- Understand the fundamentals of air pollution and its environmental impact.
- Identify various emission sources and assess their significance.
- Explore sampling techniques for accurate air quality measurement.
- Evaluate air protection measures and their effectiveness.
- Analyse industrial emissions and their contribution to air pollution.
- Investigate technological solutions for reducing air pollution.
- Develop skills to interpret air quality data and reports.
DIDACTIC UNIT 1. INTRODUCTION TO AIR POLLUTION The atmosphere The problem of air pollution Primary pollutants Secondary pollutants and atmospheric chemistry Concentration and dispersion modelling of pollutants in the atmosphere DIDACTIC UNIT 2. EMISSION SOURCES AND SAMPLING TECHNIQUES Natural and anthropogenic sources Emission sampling techniques Immision sampling techniques Analysis of air pollutants Air quality DIDACTIC 3. AIR PROTECTION MEASURES Corrective actions: removal of particulate pollutants (I) Corrective actions: removal of particulate pollutants (II) Corrective actions: removal of particulate pollutants (III) Corrective actions: removal of gaseous pollutants (I) Corrective actions: removal of gaseous pollutants (II) DIDACTIC UNIT 4. INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS Vehicle pollution Waste incineration CO2 capture and storage (CCS) Other kinds of pollution Carbon footprint