Environmental Science

Paper Code:

HCT 144 G

Credits:

4

Contact Hours:

60.00

Max. Marks:

100.00

Objective:

The course lays emphasis on the microbial biodiversity (soil) & their role in bio remediation & bio absorption of pollutants along with some legal aspects

12.00

Unit I:

Water Pollution: Monitoring and Control

Sources and characteristics of industrial sewage waste
Principles and methods of industrial waste treatment
Treatment of liquid waste: primary, secondary and tertiary (trickling filters and activated sludge, concept of CETP; Common Effluent Treatment Plant).
Fundamentals of biological treatment
- Criteria for application of aerobic and anaerobic biological treatment
- Monitoring of the efficiency of the biological treatment

12.00

Unit II:

Soil Microbiology

Soil atmosphere, microbial environment (Biotic and aboitic stresses)
Soil microorganisms; Bacteria, Actinomycetes, Fungi and algae
Culture methods for enumeration of bacterial fungi and algae
Unculturable and culturable bacteria, conventional and molecular methods for studying microbial diversity.

12.00

Unit III:

Dye Industry

Source and origin of dyes
Characterization of waste effluents
Environmental Impact of dye and its intermediates
Treatment Technologies of dyes
General ideas of bio-degradation of xenobiotic compounds

12.00

Unit IV:

Bioabsorption of Metals

Heavy metals
Microorganisms and metal absorption
Factors effecting bioabsorption
Bioreactors and bioabsorption
Phytoremediation
Mechanism of bioabsorption and bioaccumulation in specific metals

12.00

Unit V:

Bioremediation

Bioremediation by microorganisms
Bioremediation technologies
Measuring bioremediation in the field
Legislative approach for waste management
- Hazardous waste management and handling rules 1989
- Municipals waste rules
- Water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974 as amended up to 1988 (ESS act)

Essential Readings:

Indu Shekhar Thakur. Environment Biotechnology. I K. International .2006.
Pradipta Kumar Mohapatra. Text book of Environmental Biotechnology . IK. International.2006.
David P.Clark & Nanette J. Pazdernik Elsevier. Biotechnology. AP. 2009.
Jhadav, H. & Bhosale, V.M. Environmental Protection & Laws. Himalayan Publication-1995.
Arif. International Environmental Laws, Lancers Books. Newdelhi . 1996.
Microbiology concepts & application. 5^th Edition.
La Grega,M.D., Buckingham, P.L. & Evans,J.C. Hazardous Waste Management,
McGraw Hill Inc. 2001.
Maria Csuros & Casaba Csuros.Microbial Examination of Water & Waste water. Lewis Publication. 1999.

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