CIVE 7251 — Environmental Biological Processes
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: falltypical days: M/WBostonTraditional
Examines microbiology with emphasis on biological processes in environmental engineering applications. Topics include cell structure, morphology, cell nutrition and growth, energy transfer and utilization, aerobic and anaerobic microbial metabolism, biological wastewater process theory and modeling, biological nutrients removal, and disinfection of relevant microorganisms. Includes relevant laboratory exercises of treatment parameters used to monitor the biological processes, such as BOD, TOC, COD, gravimetric methods, and dissolved oxygen. Also covers enzyme kinetics and evaluation of kinetic coefficients for biotreatment. Requires one semester of undergraduate chemistry or one semester of undergraduate biology.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 27% | 22.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 1 | 18 | 30 | 60% | 12.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 75% | 5.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 56% · T 44% · W 56% · Th 44% · F 0%
Common patterns: MW (56% of sections), TR (44% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
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