ENE3606 - The air environment - Monash University

Overview

Through lectures, practice classes, individual assignments and tests, you should develop knowledge of air pollution issues, assessment and control of pollutants from emission sources. The unit focusses on air pollution sources, emissions behaviour, pollutant pathways, receptor impacts and the associated national legislation and international treaties. The unit includes atmospheric stability conditions, pollutant transport models, air pollution control strategies and factors important in control equipment or schemes. The unit also encompasses climate change, greenhouse gas emissions sources and carbon accounting as well as national and international climate change mitigation strategies and adaptation approaches.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-FLEXIBLE

Requisites

Prerequisite

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Professor Victor Chang

Unit Coordinator(s)

Professor Victor Chang

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

Describe the major types and causes of air pollution and the associated impacts to human health, ecosystems, aesthetic and infrastructure in the context of Australian legislation.

Interpret various atmospheric stability conditions drawing from a description of atmospheric conditions and demonstrate how the conditions affect plume behaviour.

Quantify the atmospheric dispersion of discharges from both point and areal sources of air pollution.

Analyse different types of emission control technologies and discuss the theoretical basis of the control provided, relevant to common industrial air emission sources.

Discern the concept of the advanced greenhouse effect and discuss major greenhouse gas emissions sources and sinks, both natural and anthropogenic.

Determine greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy use and analyse mitigation strategies.

Teaching approach

Problem-based learning

Field trips

Peer assisted learning

Research activities

Case-based teaching

Assessment summary

Continuous assessment: 50%

Final assessment: 50%

This unit contains hurdle requirements that you must achieve to be able to pass the unit. You are required to achieve at least 45% in the total continuous assessment component and at least 45% in the final assessment component. The consequence of not achieving a hurdle requirement is a fail grade (NH) and a maximum mark of 45 for the unit..

Assessment

1 - Gaussian plume modelling assignment (Individual)

2 - Deposition & areal modelling assignment 2 (Individual)

3 - Mid-semester test

4 - Facility assignment (Group)

5 - Final assessment

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Practical activities

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

The minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of 3-6 hours of scheduled learning activities and 6-9 hours independent study per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher-directed learning, peer-directed learning and online engagement. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities.

Learning resources

Recommended resources

Availability in areas of study

E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - Specialisation: Environmental engineering
Minor: Environmental engineering