Syllabus
1. Introduction
2. Earth atmosphere - basic information
3. Global problems-greenhouse effect, ozonelayer depletion
4. Regional problems-acid rain, surface ozone
5. Local problems-smog (winter and summer), industrial air pollution
6. Emissions and sources
7. Meteorological aspects
8. Atmospheric chemistry
9. Ambient air pollutant impacts on receptors (human health, vegetation and ecosystems, buildings)
10. Ambient air quality monitoring (sampling methods, methods of chemical analysis, data analysis, visualisation and interpretation of results)
11. Ambient air quality over the territory of the Czech Republic
12. Ambient air quality: legal aspects in the Czech Republic
Annotation
The aim of the lecture is to acquaint students with three basic blocks.
The first block deals with the main problems of air pollution on a global, regional and local scales. The second block discusses processes which pollutants in the air undergo from the moment of their entry into the atmosphere to moment of their removal from the atmosphere. The third block is devoted specifically to air protection in the Czech Republic, especially the monitoring of outdoor air quality, collection, processing, presentation and interpretation of measured data and air protection legislation.