Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Biyolojik Arıtma Sistemlerinde Kabarma ve Köpük Problemleri
	English	Bulking and Foaming Problems in Biological Treatment Systems
Course Code	ENB 603E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	1	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Süleyman Övez
Course Objectives		The learning objectives of this course are given below: 1. Microbiological structure and diversity of biological treatment systems, 2. Filamentous microorganisms causing bulking and foaming problems in biological treatment systems, 3. Parameters that cause overgrowth of filamentous microorganisms and control applications in activated sludge treatment systems
Course Description		General information about microorganisms, reviews and evaluations, microbial diversity, conventional and specific microbiology of biological wastewater treatment systems, activated sludge microbiology, floc structures and their settlement characteristics, identification of filamentous microorganisms, some laboratory applications, illustrations and biodiversity of filamentous microorganisms, reasons of filamentous microorganisms overgrowth, basic and specific conditions for filamentous overgrowth, causing bulking and foaming problems in activated sludge systems, control studies and solution applications.
Course Outcomes		Ph.D. students who successfully pass this course gain the knowledge, skills and competency given below; I. Developing and intensifying fundamental and special microbiology knowledge in biological wastewater treatment systems (knowledge). II. The ability to evaluate and use information gathered from scientific studies and applications related with filamentous microorganisms, bulking and foaming problems (skill). III. The ability to analyze, synthesize and evaluate information and parameters that cause bulking and foaming problems in biological wastewater treatment systems (skill). IV. Preparing a presentation and report in English related to microbiology of biological treatment systems (Communication and Social Competency). V. Acquiring the most developed skills about using research methods in laboratory studies related with filamentous microorganisms, other microorganisms and floc structures of biological wastewater treatment systems (skill).
Pre-requisite(s)		-
Required Facilities		Microscope and Visualisation System
Other
Textbook		• Manual on the Causes and Control of Activated Sludge Bulking, Foaming and other Solids Separation Problems, D. Jenkins, MG. Richard, GT. Daigger, 3. Edition, 224 pages, ISBN NO: 9781843390466, 2003. • Process Control of Activated Sludge Plants by Microscopic Investigation, D.H. Eikelboom, 156 pages, ISBN NO: 9781900222297, 2000. • Microbial Ecology of Activated Sludge, Robert Seviour and Per H Nielsen, 688 Pages, ISBN NO: 9781843390329, 2010 • Brock Biology of Microorganisms, Madigan M.T., Martinko J.M., Dunlap P.V. and Clark D.P. 12th edn., Pearson Education Inc., Glenview IL, USA, ISBN: 978-0321-53615-0, 2009. • Wastewater Microbiology, Gabriel Bitton, Wiley-Liss, NY, USA, ISBN 0471309869, 1994.
Other References		General Microbiology Books and Related Wastewater Microbiology Journal Articles

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