Syllabus
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Course Code: MES-204 Course Name: Environmental Methods and Analytical Techniques |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Analytic and synthetic characters of vegetation, methods of vegetation analysis; Species diversity and measurement of diversity; primary and secondary production, methods of measuring primary productivity; techniques for quantifying nitrogen fixation; estimation of ecosystem nutrient budget. Germ plasm evaluation and conservation- survey, inventorization, and analysis. | |
| 2 | Techniques in environmental microbiology and its applications. Methods of analyzing soil microbial populations and diversity Measurement of microbial activity in environmental samples: microbial biomass, nitrogen mineralization soil respiration, microbial respiration and enzymatic activities. Assessment and characterization of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal the soil-plant system. |
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| 3 | Instrumentation Principles and applications of Spectrophotometry (UV-Visible spectrophotometry, flame photometry, Atomic Absorption spectrophotometry); Chromatographic techniques (Paper chromatography, thin layer chromatography, Gas liquid chromatography, High pressure liquid chromatography, Ion exchange chromatography, Column chromatography), Fluorometry, X-ray diffraction,. | |
| 4 | Analytical Techniques: Air, Water & Soil samples. Sampling and analysis of air pollutants. Chemical and bacteriological sampling and analysis, water quality parameters, criteria and standards. Soil analysis - sample preparation and chemical methods of soil analysis. Vocational prospects in field of environmental analysis and research |
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