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Course: Air Pollutants (3202-431)

Note: Last updated September 2019. Current module catalog in HohCampus.
Persons:
Type of Course:
lecture
In-Class Hours Per Week:
2
Contents:

This lecture covers emission, atmospheric fate and deposition of air pollutants; formation of secondary pollutants; photochemistry; aerosols and their chemistry; air pollutant monitoring; standardization of monitoring methodology; effects of air pollutants on biotic and abiotic targets; options for mitigation; air quality guidelines; air pollution and air quality legislation.
Lecture contents:
1. The basics of air pollutants
2. 'Classical' pollutants: SO2 and HF
3. How to get rid of SO2
4. Heavy metals
5. Nitrogeneous air pollution: oxidised nitrogen
6. Nitrogeneous air pollution: reduced nitrogen
7. Nitrogeneous air pollution: mitigation options
8. Organic pollutants
9. Particals and aerosols
10. Photooxidants

Lecture with time for questions and discussions; beamer-presentations and slides; script and other material is provided for download from the e-learning platform ILIAS

Literature:

Bell,J.N.B., Treshow,M. (2002): Air Pollution and Plant Life. John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0 471 49091 1.
Boubel, Fox, Turner & Stern (1994): Fundamentals of Air Pollution. Academic Press, 3rd ed., ISBN: 0121189309.
Brimblecombe (1995): Air Composition and Chemistry. Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed., ISBN: 0521459729.
Cheremisinoff (2002): Handbook of Air Pollution Prevention and Control. Butterworth-Heinemann, ISBN: 0750674997
Moriarty (1999): Ecotoxicology. Academic Press, San Diego, 3rd ed.
Newman (1998): Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology. Lewis Publishing, Boca Raton.
Stevens, Cleland & Alley (1998): Air Quality Control Handbook. McGraw-Hill Companies. ISBN: 0070014116.

Location:
Hohenheim
Remarks:

Course material is provided via the ILIAS e-learning platform.

Module:

Current module catalog