ENE3606 · Monash University
The air environment
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Workload
- ≈ 12 h / week
- Faculty
- Engineering
What it covers
Through lectures, practice classes, individual assignments and tests, you should develop knowledge of air pollution issues, assessment and control of pollutants from emission sources. The unit focusses on air pollution sources, emissions behaviour, pollutant pathways, receptor impacts and the associated national legislation and international treaties. The unit includes atmospheric stability conditions, pollutant transport models, air pollution control strategies and factors important in control equipment or schemes. The unit also encompasses climate change, greenhouse gas emissions sources and carbon accounting as well as national and international climate change mitigation strategies and adaptation approaches.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Gaussian plume modelling assignment (Individual)hurdle | Written | 10% |
| Deposition & areal modelling assignment 2 (Individual)hurdle | Written | 10% |
| Final assessmenthurdle | Examination | 50% |
| Facility assignment (Group)hurdle | Written | 25% |
| Mid-semester testhurdle | Quiz / Test | 5% |
Hurdle tasks must be passed regardless of your overall mark.
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |