EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC AND ALLIED HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
ENVH - 3400
INTRODUCTION TO AIR POLLUTION
Syllabus fall 2000
INSTRUCTOR: TROY E. BURROW
OFFICE: LAMB HALL, ROOM 108 PHONE: 439-7073
TEXTBOOK: Godish, Thad. Air Quality, (3rd edition). Lewis Publishers, Chelsea, MI. 1997.
COURSE OVERVIEW: A study of the causes, effects, and control of air pollution. Emphasis is placed on ways individuals, communities, metropolitan areas, and industry can prevent or control pollution.
OBJECTIVE: To provide junior and senior level students with information, which will allow them to understand the basic air and air pollution problems and the current solutions for diminishing the impact of these problems.
1. Grading Scale:
92 - 100 = A
90 - 91 = A-
88 - 89 = B+
82 - 87 = B
80 - 81 = B-
78 - 79 = C+
72 - 77 = C
70 - 71 = C-
68 - 69 = D+
60 - 67 = D
60 -or below = F
2. Examinations as Scheduled: * Examinations will consider all class sessions, plus the text. Examinations will include multiple choice and true/false questions to be answered on Scan-Tron forms, plus essay questions. Students are requested to bring a number 2 pencil for examinations.
Exam #1 (20% of Final Grade)
Exam #2 (20% of Final Grade)
Exam #3 (20% of Final Grade)
3. Individual Environmental Research Project and presentation (40% of Final Grade) * Actual dates for examinations, guest speakers, and reports will be announced.
4. Makeup Exams: One makeup exam will be given to students with a valid excuse approved by the instructor.
5. Extra Credit: Any student who wishes to improve his/her grade can obtain Extra credit by coordination with the instructor on an approved research topic and a research paper. Points will be awarded based on the quality of the research and paper submitted.
6. Class Attendance: Faculty in the department of environmental health expects students to attend and participate in scheduled lecture and laboratory sessions. Students are also expected to arrive on time and remain for the entire lecture. Students are allowed three missed classes. A two-point penalty will be applied to the student's grade for each absence beyond three absences. If the student arrives after attendance has been taken or leaves before the class is finished for the day, the student will be recorded as absent.
READING ASSIGNMENTS:
TOPIC: ASSIGNMENTS IN TEXT:
Introduction Chapters 1 & 2
Atmospheric dispersion and effects Chapters 3 & 4
Health Effects & Welfare Effects Chapters 5 & 6
First Exam.
Air quality & Emissions Assessment Chapter 7
Regulation and Public Policy Chapter 8
Motor Vehicle Emissions Control Chapter 9
Control of Emissions from Stationary Sources Chapter 10
Second Exam
Indoor Air Pollution Chapter 11
Noise Pollution Chapter 12
Research Presentations
Final exam
ENVH 3400
AIR POLLUTION & AIR QUALITY
RESEARCH AND PRESENTATION INFORMATION
FALL SEMESTER 2000
Please choose an air pollution or an air pollution health related topic for research and presentation to the class. The topic should be new to you and not previously used in any course or other class assignment. Please provide me an outline of your topic by Friday the 22 September. Your outline will be reviewed and comments and or suggestions will be provided to you. All research papers will be turned in to me on by Monday the 30 October. For your research presentations, I will group related topics together and these will be presented on the same day if possible.
Using appropriate informational retrieval technology, gather enough information to write a brief (minimum of 7 pages, maximum of 10 pages) on your selected air pollution topic. A bibliography (on a separate page) of at least 5 to 8 books and/or articles is expected. Your paper must be tightly organized and well written, free of grammatical, spelling, and typing errors. Use a standard form of bibliographical references.
Word processing using a spell checker is recommended (a typewritten paper is acceptable, a handwritten paper is not). Your paper should be double-spaced. Margins should be as follows: left: 1.25", right, top, and bottom: 1.00". The paper should contain a cover sheet, thesis statement as part of the outline, an introduction, and discussion, with a summary, conclusion and any recommendations. Please include footnotes and page numbering as required by research papers.
This paper will not be returned to you, so please make a copy for your files.