Air pollution monitoring and management

Paper Code: 
LSC 144 K
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
50.00
12.00
Unit I: 
Atmospheric Chemistry

Structure and Composition of Atmosphere

  • Chemistry of troposphere
  • Atmospheric boundary layers
  • Factors affecting concentration of pollutants
  • Transport and dispersion of air pollutants
  • Atmospheric stability
  • Plume Behavior
  • Wind Rose Diagrams 
12.00
Unit II: 
Ambient and Indoor air pollution

Ambient Air

  • ·Major ambient air pollutants sources
  •  Effects of air pollutants on human health, vegetation and buildings
  •  Components of air pollutants
  • PM10, PM2.5 and PM1.0
  • Oxides of Sulphur and Nitrogen
  • Volatile organic compounds
  •  Hydrocarbons

Indoor Air

  • Major types of indoor air pollutants
  • Inhalation exposure of air pollutants
  • Effect of different ventilation pattern on indoor air quality
  • Indoor vs ambient air pollution
  • Health effects of major indoor air pollutants (Volatile organic com 
12.00
Unit III: 
Measurement and analysis of air pollutants
  •  Air pollution monitoring
  •  Consideration while monitoring indoor and ambient air
  •  Samplers for measurement of air pollutants: Principle and working
  • High volume sampler
  • PM2.5 and PM1 sampler
  • VOC Sampler
  • Methods of gaseous sampling and analysis
  • Nitrogen oxides
  • Sulphur oxide
  • Ozone
  • Ammonia
12.00
Unit IV: 
Aeromicrobiology
  • Airborne Pathogens
  • Aeromicrobiology Pathways (AMB)
  • Bioaerosols
  • Sampling devices for collection of Bioaerosols
12.00
Unit V: 
Air pollution Management
  •  Air quality standards(NAAQS)
  • Control of Particulate pollution
  • Cyclones
  • Electrostatic precipitators
  • Bag houses
  • Scrubbers
  • ·       Control of gaseous pollutants
  • Absorption
  • Adsorption
  • Condensation
Essential Readings: 
  • Atmosphere, Weather and Climate R.J. Barry and R.G. Chorley (Methuen Publication).
  • An Introduction to Meteorology by S. Pettersen (McGraw-Hill Book Company).
  • Elements of meteorology by Miller, Thompson and Paterson (Pearson Education).
  • Tropical Meteorology by T.N. Krishnamurthy (Springer).
  • Environmental Microbiology, Raina M. Maier, Ian L. Pepper, Charles P. Gerba (Academic Press).

 

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