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Course Catalog 2010-2011
BIO-3306 Biological wastewater treatment laboratory, 3 cr |
Person responsible
Raghida Lepistö
Lessons
| Study type | P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | Summer | Implementations | Lecture times and places |
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Requirements
Exam and laboratory report
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation
Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning
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Learning outcomes
After completing the course, students will have the necessary knowledge, skills, and techniques for advanced levels of application. They will be able to design, set-up, and operate various laboratory aerobic reactors and define and characterize wastes and select suitable treatment. Students will also be able to identify valuable nutrients in the waste and to calculate and control kinetics and biomass growth.
Content
| Content | Core content | Complementary knowledge | Specialist knowledge |
| 1. | Design and operation of aerobic wastewater treatment processes, nutrient removal, biomass growth, and inhibition kinetics. |
Evaluation criteria for the course
Students` understanding of the course material is evaluated by means of a final exam, laboratory exercises, and reports and term papers.
Assessment scale:
Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course
Partial passing:
Study material
| Type | Name | Author | ISBN | URL | Edition, availability, ... | Examination material | Language |
| Summary of lectures | Biological wastewater treatment | Lepistö, R. | English |
Additional information about prerequisites
Knowledge of one or more of the following is desired: basic chemistry, basic biology/microbiology, and basic physics/mathematic
Prerequisite relations (Requires logging in to POP)
Correspondence of content
There is no equivalence with any other courses
Additional information
The course is organized every second year, provided that sufficient number of students (12 students) participate. The course will be organized academic year 2010-2011. The students will work in groups.
More precise information per implementation
| Implementation | Description | Methods of instruction | Implementation |