3 credits
Fall 2026 Lecture Upper Division
Discussion of fugitive, mobile, and point sources of air pollution with attendant effects on materials, plants, and humans. Development and status of state and federal regulations with emphasis on the development and use of mathematical dispersion models including meteorological fundamentals and atmospheric transport. Discussion of concepts for ambient air quality control strategies including urban planning and transportation considerations.
Learning Outcomes1Calculate air pollution emissions, from fugitive, mobile and point sources.
2Understand the U.S. State and Federal air pollution regulations.
3Derive and use mathematical dispersion models, specifically the double-normal gaussian model.
4Use meteorological fundamentals in atmospheric mixing and transport.
5Apply ambient air quality control strategies in urban planning and transportation considerations.
6Understand aerodynamic flow around structures (buildings) and their influence on the dispersion of air pollutants both upwind and rooftop (aerodynamic crosstalk).
7Mitigate the dangers of a building's air pollutant aerodynamic crosstalk in industrial, educational and hospital building settings.
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