Environmental Microbiology & Climate Change I

Microbiology of sewage: methods of sewage treatment and disposal. Microorganisms and other organisms important in aquatic systems: Ecology of microorganisms in fresh water and marine ecosystems; water pollution and pollutants, self-purification, water treatment and management; water quality analyses. Disease transmission by water and microbial risk assessment. Contributions of water related human activity (i.e. marshes and marshlands, rice paddy, aquaculture, wetlands, water treatment plants) to climate change. Air pollution: sources; indices of air pollution; physical and microbiological properties of air in different environments.