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Environmental Management Systems:

Bioprocesses

Natural Sciences Perspective


Natural order:Food Webs and energy
Industrial and Scientific Revolutions:Population boom Integral Life Cycle management

Biotechnology: New revolution

Waste, Pollution--need for Treatment


Interaction: Man & Environment Nature of Wastes & Pollutants Environmental impacts of release Treatment: End of pipe vs process integrated technology Landfill technology for solid waste

Aerobic Biological Wastewater Treatment


Measures of water pollution Aerobic biological treatment Microbiology,nitrogen & phosphate removal Plant control, Monitoring

Anaerobic Biological Wastewater Treatment


Theoretical & practical aspects Microbiology & biochemistry of anaerobic treatment Digester design and operation Choice of anaerobic digesters

Bio-degradation of xenobiotic Compounds


Hydrocarbon degradation Biodegradation of Halogenated compounds Problems & approaches

Biofuel tech: environmental Impact


Biological energy options Biomass as fuel Fuels extracted directed from biomass Biogas Bio-ethanol Bio-hydrogen

Agriculture & Biotechnology: Environmental Benefits


Nitrogen fertilizers: bio-fertilizers as Supplements to chemical fertilizers Bio-pesticides for reducing crop losses
Plant strains development

Biotechnology: In Mineral Processing Environmental Benefits


Bacteria in ore leaching
Ore leaching processes Uptake of metals from solutions Desulphurisation of coal

Water Analysis and Quality Control: Environmental Standards


Parameters in water quality measurement Biotechnology contributions to water analysis Bio-sensors

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