Biotechnology in Environmental Protection

Course Description

COURSE CONTENT

• Environmental protection and the role of biotechnology
• Microorganisms in environmental protection
• Wastewater treatment - division, pre-treatment and primary treatment
• Biological wastewater treatment - aerobic removal of organic ingredients
• Biological wastewater treatment - removal of inorganic compounds - removal of N
• Biological treatment of waste water - removal of inorganic compounds - removal of P
• Sludge disposal
• Anaerobic removal of organic compounds
• Biofilm wastewater treatment systems
• Sources and control of smell, contaminated soil
• Legislation in Environmental Protection

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• describe environmental pollutants and their impact on the environment and the living world
• define the products of biotechnological processes in environmental protection, explain the method of disposal of by-products, based on knowledge of legislation and work on the principle of "zero waste technology"
• explain the biological processes of removal of organic and inorganic compounds from wastewater, and environmental and process factors
• conduct biological processes of wastewater treatment of different origin on a laboratory scale, interpret and discuss the results (written and oral) of these biological processes
• comment on problems and reach a conclusion on the effectiveness of biological processes based on knowledge of legislative frameworks
• select and use appropriate laboratory equipment for biological processes in the field of environmental protection as well as analytical apparatus during biological processes
• evaluate the importance and role of microorganisms in environmental protection
• interpret the laws that apply in the field of environmental protection, and to act in an ecologically educational fashion in the living environment
• apply acquired knowledge as the basis for further education and training in the profession

To enrol in this course, the following course must be completed:

• Unit Operations