Air pollution (5 cr)
Code: YT00AF77-3005
General information
Enrollment
07.11.2022 - 18.11.2022
Timing
09.01.2023 - 20.05.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Department of Forestry and Environmental Technology
Campus
Mikkeli Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Environmental Technology
Teachers
- Shakil Regmi
Teacher in charge
Shakil Regmi
Groups
-
YTMI20SMEnvironmental Technology, part-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?
Opiskelumateriaali
Provided in the Learn
Yksilölliset oppimisväylät
No
TKI ja työelämäyhteistyö
there is no work-related cooperation
Tentit ja muut määräajat
Time is announced in the Learn. There will be one exam after the lectures.
Kansainvälinen yhteistyö
Kurssi pidetään englanniksi.
Opiskelijan työmäärä
135 h
Toteutuksen osien kuvaus
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)