Biology of Water and Wastewater

Catalog description

This course is a study of fungi, bacteria, algae, protozoa, insects, and worms as they are used in the treatment of wastewater and as they affect or interfere with the purification of drinking water. Physical, chemical, and biological factors that affect these organisms in the respective facilities will be monitored and various tests of the efficiency of the treatment will be introduced. Field trips to a variety of water and wastewater facilities will be taken.