Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be 
able to:   

Understand the full suite of contaminants present at superfund 
and industrial sites and the potential health effects of exposure

Examine the biological mechanisms involved in pollutant uptake 
in humans and ecosystems 

Summarize traditional remediation strategies and the 
consequences to human health and the environment

Develop realistic remediation strategies grounded in the peer-
review literature 
 
Analyze the use of bacteria, fungi, and plants (and their 
associated microbes) to remediate environmental pollution  

Compare technologies used across case studies

Dissect the mechanisms of accumulation and transformation in 
organisms currently used in the field

Present and evaluate data from peer-reviewed literature 

Design a bioremediation plan for a given site, including control 
contingencies for transgenic organisms and wildlife and human 
safety

Reference the state and federal laws, regulations, and 
guidelines applicable to biologic agents

1. Health Effects of Pollutants
2. Remediation in Living Organisms (human, plant, bacteria, 
fungi)
3. Case Studies in Bioremediation
4. Phytoremediation Strategies
5. Remedial Microbes
6. Composting/Biopiles
7. Additional Case Studies from Current Literature
8. State and Federal Legislation

UGA Student Honor Code: "I will be academically honest in all 
of my academic work and will not tolerate academic dishonesty 
of others." A Culture of Honesty, the University's policy and 
procedures for handling cases of suspected dishonesty, can be 
found at www.uga.edu/ovpi.