Courses Catalogue

Environmental Microbiology

Course Code: MCB 403
Credit Unit: 3
Academic Programme: Bachelor of Science Degree in Microbiology
Faculty: Microbiology
Status: Core
Programme Type: Bachelor

Course Description

Air micro flora, techniques in microbiological analysis of air, control of microorganisms in air, air pollutants and their effect on environment, aquatic microbiology, distribution of microorganisms in an aquatic environment, the role and importance of aquatic microbial ecosystems, techniques for the study of aquatic microorganisms, microbiology of domestic water and sewage, water purification, determination of sanitary quality of domestic water, water borne diseases, international standards for water used in drinking, cooking and bathing, sewage and its characteristics, sewage treatment and disposal, microorganisms and sewage treatment procedures.