Spring 2027

Environmental Engineering: Biological Treatment Processes

Advanced theory and applications of biological systems for waste treatment, including lab techniques to assess treatability and provide design parameters.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Daniel Noguera

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.69 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Describe how microbial communities work in synergistic ways to remove organic and inorganic contaminants from wastewater

  • Describe the specific microbial metabolism associated with nitrogen and phosphorus removal in wastewater treatment plants

  • Perform calculations to estimate the efficiency of different wastewater treatment processes

  • Use computer simulation tools for analysis of wastewater treatment processes

  • Examine data from biological treatment processes to identify causes of poor performance

Source: UW Guide

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Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.69 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DANIEL NOGUERA is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2009, Fall 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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LAB 003Online Only0 / 200

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=5 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.69 GPA, 84.6% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Microbial community interactions for contaminant removal
  • Microbial metabolism for nitrogen and phosphorus removal
  • Computer simulation of wastewater treatment processes

Skills

  • Lab techniques for assessing treatability and determining design parameters
  • Calculations to estimate wastewater treatment process efficiency
  • Computer simulation for wastewater treatment process analysis

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CIVENGR 821 · Spring 2027

Environmental Engineering: Biological Treatment Processes

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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