Analysis and Assessment of Air Quality

The course aims to provide Environmental Engineering students with knowledge of air sampling methods, qualitative and quantitative analysis of ambient air pollutants, identification of emission sources, and assessment of potential risks to human health.

To provide students with fundamental knowledge of air quality monitoring and the assessment of risks associated with exposure to elevated levels of pollutants in ambient air.

I Introduction
II Active air sampling – equipment, sampling modules, and sampling procedures
III Passive air sampling – theory of passive sampling, sampling modules, and module preparation
IV Application of passive samplers of different designs in monitoring organic pollutants in ambient air
V Sampling of suspended particulate matter and precipitation
VI Sample preparation for analysis
VII First Midterm Examination
VIII Instrumental analytical methods
IX Evaluation of analytical results and calculation of air pollutant concentrations
X Emission source identification – diagnostic ratio method and cluster analysis
XI Emission source identification – Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF)
XII Assessment of health risks associated with elevated concentrations of air pollutants using polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as a case study
XIII Assessment of health risks associated with elevated concentrations of air pollutants in metal mining areas
XIV Assessment of health risks associated with elevated concentrations of air pollutants in non-metallic mineral mining areas
XV Second Midterm Examination
XVI Final Examination
XVII Semester Verification and Grade Registration
XVIII–XXI Additional Consultations/Classes and Resit Examination Period

1. Trumbulović Bujić, Lj., Aćimović Pavlović, Z. (2008). Impact of Air Pollutants on Air Quality in Industrial Environments. Journal of Metallurgy, 14, Belgrade.

2. Veselinović, D., Gržetić, I., Đarmati, Š., Marković, D. (1995). Physicochemical Foundations of Environmental Protection – Book I: States and Processes in the Environment. Faculty of Physical Chemistry, University of Belgrade.

3. Marković, D., Đarmati, Š., Gržetić, I., Veselinović, D. (1996). Physicochemical Foundations of Environmental Protection – Book II: Sources of Pollution, Impacts and Protection Measures. University of Belgrade.

4. Malbašić, V., Sredić, S. (2021). Environmental Impacts of Mining Activities.

Class Attendance: 5 points
Class Participation: 5 points
Seminar Paper: 10 points
Midterm Examinations I and II: 15 + 15 points
Final Examination: 50 points
Total: 100 points

Teaching is delivered through lectures, laboratory exercises, classroom exercises, and consultations. Throughout the semester, students are required to attend lectures and exercises and to successfully complete a specified number of experimental exercises through continuous assessment.
Upon successful completion of all pre-examination requirements, students are eligible to take the final examination, which is conducted in written form and consists of both computational and theoretical components.