Air Quality

Recommended Prerequisites

Not applicable.

Teaching Methods

Lectures with the help of audiovisual media where concepts, principles and theories are presented. Practical exercises that meet all the needs of students are solved, with guidelines provided. The practical classes are also used to support the students’ work on the practical assignments that are considered for grading.

Learning Outcomes

• Provide knowledge of the fundamental concepts required to understand the causes and effects of air pollution;

• Familiarize students with air quality assessment methodologies

• Develop the ability to apply acquired knowledge and contribute to the definition of air quality management strategies.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

•  Air pollution: definition, causes, main pollutants, different scales from local to global.

•  Effects of air pollution on population health and materials.

•  Transport, dispersion and deposition of pollutants. Meteorological factors. Gaussian models.

•  Air quality in cities: the importance of urban form, main sources of pollution, exposure.

•  Air quality legislation.

•  Air quality monitoring: monitoring network, data analysis and processing.

•  Air quality management. Air Quality Improvement Plans.

Head Lecturer(s)

Oxana Anatolievna Tchepel

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 50.0%
Resolution Problems: 50.0%

Bibliography

[1] Jackobson, M. (2002): Atmospheric Pollution: History, Science and Regulation, Cambridge University Press.

[2] Miranda P.M.A (2001) Meteorologia e Ambiente. Fundamentos de meteorologia, clima e ambiente atmosférico. Universidade Aberta.

[3] Visscher A. (2014) Air Dispersion modelling. Foundation and Applications. Willey.

[4] Godish T. (2003). Air Quality. 4^th Edition, Lewis Publishers.