Pollution Management

The course is delivered at our Frenchay Campus.

Course content includes:

• Introduction to earth systems:
  • Principles and practice of pollution management applied to emission sources
  • Noise monitoring and abatement methods. Assessment of a noise or vibration source
  • Development and implementation of pollution management policies and strategies by local government, central government and international agencies. National, regional (EU) and international perspectives on pollution incidents and management
  • Roles and functions of the various agencies involved in environmental protection and how they interact and collaborate
  • Environmental protection by the development and use of strategic policies such as land use planning, transport, recycling and re-use of materials
  • Principles of sustainable development and their influence on environmental policy and waste minimisation.
  • Environmental quality guidelines, standards and objectives for air and water
  • The treatment of water and sewage and implications for the health and safety of water supplies and surface waters including bathing water
  • Environmental and health impact assessment. Integrated pollution prevention and control and the best practical environmental option
  • The origin and nature of nuisance and the use of statutory nuisance as a remedy in environmental health practice.
• Regulating prescribed processes:
  • Air quality management areas
  • Environmental radiation associated with high-voltage power transmission, telephony and natural emissions such as radon
  • Procedures for the determination and management of contaminated land
  • Waste management strategies
  • Interpretation of environmental data and environmental modelling.

Delivery:

Expected study time commitment to complete the course is 46 contact hours, 24 hours of scheduled learning and 80 hours of student centred learning.