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1 General Guidelines of Laboratory Safety, Calculations Used in Laboratory Experiments, and Basic Laboratory Glassware and Instruments |
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1.1 General Guidelines of Laboratory Safety |
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2 | (1) |
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1.2 Fire Safety in a Laboratory |
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3 | (2) |
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1.3 Gas Safety in a Laboratory |
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5 | (4) |
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1.4 Safety Signs in Biotechnology Laboratory |
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9 | (2) |
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1.5 General Calculations Used in Laboratory Experiments |
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11 | (5) |
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1.6 Basic Laboratory Glassware and Instruments Used in an Environmental Lab |
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16 | (21) |
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References and Suggested Reading |
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34 | (3) |
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37 | (24) |
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2.1 Electrical Conductivity of Waste Water |
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38 | (2) |
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2.2 Alkalinity of Waste Water |
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40 | (3) |
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2.3 Dissolved Oxygen Content in Water Samples |
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43 | (3) |
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2.4 Biochemical Oxygen Demand in Water Samples |
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46 | (3) |
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2.5 Chemical Oxygen Demand in Water Samples |
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49 | (3) |
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2.6 Total Suspended Solids (TSS) and Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) in Water Samples |
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52 | (1) |
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2.6.1 Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) |
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52 | (1) |
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2.7 Chloride Content in Water Samples |
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53 | (1) |
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2.8 Sulfate Content in Water Samples (Turbidimetric Method) |
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54 | (2) |
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2.9 Nitrogen Content in Water Samples |
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56 | (5) |
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References and Suggested Reading |
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58 | (3) |
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61 | (22) |
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3.1 Moisture Content in Soil |
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62 | (1) |
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62 | (2) |
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3.3 Particle Size in Soil Samples |
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64 | (6) |
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3.4 Organic Matter and Organic Carbon Content in Soil Samples |
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70 | (2) |
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3.5 Chloride Content in Soil Samples |
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72 | (1) |
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3.6 Sulfate Content in Soil Samples |
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73 | (1) |
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3.7 Nitrogen Content in Soil Samples |
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74 | (3) |
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3.8 Potassium Content in Soil Samples |
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77 | (2) |
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3.9 Phosphorus Content in Soil Samples |
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79 | (4) |
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References and Suggested Reading |
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81 | (2) |
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4 Isolation, Culture, and Biochemical Characterization of Microbes |
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83 | (52) |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (1) |
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90 | (1) |
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4.6 Study of the Effect of pH on Growth of Microbes |
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91 | (1) |
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4.7 Preparation of Culture Media |
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92 | (5) |
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4.7.1 Preparation of Nutrient Agar (NA) Slants and Plates |
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94 | (2) |
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4.7.2 Preparation of Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) Medium |
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96 | (1) |
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4.8 Isolation of Cyanobacteria |
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97 | (2) |
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4.9 Techniques for Isolation of Pure Cultures |
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99 | (6) |
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4.9.1 Serial Dilution Method |
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99 | (1) |
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4.9.2 Streak Plate Method |
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100 | (2) |
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4.9.3 Pour Plate Technique |
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102 | (2) |
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4.9.4 Spread Plate Technique |
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104 | (1) |
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105 | (10) |
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4.10.1 Simple Stains: Microbial Morphology |
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106 | (1) |
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4.10.2 Negative Staining (Indirect Staining) |
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107 | (1) |
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4.10.3 Differential Stains |
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108 | (2) |
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4.10.4 Acid-Fast Staining |
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110 | (2) |
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112 | (1) |
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113 | (2) |
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4.11 Microbial Growth Curve |
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115 | (1) |
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4.12 Isolation of Genomic DNA from Bacteria |
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116 | (4) |
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4.13 DNA Quantification and Quality Analysis by Agarose Gel Electrophoresis |
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120 | (2) |
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4.14 DNA Quantification by Spectrophotometric Method |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (1) |
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4.17 Sampling of Air Microflora |
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126 | (2) |
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128 | (2) |
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4.19 ColiformMPN Test for Bacteriological Examination of Water |
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130 | (5) |
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133 | (2) |
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5 Plant Tissue Culture Techniques and Nutrient Analysis |
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135 | (32) |
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5.1 Plant Propagation and Tissue Culture |
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136 | (12) |
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5.1.1 Preparation of Culture Media |
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136 | (2) |
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138 | (3) |
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5.1.3 Cell Suspension Culture |
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141 | (2) |
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143 | (3) |
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5.1.5 Artificial Seeds/Synthetic Seeds |
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146 | (2) |
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5.2 DNA Isolation and Analysis |
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148 | (6) |
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5.2.1 Isolation of DNA from Plant Sample |
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148 | (3) |
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5.2.2 Agarose Gel Electrophoresis |
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151 | (2) |
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5.2.3 Spectrophotometric Quantification of DNA |
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153 | (1) |
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5.3 Plant Nutrient Analysis |
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154 | (13) |
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5.3.1 Estimation of Protein Content in Plant Samples |
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154 | (1) |
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5.3.2 Estimation of Fatty Acid |
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155 | (1) |
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5.3.3 Estimation of Ammonia Nitrogen |
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156 | (1) |
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5.3.4 Estimation of Phosphorus in Plant Sample |
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157 | (1) |
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5.3.5 Estimation of Potassium in Plant Sample |
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158 | (1) |
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5.3.6 Estimation of Sulfur |
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159 | (1) |
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5.3.7 Estimation of Boron in Plant Sample |
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160 | (2) |
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5.3.8 Estimation of Zn, Cu, Mn, and Fe in Plant Sample |
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162 | (1) |
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163 | (4) |
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Supplementary Information |
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Index |
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