ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY II

Paper Code: 
24ZOL423C
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: 

Course

Learning outcomes (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

24ZOL

423 C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Environm ental Toxicolog y II (Theory)

 

CO169.     Develop                  an understanding of

Air and water pollution CO170.     Explore                  and understand food, forensic and analytical toxicology CO171. Investigate and appraise about Occupational                  toxicology and regulatory control of toxicity.

CO172.     Evaluate                    the degradation of xenobiotic compound                   sand Bioremediation processes CO173.     Develop                     an understanding of the role of Biofertilizers and Biopesticides

CO174.                        Contribute effectively in course- specific interaction

Approach in

teaching: Interactive

Lectures, Reading

assignments,

Demonstration,

Learning activities

for the students:

Self-learning

assignments,

Effective questions,

Seminar

presentation,

Class test

Semester      end

examinations,

Quiz

Assignments,

Presentations

 

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 Spongiform Encephalopathy) Forensic / Analytic Toxicology
● Analytical role in general toxicology
● Analytical role in Forensic Toxicology
● 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 workforce, Determinants of dose occupational exposure limits)
● Occupational diseases
● Toxicological Evaluation of Occupational agents Regulatory Toxicology
● Programs for regulating chemical hazards (Food & Drug Administration, EPA, Occupational Safety and Health Administrations)
● Regulatory Control over Toxicity
● Animal Welfare Requirement WildLife Toxicology
 
15.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV
Degradation of Xenobiotic Compounds
● Persistent Compounds
● Developing the Microorganisms
● Degradation Mechanism
● Genetics & Evolution of Bio-degradation Bioremediation
● Microorganisms in Bioremediation and their role in bioremediation
● Bioremediation Processes and Technologies
● Monitoring the efficacy of bioremediation
● Bioremediation of Marine Oil pollutants and air pollutants
 
10.00
Unit V: 
Unit V
Biofertilizers and Biopesticides
● Biofertilizers in Agrosystem Biopesticides
 
● Microbial and Antimicrobial pesticides IPM Composting
● Types
● Materials
● Process
● Physicochemical Characteristics of the Environment Decomposting Stages
● Methods
● Vermicomposting Bioleaching
● Microorganisms Used
● Biochemistry Extraction from Mixture
● Types
● Methods
● Metal Precipitation
 
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.
 
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
E-RESOURCES:
● chrome- extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ftp.sccwrp.org/pub/download/DOCUME NTS/BightPlanningDocuments/Bight08/Bight08_ToxicologyLabManual.pdf
 
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Academic Year: 
2024-2025
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