Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
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EVT 2400 - Air Sampling and Analysis
Provides practical field experience in ambient air and indoor sampling. Instrumentation used to provide real-time data collection and analysis. Emphasis on methods that determine the concentration of normally encountered air pollutants.
Requisites: EVT 2400L concurrent
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,CR,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Calculate gas properties using the ideal gas law.
- Conduct field sampling of air pollution using an air sampling data form.
- Describe air pollutant collection principles.
- Describe air sampling methods for gaseous pollutants.
- Describe air sampling methods for particulate matter.
- Describe the collection principle of impingers, filters, and adsorbent tubes.
- Describe the condition under which velocity measuring devices are used.
- Describe the ideal gas law.
- Describe the operation and maintenance of gas flow rate measuring devices.
- Identify air/gas volume measuring devices.
- Understand the basic concepts of gas.
- Use a pitot tube for velocity measurements of air flow.
- Use gas flow measuring devices in air sampling systems.
- Write a report of air sampling results and calculations.
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