2024-2025 / GCER0101-1

Air pollution

Duration

16h Th

Number of credits

 University certificate - special training in environmental management2 crédits 

Lecturer

Fabian Lenartz

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

Schedule online

Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

Main air pollutants and their origins.
Effects of air pollution on health and the environment.
Air quality monitoring in Belgium and around the world.
Low-cost air quality sensors.
Air quality models.
Indoor air pollution.
Industrial sources.
Reducing emissions of atmospheric pollutants.
Vehicle emissions control.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

  • Discover air pollution issues and their legal framework.
  • Acquire the tools needed to research, identify and evaluate air quality management information.
  • Become familiar with the main environmental impacts of air pollution.
  • Understand the behavior of atmospheric pollutants: modes of formation, dispersion and fate.

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)

Blended learning

Course materials and recommended or required readings

Platform(s) used for course materials:
- LOL@
- Microsoft Teams


Further information:

Slides from last year will be made available soon, while slides from the current year will be made available at last the week before the actual course.

Exam(s) in session

Any session

- In-person

written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )

Work placement(s)

Not required

Organisational remarks and main changes to the course

Contacts

b.bergmans@issep.be

f.lenartz@issep.be

Association of one or more MOOCs