NPTEL - Air pollution and Control
offered by IIT Roorkee

Public/Government Institute
Estd. 1847

Air pollution and Control
at
IIT Roorkee
Overview

Boost your career by mastering concepts to Air pollution and Control

Duration	12 weeks
Mode of learning	Online
Credential	Certificate

Air pollution and Control
at
IIT Roorkee
Highlights

Earn a E- certificate of completion from IIT Roorkee

Air pollution and Control
at
IIT Roorkee
Course details

Who should do this course?

For UG and PG (including Pre-PhD)

More about this course

The objective of the course is to impart the knowledge and understanding of causes and effects of air pollution and their controlling mechanisms
The course will provide a deeper understanding of air pollutants, pollution inventory and modelling
The course also imparts knowledge on the impacts of air pollution on different aspects such as policy, human health and various contemporary technological innovation for betterment of air quality

Air pollution and Control
at
IIT Roorkee
Curriculum

Week 1

Air Pollution: Introduction and Impacts of air pollution on human health, vegetation, animals, building materials, structures, and atmosphere, soil and water bodies

Week 2

Sources, classification and formation/transformation of air pollutants: Meteorology and Atmospheric Stability

Week 3

Lapse Rate, Plume Behaviour, and Air Quality Monitoring, Air Quality Index (AQI)

Week 4

Air Quality Modelling, Gaussian dispersion models: point, line and area source models

Week 5

Emissions Inventory: Transport, Industrial, Agricultural, Residential and Commercial sectors

Week 6

Application of Remote sensing/Satellite imageries in emission inventory, Source apportionment using receptor modelling

Week 7

Indoor air pollution: sources, types and health impacts

Week 8

Sampling, assessment and evaluation of Indoor air quality

Week 9

Global and regional environmental issues of air pollution: Ozone depletion, Climate change, Global warming, Acid rain

Week 10

Air pollution control devices, equipment and their design, Air pollution emission standards, National and international policies, acts, rules and regulations

Week 11

Emerging technologies and strategies to mitigate air pollution, Current challenges and way forward

Week 12

Lab-based measurements of air pollutants

Air pollution and Control
at
IIT Roorkee
Faculty details

Prof. Bhola Ram Gurjar

Dr. Bhola Ram Gurjar holds a PhD in the area of Environmental Risk Analysis from India's premier technological institution I.I.T. Delhi followed by Postdoctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC) in Mainz, Germany.