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Overview

After participating in this webinar, you will be able to:

• Understand the mechanisms of microbial biodegradation processes used in the removal of contaminants from soil and groundwater
• Develop a better understanding of the microbial and environmental factors controlling site bioremediation processes
• Identify the types of contaminants commonly found in soil and groundwater
• Learn about the kinetics of biodegradation
• Determine the type of biological processes needed for the removal of contaminants from soil and groundwater

Description
This webinar addresses the removal of contaminants from soil and groundwater by microbial processes, focusing on microbial metabolism and biodegradation mechanisms during aerobic and anaerobic biodegradation processes. Factors controlling the effectiveness of site bioremediation, including the nature and concentration of contaminants, bioavailability and biodegradability of contaminants, type of microorganisms present at the site and environmental conditions, will be discussed.

Who Should Attend
Environmental Engineers, Geologists, Soil Scientists, Project Managers, Consulting Engineers, Environmental Educators, Environmental Risk Managers, Environmental protection officers, Lawyers, Municipal Planners

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Syllabus

Course Outline

• Introduction to bioremediation
• Major contaminants of soil and groundwater
• Fundamental aspects of biodegradation: Cell metabolism
• Oxidative and reductive biodegradation processes
• Bioavailability and biodegradability of contaminants
• Microbial and environmental factors controlling bioremediation processes
• Microbial kinetics

Instructor

Laleh Yerushalmi, Ph.D., P.Eng.

Laleh is the Chief Technology Officer of BioCAST Systems Inc. and Dagua Technologies Inc. in Montreal. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and specializes in Environmental and Biochemical Engineering.

Laleh is a professional engineer and member of l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec. She is the inventor of BioCAST technologies and is currently in charge of research and development at BioCAST Systems Inc. and Dagua Technologies Inc. Laleh has more than twenty years of experience in the design, development and optimization of chemical and biological processes for wastewater treatment and site bioremediation.

She was formerly the Director of Research and Development, in charge of operation management and performance optimization of a proprietary wastewater treatment technology at Atara Corporation in Montreal. She has also been a Research Analyst at Statistics Canada, involved in environmental modelling, designing and developing methodologies for estimating environmental emissions. She was formerly a Research Officer at the National Research Council of Canada, responsible for designing and developing groundwater treatment technologies. Laleh teaches and supervises graduate research theses at McGill and Concordia Universities.

She has presented the results of her research at numerous conferences and has published more than a hundred articles in scientific journals.