ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING: BIOLOGICAL TREATMENT PROCESSES

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe how microbial communities work in synergistic ways to remove organic and inorganic contaminants from wastewater Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the specific microbial metabolism associated with nitrogen and phosphorus removal in wastewater treatment plants Audience: Graduate 3. Perform calculations to estimate the efficiency of different wastewater treatment processes Audience: Graduate 4. Use computer simulation tools for analysis of wastewater treatment processes Audience: Graduate 5. Examine data from biological treatment processes to identify causes of poor performance Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe how microbial communities work in synergistic ways to remove organic and inorganic contaminants from wastewater Audience: Graduate 2. Describe the specific microbial metabolism associated with nitrogen and phosphorus removal in wastewater treatment plants Audience: Graduate 3. Perform calculations to estimate the efficiency of different wastewater treatment processes Audience: Graduate 4. Use computer simulation tools for analysis of wastewater treatment processes Audience: Graduate 5. Examine data from biological treatment processes to identify causes of poor performance Audience: Graduate