closure


Module 3	Closes 4 February
Sub-module 3A	Chemical Equilibrium, non-steady state
(in 3A)	Chemical Equilibrium, steady state, Computer modeling
Sub-module 3B	Tox I , Into human health effects, toxicology
Sub-module 3C	Ethics, use of scientific literature
Sub-module 3D	Module 3, Closure


Module 4	Closes 11 February
Sub-module 4A	Fate of chemicals, equilibrium, homework
Sub-module 4B	Tox II , Toxicokinetics
Sub-module 4C	Use of scientific literature (continued)
Sub-module 4D	Closure
Paper	Information regarding the class paper, and library helps


Module 5	Closes 18 February
Sub-module 5A	Exposure Assessment; Chemical terms
Sub-module 5B	Tox III , Toxic effects
Sub-module 5C	Closure


Module 6	Closes 25 February
Sub-module 6A	Exposure Assessment: Intake Assessment and Exposure Factors
Sub-module 6B	Tox IV, Cancer, carcinogens


Module 7	Closes 4 March
Sub-module 7A	Risk Characterization, Cancer


Module 8	Closes 11 March
Sub-module 8A	Non-cancer endpoints, (homework quiz)
Sub-module 8B	Intro modeling and the RISC program
Sub-module 8C	Closure


Module 9	Closes 18 March
Sub-module 9A	Overview of Groundwater
Sub-module 9B	RBCA (Risk Based Corrective Action) and RBC (Risk-based Concentrations)
Sub-module 9C	RISC, simple model -Homework
Sub-module 9D	Old Closure


Module 10	Closes 25 March
Sub-module 10A	Some statistics and probability important to Risk Assessment
Sub-module 10B	Uncertainties from science and toxicology
Sub-module 10C	Special Chemicals
	New Closure Closure


Module 11	Closes 1 April
	(Work on paper)


Module 12	Closes 8 April
Sub-module 12A	Public Involvement
Sub-module 12B	Risk Communications
Sub-module 12C	Ecological Risk Assessment
Sub-module 12D	Radiation, Workplace safety and risk assessments,
Sub-module 12E	Wrapping up Wrisk + Monte Carlo; Food Chain
Homework	Discussion

Module 13, Special topics, 15 April

Fun with Acronyms: NEBA, NRDA, PFOS, PFOA

Risk and Precaution

Future of Risk Assessment

Legal Knowledge

Alternatives to Risk Assessment

Global Risk Assessment

Natural Attenuation

History of a Risk Assessment

Wind up
22 April	Paper Due;
24 April	Papers out for Review
26 April	Exams Out
29 April	Review of Papers due
3 May	Exams due.