BA290 Bioremediation

Faculty of Science
Spring 2002
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Danuška Horáková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Danuška Horáková, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Danuška Horáková, CSc.
Prerequisites
Předpokladem pro zapsání předmětu je složená zkouška z obecné mikrobiologie a základní kurs z chemie.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The use of biotechnical processes in control of environmental pollution and in hazardous waste treatment is viewed as an advantageous alternative or adduct to physical chemical treatment technologies
Syllabus
  • Introduction. Grow-Linked Biodegradation. Acclimation. Detoxication. Activation. Kinetics. Threshold. Sorption. Nonaqueous-Phase Liquide and Compounds with Low Water Solubility. Bioavailability. Effect of chemical Structure on Biodegradation. Predicting Products of Biodegradation.Cometabolism.Environmental Effects.Inoculation. Bioremediation Technologies.
Literature
  • HORÁKOVÁ, Danuška. Bioremediace (Bioremediation). 1st ed. Praha: VŠCHT, 2000, 81 pp. ISBN 80-7080-416-5. info
  • Microbial diversity and genetics of biodegradation. Edited by Koki Horikoshi - Masao Fukuda - Toshiaki Kudo. Tokyo: Japan Scientific Societies Press, 1997, xii, 210 s. ISBN 4-7622-0869-8. info
  • ALEXANDER, Martin. Biodegradation and bioremediation. San Diego: Academic Press, 1994, 302 s. ISBN 0-12-049860-X. info
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Spring 2000, Spring 2001.
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