ADVANCED AIR POLLUTION
- Course
- ENVS509 - ADVANCED AIR POLLUTION
- Department
- Environmental Sciences - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 0
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
Meteorology for air pollution modelling and control; physical and thermodynamical properties of the atmosphere, equations of motion, hydrostatic equation, continuity equation, geostrophic approximation, geopotential height, thermal wind, baroclinic and barotrophic atmosphere, atmospheric stability and inversions. Air pollutant concentration models; fixed-box models, diffusion models. Control of primary particulates. Control of sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides.
ADVANCED AIR POLLUTION
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to Air Pollution |
| Week 2 | Classification of Air pollutants/ Indoor air quality |
| Week 3 | Air pollution Essentials (The earth’s atmosphere, scales of the pollution, sources of air pollution and pollutants) |
| Week 4 | Air pollution meteorology (atmospheric variables) |
| Week 5 | Air pollution motion (horizontal motion |
| Week 6 | Air pollution meteorology (vertical motion) |
| Week 7 | Transports and dispersion of pollutants (Atmospheric stability, inversion) |
| Week 8 | Transports and dispersion of pollutants (Atmospheric stability, inversion) |
| Week 9 | Air pollution effects, |
| Week 10 | Air pollution standards, |
| Week 11 | Air Pollution Measurements, emission estimation |
| Week 12 | Air Pollution modelling |
| Week 13 | Air pollution modelling |
| Week 14 | Article Presentations |
| Week 15 | Article Presentations |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Noel de Nevers, 2000, Air Pollution Control Engineering, 2nd Ed., McGraw Hill.
- 02 Frederick K. Lutgens, Edward J. Tarbuck, Dennis Tasa, 2012, The Atmosphere: An Introduction to Meteorology, Prentice Hall.
- 03 D. Bruce Turner, 1994, Workbook of Atmospheric Dispersion Estimates: An Introduction to Dispersion Modeling, 2nd Ed.
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Program Outcomes
- Adequate knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering subjects pertaining to the relevant discipline; ability to use theoretical and applied knowledgein these areas in complex engineering problems
- Ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex environmental problems; ability to select and apply proper analysis and modeling methods for this purpose.
- Ability to design and conduct experiments, gather data, analyze and interpret results for investigating environmental problems or discipline specific research questions.
- Ability to work efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; ability to work individually.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally and in writing; knowledge of a minimum of one foreign language
- Recognition of the need for lifelong learning; ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continue to educate him/herself.
- Consciousness to behave according to ethical principles and professional and ethical responsibility; knowledge on standards used in engineering practice.
- Knowledge about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; awareness in entrepreneurship, innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
- Knowledge about the global and social effects of engineering practices on health, environment, and safety, and contemporary issues of the century reflected into the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.
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