The course provides the student with a background of major groups of toxic substances encountered by man and animals through the food and environment, and also through exposure at the workplace. These toxicants include mycotoxins, naturally occurring toxins, N-nitroso compounds, solvents, plastics, pesticides, pollutants and radiation (UV, electromagnetic, ionizing). The course focuses on the chemistry, fate and distribution in the environment, mechanisms of their actions, toxic manifestation in living organisms as well as toxic syndrome in human beings.
Khunying Mathuros Ruchirawat (Ph.D.)
16 April – 2 May 2008
Room 606, 6th Floor, Service Building, Chulabhorn Research Institute
The International Training Course on Environmental Toxicology was held from 16 April – 2 May 2008. The objective of this course is to provide education in environmental toxicology and to enable participants to keep abreast with current development in the study of selected groups of toxic substances. This course content provides the trainee with a background in major groups of toxic substances encountered by man and animals through food and environment, and also through exposure at the workplace. Those toxicants include mycotoxins, naturally occurring toxins, N-nitroso compounds, solvents, pesticides, air, water and soil pollution. The course focuses on the chemistry, fate and distribution in the environment, mechanisms of their actions, toxic manifestation in living organisms as well as toxic syndrome in human beings. The faculty comprised 5 lecturers from Chulabhorn Research Institute and renowned educational institutes such as University of Edinburgh Medical School, University of Utrecht, the Netherlands, and University of Guelph, Cannada. There were 10 participants from 8 countries, namely Bhutan, Iran, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Phillippine, Thailand and Vietnam supported by fellowships from TICA as well as 7 participants from the Interuniversity program. The course evaluation submitted by the participants indicated a high level of satisfaction with the content, the teaching, and the general organization of the course.