Course: Environmental Geomicrobiology (3102-441)

Persons:

• Prof. Dr. Ellen Kandeler (verantwortlich)
• Marie Uksa (begleitend)
• Dr. Sven Marhan (verwaltend)

Type of Course:

lecture with excursion

In-Class Hours Per Week:

1

Contents:

Principles in environmental microbiology, carbon cycling and climate change, decay of organic pollutants, bioremediation of contaminated soils, composting and organic waste management, heavy metals and microbial mediated transformation of heavy metals.

Oral presentation and discussion with students; excursion to a field experiment.

Literature:

Paul E.A. et al. (2014) Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry. Elsevier, London
Maier R.M., Pepper I.L., Gerba C.P. (2000) Environmental Microbiology. Academic Press, San Diego.

Location:

Hohenheim

Module:

• 3102-440 Environmental Pollution and Soil Organisms (compulsory)