Course Details
Course Details
Course ID
5277
Course Name
Biofilms - An Introduction
Contact Hours
1.0
Approved Industry
Drinking Water and Wastewater
Partner Name
Vector Solutions
Primary Contact
Stephanie Tuton
Stephanie.Tuton@vectorsolutions.com
866-546-1212 Ext.
Website
Description
This 1-hour online course is an introduction into the fascinating world of biofilms, which exist everywhere from natural hot springs to heat exchangers to pharmaceutical bioreactors to human teeth. Biofilms can be both beneficial and detrimental. biofilms significantly affect many aspects of our everyday lives, including drinking water, human health and industrial processes. All of the information presented is available from public websites.
Course Level
Intermediate
Course Content
* Reasons why biofilms form
* How biofilms form
* Bacteria development into a teeming, activity community
* Advantages of living in a biofilm
* Biofilms and your health
Target Audience
This course is designed primarily for water and/or wastewater operators. Its primary objective is to accommodate these licensees by providing continuing education units in order for them to fulfill their mandatory continuing education state requirements.
Training Format
Virtual Asynchronous