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Introduction | Introducing the course rules, and studying Microbial population distribution and activity in the surface, subsurface and deep geological environments | ![]() |
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Microbial processes | Microbial processes in subterranean environment; electron donors/acceptors; redox reactions | ![]() |
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Carbon Cycle | Explaining term paper guidelines; studying Carbon Cycle, Biodegradation of organic compounds | ![]() |
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Nitrogen Cycle | Studying the four processes of nitrogen cycles: Ammonification, Nitrification, denitrification, nitrogen fixation | ![]() |
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Sulfur and Phosphorous Cycles & Transformations of other elements Arsenic, Mercury, Selenium, Tellurium | Defining sulfer cycle, sulfer oxidation, sulfate reduction and metal sulfide formation, volatile sulfur compounds; Defining and analyzing Phosphorus cycle | ![]() |
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Mechanisms of Microbial Transformations of Arsenic, Mercury, Selenium, Tellurium | Studying oxidation-reduction reactions, Enzymatic vs non-enzymatic actions, microbial processes relevant to nuclear waste. | ![]() |
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Microbial Transformation of Uranium I | Studying Biotransofrmation of Uranium, Uranium mining and milling wastes; biogeochemical processes and identifying the problems of nuclear waste contamination | ![]() |
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Microbial Transformation of Uranium II | Outline of Microbial transformations of Uranium; biotransformation of uranium complexed with organic ligands | ![]() |
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Microbial Transformation of Plutonium I | Learning different plutonium waste sites in the world and effect of gamma ray and radionuclides on microorganisms; Pu Association with bacterial cells | ![]() |
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Microbial Transformation of Plutonium II | Understanding Plutonium production, Plutonium Solution Chemistry, and biotransformation of plutonium and dissolution. | ![]() |
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Microbial Transformations of Neptunium, Thorium, Americium, Curium | Learning chemical properties and complexities of each actinide and their functions as nuclear fuel and potential hazard | ![]() |
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Microbial Transformations of Cesium, Strontium, Radium and Selenium | Brief review of solution chemistry; Mechanisms of biotransformation; Mechanisms microbial dissolution immobilization of radionuclides; biotransformation of radionuclides | ![]() |
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Microbial Transformation of Carbon-14 and Tritium | Review-Problem with wastes, contaminated soil, materials and water; brief review of chemistry, Mechanisms of biotransformation-under various environmental (electron donor/acceptor)-aerobic, denitrifying and anaerobic conditions | ![]() |
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Microbial Transformations of Actinides and other radionuclides | Abundance of Microbes in Waste Repository Sties, contaminated soils and radioactive wastes; Effect of Actinides on Microorganisms; Mechanisms microbial Dissolution/ Immobilization of Actinides and Radionuclides | ![]() |
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Students Midterm paper presentation | 1. Low-level Radioactive Waste Management in Korea & A Case study on the Uranium tailing dam of Pocos de Caldas in Brazil 2. Nuclear Waste Management 3. Low-level radioactive wastes | ![]() |
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Students Midterm paper presentation | Radioactive waste management ; identifying radioactive wastes; cases in different waste sites, research on korean radioactive wsate management policy; From generation to remedation of radioactive waste | ![]() |
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Biotransformation of Technetium | Brief overview of Tc chemistry; Mechanisms of biotransformation under various environmental detection donor acceptor, anaerobic, definining ancrobic conditions | ![]() |
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Final exam preview; Microbial Transformations of Iodine | brief preview on final exam; mechanisms of biotransformations under various environmental dection donor acceptor, anaerobic conditions | ![]() |
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Bioaccumulation/Biosorption of Radionuclides and Toxic Metals | Definition- Biosorption, bioaccumulation, biocrystallization; Mechanisms of biosorption and bioaccumulation; Mobilization and immobilization of radionuclides and toxic metals; Potential application to bioremediation | ![]() |
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Remediation of Radinonuclides and Toxic Metals Contaminated Soils, Wastes, and Minerals I | Characterization of radionuclides and toxic metals; Stabilization of radionuclides and volume reduction; | ![]() |
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Remediation of Radinonuclides and Toxic Metals Contaminated Soils, Wastes, and Minerals II | Removal and recovery of radionuclides and toxic metals; Potential application of bioremediation technology to other waste |
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Final Exam: Special Project Presentation | Uranium collection technologies; Bioremediation of Radioactive Waste: Radionuclide-Microbe interactions | ![]() |
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Final Review | Characterization of radionuclides and toxic metals, Physical and Chemical analyses and the mineralogical association; Stabilization of radionuclides and volume reduction; removal of recovery of radionuclides; Potential application of bioremediation technology to other wastes | ![]() |