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| GESA0008-1 | Wastewater treatment microbiology
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| Duration : | 9h Pr, 15h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Frank Delvigne |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| 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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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| 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 and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| None |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Lectures : 15h
Practical Works : 9h |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| 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 methods and criteria :
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| Written examination (100%) |
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Contacts :
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| Culot, Marc (Professeur)
Ecologie microbienne et Epuration des eaux
081 62 23 88
mculot@ulg.ac.be |
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