ENVR 131: Techniques in Environmental Health Sciences
Fall, 2005 Call Number 94431 Section 001 Wednesdays, 2:00-4:50 PM Room 1104 MHRC
This
course provides students with a practical knowledge of some of the
techniques and assays used routinely in environmental health research
and practise.
Principal Instructor
L.M. Ball, McGavran-Greenberg
4114E, 6-7306
Teaching
Assistant
Jennifer Cannon
Textbook
None. Readings and experimental protocols will either be made
available on-line or be handed out with each laboratory session.
Grading
Grades will be based on write-up of each experiment.
Schedule
| Date | Lab | References |
| Aug 31 | Introduction | |
| Sep 07 | Bacterial Indicators of Fecal Contamination I | Reading/Experimental
Protocol Link to MPN Calculator |
| Sep 14 | Bacterial Indicators of Fecal Contamination II | |
| Sep 21 | Molecular Biology | Reading/Experimental Protocol |
| Sep 28 | S9-mediated Metabolism- Phase I | Experimental Protocol |
| Oct 05 | Bacterial Mutagenicity: Ames Assay I | Experimental Protocol |
| Oct 12 | Bacterial Mutagenicity: Ames Assay II | |
| Oct 19 | Mammalian Cell Toxicity Assay I | Experimental Protocol |
| Oct 26 | Mammalian Cell Toxicity Assay II | |
| Nov 02 | Modeling demonstration | |
| Nov 09 | DNA Isolation and Quantitation | Experimental protocol |
| Nov 16 | Histology and Pathology | |
| Nov 23 | Thanksgiving Break | |
| Nov 30 | Algal Toxicity Assay I | |
| Dec 07 | Algal Toxicity Assay II |