BIO 437

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Objectives of the course :

          To give an understanding of the roles of microorganisms in environmental pollution.

Course Description:

-         Microbial pollution of different ecosystems (air, water, soil) .

-         Microbial indicators of pollution .

-         Microbial control of pollution .

Main text books :

Subsidiary books :

-         Fry et al., (1992). Microbial Control of Pollution. Cambridge, UK . C.S. Cox, (1987). The Aerobiological Pathway of Microorganisms. John Wiley & Sons, New York .

Higgins, I.J. (1975). The Chemistry and Microbiology of Pollution. Academic Press ,  New York .