Course Content (Syllabus)
• Photochemical air pollution
• Airborne particulate matter (PM): (size distribution, formation mechanisms, removal processes, chemical composition, optical properties, on-line and off-line methods of measurement )
• Semivolatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs): gas-to-particle partitioning, partition models, removal processes
• Persistent Organic Pollutants; sources, environmental fate
• Indoor air pollution
• Exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollutants: Intake calculation – Risk assessment
• Sampling methods of airborne PM and gaseous pollutants : Passive and active sampling-Online and offline measurements
• Source identification and apportionment of airborne PM – Receptor models
• Long range transport of dust-Saharan dustmodels
• Bibliographic work
• Seminar