Study Guide

Objective

You know the sources of air pollution and the air quality affected by emissions, transport and atmospheric chemistry of pollutants. You know the basic monitoring methods and can analyze the pollution level and its sources. You know the main features of national and international guidance and regulations concerning air pollution.

Content

What are the air pollutants? Where do anthropogenic emissions come from? How are the emissions transformed and transported in the atmosphere? What are the health and environmental consequences of air pollution? How can you analyze the pollution sources chemically and mathematically? The course includes 1,5 cr mathematics applied in the subject area.

Location and time

Possibility to take the course when precending studies are completed, or taken at the same time.

Materials

MAterial will be provided online

Teaching methods

Scheduled track:
Contact lessons marked in the course schedule.

Blended track:
Possibility to take the course when precending studies are completed, or taken at the same time.

Exam schedules

Two following general exams after the course

Student workload

Workload is based on the amount of credits earned.

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student can a) use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations. b) evaluate information sources critically. c) work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field. e) choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.

Assessment methods and criteria

Final exam and project works done during the course

Qualifications

Basic engineering physics. Basic engineering chemistry. Energy production.