Environmental Engineering

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Exhibition and exemplary method , using power point presentations corresponding to each of these points. Presentation and discussion of cases and examples whenever possible.

Presentation of documents and reference literature for complementary training , and bibliography available in pdf's of the documents.

Indication query sites mentioned including by reference entities (WHO , APA , DGS , ACT, SLIC ICNIRP).

Learning Outcomes

To establish the interaction between environment and health and evolution of the concept of health and environmental factors that condition , identifying the framework for environmental health in the context of public health ( the Brundtland Report to the Budapest Conference) , due to the environment interaction / health, and the WHO guidelines on environmental health.

Define the environmental determinants and environmental impact assessment in support of environmental determinants of health , and evaluation of health impacts , and applying the criteria developed by WHO for its definition and formulation of public policies and harmonization with the associated exposure policies arising from work activities .

It is intended to identify risks , complementary and multidisciplinary approach in the field of occupational exposures , capacity building for policy development and intervention projects to ensure gains in environment and health.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

I - Introduction and framework - Environment and health . basic concepts

II - Water and Public Health

III - The noise

IV - Waste

V - ionizing radiation and exhibitions

VI - Air.

Head Lecturer(s)

António Jorge Correia Gouveia Ferreira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

Legislação nacional e comunitária;

Guidelines e Documentos da Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS), e devidas atualizações anuais, incluindo documentos de referência;

Guidelines e Documentos das entidades competentes e devidas atualizações anuais, incluindo documentos de referência (APA, IST-ITN, DGS, ACT);

Documentos e referências apresentados em todas as apresentações entregues.