The Elective Teaching Activity is indicated as basic training for the acquisition of knowledge on Microbiology, treatment and purification of wastewater through also the presentation and analysis of current Regulations. Additional training objectives of the course concern the microbiological analysis of drinking water through standard analytical methods (plate counts, filtration systems, Most Probable Number - MPN) for monitoring its quality, as well as the acquisition of knowledge about the etiological agents involved in the most common infectious diseases of water origin.
The content of the Elective Teaching Activity places special emphasis on the benefits to public health of proper water monitoring, treatment and purification.
Students will also have the opportunity to participate in didactic laboratories during which they will acquire notions of applied microbiology related to cultural and molecular analytical techniques for qualitative/quantitative detection of bacteria and viruses in water samples of different quality. In addition, students will be able to interpret the data results obtained, identifying any critical points and possible corrective actions.