Biology of Water and Health (CMPH-0340)

Spring 2025 · CMPH 0340 · Tufts University · 1.5 credits · Undergraduate

This is an interdisciplinary course tying together human and ecosystem health and environmental sciences. Students will be exposed to: the epidemiology of waterborne and water-associated diseases both US and global; latest science on how water borne diseases and WASH affect nutrition and lifespan; treatment of drinking water and wastewater; legal, regulatory, and policy issues; drinking water contaminants, including lead, PFAS, disinfection byproducts, and others; climate change and water, including heat, floods, droughts, and resilience; and case studies of water quality in the US, including disparities.

Course codes: CMPH-0340, CMPH 0340, CMPH0340, CMPH-340, CMPH 340, CMPH340

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