Course Overview
This course examines the types and functions of microorganisms as applicable to the engineering field. Topics include; the basic characteristics of bacteria, nutrient cycles, oxidation and reduction, waste treatment, pollution and bioremediation. Case studies of applied microbiological projects will be reviewed including constructed wetlands, drinking-water distribution systems and pollution monitoring.
Prerequisite(s)
- 50% in EENG 7712
Credits
1.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Understand basic microbial metabolism and growth.
- Determine the impact of nutrient and growth conditions on microbial processes.
- Discuss the role of redox reactions in the environment.
- Determine the role of nutrient cycles in environmental microbiology.
- Understand basic laboratory microbial techniques.
- Comprehend the fundamentals of microbial metabolism and bio-geochemistry as it relates to environmental issues.
- Appreciate microbial-engineering aspects of waste treatment and bioremediation.
- Evaluate waste treatment systems in terms of microbial processes.
- Understand microbial problems/issues related to drinking water.
- Assess the microbiology of drinking water systems.
- Understand microbial processes in the environment.
- Discuss aerobic and anaerobic microbial processes.
- Understand general microbial aspects of bioremediation strategies and contaminated sites.
- Apply specific problem-solving skills to microbiological components of environmental tasks such as the design and implementation of pollution surveys, the development of treatment wetlands, investigations of problems associated with drinking water and contaminated site investigations.
- Understand basic microbial reactions involved in environmental issues such as: acid rock damage, iron tuberculation in drinking water mains, fecal coliform (sewage) contamination, bacterially-mediated processes of corrosion and disinfection.
Effective as of Fall 2003
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