Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal

After completion of the course you should be able to: understand the basic principles of EBPR, comprehend fundamentals of the microbiology of EBPR, get familiar with the biological mechanisms of EBPR, grasp principles of EBPR optimization and identify the most common EBPR system configurations, get familiar with the Mixed Culture Steady-state Model, perform the fundamental EBPR process design, and understand the influence of EBPR on the treatment system and factors affecting EBPR.

This course covers the following topics:

• Introduction to EBPR (week 1)

• Principles of EBPR (week 1)

• Microbiology of EBPR (week 1)

• Biological Mechanisms of EBPR (week 1)

• Principles of EBPR Optimisation and EBPR Configurations (week 1)

• Mixed Culture Steady-state Model (week 2)

• Design Procedure and Case Studies (week 2)

• Influence of EBPR on the System (week 3)

• Factors Affecting EBPR (week 3)

• Perspectives (week 3)

• Examples and exercises (week 4)

At least two weeks before the course starts, the course materials (pre-recorded video lectures, presentations, and readers) will be made available as open-access resources free of charge for preview. During this period, prospective participants can explore the course materials and decide whether to register for the course. The registration deadline is one day before the course starts.

Registration secures a participant's official place in the course, access to the examination, and, upon successful completion, a Certificate of Completion.

Payment of the course fee in full is a compulsory part of the registration process. The course fee covers administration, management, examination, and certification costs.

Participants who choose not to register will continue to have free access to the course materials until the end of the course, but will not have access to the examination and will not receive a Certificate of Completion.

Please note that the course does not provide instructor guidance. Participants are advised to follow the prescribed weekly schedule by first reading the course textbook materials and then listening to and watching the pre-recorded audio-visual materials. Participants are also encouraged to study the examples provided.

The final week of the course is reserved for examination preparation using the exercises provided in the readers. More information about the examination is provided in the section below.

Registered participants will have access to the examination. The exam will be held on the last day of the course. Exam questions will be sent by the course administrator to participants via email at 8:00 AM (UTC-3). Participants must return their completed exam papers by email on the same day before 8:00 PM (UTC-3), providing a 12-hour window for completion.

The estimated time required to complete the exam is approximately one hour. The exam will be open-book.

Exams will be graded by the course administration staff, and the result will be recorded as either “Pass” or “Fail”. The results will be communicated to participants within one week of the exam date. Successful participants will receive an email with their personalized Certificate of Completion attached.

Unsuccessful participants will be given one opportunity for re-examination under the same conditions, one week after receiving the results of the first examination.

Note: The course fee is non-refundable, regardless of the outcome of the exam or whether a registered participant takes the examination.