Environment A-I

Code:

EQ443

Acronym:

EQ443

Instance: 2003/2004 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Course/CS Responsible:	Chemical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LEQ	11	Plano Oficial EQ a partir 2003	4	3,5	5,5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

To transmit knowledge on the areas of atmospheric pollution and solid waste contamination.
To prepare the students on the management of air quality and solid wastes.
To stimulate student participation through the contact with regional and national problems, integrating them in an European and world-wide perspective.

Program

1 Atmospheric Pollution
1.1 Basic concepts
1.2 Emission sources and atmospheric pollutants
1.2.1 Suspended particles
1.2.2 Sulphur compounds
1.2.3 Carbon monoxide
1.2.4 Nitrogen compounds
1.2.5 Hydrocarbons
1.2.6 Photochemical oxidants
1.2.7 Toxic metals
1.2.8 Toxic chemicals
1.2.9 Odours
1.2.10 Noise
1.2.11 Waste heat
1.3 Global implications of air pollution
1.3.1 Acid deposition
1.3.2 Ionizing radiations
1.3.3 Depletion of stratospheric ozone
1.3.4 Increasing of carbon dioxide concentration
1.4 Air quality monitoring
1.4.1 Monitoring networks
1.5 Air pollution control strategies
1.5.1 Control through air quality standards
1.5.2 Control through emission standards
1.5.3 Economic strategies
1.5.4 Cost-benefit strategy
1.6 Legislation
2 Solid Wastes
2.1 Basic concepts
2.2 Waste types sources and characteristics
2.3 Waste production
2.3.1 European Union and Portugal
2.4 Waste inventory
2.5 Interaction of wastes with air water and human health
2.6 Waste classification
2.6.1 Waste European Catalogue
2.6.2 Legislation(Decreto-Lei 239/97 and Portaria 818/97)
2.7 Solid waste management
2.7.1 Management strategies
2.7.2 Operators
2.7.3 Waste registration transport guides and activity licences
2.7.4 Management hierarchy
2.7.5 Reduction valorization treatment and confining
2.7.6 Prevention and responsibility
2.7.7 Incineration and co-incineration
2.7.8 Composting and anaerobic degradation
2.7.9 Stabilization and vitrification
2.8 Controlled disposal

Main Bibliography

H. S. Peavy, D.R. Rowe, G. Tchobanoglous, Environmental Engineering, McGraw-Hill, Singapore, 1985.
M. C. M. Alvim Ferraz, Qualidade do Ar ? Apoio às aulas teóricas, Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Oporto, 2003.
M. C. M. Alvim Ferraz, M. C. S. Pereira, R. C. M. Santos, T. E. M. S. Costa, A Qualidade do Ar na Área Metropolitana do Porto em 2000/2001, Direcção Regional do Ambiente e Ordenamento do Território - Norte, Oporto, 2001.
M. C. M. Alvim Ferraz, Manuel A. R. P. Barros, M. Fátima G. Mota, M. Elisa E. C. Arieiro, F. G. Martins e T. E. M. S. Costa, Níveis de Ozono na Atmosfera Portuense ? Comparação dos Valores Actuais com os Medidos no Século XIX, AQUA 2001, Oporto, 2001.

Complementary Bibliography

Air Quality Guidelines, WHO - Regional Office for Europe, htpp://www.who.nl/aqg/txt1_1.htm
J. Colls, Air Pollution, Spon Press, London, 2002.
J. Austin, P. Brimblecombe, W. Sturges (Eds), Air Pollution Science for the 21st Century, Elsevier Science, Oxford, 2002.
J. H. Seinfeld, S. N. Pandis, Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics ? From Air Pollution to Climate Change, John Wiley, New York, 1998.
R. P. Wayne, Chemistry of Atmospheres, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2002.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lectures supported by audiovisual media.
Supervising of group and individual works, about subjects related with the Oporto Metropolitan Area.
Study visits.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Eligibility for exams

General rules

Calculation formula of final grade

Final classification = 0.4xGW + 0.6xIW

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General rules

Classification improvement

Examination