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Environmental Biotechnology

B5. Environmental Biotechnology · Part-B: Specialized Branches

ECOLOGY.ECOSYSTEM Ecology

Energy flow, trophic structure, productivity and the biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus.

11 sub-topics

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Basic ecological concepts and principles (ecosystem types, development and evolution, homeostasis, energy transfer, energy budget, trophic structure, food chain, food web, ecological efficiency, biogeochemical cycles)

  • ECOLOGY.ECOSYSTEM
02

chemistry of organic and inorganic chemicals polluting air, water and soil

  • AGRI.SOIL
03

environmental pollution - types, detection and measurement of pollutants, environmental monitoring techniques

  • ENV.POLLUTION
05

wastewater treatment systems - primary, secondary and tertiary treatment, biological treatment processes, biochemistry and microbiology of aerobic and anaerobic treatment, bioreactors for wastewater treatment, disinfection and disposal

  • MICRO.METHODS
06

treatment of typical industrial effluents - dairy, distillery, sugar and antibiotic industries

  • ANTIMICROBIAL
08

environmental pollution control - bioaugmentation, biostimulation, biodegradation, biosorption, biofilms in bioremediation of xenobiotics, petroleum hydrocarbons, pesticides and heavy metals, evolution of biodegradative pathways

  • ENV.POLLUTION
09

environment-friendly technologies - biosurfactants, biofertilizers, biopesticides, microbially enhanced oil recovery, resource management, integrated waste management, production of biomass, biogas and biofuel from waste

  • ENV_BIOTECH
10

pollution monitoring - chemical, biological and molecular methods, environmental impact assessment, biodiversity and its conservation, GMOs and biosafety

  • ENV.EIA_LAW
11

global environmental problems - ozone depletion, UV-B and greenhouse gases

  • ENV.CLIMATE