Date Lecture Topic References

Tuesday January 11 th 1 Course Intro Ref 3

Thursday January 13th 2 Intro to Biodegradation - Microbial Genetics Ref 3
Tuesday January 18th 3 Anaerobic Processes & Intro to Geomicrobiology Ref 4
Thursday January 20th 4 Interactions & Microbial Communities Ref 2 (Ch. 6)
Tuesday January 25th 5 Analysis of Microbial Communities Ref 2 (Ch. 3)
Thursday January 27th 6 Microbial Loop - Effect of Viruses and Protists Ref 4
Tuesday Febuary 1st 7 Introduction to Bioremediation Ref 5
Thursday Febuary 3rd 8 Acclimation & Detoxification Ref 5
Tuesday Febuary 8th   9 Activation and Sorption Ref 5
Thursday Febuary
Lab Exercise 1
10th
Tuesday Febuary 15th 10 Effects of Chemical Structure Ref 5
Thursday Febuary 17th 11 Predicting Products of Biodegradation Ref 5
Tuesday Febuary 22nd 12 Bioremediation technologies in situ Ref 6
Thursday Febuary 24th 13 Bioremediation technologies ex situ Ref 6
Tuesday March 1st 14 Bioremediation Monitoring + Lab prep Ref 6
Thursday March 3rd Lab Exercise 2
Bioremediation Monitoring this is open day but we
Tuesday March 8th 15 will find a place to have lecture Ref 6
Thursday March 10 th No Lecture
Tuesday March 15th Oil Spill Remediation and Lab prep
Thursday March 17th Lab Exercise 3
Tuesday March 22nd Project Presentations
Thursday March 24th Project Presentations
Tuesday March 29th 17 Lab Prep/Intoduction to Oil reservoir microbiology Ref 7
Thursday March 31st Lab Exercise 4
Lab Results analysis/ Reservoir microbiology
Tuesday April 5th 18 continued Ref 7
Thrusday April 7th 19 Biogas
Tuesday April 12th
Thursday April 14th Easter Vacation No Lecture
Tuesday April 18th
Thursday April 21st Catch up Lecture
Tuesday April 26 st Exam Review
MLJ640 – Tentative Course Schedule – Spring 2022

References:
1. Henze et al. 2010 Biological Wastewater Treatment. IWA Publishing, ISBN 1843391880
2. Atlas, R. and Barrtha R. 1998 Microbial Ecology Fundamentals and Applications.
Benjamin/Cummings USA. Chapter 5 and 6.
3. Madigan, M., Martinko, J., Stahl, D. and Clark, D., 2012 Brock Biology of Microorganisms.
Chapters 6, 10 and 12
4. Kirchman, David. 2012 Processes in Microbial Ecology Oxford University Press. USA
5. Alexander M. 1999 Biodegradation and Bioremediation. Academic Press UK.
6. Atlas, R. and Philp, J. 2005 Bioremediation – Applied Microbial Solutions for Real-World
Environmental Clean. ASM press. Chapter 6
7. Ollivier, B. and Magot, M. 2005 Petroleum Microbiology. ASM Press USA