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30462 Environmental Microbiology
Danish title: Miljømikrobiologi
Language: English Credit points: 5
Type: Open University
Language: English

No credit points with: 91780
Prerequisite: 24001
Recommended semester: 4th -7th semester
Examination: Written exam Written exam 70%, project work 30% (13-scale)
Contact person: Birgitte Kiær Ahring, Building 227, Tel. +45 4525 6183, email bka@ibt.dtu.dk

Department: Department of Biotechnology
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, pathogenic organisms and health aspects, methods for characterisation of microbes an their activity in complex biological system.