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Air Pollution Monitoring, Assessment & Control

Module code: CEP55E03 · Semester: Semester 1

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How it's assessed​

No end-of-semester exam. It's assessed through project work.

Air pollution science, monitoring and modelling, and how policy and new technology can reduce people's exposure.

AssessmentWeight
Personal exposure monitoring and modelling study, including policy and mitigation measures (30-page limit)100%

Summarised from the TCD module descriptor, checked 2026-11-09. Details can change from year to year, so check this year's descriptor and Blackboard.

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Questions by Year​

This module has no end-of-semester exam, so there are no past papers. See How it's assessed above.

Topics

  • Air pollution science and current challenges LO1
  • Monitoring methods and exposure LO5
  • Dispersion and atmospheric modelling LO2
  • Indoor and outdoor pollution control and sustainable mitigation LO3
  • Emissions inventories and forecasting LO4
  • Environmental impact assessment case studies (incineration, roads, construction) LO6
Learning outcomes
  1. Describe key air pollution science for environmental engineering
  2. Evaluate air pollution models for predicting concentrations
  3. Appraise control approaches indoors and outdoors, urban and industrial
  4. Discuss national emissions inventories and projections
  5. Measure air pollution and know the limits of each method
  6. Evaluate environmental impact assessments from an air quality view

Summarised from the module descriptor, checked November 2026.