Spring 2007

SITE REMEDIATION

Course # 0908422
LECTURE: Thursday 3:45-6:00 PM Room 304


 Instructor:

Dr. Kauser Jahan, P.E.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering
Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ 08028-1701

Email address: jahan@rowan.edu

Telephone: (856) 256-5323
             Fax: (856) 256-5242


Office Hours:

Wednesday: 11AM-12PM    Monday 11AM-12PM


Course Description:

This course will introduce microbial applications to site remediation.  It will specifically address the fundamentals of microbiology as applied to engineered applications.  Remediation of pollutants such as organic compounds, metals and certain inorganic compounds such as nitrate will be discussed. 


  Reference Textbooks

 

                                    Wastewater Engineering” Metcalf and Eddy, McGraw Hill

                                                           

“Elements of Bioenvironmental Engineering”, Anthony F. Gaudy and E. T. Gaudy, Engineering Press, Inc.

 

"Environmental Biotechnology" Rittman and McCarty

 

“Environmental Microbiology”, Maier, Pepper and Gerba

 

“Biochemical Engineering Fundamentals” Bailey and Ollis

 

Handouts and Reading Assignments given out in class.

 



Grading

Homework : 15%          Quizzes: 15%
Midterm Exams: 20%
Final Exam: 30%
Paper: 20%
 

Exam, Quiz and Homework Instructions

Unannounced quizzes will be given through out the semester.  No make-up exams or quizzes will be given for unexcused absences (See Attendance Policy Section).  All quizzes and exams are closed book and notes.  The final exam will have a duration of 2 hours and will be announced near the end of the semester.

Homework assignments will be given every week. Late homework will not be accepted. Please use the  Rowan Engineering Homework Format.  To receive full credit for a problem, both your method of calculation and the correct answer must appear in a legible and readily understandable form.  No hand-drawn graphs will be accepted.

All assignments are due at the beginning of the class period.


Attendance Policy

Attendance is required.  If you know that you will be absent from a class for a valid reason, obtain approval from instructor 24 hours before the class period.  The only exception to this rule is a medical emergency.


  Course Outline

 

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR SPRING 2004

 

Monday

 

Topic

Jan 19

No Class – Holiday

Jan 26

Class Cancelled/ Introduction to Microbes and their role in engineered systems

Feb 2

Cells and Natural Organic Matter

Feb 9

Nutrition and Growth

Feb 16

Enzyme Kinetics

Feb 23

Metabolic Classification, Central Pathways of Metabolism

Mar 1

Aerobic and Anaerobic Bacteria

Mar 8

Exam # 1

Mar 15

SPRING BREAK

Mar 22

Biodegradation of Environmental Pollutants

Mar 29

Natural Attenuation

Apr 8

Metal Uptake by Microorganisms

Apr 5

Metal Uptake by Microorganisms

Apr 12

Exam # 2

Apr 19

Engineering Strategies

Apr 26

Engineering Strategies

May 3

Review

 


ASSIGNEMENTS and QUIZZES

 

Assignment #1                                Quiz #1

Assignment #2                                Quiz #2

Assignment #3                                Quiz# 3

Assignment #4                                Quiz # 4

Assignment #5


 



USEFUL LINKS:

 

Lecture Materials

 

http://www.egr.msu.edu/classes/ce280/voice/lectoutline.html

 

http://www.egr.msu.edu/classes/ce485/masten/lecturenotes/lecture28.ppt

 

http://science.ntu.ac.uk/life/staff/sjf/home/EnvMicro.html

 

http://www..science.duq.edu/esm/Course_Material/ESM595/1-75/sld013.htm

 

http://www.northern.wvnet.edu/~tdanford/micro.html

 

http://www.chem.mtu.edu/~drshonna/cm4710/lectures/chapter2.pdf

 

http://ull.chemistry.uakron.edu/biochem/06/

 

http://bioag.byu.edu/aghort/514pres/bacteria/sld010.htm

 

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