Prerequisites: BIOL 002 or both BIOL 005A and BIOL 05LA; BIOL 003 or BIOL 005B; upper-divi- sion standing; or consent of instructor
Description: Introduction to transmission of human pathogenic microorganisms through environmental media, including drinking water, wastewater, and air. Topics include characteri- zation of environmentally transmitted pathogens, microbial risk assessment, sampling and detection methods for microorganisms in environmental sam- ples, waterborne disease outbreaks, recycling or re- use of wastewater, microbial regulations and stan- dards, and indoor air microbiology. Cross-listed with ENSC 141 and SWSC 141. Yates