Role of Biotechnology in Environment detailed syllabus for Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering (BBE) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the BBE students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.
For Biotechnology & Biochemical Engineering 6th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit BBE 6th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-VIII scheme and its subjects refer to BBE Professional Elective-VIII syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of role of biotechnology in environment is as follows.
Course Objectives:
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Unit I
SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 9
Environmental Pollution; Types, Causes and Effects of Soil, air, water, oil and heavy metal. Pollution, control measures. Social Issues- Green House Gases, Global Warming, Acid Rain, Ozone depletion, nuclear accidents and holocaust.
Unit II
INDUSTRIAL WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT 9
Purification of waste water; Aerobic and anaerobic treatments; Management of radioactive pollutants in water, VOC, COD BOD and BOD sensors. Bio accumulation – Bio magnification. Biological control. Principles of environment Impact. Assessment and environmental monitoring.
Unit III
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Unit IV
BIODIVERSITY TYPES 9
Definition, Types, Genetic, Species, Ecosystem; Biodiversity at Global Levels; Values of Biodiversity; Hotspots in Biodiversity; Loss of Biodiversity and its causes threats to Biodiversity; A general account on multilateral treaties- the role of CBD, IUCN, GEF, IBPGR, NBPGR, WWF, FAO, UNESCO and CITESBioresources
Unit V
BIOREMEDIATION AND BIODEGRADATION 9
Types- Ex situ and In situ , Bioremediation genetically Engineered Microbes for Bioremediation.
Applications of genetic engineering- Transgenic animals-cow, sheep and rabbit
Course Outcomes:
The students will be able to
- Acquire knowledge on the scope of biotechnology
- Classify the health hazards of various pollutants
- Explain importance of waste water treatment
- Understand the significance of waste management
- Outline the various bioremediation techniques
- Adapt the conservation of biodiversity
Text Books:
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Reference Books:
- Foster C.F; Johnware D.A, “Environmental Biotechnlogy”, Ellis Harwood Ltd.3rd edition, 2003.
- Gupta P.K. “Elements of Biotechnology”, Rastogi Publications, 2004.
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