Air Quality Monitoring and Measurement (Environment)
Air Quality Monitoring and Measurement (Environment)
Course Details
The ultimate goal of air quality management is to ensure that air pollution concentrations do not exceed defined target levels (e.g. air quality standards, target values for outdoor air quality) and that human health and the environment are essentially protected. Air quality management comprises the process of monitoring and control of air emissions to eliminate or limit the impact on the population and the environment.
Course Outlines
- Causes of air pollution and the different types of air pollution which exist as well as the basic stages in air quality management system.
- Role of emissions inventories in air quality management and the different measures available to control emissions from different sources.
- Basic components of an air simulation model which is used to estimate air pollutant concentrations in space and time.
- Different issues which need to be considered in the design of an air quality monitoring programme.
- Impacts of common air pollutants on human health and environment and the methods used to study and assess the impact of air pollution on the health of a given population and the associated economic costs.
- Issues which need to be addressed in an overall policy framework for clean air.