MAE 6480

Air Quality and Atmospheric Chemistry

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2014-2015 Catalog.

Factors determining air quality and effects of air pollutants on public health, ecological systems and global climate change. Students examine the source-to-receptor relationship of major air pollutants with an emphasis on the physical and chemical fundamentals of atmospheric transport and transformation. Topics include photochemical smog, atmospheric aerosols, atmospheric transport and deposition, emissions from energy systems, introduction to air quality monitoring and modeling, and air quality management.

Prerequisites/Corequisites Prerequisites: first-year chemistry and thermodynamics (or equivalent).

Permission Note Enrollment limited to: graduate standing or permission of instructor.

When Offered Fall.

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