CEV 222E - Environmental Microbiology

Course Objectives

Transfer of fundamental knowledge on;
1. microbial metabolism and its components,
2. major microbial catabolic pathways,
3. water and wastewater microbiology, role of microorganisms in treatment processes,
and transfer of applied knowledge for;
4. direct hands on (students) run of experimental measurement/analysis of microbiological parameters significant for environmental science and engineering applications

Course Description

The course offers fundamentals of the following topics with an emphasis on the aspects relevant to environmental science and engineering applications: chemistry of life; fundamentals of microbial metabolism; anabolism; catabolic diversity; ecological concepts and natural microbial ecosystems; engineered microbial ecosystems and microbiological aspects of drinking water purification and wastewater treatment; microbial bioremediation; biotechnology and industrial applications.