This course covers the relationship between scientific knowledge about health hazards and the development of public health standards to control exposure. Standards are reviewed, covering hazards in the environment, at the work place, and in the food supply. For each hazard, the relevant scientific literature is reviewed. Then, the legal basis of the standard is discussed. Finally, the relationship between scientific knowledge, the law, and the existing standard is analyzed. The course is designed so that students may apply their understanding of the scientific, legal, and economic principles of environmental health developed in other courses.

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