Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

• 6 - Biological, Biomedical and Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
• 61 - Biology and Biomedical Sciences
• 26.10 - Pharmacology and Toxicology

26.1006 - Environmental Toxicology

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the scientific study of the health effects associated with exposure to toxic chemicals and systems occurring in the natural, work, and living environments; the management of environmental toxins and toxicity; and the development of protections for humans, animals, and plants. These programs include courses in applied ecology; microbiology; toxin transport, fate, and degradation; dermal toxicology; reproductive and genetic toxicology; atmospheric and environmental chemistry; metals toxicology; environmental mutagens and biotransformation; nutrient interaction; chemical sensitivity, disorders, and disease; risk assessment; animal waste management; environmental health; and hazardous materials management.

• Example Program Names:

  • Ecotoxicology
  • Environmental toxicology

• Exclusion

  • Integrated pest management(01.1105)
  • Environmental studies(03.0103)
  • Environmental science(03.0104)
  • Environmental technology(15.0507)
  • Ecology(26.1301)