Advanced Paper II Paper IV: Air Pollution Monitoring and Management

Paper Code: 
25LSC144K
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60

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

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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 compounds, ozone, suphur oxide,nitrogen oxides

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Unit IV

Aeromicrobiology

  • Airborne Pathogens
  • Aeromicrobiology Pathways (AMB)
  • Bioaerosols
  • Sampling devices for collection of Bioaerosols

 

 

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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

 

 

 

 

 

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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).

 

Academic Year: 
2025-2026
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