A Practical Guide to Environmental Biotechnology

✍ Scribed by Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das, Swagat Kumar Das, Hrudayanath Thatoi

• Publisher: Springer Singapore;Springer
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 182
• Series: Learning Materials in Biosciences
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This textbook provides practical guidelines on conducting experiments across the entire spectrum of environmental biotechnology. It opens with general information on laboratory safety, rules and regulations, as well as a description of various equipment commonly used in environmental laboratories. It then discusses in detail the major experiments in basic and advanced environmental studies, including the analysis of water and soil samples; the isolation, culture, and biochemical characterization of microbes; and plant tissue culture techniques and nutrient analyses. Each chapter features detailed method sections and easy-to-follow protocols, and offers guidance on calculations and formulas, as well as illustrative flow charts to assist with troubleshooting for each experiment. Given its scope, the book is an invaluable aid for laboratory researchers studying environmental biotechnology, and a rich source of information and advice for advanced undergraduates and graduates in the fields of environmental science and biotechnology.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages I-XI
General Guidelines of Laboratory Safety, Calculations Used in Laboratory Experiments, and Basic Laboratory Glassware and Instruments (Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das, Swagat Kumar Das, Hrudayanath Thatoi)....Pages 1-35
Water Quality Analysis (Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das, Swagat Kumar Das, Hrudayanath Thatoi)....Pages 37-59
Soil Quality Analysis (Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das, Swagat Kumar Das, Hrudayanath Thatoi)....Pages 61-82
Isolation, Culture, and Biochemical Characterization of Microbes (Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das, Swagat Kumar Das, Hrudayanath Thatoi)....Pages 83-133
Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and Nutrient Analysis (Jayanta Kumar Patra, Gitishree Das, Swagat Kumar Das, Hrudayanath Thatoi)....Pages 135-164
Back Matter ....Pages 165-175

✦ Subjects

Life Sciences; Microbiology; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Terrestrial Pollution; Marine & Freshwater Sciences