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Tsutomu Nakatsugawa
Professor

110 Illick Hall
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210

Phone: (315) 470-6742
Email: tnakatsu@esf.edu

Teaching

EFB 400/600 Toxic Health and Hazards (3/4 credit hours). Three hours of lecture per week. Introduction to contemporary concepts of toxicology and to scientific basis for regulations and personal decisions about toxic health hazards. For students in natural or social sciences of environmental relevance. Topics include xenobiotic load, co-evolution of plant/animal defenses, chemical interactions, animal tests and risk assessment. (Additional reading assignments and discussions for EFB 600) Fall. Prerequisites: General biology and general chemistry. Note: Credit will not be granted for both EFB 400 and EFB 600.

EFB 611 Topics in Environmental Toxicology (3 credit hours). Three hours of lecture, discussion or seminar per week. In-depth exploration of selected contemporary topics of environmental toxicology in areas such as toxic hazards of societal importance, pollutant monitoring and remediation, fate and ecological impacts of environmental pollutants, biological basis of toxic hazards, and ecological and human risk assessment and regulations. A major term paper and oral presentation required. Spring.

Research Interests

Toxicology; role of liver in chemical defense; chemical ecology and health impacts of nature's chemical warfare; health effects of pesticides and other pollutants.