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Environmental Toxicology II
Paper Code:
ZOL 423C
Credits:
4
Contact Hours:
60.00
Max. Marks:
100.00
Objective:
This course will enable the students to –
1. Develop an understanding of various types of toxicant and pollutions.
2. Explore and understand about branches of Toxicology
3. Investigate and appraise about Bioremediation, Biofertilizers and Biopesticides
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ZOL 423 C
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Environmental Toxicology II |
Students will : CO141:Develop an understanding of various types of toxicant and pollutions CO142: Explore and understand branches of Toxicology
CO143: Investigate and appraise about Bioremediation and its mechanism CO144: Differentiate and evaluate the role of Biofertilizers and Biopesticides CO145: Develop an understanding of effects of pesticides
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Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching
Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical |
Class test Semester end examinations, Quiz Assignments, Presentations Surprise test Open book test |
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10.00
Unit I:
UNIT I
Air-Pollution
● Epidemiologic Evidence of Health effects
● Outdoor air pollution
● Indoor air pollution
● Pollutants of outdoor ambientair
● Type of air pollution (SO2, particulate matter, photochemical air pollution,smog)
● Global warming
● Ozone depletion WaterPollution
● Important water pollutants
● Infectious agents
● Human waste disposal
● Waste water treatment
15.00
Unit II:
UNIT II
Food Toxicology
● Nature and complexity of food
● Safety standards for food, food ingredients and contaminants
● (Food, drug & cosmetics Act, food and colour additives, GRAS (generally recognized as safe)
● Tolerance setting for substances in food (Pesticide residues, drugs used in food producing animals, unavoidable contaminants (heavy metals, chlorinated organics, Nitrosamine, food-borne molds & mycotoxins)
● Micro biologic Agents
● Substances produced by cooking
● BSEC (Bovine SpongiformEncephalopathy) Forensic / AnalyticToxicology
● Analytical role in general toxicology
● Analytical role in ForensicToxicology
● Toxicologic investigation of a poison death
● Criminal poisoning of the living
10.00
Unit III:
UNIT III
Occupational Toxicology
● Workplace, exposures, and standards (Nature of the work force, Determinants of dose occupational exposure limits)
● Occupational diseases
● Toxicological Evaluation of Occupational agents RegulatoryToxicology
● Programs for regulating chemical hazards (Food& Drug Administration, EPA, Occupational Safety and HealthAdministrations)
● Regulatory Control overToxicity
● Animal Welfare Requirement Wild LifeToxicology
15.00
Unit IV:
UNIT IV
Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds
● PersistentCompounds
● Developing theMicroorganisms
● DegradationMechanism
● Genetics & Evolution ofBio-degradation Bioremediation
● Microorganisms in Bioremediation and their role in bioremediation
● Bioremediation Processes andTechnologies
● Monitoring the efficacy of bioremediation
● Bioremediation of Marine Oil pollutants and air pollutants
10.00
Unit V:
UNIT V
Biofertilizers and Biopesticides
● Biofertilizers inAgrosystem
● Biopesticides
● Microbial and Antimicrobial pesticides
● IPM Composting
● Types
● Materials
● Process
● Physicochemical Characteristics of the Environment
● DecompostingStages
● Methods
● Vermicomposting Bioleaching
● MicroorganismsUsed
● Biochemistry
● Extraction from Mixture
● Types
● Methods
● MetalPrecipitation
Essential Readings:
● Casarett and Daull’sToxicology : The basic science of poisons. By : Curtis D.Klaassen 6thEdn., McGraw-Hill (Medical Publishing Div.NewYork
● Environmental Biotechnology – by. InduShekhar Thakur, I.K. InternationalPub.(2006)
● Toxicology, Principles and Applications: Raymond I.M.. CRCPublication.
● Microbial Ecology: Fundamentals and Applications by Atlas Bartha (An imprint of Addison Wesley LongmanInc)
● Environmental Microbiology: Maier R.M., Academic Press. 2000 Press,Cambridge..1993.
● Environmental Science- A global concern; Cunningham W.P. and Saigo B.W Win. C. Brown Publishers, London,1995.
● Advances in Industrial Waste Water Treatment; P.K. Goel; TechnosciencePublications. Jaipur, 1999.
● An Introduction to Air Pollution; Trivedy R.K. and Goel P.K.,Technoscience Publications, Jaipur,1995.
● Problems of Environment Management in India; Goel M.M., Sharma M.C. andPurohit N.K; Anupriya Publishing House, Jaipur,1999.
● Environmental Science (A study of interrelations); Enger E.D. and Smith B.F.; Win.C. Brown Pub. (LatestEdition).
● Botkin D. And Keller E. Environmental Science. Earth as a Living Planet; Botkin D.And KellerE
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