06 - Toxicity of Metals (Toxicology for Chemists - Module 6)

Contributors

Beyond Benign

Beyond Benign, Inc.

Nesta Bortey-Sam

Assistant Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health | University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Campus

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Summary

This module is a good introduction to metal toxicity. Students will learn about the toxicity of metals in the body, metal pollution, the difference between metals and metalloids, mechanisms of heavy metal toxicity, and factors that affect metal toxicity. These lecture slides are heavily case-study based and provide an applied outlook on the chemistry with reference to many global incidents and situations. Multiple in-class assignments and student activities can be found within the slides, not in separate documents.

What’s included?

Lectures:
“6ABC – Toxicity of Metals” (3-4 hours)
Lesson Plans:
For all lectures
Supplementary Information: contained within the lecture slides and lesson plan

File Size: 633 MB – this file is very large, please ensure you have good internet connectivity and time for the download to occur before downloading.

This course module was authored by:
Dr. Nesta Bortey-Sam, Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh
Samantha Totoni, MPH, University of Pittsburgh

The content of this module was reviewed by:
Dr. Kylie Luska, Sessional Instructor and Instructional Assistant, McMaster University

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