AT 555 (3 Credits)
Introduction to Air
Pollution
Spring 2000
MWF 10:00-10:50, B4 Engineering
Instructor: Jeff Collett (Room 413 Atmospheric Science; 491-8697; collett@lamar.colostate.edu)
Teaching Assistant: Katharine Moore (201 ATS SimLab; 491-8555; kfm@lamar.colostate.edu)
Office Hours: Wednesdays 9-10 and 11-12 in room 205 Engineering (in the
arcade, 2nd floor)
Objectives:
Our overall goal will be to
develop a working knowledge of basic air quality issues. Specific objectives include:
1. Develop an understanding of types and sources of air pollution.
2. Examine concentrations of air pollutants and their effects on
health and welfare. Review regulations
governing air pollution.
3. Examine the meteorological factors which contribute to air quality
degradation.
4. Examine the basic chemistry of the atmosphere and how it
contributes to secondary pollutant formation.
5. Consider methods for air pollution measurement and control.
6. Examine regional and global air pollution issues.
Text:
Air Pollution: Its Origin and Control, 3rd Edition, by Wark, Warner and Davis,
Addison Wesley, 1998.
This text is now published
by Prentice Hall. Some corrections were
made between the first and second printing.
A list of corrections to both versions will be distributed early in the
course.
Additional handouts will
also be assigned for reading.
Course Structure and Grading Criteria:
The course is offered for
three credits. The class is conducted
in a lecture/discussion format.
One mid-term and one final
examination (Monday May 8, 7-9 AM) will be given.
A short term paper on an air quality topic is required. It will be due in the second half of the
course. Details on format and timetable
will be discussed later.
Several homework assignments will be made during the semester.
Grades will be assigned
using the +/- system. Grades will be
weighted as follows:
Term
Paper: 15%
Homework: 30%
Mid-term Exam: 25%
Final Exam: 30%
AT 555 - Introduction to Air Pollution
Spring 2000 Schedule
|
Date |
Lecture |
Reading |
|
January
19 |
Introduction/Air
Pollution History |
pp.
1-5 |
|
January
21 |
Air
Pollution Types, Atmospheric Composition, Concentrations |
pp.
5-12 |
|
January
24 |
Particulate
Matter |
pp.
12-16 |
|
January
26, 28 |
Visibility |
pp.
16-23 |
|
January
31, February 2 |
Health
and Welfare Effects |
pp.
23-35, 38-43 |
|
February
4, 7 |
Acid
Deposition |
pp.
35-37, handout |
|
February
9 |
Air
Pollution Sources |
pp.
44-47 |
|
February
11, 14 |
Air
Pollution Regulations |
Chapter
2 |
|
February
16, 18, 21 |
Air
Pollution Meteorology |
Chapter
3 |
|
February
23, 25, 28 March
1, 3 |
Dispersion
of Air Pollutants |
Chapter
4 |
|
March
6-10 |
Spring Break - no class |
|
|
March
13 |
Review |
|
|
March
15 |
Mid-term exam |
|
|
March
17, 20, 22, 24, 27 |
Aerosol
physics and particle control |
Chapter
5 |
|
March
29, 31 April
3, 5 |
Combustion
and Gas Control |
pp.
341-357, Chapters 7 and 8 |
|
April
7, 10 |
Mobile
Sources |
Chapter
10 |
|
April
12, 14, 17, 19 |
Photochemical
Smog |
Chapter
9, Handout |
|
April
21 |
Air
Pollution Measurement |
pp.
535-549 |
|
April
24, 26 |
Colorado
Air Quality Issues/Field Trip |
Handout |
|
April
28 May
1, 3, 5 |
Global
Issues (Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and Climate Change) |
Handouts |
AT555 Library Reserve Materials
1. Wark, Warner and Davis (1998)
Air Pollution: Its Origin and Control, 3rd Edition, Addison Wesley.
2. Boubel, Fox, Turner and Stern (1994) Fundamentals of Air Pollution, 3rd Edition, Academic Press.
3. Seinfeld and Pandis (1997) Atmospheric
Chemistry and Physics: from Air Pollution to Climate, Wiley-Interscience.
4. Cooper and Alley (1994) Air
Pollution Control: A Design Approach, 2nd
Edition, Waveland Press.
5. Hinds (1999) Aerosol
Technology: properties, behavior, and
measurement of airborne particles, 2nd Edition, Wiley-Interscience.
6. Flagan and Seinfeld (1988) Fundamentals
of Air Pollution Engineering, Prentice Hall.
7. National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program (1991) National Acid Precipitation Assessment
Program 1990 Integrated Assessment Report, NAPAP Office of the Director,
Washington DC.
8. National Research Council (1991) Rethinking the Ozone Problem in Urban and Regional Air Pollution
Some Relevant Journals
Atmospheric Environment
Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association
Environmental Science and Technology
Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry
Tellus B
Journal of Geophysical Research, Part D