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30462 Environmental Microbiology
Danish title: Miljømikrobiologi

Type: Å, Language: E
Credit points: 5 point
Offered by: Department of Biotechnology (IBT)
Prerequisite: 63130
Desirable: 24201
Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester
Examination: Written exam (13 point scale )
Contact person: Birgitte Kiær Ahring, IBT, Building 115, Tel. +45 4525 1566
Aim: To provide the students with a basic knowledge to the microbial processes and microorganisms involved in biological treatment of ground water, waste water, and organic waste.
Contents: Microbial activity and growth in suspended cultures and in biofilms, microbial degradation of pollutants, microbial processes involved in the removal of nutrients, pathogeni organisms and health aspects, methods for characterisation of microbes an their activity in complexe biological system.