Air Quality Measurements
Air Quality Measurements
MCEN 4228/5228
Topics include fundamentals of gaseous and particulate air measurement techniques; analysis of air quality data; federal and state air quality policy and measurement requirements including monitoring networks. Includes hands-on field measurement projects and lab experiments.
Why make measurements? Because we need to (1) know what are the current air concentrations; and (2) test our understanding of the physics and chemistry of air quality through modeling.
Continuous PM2.5 and coarse measurements in Denver, CO