Opinto-opas 2004-2005

5902035 LABORATORY EXERCISES IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, LABORATORY EXERCISES IN ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, 3 ov

Lecturer info
Docent RAGHIDA LEPISTÖ, Assistent NN.

Lectures and exercises:
Laboratory exercises 84 h.

Weekly teaching / period	A1	A2	S1	S2	Summer
Lectures (h):	-	-	-	-	-
Exercises (h):	x+	x	-	-	-

Course objectives
The laboratory course increases skills in use of advance investigative techniques to implement the fundamental principles of environmental biotechnology.

Content of the course
Topics covered are: aerobic/anaerobic reactor design and operation, microbial kinetics, biomass determination using various microbiological techniques, growth curves, growth inhibitions, degradation of xenobiotic compounds, and enzymatic activities. Instrumentation: Multi-Scan & Fluoro-Scan, fluorescence microscopy, gas chromatography, total organic carbon analyzer, spectrophotometry, and conventional tools in wet bench chemistry. The biological techniques include: Biolog, staining, enzyme activities, protein determination

Requirements
A group report on each topic and a final exam on the theory covered. Attendance is compulsory.

Literature
Handouts that briefly detail the individual experiments. The students are responsible for researching the theory of the basic principles involved.

Prerequisites

Number	Name	OV	P/S
5902001	Biochemistry	2	Obl.
5902005	Microbiology I	2	Obl.
5902010	Laboratory exercises in Microbiology	2	Obl.
5902025	Instrumental Bioanalysis	2	Obl.
5902030	Biochemical Processes in Environmental Engineering	2	Obl.
35111	Laboratory Safety and Methods of Work	1	Obl.
35152	Physical Chemistry 1	2	Obl.

Notes
Maximum number of students allowed is 12. The course is primarily designed for students majoring in environmental biotechnology.