Air pollution (5 cr)
Code: YT00AF77-3002
General information
Enrollment
12.04.2021 - 25.04.2021
Timing
30.08.2021 - 17.12.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Environmental Technology
- Degree Programme in Environmental Engineering
Teachers
- Juho Rajala
Teacher in charge
Juho Rajala
Groups
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YTMI19KPEnvironmental Technology, full-time studies
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EEMI19SPEnvironmental Engineering, full-time studies
Objective
You know the origins of air pollution and their effects on air quality.
You know the air impurities caused by human actions, for example, logistics and industrial production.
You can calculate the migration of pollutants in the atmosphere and know how substances are transformed.
You know how air quality and air pollution emissions are analysed.
You are familiar with the environmental effects of air pollution.
Content
What pollution sources exist and how do they affect air quality?
How are the origination and migration of air pollutants measured and evaluated?
What type of environmental effects do air pollutants have?
What processes are used globally to minimize air pollution?
Materials
Provided in the Learn
Teaching methods
No
Exam schedules
Time is announced in the Learn. There will be one exam after the lectures.
International connections
Both finnish and international degree student will join the course.
Student workload
135 h
Content scheduling
Lectures:
Atmosphere and wind models
Transportation
Legislation
Environmental and health problems
Carbondioxide and climate change, carbon capture and storage
Modelling (by hand)
Modelling using HYSPLIT software
Group work about Air pollutants
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation is based on the final exam and the group work (presentation and slides)