Air Quality Outdoors and Indoors, 15 ECTS
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Cities are key players in abating health risks of air pollution as well as influencing emissions of pollutants that affect the global climate. Many cities have ambitious goals to become fossil fuel free within the next decades and this can also have important positive and negative consequences on health risks.
You will learn about the whole chain of processes going from emissions, atmospheric physical and chemical transformations, turbulent mixing to health risks, air quality management, legislation and societal costs associated with air pollution in cities.
The main aim is that you should understand the main sources of air pollutants, how they are regulated and how they affect the exposure and health risks of the urban population.
Indoor and workplace air is important in a health perspective, especially since we spend about ninety percent of our time indoors. Many indoor pollutants can affect health even at low concentrations. At workplaces, pollutant concentrations can be high, and it is important with ventilation and regulations for good air quality. You will learn about indoor and workplace air pollutant sources, regulations, ventilation and health effects.
The main aim is to learn the indoor and workplace air pollutant sources and how they affect health and how the air quality can be improved.
Area of interests: Science and Mathematics
Science and mathematics help us understand how the world around us is connected – from the origin and structure of the universe, to the development and function of humanity and all other organisms on earth. Scientific knowledge makes it possible to critically examine the credibility of information in different areas of everyday life, society, and the media. As a scientist or mathematician, you will be attractive on a large job market that covers all parts of society and includes everything from pure technology companies to environment and healthcare, as well as research.
Subject
Environmental Science
Climate changes, environmental pollutants, ozone depletion, poor air and water quality, changes in landscape, waste disposal, depletion of natural resources, loss of ecosystem services, resilience and biological diversity, etc. The list of environmental problems is long as we humans use the resources nature has to offer without knowing or paying attention to the consequences. Environmental Science is a multi-disciplinary subject which applies knowledge from both the natural and social sciences to identify, understand, prevent, and deal with environmental problems caused by human activities. The Bachelor and Master Programs in Environmental Science offer an education in a natural science with environmental relevance and a background to the societal aspects of environmental problems. The programs apply a systems approach to the study of environmental problems and to man’s relationship to his environment. More information can be found at the ITM homepage www.itm.su.se.