FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING

SUBJECT CARD

Name in Polish :	Zanieczyszczenia powietrza zewnętrznego i ich źródła
Name in English :	Air pollutants and their outdoor sources
Main field of study (if applicable):	Environmental Engineering
Specialization (if applicable) :	Environmental Quality Management
Level :	II
Form:	full-time
Kind of subject :	optional
Subject code :	ISS500107

   

	Lecture	Classes	Laboratory	Project	Seminar
Number of hours of organized classes in University (ZZU)	30
Number of hours of total student workload (CNPS)	30
Form of crediting	Crediting with grade
Group of courses
Number of ECTS points	1
including number of ECTS points for practical(P) classes	0
including number of ECTS points for direct teacher–student contact (BK) classes	1	NAN	NAN	NAN	NAN

 

PREREQUISITES RELATING TO KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND OTHER COMPETENCES
1	Chemistry and physics - basics.

 

SUBJECT OBJECTIVES
C1	Introduction to the problem of air pollution.
C2	Presentation of major air pollutants, their properties, sources and environmnetal impact.

 

SUBJECT EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS
relating to knowledge:
PEK W01	Becoming familiar with the problem of air pollution.
PEK W02	Gaining knowledge about major air pollutants, their properties, sources and environmnetal impact.
relating to skills:
relating to social competences:
PEK K01	Becoming aware of the essence and scale of air pollution problem.

 

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PROGRAMME CONTENT
Form of classes - lecture		Number of hours
Wy1	Introduction	2
Wy2	Earth’s atmosphere	2
Wy3	Air pollution	2
Wy4	Sulfur dioxide – physical and chemical properties	1
Wy5	Sources of sulfur dioxide	0.5
Wy6	Environmental and health impact of SO2	0.5
Wy7	Methods to reduce of SO2 emission	2
Wy8	Nitrogen oxides – classification, physical and chemical properties	1
Wy9	Sources of nitrogen oxides	0.5
Wy10	Environmental and health impact of nitrogen oxides	0.5
Wy11	Control of NOx emissions	2
Wy12	Ozone – physical and chemical properties	0.5
Wy13	Sources of ozone	0.5
Wy14	Environmental impact of ozone	1
Wy15	Carbon monoxide – physical and chemical properties	0.5
Wy16	Sources of carbon monoxide	0.5
Wy17	Environmental and health impact of CO	0.5
Wy18	Carbon dioxide – physical and chemical properties	0.5
Wy19	Sources of carbon dioxide	0.5
Wy20	Environmental and health impact of CO2	0.5
Wy21	Volatile organic compounds – physical and chemical properties	1.5
Wy22	Sources of volatile organic compounds	1.5
Wy23	Environmental and health impact of volatile organic compounds	1
Wy24	Techniques for VOC abatement	1
Wy25	Chlorofluorocarbons – physical and chemical properties	0.5
Wy26	Environmental impact of chlorofluorocarbons	0.5
Wy27	Particulate matter – physical and chemical properties	0.5
Wy28	Sources of particulate matter	1
Wy29	Control of primary particulates	1.5
Wy30	Test	2
Suma godzin		30

 

TEACHING TOOLS USED
N1	Lecture with the presentation prepared in PowerPoint.

 

EVALUATION OF SUBJECT EDUCATIONAL EFFECTS ACHIEVEMENT

	Evaluation (F - forming during semester), P - concluding (at semester end)	Educational effect number	Way of evaluating educational effect achievement
1	P	PEK_W01, PEK_W02, PEK_K01	Test

 

PRIMARY AND SECONDARY LITERATURE

Primary literature:
Primary literature:	A.S. Stern, Air pollution, vol.III, Measuring, Monitoring and Surveillance of Air Pollution, Third Edition, Academic Press Inc., London, 1976
Secondary literature:

 

Subject supervisor

Name and surname:	Andrzej Szczurek
E-mail:	andrzej.szczurek@pwr.wroc.pl

 

Matrix of correlation between educational effects

Nr	Subject educational effect	Correlation between subject educational effect and educational effects defined for main field of study and specialization (if applicable)**	Subject objectives***	Programme content***	Teaching tool number***
1	PEK_W01	S2EQM_W05	C1	Lec1- Lec3	N1
2	PEK_W02	S2EQM_W05	C2	Lec4- Lec29	N1
3	PEK_K01	S2EQM_W05	C1,C2	Lec1- Lec29	N1