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| GESA0008-1 | Wastewater treatment microbiology
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| Duration : | 9h Pr, 15h Th |
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| Holder(s) : | Marc Culot |
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| Substitute(s) : | Daniel Portetelle |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | 1. Microbial and kinetic metabolisms remembering
2. Fate of micro-organisms in water and sludge
3. Drinking water production and disinfection
4. Laboratory practices on basic micro-organisms
5. Description, enumeration and identification of pathogenic micro-organisms, the indicators of fecal contamination and other micro-organisms intervening in wastewater treatment
6. Microscopic examination of activated sludge and biofilms |
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| Course objective : | Presentation of micro-organims involved in waste and wastewater treatments, and their ecology
After completing the course the student is expected to
- state the main microbiological metabolism cycles
- Restore the behavior of the various microbial florae in the natural circles
- analyze in laboratory many micro-organisms that play a role in wastewater treatment
- estimate wastewater treatment ability of sludges after their microscopic observation |
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| Prerequisites : | None |
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| Organization : | Lectures : 15h
Practical Works : 9h |
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| Written notes : | PRESCOTT, HARLEY, KLEIN, Microbiologie, De Boeck Université, Bruxelles, 1995, 1014 p.
BROCK, T.D., MADIGAN, M.T., Biology of microorganisms, Prentice Hall, 1997, 986p.
Books available at the librairy of the laboratory (LEMEE)
SPELLMAN, F.R., Microbiology for Water/Wasterwater Operators, Technomic Publishing Company, Inc., 1997, 193p. |
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| Assessment : | Written examination (100%) |
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| Contacts : | Culot, Marc (Professeur)
Ecologie microbienne et Epuration des eaux
081 62 23 88
mculot@ulg.ac.be |
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