ENV4101 Elements of Air Pollution/5105 Foundations of Air Pollution
(Course information: https://lss.at.ufl.edu/)
Section: 4268 (8775 for graduate students)
Class room number: XXXXX
Exam group: XX
Credit Hour: 3
Time: M, W, F 4th period (10:40-11:30 am)
Instructor: Dr. Myoseon Jang (Email: mjang@ufl.edu)
Office phone number: 352-846-1744
Office room number: Black Hall 410
Teaching Assistant (main): Tianyi Chen (Ph.D student, chentia4735@ufl.edu).
Additional supports by other graduate students; Ori Barber (obaber@ufl.edu), Min Zhong
(jessie.jong@ufl.edu), Yunseok Im (imyunseok@ufl.edu), and Jiaying Li (jiaying@ufl.edu)
TA office: Black Hall 414
TA Office hour: 3-4 pm on Thursday and Friday (TA or Dr Jang)
Keywords: Sources, effects and regulations of air pollutants, Meteorology and dispersion of air pollutants,
Sampling and analysis of gaseous and particulate air pollutants. Photochemical reactions of air pollutants
Course Objectives:
Through this course, the student will be able:
1. To explain the structure and composition of atmosphere
2. To determine the properties of atmospheric gases and aerosols.
3. To explain the atmospheric ozone formation via photochemical reactions of NOx and VOC in the
ambient.
4. To describe the air pollution monitoring instruments
5. To explain the atmospheric, health and welfare effects of air pollution.
6. To calculate the kinetics and equilibrium of gas phase reactions in combustion systems and in the
atmosphere.
7. To explain the scales of air motion, to determine the atmospheric stability and to calculate air
dispersion.
8. To describe the principles of gaseous and particulate monitoring systems
9. To describe air regulations
10. To explain air resources topics to the professional society and general public
Books
Air Quality, 4th edition, Thad Godish (Major textbook)
Additional readings
Atmospheric Pollution, Mark Z. Jacoson
Fundamentals of Air Pollution by Daniel Vallero
Chemistry of the Upper and Lower Atmosphere, Finlayson-Pitts and Pitts Jr., Academic
Press, 1999
Course Grade:
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4 Homeworks:
10 Quizzes
2 Midterm Exams:
Project/presentation
UG
20%
40%
20%
20%
G
30%
40%
30%
Class structure
Composition
Energy Balance
Structure
(G 1; V1; V2)
Atmosphere
Atmospheric Chemistry
Atmospheric effects
Ozone in the troposphere
Ozone hole in the stratosphere
Green house effects
Radiative forcing
Climate changes
Atmospheric/
global effects
(G 4; V14; V 15)
Air pollutants
Atmospheric Physics
(G 3; V5; V 21)
Gases
Particles
Basic laws (J 3)
Sources and fates of pollutants
Monitoring
(G 7; V16; V17)
Health/Welfare effects
(G 5; G6; V11; V12; V13)
Regulation
(G8; G9; V24; V26-V29;)
Air pollution control
(will not covered in this class)
(G10; V 32-35)
Major Topics
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Introduction
Fundamental Laws of Gases and Particles
Atmospheric Composition and Structure
Gas Phase Pollutants
Gas phase Pollutant: Ozone formation
Particulate Pollutants
Kinetics and Equilibrium Constant
Atmospheric Effects
Health Effects
Energy Sources and Combustion
Air Monitoring
Atmospheric Motion
Atmospheric Dispersion, Transport, and Deposition
Air Quality Modeling
Air Regulation
Welfare Effects
Atmospheric Motion
Wind
Atmospheric Stability
Atmospheric dispersion
Deposition
Air pollution episode
Exposure effects
Indoor air quality (G11; V25)
Noise (G12)
Federal Legislative
Air quality standard
Automobile Emission
Control particles
Control gases