This course offers a comprehensive exploration of air pollution—its origins, chemical and physical properties, environmental and health effects, and the policies designed to control it. Students will examine key pollutants and their sources, atmospheric processes affecting pollutant transport and transformation, and the science behind air quality measurements and regulation. The course will also cover emerging air pollution challenges, with a focus on real-world case studies and current research. In addition, mitigation technologies are also presented in detail. By the end, students will gain a foundational understanding of the technical, societal, and policy dimensions of air pollution and its mitigation.

At the end of the course, learners will be able to:

• Understand the structure and functioning of the Earth atmosphere
• Explain how “smog” is formed
• Understand the differences between primary and secondary pollutants and to explain how each can be controlled
• Understand what atmospheric inversion is, the various smog formation mechanisms, how acid rain occurs and its effects
• Know the fundamentals of the stratospheric ozone formation/ destruction
• Understand atmospheric dispersion and learn how to estimate impacts using simple calculations
• Know basic air pollution mitigation technologies