Environmental Toxicology II

Paper Code: 
ZOL 423C
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course objectives:

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

 

Course Outcomes (COs):

Course

Learning outcomes

(at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

ZOL 423 C

 

 

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

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
 

 

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.993.

 

 

References: 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

  • 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

 

 

Academic Year: 
2022-2023
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