This course covers concepts of pollution biology including pollution versus resources, material cycling, tolerance ranges, and carrying capacity. It will examine the responses of plants and animals to air pollution, including using plants to monitor and control air pollution. Topics will include the most common environmental pollutants, their effects on organisms from individual to ecosystem levels, and introduction, dispersion, uptake, and excretion of pollutants. The course focuses on disturbances to healthy ecosystems caused by human-introduced pollutants and alterations to ecosystem interactions.