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Short Courses on Environmental Pollution Control

Short Courses on Environmental Pollution Control. Dr. S.T. Nesaratnam & Dr. S. Taherzadeh. Background. The Open University is the UK’s largest University World-leader in Distance Teaching More than 130 Courses in a variety of subjects More than 156 000 Undergraduate Students and

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Short Courses on Environmental Pollution Control

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  1. Short Courses on Environmental Pollution Control Dr. S.T. Nesaratnam & Dr. S. Taherzadeh

  2. Background • The Open University is the UK’s largest University • World-leader in Distance Teaching • More than 130 Courses in a variety of subjects • More than 156 000 Undergraduate Students and 19 000 Postgraduate students • About 21000 students outside the UK

  3. Pollution Control Courses at The Open University (OU) • Environmental Control and Public Health (Level 2) – initiated in 1975 • Environmental Monitoring, Modelling and Control (Level 3)

  4. Short Courses • Short Courses on each of the major topics (water, wastes, noise, and air) can be given, over a week • Face-to-Face Lectures; Videos; Workshops • Course Texts + Attendance Certificate • Up to 15 Attendees

  5. Main thrust • Forms of pollution • How to eliminate pollution • Monitoring of pollutants • Health Effects • Environmental Effects • Computer Modelling

  6. Water Pollution Control • The unit operations involved • Sources of water pollution • Effects of water pollutants on humans and the environment • Chemical and Biological methods of quantification • Options for wastewater treatment • Agricultural pollution • Sludge Treatment • Modelling of water pollution • Waste Minimisation and Water Conservation

  7. Wastes Management • The categories of wastes • Household Waste – composition and quantity • Waste Reduction, Reuse, Recycling, Composting • Waste Exchanges • Materials Reclamation Facilities • Waste Disposal Options • Integrated Solid Waste Management • Novel Processes • Computer Modelling

  8. Noise Control • Basics of Sound • Sound Propagation, Directionality, Reverberation • SEL,LAeq,T, L90, L10, SIL • Effects of meteorology and the ground • Noise Control at source • Noise Control along the source-receiver pathway • Noise Control at Receiver • Assessing and Predicting Noise • Noise Modelling • Audiometry

  9. Air Quality Management • Meteorology • The major air pollutants • The ozone ‘hole’, acid deposition, climate change • Effects of air pollution on humans, vegetation, materials • Measurement techniques (incl. biomonitoring) • Preventive Measures;Control Techniques; Selection • Dispersion Modelling • Odours • Transport emissions • Indoor air pollution

  10. Conclusions • The Open University (OU) is a market leader in distance-teaching • Good quality teaching texts on pollution control are available from the OU • Its Short Courses in Pollution Control are a cost-effective way of training staff in the areas of water, wastes, noise and air.

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