BEE 5520

Advances in Bioremediation

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

This course will primarily be an in-depth analysis of the various areas in which organisms are be used to physically remove or metabolize (and co-metabolize) various pollutants in the environment. We will examine various types of bioremediation including: bacterial degradation of organic pollutants, biotransformation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, bioremediation of microplastics, and phytoremediation of pesticides and heavy metals. We will evaluate the promise of such technologies as well as the current obstacles to realizing their potential. We will examine the current efforts to “design” organisms to be better bioremediators and talk about the use of genetically altered organisms in the field.

Prerequisites CEE 4510.

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