School Of Natural SciencesEnvironmental Biotechnology (V1)Western Sydney University Unit Code: MI303A.1
Discipline: FOOD SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: NP
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Microbiology/Chemistry equivalent to MI201A, MI204A and CH104A. Microbiology laboratory skills.
About this Unit
This unit has been replaced by 300647 Environmental Biotechnology in Spring 2009. This unit focuses on microbial processes in the environment and illustrates how these processes may be employed in the control of pollution problems, pests and diseases and in the recovery of minerals and fuel from the environment. Microbial interactions in the environment; model ecosystems in the study of microbial environments; the role of biofilms in biofouling; micro-organisms in the removal of contaminants in the environment; microbial control of plant, pests and diseases; microbial systems in mineral and fuel recovery; strain construction in environmental biotechnology; ethics and the release of genetically engineered micro-organisms.