Bi0290 Bioremediation

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009
Extent and Intensity
2/0. 2 credit(s) (fasci plus compl plus > 4). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Danuška Horáková, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Zdeněk Hubálek, DrSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Danuška Horáková, CSc.
Prerequisites (in Czech)
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.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should understand the principles of biotechnical processes used in control of environmental pollution and in hazardous waste treatment, which 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
Assessment methods
Oral exam.
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 Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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