Lecture 14 - Special Topics
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Learning Objectives
- Examine the chemistry of selenium in inorganic and organic molecules.
- Understand the role of seleno-amino acids in the expression of selenium toxicity in plant and animal systems.
- Examine chronic selenium toxicosis (selenosis).
- Understand the role of selenium in aquatic bird teratogenesis.
- Describe the biogechemical cycle of selenium.
- Analyze environmental Se case studies.
- Examine the regulatory and scientific issues involved in Se risk assessment.
- Explore the occurrence of Arsenic in drinking water.
- Describe the US As regulatory changes.
- Describe the clinical pathology of arsenicosis.
- Examine the arsenic in drinking water public health emergency in Bangladesh.