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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
- 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. 5th 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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