Course Outline

WEEK

SUBJECT 

READING* 

INTRODUCTORY MATERIAL 

1 

Intro to class; syllabus 

 

Intro to Bioremediation

CT chapter 1 

2 

Definitions and terms

"


Intro to types of bioremediation processes 

" 

THEORY 
        Chemistry 

3

Review; Concepts applicable to remediation 

Review CT ch 4   

3

Stoichiometric considerations 

#1 McCarty Article;   CT Appendix B 

          Microbiology 

4

Physiology, Ecology

CT chapter 3 

4

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5

Metabolism, Kinetics

CT chapter 5 

Sept 25 

EXAM 


6

Modeling Microbial Kinetics 

Spreadsheet on Internet 

7, 8

Biotransformation processes 1 
Biotransformation processes 2

CT chapter 4, 5#6 chapters 11,12,13
 

8

Guest Lecture (Anaerobic Processes) 
              Soils

9

Physical, chemical characteristics 

9

Sorption/desorption phenomena 

9

Soil water, groundwater

10

Summary of Theory, Review

Oct 25

EXAM 


PRACTICE 
          Site Assessment 

CT chapter 6 

11

Site characterization 1

Site characterization 2

  

11

Bioassessment testing 

11

Pilot testing, design 
           Types of Bioremediation Systems 

Ex Situ Technologies 

Liquid Phase 

CT chapter 9 

12

Conventional WAS, Biofilm, Pump & Treat 

12

Bioreactors, Liquid Phase

13

Solid Phase 

Land farming, Soil slurry

CT chapter 8, 9 

 

13

Guest Lecture (Land Farm bioremediation project) 

14

THANKSGIVING BREAK 


15

InSituTechnologies,
Bioventing

CT ch 7, #2 sect 2, 3, 9, 10, 11

15

Natural Attenuation

handout 

16 


Student Presentations  


Dec 14

 

FINAL EXAM 7:30 - 9:30 


*CT=Course text 

# =Reserve material, listed on course info page


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