Syllabus (ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE)

Course Type: MAJ-7

Semester: 5

Course Code: BENVMAJ07S

Course Title: ANALYSIS OF SOIL AND WATER

(L-P-Tu): 0-6-0

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Practical

Course Objective: To develop skill for soil and water parameter analysis To impart practical knowledge on Gram staining of bacteria, staining of zooplankton and MPN count

Learning Outcome: Students will become skilled to estimate soil and water parameters; they learn to do Gram staining of bacteria, Staining of zooplankton, MPN count, they will study local flora and fauna (Biodiversity Register)

PRACTICAL COURSES

1. Major Experiments:

a) Estimation of Soil parameters: pH, Temperature, Soil moisture, Organic carbon, Density, Porosity, NPK

b) Estimation of Water parameters: Iron, Phosphate, Sodium, Potassium

2. Minor experiment

a) Gram staining of bacteria

b) Staining of zooplankton

c) MPN count

3. Study on local flora and fauna (Biodiversity Register)

Suggested Books

1. Handbook of Methods in Environmental Studies: Water and Waste Water Analysis Hardcover, S K Maiti; Oxford Book Company
2. Microbes & Microbial Technology (HB): Springer; Ahmad
3. Laboratory Manual in Biochemistry: Newage; Jayaraman
4. Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater 20th eds.; Lenore, S. Clesceri, Arnold E. Greenberg, Andrew D. Eaton; American Public Health Association
5. Chemistry for Environmental Engineering: Clair N Sawyer, Perry L. Mccarthy & Gene F. Parkin., Mc Graw - Hill lnc
6. Soil Chemical Analysis-Advanced course, M L Jackson; Scientific publisher
7. Soil Testing Manual, G S Wagh; Nirali Prakashan