SOIL AND WATER CHEMISTRY

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Shirsak Mondal

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Course Name : Soil and Water chemistry

Code(Credit) : FSEM 1102 (2-1-0)

Course Objectives

  • To know the chemistry and composition of water.
  • To know the concept of physical and chemical properties of soil and water.

Course Outcomes

CO-1 : Understand the water and soil quality parameter analysis for aquaculture.      PO1, PO2,PO3

CO-2 : Aware of optimum ranges of water and soil parameters required for aquaculture.      PO2, PO3, PO5

CO-3 : Understand the soil and water quality criteria for aquaculture.     PO2, PO3

 

PO-1: Knowledge enhancement

PO-2: Professional and Entrepreneurial Skill development:

PO-3: Critical thinking:

PO-5: Environment and Sustainability:

Program Outcome

PO-1: Knowledge enhancement: Enhanced knowledge on concepts, essential facts, basics, principles and theories relating to fishery biology, biodiversity and aquatic environment, aquaculture, fish nutrition, fish physiology, genetics and biotechnology, fish processing, fisheries engineering, fish microbiology, fishery extension, economics, and biostatistics.

PO-2: Professional and Entrepreneurial Skill development: Understanding the value and processes of life-long learning and professional enhancement and entrepreneurship development.

PO-3: Critical thinking: After identifying the assumptions from the subject, take informed actions to frame the thinking and check out the degree to which these assumptions are accurate and valid, and look at our ideas and decisions (intellectual, organizational, and personal) from different perspectives.

PO-4:  Problem Solving: solve the problems from concerned disciplines using the knowledge, skills and attitude acquired from various disciplines in fisheries science.

PO-5: Environment and Sustainability: Understand the issues of environmental contexts and sustainable development.

PO-6: Data Handling and computational skills: Collect, analyze and interpret biological and scientific data for the scientific and farming community with the help of computer-based programmes.

PO-7: Communication and Extension Skills: Develop appropriate communication skills for effective transfer of knowledge and technologies through extension activities.

PO-8: Team Work: Play effective roles in capture, culture, management, financial and marketing of fish produce.

PO-9: Ethics: Application of ethical principles and commitment to professional ethics and responsibilities.

Course Syllabus

Theory 

1.Analytical chemistry: principles, applications and types. Classical methods of analytical chemistry, volumetry and gravimetry. Solutions: Standard solutions, titration, indicators, dilute solutions, units of concentration: standard curve

2.Chemistry of water: the water molecule, properties of pure water, fresh water and sea water. Composition of waters: surface water, ground water and sea water.

3.Dissolved gasses: Factors affecting natural waters. Acid, base, salts: Hydrogen ions, modern concept of pH and buffer.

4.Water analysis: collection and preservation of water samples .Measurement of temperature, transparency, turbidity, determination of pH, electrical conductivity, salinity, chlorinity, total solids (TDS, TSS, TVS, TVDS), dissolved oxygen, free carbon dioxide, total alkalinity, total hardness, Calcium, Magnesium, Inorganic Nitrogen (Ammonium and Nitrate) and phosphorus.

5.Water quality criteria/ requirements for Aquaculture.

6.Soil Chemistry: origin and nature of soils. Physical properties of soil; soil colour. texture, structure, pore size, bulk density, water holding capacity. Soil types and their distribution, soil colloids, cation exchange, organic carbon, Carbon - Nitrogen ratio, soil fertility.

7.Soil reaction: acidity, alkalinity, conductivity, redox - potential. Submersed soils: wet lands, peat soils, fluxes between mud and water, methane and hydrogen sulphide formation. Saline soils, Alkali soils, acid sulphate soils, iron pyrites, soil reclamation.

8.Soil analysis: collection and preparation of soil samples. Determination of soil texture, water holding capacity, pH, conductivity, organiccarbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, lime requirement. Soil and water amendments: lime manures, fertilizers, micronutrients, zeolites, alum, gypsum.

9.Environmental ameliorative: chlorination, deodorizers, bacterial formulation.

10.Soil quality criteria/ requirements for aquaculture.

