Department of Physics

10ΕΚ301 Quality of Atmospheric Environment

Course webpage:   https://eclass.uoa.gr/courses/PHYS306

Course outline

Course content

• Anthropogenic and natural sources of air and particle pollutants. Troposphere photochemistry. Troposphere chemistry.
• Chemical equilibrium. Enthalpy. Entropy. Free energy of chemical reactions. Chemical kinetics. Reaction rate. Reaction mechanisms.
• Βasic definitions of air pollution estimation. Theories of atmospheric diffusion. The Gauss equation. Diffusion equation.
• Introduction to pollutant diffusion and dispersion models: Principles, basic parameters, input data, applications.
• Methodology of measuring physical parameters and atmospheric pollutants. Measurements of atmospheric parameters. Measurements of atmospheric pollution.
• Cleaning mechanisms of the atmosphere. Air pollution in urban areas.
• Quality of atmospheric environment and urban micro climate.