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.