Practical

1.Principles of Titrimetry, Gravimetry, Potentiometry, Conductometry, Refractometry, Colourimetry, Turbidimetry, Spectrophotometry (UV, Visible, Flame, AAS), computerized instrument system.

2.Demonstration: demonstration of laboratory glass wares and equipment used in water and soil analysis.

3.Water analysis: measurement of temperature, turbidity, determination of pH and EC. Determination of salinity, Chlorinity, Total solids, Redox potential, DO, Free CO2. Determination of total alkalinity, hardness. Determination of inorganic nitrogen, and phosphorus

4.Soil analysis: Determination of soil texture, soil pH, conductivity, soil available nitrogen, available phosphorus, and organic carbon.

References

  1. Bottom soil, sediment and pond aquaculture --- Claude E.Body
  2. Fundamentals of Soil --- V.N.Sahai
  3. Text book of Soil science—R.K.Mehra
  4. Soil ----- FAO training series
  1. Water quality in ponds for aquaculture --Claude E.Body
  2. Fresh water fish culture--- V.R.P.Sinha and V.Ramachandran
  3. A hand book of soil, fertilizer and manure – P.K.Gupta

Session Plan (Theory)

Session 1

An Introduction  to soil and water chemistry

Introduction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQ4_M-U8swY

Session 2

Analytical Chemistry: Principle, Application and types

Analytical Chemistry_ Branches, Methods and Applications

Session 3

Analytical Chemistry: Gravimetry and volumetry

gravimetry

Volumetry

Session 4

Water chemistry: Properties of pure water, fresh water and pure water

water-chemistry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A88ih2PQDNs

Session 4

Session 5

Dissolved Gases in Water

Dissolved_gases_in_water

Session 6

Physical and chemical properties: Acid, base, salt

Acid, base, salt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2x4foEuRcI

Session 7

Session 8

Water Analysis: Collection and preservation of water, measurement of physical properties of water

Manual_Water_Analysis

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNiRWfMjQMU

Session 9

Water Analysis : Physical Properties of water

Session 10

Water Analysis : Chemical Properties of water

Session 11

Session 12

Water Quality requirement for aquaculture

Session 13

Soil Chemistry: Origin and Nature of Soils

Session 22

Session 24

Environmental ameliorative

Soil ameliorative

Session 25

Session 27

Session 28

Session 29

Session 30

Session 31

Session 32

Session 1

Principles of titrimetry, gravimetry, potentiometry

Analysis

Session 2

Principles of  Conductometry, Refractometry, Colorimetry, Turbidimetry

Session 3

Spectrophotometry

Session 4

Demonstration of Laboratory glassware and equipments used for soil and water analysis

Session 6

Measurement of electrical conductivity and pH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhyMOVvAu3s

Session 7

Determination of Salinity and Chlorinity

Session 8

Determination of total solids, Redox potential

Session 9

Determination of dissolved oxygen in water

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Jk0AmmuLSY

Session 10

Determination of total alkalinity

Determination of hardness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXvEmlFqicw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa0WfA9UGG0

Session 11

Determination of Soil texture

Session 12

Determination of Soil pH and Conductivity

Session 13

Determination of inorganic nitrogen

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vKQuWWgULw

Session 15

Session 16

Assignments

  1. Soil Horizons and their nutrient profile.
  2. Types of soil and their suitability for aquaculture.
  3. Determination of Dissolved Oxygen by classical method and its advancements.
  4. Principle and mechanism Determination of DO by probes and sensors
  5. Automated systems available for water parameter monitoring
  6. Smart Aquaculture using IoT
  7. Soil quality analysis
  8. Lime requirement of water according to different pH values
  9. Use of Gypsum, alum and zeolite in water
  10. Recent developments in water and soil quality testing

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Shirsak Mondal

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Mr. Shirsak Mondal has attended West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, WB and received B.F.Sc degree in the year 2019. He has completed M.F.Sc in Aquatic Animal Health Management form ICAR- Central Institute of Fisheries Education in the year of 2021. He has worked as Senior Research Fellow in ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries […]