Air pollution (5 cr)

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?

Evaluation

Students can
a. use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
b. evaluate information sources critically.
e. choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
f. work proficiently as team members.

Course material

Provided in the Learn

Study forms and methods

No

Timing of exams and assignments

Time is announced in the Learn. There will be one exam after the lectures.

International cooperation

Both finnish and international degree student will join the course.

Student workload

135 h

Course part description

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)