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BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 1
Journal
Identify and discuss an event that has been in the media within the
last 6 months that involves a chemical adversely impacting the health of humans
or the environment. What actions (if any) have been taken to reverse the
impact? Has public opinion influenced how the situation has been addressed?

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 2 Journal

Reflect on an incident where you or someone you know has come in
contact with a plant or animal toxin. Identify the toxin and discuss the environment
in which the organism that produces the toxin thrives. Discuss how the toxin
works to produce harmful effects.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references
or citations are necessary

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 3
Journal
Do a quick search on Bisphenol A (BPA). Based on the findings in
your search and the textbook’s discussion on BPA, what are your thoughts on the
safety of BPA use in consumer products? Do you believe the U.S. Food & Drug
Administration’s (FDA) position on BPA is valid? Why might the concern of BPA
in baby products, such as bottles and pacifiers, be of greater concern than
other products for the general population? Would you let your baby drink from a
bottle with BPA?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references
or citations are necessary.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 4
Journal
Discuss an environmental occupational toxicant that has been in the
news within the last 6 months. Discuss the concerns that have brought media
attention to this toxicant. Discuss the common route of entry, health concerns,
and symptoms that indicate toxicity of this chemical. Reflect on ways that this
chemical may be avoided or the health concerns eradicated.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references
or citations are necessary.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 5
Journal
The list of chemicals identified as carcinogens continues to grow.
What, in your opinion, are the two best ways to protect yourself from exposure
to carcinogens?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references
or citations are necessary.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 6
Journal
Reflect on your own thoughts and feelings about animal testing. Do a
quick article search on animal testing. Review one article that is pro-animal
testing and one article that is anti-animal testing. Discuss two of the pros
and two of the cons of animal testing that were discussed in the articles. In
researching both sides of the debate, has your perspective shifted any on the
animal testing debate? Explain.

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references
or citations are necessary.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 7
Journal
Reflect on the last time you looked at a product label. Did you find
the information you wanted on the label? Discuss your thoughts on the
requirements for product labeling. What changes do you believe would improve
the presentation of necessary information for the consumer to make reasonable
judgements about the product? Do you think warning statements on products are
effective information for the consumer or not?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references
or citations are necessary.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 8
Journal
What is your opinion of the course? Did it meet your expectations?
What suggestions can you offer for improvements of this course for future
students?

Optional: What are some of the steps that should be taken in
managing acute poisoning? What advice would you give an individual who is not a
medical professional on what to do if he or she comes across someone
experiencing acute poisoning?

Your journal entry must be at least 200 words. No references
or citations are necessary.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 1 Assessment

Question 1

Identify and discuss three early toxicologists who made the
most significant contributions to the progression of toxicology, and explain
why you chose them.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 2

Differentiate between a toxic chemical, toxic substance, and
toxic agent.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 3

Define three common terms used in toxicology. In addition,
evaluate how media influence (including social media) may impact present
situations in this field.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 4

Identify a type of epidemiology study that might be used to
evaluate a current (within the last 6 months) health concern that has appeared
in the news. Provide a short explanation of how the identified study would be
set up to evaluate the health issue.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 2 Assessment

Question 1

Toxicity can manifest in numerous ways. Describe at least
four of these ways.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 2

Discuss the beneficial applications of toxins, and provide
an example of a specific toxin and its application.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 3

Identify the factors that modify toxicity. Based on these
factors, explain how exposure to the same concentration and duration of a toxin
will affect a healthy, middle-aged male differently than a middle-aged female
who smokes and has a suppressed immune system.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 4

Identify the five broad categories of toxins, and then
provide an example of each that is found in the region where you live.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 3 Assessment

Question 1

Discuss the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT).
What was DDT initially used for, and how does it work as a pesticide? Explain
the benefits of DDT, and then discuss how DDT moves through the environment.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 2

Explain the difference between pollution and contamination.
Discuss a specific environmental pollutant that has had a negative effect on
the environment. How did the pollutant affect the environment? How was the
pollutant introduced and transferred throughout the environment?

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 3

A family goes fishing at a weekend getaway and has a fish
fry with their catch. Several of the family members fall sick, and when they
were screened in the emergency room, test results show that benzene was consumed
by the family members. The fish that were consumed evidently came from a lake
that was contaminated. The following data set represents the level of benzene
(in micrograms) that each member consumed. Within your response, please explain
how you calculated your answer.

Given the data set 215, 501, 305, 298, 345, 305, 465,
calculate the results below:

a. mean,

b. mode,

c. median, and

d. standard deviation.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 4

A population of individuals was exposed to lead
contamination in drinking water at the concentration of 27 parts per billion
(ppb). The following represents a small sample set from the population
indicating the level of response to the contaminant rated on a scale from 1–20.
Within your response, please explain how you calculated your answer (1
indicating minimal effects and 20 indicating maximum effects to the lead
exposure).

