University of Colorado at Boulder
 
Syllabus : Bioremediation 
CVEN5514

Related Reading: Notes; 334-338
Date Topic Due
1/16 Course overview; Introduction
Related Reading: Ch. 1, parts Ch 4,5,6
 
1/18 Lecture Topic: Fundamentals Review
Related Reading: Ch. 2,3; parts Ch 4,5,6
 
1/23 Lecture Topic: Lab Methods
Related Reading: p. 93-94
 
1/25 Lecture Topic: BTEX Degradation Pathways/Kinetics
Related Reading: Ch 6: 123-125; p. 80-84, 88-93; notes
HW1
1/30 Lecture Topic: Cometabolism
Related Reading: p. 87 & 117; notes p. 249-26
 
2/1 Lecture Topic:[AB gone] guest lecture
Related Reading:
 
2/6 Lecture Topic: Anaerobic Dehalogenation
Related Reading: Ch. 6: 128-129; notes
 
2/8 Lecture Topic: Ex-Situ Liquid Tmt
Related Reading: Ch10
HW2
2/13 Lecture Topic: Ex-Situ Liquid Tmt
Related Reading: Ch10
 
2/15 Lecture Topic: Ex-Situ Liquid Tmt
Related Reading: Ch10
 
2/20 Lecture Topic: Ex-Situ Gas Treatment – suspended
Related Reading: Ch. 10
 
2/22 Lecture Topic: Ex-Situ Gas Treatment – biofilters
Related Reading: Ch. 10
HW3
2/27 Lecture Topic: Ex-Situ Soil Treatment – LF, piles, Slurry reactors
Related Reading: Ch. 10
 
3/1 Lecture Topic: Ex-Situ: Bioreactor landfills
Related Reading: notes
 
3/6 Lecture Topic: In Situ Methods
Related Reading: Ch11
HW4
3/8 Lecture Topic: Natural Attenuation - general
Related Reading: notes; Ch. 7: 147-149
 
3/13 Lecture Topic:Natural Attenuation - Bioscreen
Related Reading: Ch13
 
3/15 Lecture Topic: Natural Attenuation - Biochlor
Related Reading: web documentation
 
3/20 Lecture Topic: Bioventing
Related Reading: Ch14;Notes
HW5
3/22 Lecture Topic: Bioventing, air sparging
Related Reading: Ch15
 
4/3 Lecture Topic: In Situ Saturated Zone Treatment – Aerobic
Related Reading: Ch. 7:137-146
 
4/5 Lecture Topic: In Situ Saturated Zone Treatment - Anaerobic HW6
4/10 Lecture Topic: Metals & Inorganics
Related Reading: CH 18
 
4/12 Lecture Topic: JOURNAL DAY 1 Journal
Questions
4/17 Lecture Topic: Phytoremediation Journal
Questions
4/19 Lecture Topic: JOURNAL DAY 2< Journal
Questions
4/24 Lecture Topic:Bioaugmentation/GEMs Notes
Questions
4/26 Lecture Topic: JOURNAL DAY 3
Related Reading: Journal article
Questions
5/1 Lecture Topic: JOURNAL DAY 4 Journal
Questions
5/3 Lecture Topic: Grade review HW7 in class
Faculty and Course Evaluation
HW7
Journal Paper
5/5 Final Time: 1:30-4:00pm  

It is expected that you will have time to skim the relevant section in the "course notes" prior to coming to class. Homework assignments are intended to be challenging. There won't always be an example problem to follow. You may have to read the associated material to determine how to work the problem. The assignments are large... so don’t wait until the last minute to start! Work with others in the class, and feel free to see me when you get stuck.