This course will address natural and man-made sources of air pollution and prevention or minimization of air pollution using various control technology. We will investigate the major types of air pollution including particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, sulfur oxides, and nitrogen oxides. In this class, we study a variety of background topics including population growth, health effects, aesthetic effects such as acid rain and visibility, regulations, meteorolgoy, atmospheric chemistry, and pollutant transport. Ultimately, you will be able to determine whether an air pollution problem exists, which emission sources should be controlled, how much control is needed, and which technology to use.