Given the data set 9, 12, 7, 15, 8, 9, 10, calculate the
following results:

a. mean,

b. mode,

c. median, and

d. standard deviation.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 4 Assessment

Question 1

Explain the processes used by the body to eliminate a
toxicant. Provide an example of a situation where one of these processes might
be inhibited and how the inability to eliminate the toxicant might impact the
individual.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 2

Identify the factors that can affect the distribution of a
toxicant in the body. Explain how manipulation of these factors can increase
toxicity.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 3

Identify the three systems of the body in which toxicants
can enter, give a brief description of how this may occur, and provide an
example of a toxicant that can enter the body through each system.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 4

A doctor can send hair samples from a newborn infant to be
analyzed in the lab to see if the mother drank alcohol during the pregnancy.
This is one test that can be performed to assist in diagnosing fetal alcohol
syndrome. Recalling what you know about elimination of toxicants, briefly
explain why this test can be used to determine exposure to alcohol.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 5
Literature Review

This unit’s assigned reading focuses on chemical-induced
mutagens. As you are aware from the reading, not all carcinogens are mutagens.
For this assignment, compare and contrast a carcinogen that is a mutagen to a
carcinogen that is not a mutagen. Find at least four peer-reviewed journal
articles published within the last 7 years that discuss the carcinogens and the
cancer that each causes.

Compare the means of exposure of each chemical and the type of
cancer each causes. Be sure to integrate the perspective and information
gathered from each article into a discussion in your own words.

The Business Source Complete database is a good source of
journals for safety-related articles from the CSU Online Library.

Your literature review must include the following
components:

an introduction of your topic of choice (include some
background information on the origins of exposure and cancer),

the methods used to search for the articles,

the results of the articles,

a discussion and conclusion with your own opinion, and

APA references and in-text citations for the article.

The literature review must be three to four pages in length
and follow APA formatting.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 6 Case
Study

Recent studies support the potential of a drug that is
derived from the metal iridium to effectively treat cancer. This experimental
drug, Drug ZL105, has not been tested for efficacy and toxicity. Imagine that
you are the one responsible for approving or denying the use of this drug
within the United States. Your job is to propose the testing that is needed for
this drug to be determined as safe and effective for the treatment of cancer in
humans. In your research and discussion, you should address the questions
below.

What model(s) will you use for testing (i.e., animal, cell
cultures, computer simulations)? Explain the choice of model, and provide
support for the reliability of the model. Discuss the pros and cons of your
choice.

In determining the safety and effectiveness of the drug,
would it be necessary to test efficacy, toxicity, and lethality? Explain what
each of these tests are for and whether or not one or more of the tests are
necessary for your determination.

Provide your thoughts on what information you hope to gather
from your tests and whether or not the same protocol should be used for various
categories of products such as drugs, cosmetics, and herbal medicines.

Your case study assignment should be three to four pages in
length and utilize at least three reliable references. Use APA style guidelines
in writing this assignment, following APA rules for formatting, quoting,
paraphrasing, citing, and referencing.

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 7 PowerPoint
Presentation

Create a presentation with a minimum of 10 slides about the
uses and limitations of the U.S. Food & Drug Administration’s (FDA)
requirements on product labeling for public safety. Include a discussion of a
recently published article (within the last 12 months) that addresses product
labeling.

You can use the information from your textbook as well as
information from other reliable sources; however, information from unmonitored
websites, such as Wikipedia, is not acceptable. Access the CSU Online Library
for additional resources. Be creative, and add photos, images, or other
supplemental graphics to support your presentation.

Ensure that you use images from the public domain or
creative commons. Be sure to cite any sources used in a references slide by
using proper APA style. You may also use the slide notes function to explain
slide contents as necessary.

The following are ideas for topics that you may want to
address:

the purpose of product labeling,

product labeling requirements,

limitations of product labels,

pesticide product labeling, and

federal food and drug requirements for labeling.

Click the link below to access an excellent resource for
PowerPoint best practices. A transcript for the presentation can be accessed by
clicking on the paperclip icon in the bottom, right-hand corner of the presentation.

Columbia Southern University Writing Center. (n.d.).
PowerPoint best practices: A how-to tutorial for building PowerPoint
presentations [Adobe Presenter tutorial]. Retrieved from
http://columbiasouthern.adobeconnect.com/powerpointbestpractices/

BOS4201
Toxicology

Unit 8 Assessment

Question 1

“G” is the street name of the commonly abused
street drug GHB. Like many drugs, the risk of toxicity is increased when mixed
with other drugs. Identify another commonly used drug that can be toxic when
mixed with GHB. Discuss the progression of effects leading to toxicity and
death from the combination of the two drugs.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 2

Identify the four categories of street drugs, and provide an
example of each. Discuss symptoms of the use of each drug.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 3

Identify the six toxicological principles that are applied
in evaluating a poisoned individual. Give an example of two of these
principles.

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.

Question 4

How can toxicant absorption be reduced after exposure to the
skin? How can absorption be reduced for orally consumed chemicals?

Your response should be at least 300 words in length.