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School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Now offering two distinct diplomas: Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering

Indoor Air Quality

1. COURSE INFORMATION:

School Environmental Engineering
Course Level Undergraduate
Course ID ENVE 537 Semester 9th
Course Category Elective
Course Modules Instruction Hours per Week ECTS

Lectures and Laboratory assignments

3
T=2, E=1, L=0

5
Course Type Scientific Area
Prerequisites  
Instruction/Exam Language Greek
The course is offered to Erasmus students No
Course URL  

 

2. LEARNING OUTCOMES

Learning Outcomes

The course focus on human exposure and dose in the indoor environment. Air pollutants arising from the indoor environment are studied, as well, as transport of pollutants from the outdoor environment indoors. Specific pollutants are studied as those arising from smoking, ozone, radon, carbon monoxide, heavy metals, asbestos, formaldehyde and PAHs. In addition, it is studied the dynamics of particulate matter and bioaerosols indoors including physico-chemical processes. Building characteristics are also examined and climatic parameters. Microenviromental models are also introduced together with applications in the different indoor environments.

Upon successful completion of this course the students will acquire new knowledge and specific skills on the following subjects:

  • Will have knowledge of air pollutants and their physico-chemical characteristics in the indoor environment.
  • Will gain knowledge on
  • Will learn the methods and techniques for measuring air pollutants.
  • Will be able to understand microclimatic conditions indoors.
  • Can compose a microenvironmental model and apply it in different indoor environments.
  • Can evaluate or assess human exposure and dose from air pollutants.
  • Can analyze air quality data.
  • Can work with writing a simple scientific report on measurements of air pollutants.
General Competencies/Skills
  • Review, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies)
  • Adaptation ability
  • Decision making
  • Work in teams

3. COURSE SYLLABUS

  1. Introduction to air quality indoors.
  2. Gaseous and particulate matter pollutants indoors.
  3. Radon, cigarette smoke, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide, PAHs.
  4. Asbestos, heavy metals, formaldehyde.
  5. Bioaerosols.
  6. Emission sources of air pollutants indoors.
  7. Construction materials, odors.
  8.  Human exposure and dose.
  9. Lighting, infiltration.
  10. Microenvironmental models.
  11. Methodology of air quality measurements.
  12. Protection of cultural heritage objects from air pollution.
  13. Indoor air quality in industry.
  14. Worker protection, human health effects.

4. INSTRUCTION and LEARNING METHODS - ASSESSMENT

Lecture Method Direct (face to face)

Use of Information and Communication Technology

  • Specialized software
  • Power point presentations
  • E-class support
Instruction Organisation Activity Workload per Semester
(hours)
- Lectures 21
- Lab assignments 6
- Projects 3
- Team projects 6
- Work on lab projects 19
- Autonomous study 45
- Microenvironmental modelling 25
Course Total 125

Assessment Method

Ι) Written final examination (65 %):
- Questions of theoretical knowledge.
- Theoretical problems to be resolved.

Ι. Laboratory exercises (25 %).

III. Group and autonomous assignments (10 %).

5. RECOMMENDED READING

  • Mihalis Lazaridis (2010). Indoor Air Quality (in Greek). Tziolas Publishing.

6. INSTRUCTORS

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