The Institute of Environmental and Human Health and the Department of Environmental Toxicology stimulate and develop environmental and health sciences research and education at Texas Tech University/Texas Tech Health Sciences Center within an atmosphere of superior scholarship and collegiality so as to position Texas Tech to be premier in the state, nation and the world in the integration of environmental impact assessment of toxic chemicals with human health consequences, framed in the context of science-based risk assessment to support sound environmental policy and law.

The Department of Environmental Toxicology underwent a formal peer-review in 2006. The review team consisted of faculty from Texas Tech University, as well as faculty external to Tech. Comments included:

“The review team finds that the ENTX graduate program meets its vision very well. The self-study provides data indicating that in the area of environmental toxicology, the program stands at or near the top of graduate programs…In general, the graduate program in ENTX is rated as one of the leading, if not the leading, program in the country.”

• Analytical Toxicology
• Aquatic Toxicology
• Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology
• Bioterrorism Countermeasures
• Environmental Law and Policy
• Epidemiology
• Human Health Sciences
• Modeling and GIS
• Nonwovens and Advanced Materials
• Ecotoxicology
• Wildlife Toxicology